The Week Junior Guide to Politics - Making sense of governments, elections and how decisions are made

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.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 Types of Government
Chapter 2 Political Systems
Chapter 3 Elections and Voting
Chapter 4 Change
Chapter 5 Rights, Fairness and Equality
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Glossary
Index

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 www.theweekjunior.co.uk or on social media @TheWeekJunior.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Brereton, The Week Junior
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.07.2025
• EAN: 9781801995306
• ISBN: 978-1-80199-530-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 8 mm
• Series: The Week Junior
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Human Rights, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / General, Politics & government, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Mixed heritage / mixed race groups or people, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Civil & Human Rights