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.

Animals of all shapes and sizes make epic journeys across our planet, through harsh weather, avoiding hungry predators, in their efforts to survive. Travel around the globe with some of the world's most incredible animals and discover their unique migration stories.

Follow the emperor penguin through snow, ice and bitter temperatures; watch as the great white shark swims 10,000 km in search of seals; track huge herds of elephants, on their yearly hunt for water and be amazed at the millions of red crabs, migrating across Christmas Island.

With stunning colour illustrations, uncover the astonishing migrations of 20 creatures, in this truly inspiring narrative. Written by Mike Unwin, a UK Travel Writer of the Year, and illustrated by Jenni Desmond, winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book, prepare yourself for a journey like no other.

Follow the amazing migrations of these 20 creatures: Arctic tern, barn swallow, bar-headed goose, ruby-throated hummingbird, osprey, wandering albatross, whooping crane, emperor penguin, African elephant, blue wildebeest, caribou, straw-coloured fruit bat, humpback whale, green turtle, Southern pilchard, salmon, great white shark, monarch butterfly, globe skimmer dragonfly, Christmas Island red crab.

Discover the dangerous and strange creatures of the deep ocean. This fascinating nonfiction book allows elementary readers to come along on a deep-sea exploration to learn about marine animals they may have never heard of, including gulper eels, yeti crabs, and deep-sea lizardfish. With stunning photos, captivating images, informational text featuring Time For Kids content, helpful diagrams, and intriguing facts, children will be excited to learn about these unbelievable underwater predators. This book also includes text features such as a table of contents, glossary, and index, as well as resources like a bibliography and a list of useful websites for learning more. Keep students reading from cover to cover with this high-interest book!

Packed with awesome bug-filled activities to entertain and inform curious minds, The Genius of Bugs Activity Book celebrates the insanely interesting world of bugs. A companion to The Genius of Bugs fact book by Simon Pollard, this activity book presents some of the same incredible characters the sneaky portia spider, the killer brain-surgeon jewel wasp, New Zealands king of the creepies, the weta, and more doing what they do best. Can you outsmart the fearsome portia spiders prey? Spot the cunning orchid mantis? Decipher the fireflies secret code? Discover the bombardier beetles secret weapon? And many more creepy crawly puzzles and bugtastic brain teasers! Get up close and test your genius with these incredible bugs! The Genius of Bugs Activity Book is inspired by the blockbuster science exhibition Bug Lab, brought to Wellington this summer by Te Papa and Weta Workshop.

This is an in-depth look at the many fascinating aspects of social insects, from how they communicate with each other to the ways in which they protect their nests. It comes with stunning images by top wildlife photographers, plus superb illustrations and detailed cross-sections. You can discover how insect bodies work, from a termite's fearsome jaws to the lethal stings of wasps and bees. It includes special picture sequences that zoom in closer still to focus on topics such as how a Saxony wasp builds its nest and the carefully tended gardens of leafcutter ants. It is perfect for home and classroom use by 8- to 12-year-olds, supplementing school studies on life processes in the natural world. Ants, bees, termites and wasps are some of the world's most intriguing insects, because they depend on one another for survival. They live in complicated societies with hundreds, thousands or even millions of others, all working together. This book introduces the different types of creature that can be found in one colony - the queen, males, workers and soldiers - and looks at their special adaptations, from wings to stings. Authoritative text and breathtaking close-up photographs reveal all the secrets of these industrious invertebrates.

Find out about the circle of life on Earth's amazing Australian desert habitat. Explore Ecosystems: Desert dives into the diverse wonder of Australia desert biome. This habitat is home to reptiles, kangaroos, birds, plants and more. Readers find out how this ecosystem works through the lives of these animals and plants. It explores how desert life relies not only on other living things, but on non-living things, such as the sand, rain and rocks. The importance of balance in the natural world is a key theme - showing how animals large and tiny have an impact on their environment. The Explore Ecosystems series is a perfect introduction to habitats for readers aged 7 and up. Titles in the series In a Desert In an Ocean In a Pond In a Rainforest On a Savannah In a Tree

Each RSPB spotter's guide comprises 35 common garden creatures for beginner naturalists. Through beautiful full-page illustration accompanied by key information about each creature, books are designed to encourage young children's interest in the outside world and the wildlife around them. A spotter's chart for children to fill in, and links to Internet-based activities in each book, mean that children can extend the fun.

'Let's go and play' dog or 'had a bad day' dog? Learn exactly what your favourite canine is trying to tell you in this friendly and funny first board book about dog and puppy body language! In this beautifully illustrated board book, vet and TV presenter Dr Jess French provides the perfect introduction to living with dogs and puppies for young children. In charming rhyming text, she shows how to read a dog's body language and what your pet might be trying to tell you through their tail wags, ear position and more! The book also provides tips for children on how to interact safely with their dog, to help them quickly become the best of friends. The perfect gift for the new young pet owner and their parents.

When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies is an exquisitely illustrated exploration of how dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually became the birds we live with today. What are birds, and where did they come from? Discover fascinating facts about bird evolution, including: How the oldest bird fossils are about 150 million years old. That birds evolved from a group of meat-eating dinosaurs called theropods. That's the same group that Tyrannosaurus Rex belonged to, although birds evolved from small theropods. How these ancient birds looked quite a lot like small, feathered dinosaurs and they had much in common. Their mouths still contained sharp teeth. That over time, birds lost their teeth and evolved beaks. And more! The story of bird evolution is fascinating, and When Dinosaurs Conquered the Skies explores this incredible history in a digestible, accessible way. This book from the successful Incredible Evolution series proves that fact can definitely be stranger and more exciting than fiction! Can you imagine coming face-to-face with a toothy pigeon?! Through digestible information and absorbing illustrations, young readers will be given an insight into how dinosaurs evolved flight and conquered the skies. This book is from the Incredible Evolution series, a fascinating, informative collection of books which examine the development of life on eart. Other titles available include: When Plants Took Over the Planet, When We Became Humans, and When the Whales Walked.

It's time to learn about the sea's most feared (and most misunderstood) residents: sharks! Owen Davey returns to nonfiction to explain the mysteries of those denizens of the deep. Some are deadly, others are less so, but all of them are fascinating creatures. Exciting and detailed illustrations fill the page and educate young readers about these thrilling residents of the sea. Davey's whimsical text and eye-popping imagery saw his previous book win the affection of the Wall Street Journal, Smart About Sharks is sure to have teeth!