Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons #1)

by Andrew McDonald (Author) Ben Wood (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Real Pigeons

Spending too much time staring at birds out your window? Well take another look, because what looks like an ordinary pigeon might just be saving your butt! Meet the heroic pigeons secretly flying around chasing bad guys in this hilarious illustrated series perfect for fans of Bad Guys and Dog Man.

What do Real Pigeons do? They fight crime, of course! Wait, what? You didn't know your town is protected by a secret squad of crime-fighting feathered friends? Well, you are about to get schooled. Real Pigeons solve mysteries! Real Pigeons fight bad guys! And Real Pigeons won't stop until your neighborhood is safe and the questions are all answered: Like, why have all the breadcrumbs disappeared? And which food truck smells the best?

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Kirkus

Totally coo!

ALA/Booklist

Manic energy and flapstick comedy (get it?) ricochet through the chapters.... Dog Man and Inspector Flytrap fans are ideal readers for this perfectly absurd new series.

School Library Journal

Gr 2-5--A goofy tale of cartoon pigeons that fight crime. Rock lives a simple farm life-he has perfected the art of disguising himself and then jumping out to surprise his friends. No one is very impressed until one day, when an old pigeon called Grandpouter encourages Rock to join up with his crime-fighting pigeon squad. Along with Tumbler, Frillback, and "Homey" (the homing pigeon), Rock and Grandpouter embark on three crime-stopping missions. Each section of this high interest title contains chapters that unfold mysteries with complex and silly twists, including; the "Missing Bread Crumbs," the "Bat Trapper," and the grand finale that ties everything together: "Danger at the Food Truck Fair." The villains have benign motivations, and each bad guy is revealed to be a different species of flying animal. Wood's black-and-white sketches enhance the humor, and McDonald's puns will offer kids and parents alike a chuckle. Readers have the opportunity to learn "real" facts about "real" pigeons; rock, tumbler, frillback, and pouter pigeon traits are explained at the end. A fun readalike with Aaron Blabey's "Bad Guys" series or Cyndi Marko's "Kung Pow Chicken." VERDICT Perfect for emerging readers who want action, hilarious hijinks, and crime-fighting mysteries. This is the first in a series and is sure to earn fans ready for more adventures from these plucky pigeons.--Tara Kehoe, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, NC

Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Andrew McDonald
ANDREW McDONALD is a writer from Melbourne, Australia. He lives with a lovely lady, a bouncy son and enjoys baking his own bread (which he eats down to the last breadcrumb - sorry pigeons!). Visit Andrew at mrandrewmcdonald.com.

BEN WOOD has illustrated more than 25 books for children. When Ben isn't drawing, he likes to eat food! His favorite foods include overstuffed burritos, green spaghetti, and big bags of chips! Yum! Visit Ben at benwood.com.au.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593119457
Lexile Measure
410
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date
March 29, 2022
Series
Real Pigeons
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV008050 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Animals
Library of Congress categories
Pigeons
Humorous stories
Mystery and detective stories
Detective and mystery fiction
Criminal investigation
Humorous fiction
Animal fiction

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