The Week Junior Guide to Politics
Making sense of governments, elections and how decisions are made
Author: Catherine Brereton and The Week Junior Series: The Week Junior
The ultimate guide to understanding politics from multi-award-winning children’s magazine The Week Junior, perfect for helping children make sense of the world around them.
3rd November 2025
Paperback
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The ultimate guide to understanding politics from multi-award-winning children’s magazine The Week Junior, perfect for helping children make sense of the world around them.
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The ultimate guide to understanding politics from multi-award-winning children’s magazine The Week Junior, perfect for helping children make sense of the world around them.
Who put politicians in charge? How do we organise our societies to be fair? How should we pay for schools and hospitals? And what do governments actually do anyway?!
Find the answers to all of these questions and more in this essential guide for any young reader wanting to get their head around politics – what it is, how it affects us and how we can get involved. The Week Junior Guide to Politics covers everything from what power really means to how governments work around the world, and from how you can make a change in your local area to political parties and divisive issues. Packed with colour illustrations and photographs, this is the ultimate child-friendly companion to current affairs.
The Week Junior Guides are written in collaboration with multi-award-winning children's magazine The Week Junior and explain how the world works in a balanced, accurate and positive way. Full of colourful illustrations and photos, the Guides are ideal for helping children aged 8+ to make sense of the world.
About the Author
Catherine Brereton has written and edited over 100 non-fiction books for children, on a wide range of subjects from nature and famous women to geography and art. RSPB Nature Guide: Minibeasts was shortlisted for the 2022 ASE Book of the Year. She has been interested in politics since learning about the suffragettes as a young girl.
The Week Junior is an award-winning current affairs magazine for children aged 8+. It reaches over 80,000 subscribers every week and covers a range of topics including news, science, nature and sport. They are known for providing children with a way to explore ideas and form and voice their opinions. Find out more about The Week Junior and their Summer of Reading campaign on their website or on social media @TheWeekJunior.
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3rd November 2025
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