Reading Champion: Ted's Band: Independent Reading Pink 1B

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This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

In Ted's Band, we meet the talented musician, Ted. He can play the drum, the trumpet, the horn. Ted can play everything ... and all at the same time!

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Fantastic, original stories are 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. Perfect for 4-5 year olds or those reading book band pink 1B.

Hilary Robinson

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.

Janelle Wahren (Illustrator)

Janelle Wahren is addicted to tea. She drinks several cups a day. She does this whilst she draws/doodles.

Drawing/doodling is what she loves doing the most. She loves drawing quirky, whimsical characters and adding humour wherever possible. She loves seeing what these characters can do, and exploring their interactions with others - another animal, person, or even an object as seemingly mundane as a rock!

When she is not working on her drawings, and/or drinking tea, she is chasing after her three young kids being their taxi driver, servant, mediator, teacher, cook and psychotherapist!

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