Titles in the Rockets series feature text that is heavily integrated with illustrations, using speech and thought bubbles and sound effects, to help children become proficient at reading on their own.Critical acclaim for Rockets: 'A brilliant series of lively and humorous stories for children who are just beginning to enjoy reading' - Nought 2 Twelve; 'offers fast-moving illustrated stories with the kind of humour children love' - School Librarian.
Wendy Smith was born and brought up in south-west London. After studying Graphic Design at Hornsey College of Art, she trained as an illustrator at the RCA. She pursued a career in advertising, before beginning to illustrate children's books - a career she has pursued for the past twenty-five years. She also teaches illustration, part-time, at Brighton Univeristy.
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