This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Homing Pigeons is a non-fiction text reporting on the amazing skill and history of homing pigeons. The simple sentence structure offers readers the opportunity for an independent reading experience with the support of the illustrations. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. This early non-fiction text is accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
Author Biography
Jackie Walter (Author) Jackie Walter has written and edited many books for children. She never gets tired of listening to and telling a good story. Jackie lives in Cornwall with her husband and young daughters. Bethany Lord (Illustrator) Bethany Lord is a freelance Illustrator based in south west London. She studied Illustration in Bournemouth and most recently an MA at Kingston University. Her work explores travel, lifestyle and the world through bold digital colour palettes and different layering techniques to create depth and detail. Her latest work explores different locations around the world, including the Mediterranean and maps of her favourite cities across the USA.
