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Claire McElfatrick, Illustrator
Series: Reading Champion
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: September 2, 2021
Category: Wildlife (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781445175539
Series: Reading Champion
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: March 24, 2022
Category: Wildlife (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781445175553
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)
Bugs is a non-fiction text exploring how different bugs eat leaves. The repeated sentence structure offers readers the opportunity for a very first 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 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.
Claire studied Surface Pattern and Textile Design at De Montfort University, Leicester. Following her graduation, she began her creative career as a greetings card designer for a leading UK publisher and went on to have a successful 12 years there. She now freelances from her home studio in rural Northamptonshire working on exciting projects worldwide illustrating children’s books, puzzles, greetings cards, stationery and various other items. Her work is inspired by countryside surroundings, vintage design and latest trends. Working mainly in photoshop, Claire’s style is a vibrant mix of textured, colourful pattern and hand-drawn, painted and digital art.