Once Upon a Time
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Everybody likes story time. Which story do you like best? Why do you like one story best? What happens at the end of the story?
Charlie to the Rescue
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
When a big ship crashed onto sharp rocks, it was stuck! Black oil came out of the ship and got onto the seabirds and the beach. The seabirds could not swim with oil on their feathers. Who could save them?"
Inventions Help Us
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Inventions are new things that nobody has made before. People think of new things to help us with our work and play. What are some new inventions that you use?
Odd One Out
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
When things belong together, they can be put into a group called a set. If something does not fit in the set, it is the 'odd one out'. See if you can find the 'odd one out' on each page in this book. Which ones are different from the others?
What Can You Read?
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
You are good at reading stories in books. There are lots of other places to read things. Where else can we read stories and messages? Why do we read signposts and notices?
All by Myself
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Do you like to do things all by yourself? What can you do all by yourself? Do you like someone to help you sometimes? When do you like to have some help?
Then and Now
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Long ago, when your great-grandparents were young, a lot of things were different in people's homes. They did not have many machines to help them, so everyone in the family had to help with the housework.
Odd One Out
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
When things belong together, they can be put into a group called a set. If something does not fit in the set, it is the 'odd one out'. See if you can find the 'odd one out' on each page in this book. Which ones are different from the others?
Making Honey
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Do you know how bees make honey? Bees make honey to eat in the winter when there are not many flowers around. Beekeepers get the honey out of beehives for us to eat.
Patterns
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Patterns are designs that show the same thing over and over. When shapes or colors are repeated, we see a pattern. Some patterns are made by people, and some can be seen in the world around us. Some patterns are made with colors and lines. Other patterns are made with words or numbers or sounds. What patterns can you see and hear?
Discover Dinosaurs
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived millions of years ago. It was a long time before there were any people on the earth. Scientists have looked at dinosaur bones and found out many things about what they were like. Nobody knows why the dinosaurs disappeared. People have made pictures to show what they might have looked like. What do we know about dinosaurs?
Perfect Pets
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
If you could get a pet, what pet would you get? Would you get a rabbit or a mouse? Would you choose a goldfish or a turtle? How would you choose?
Mrs Snip Snap
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Do you like using scissors? What do you like to cut? Mrs. Snip Snap loves to cut things with her scissors. She likes to snip all kinds of things.
Lost at the Zoo
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Have you ever been lost? Where did you get lost? What did you do when you were lost? Who found you? Grace did not want to wear her ordinary clothes to the zoo. She wanted to show the animals her new blue fairy dress.
Breakfast at the Zoo
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
One morning the zoo keeper was late. The zoo animals had to wait for their breakfast. The hungry animals made a lot of noise, but they couldn't wake the zoo keeper up. Who had a good idea to wake him up?
Seal on the Loose
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Joe is a boy who likes seals. He often goes to the rocky beach to take photos of them. He paddles his canoe near them and he helps the wildlife rangers to look after them.
Funny Races
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
The children in this story are enjoying some funny races. They have to run from the starting line to the end line. They don't mind whether they win or not — they just want to have fun. Look at all the smiles!"
Don't Cry Wolf
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
This story has been told for hundreds of years. It was written by a man called Aesop, and it has a lesson to teach us. Find out what we can learn from this story."
Out in the Snow
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Snow is like frozen rain. It falls from the clouds in cold countries. Most snow falls in the winter. People need to wear warm clothes in the snow. Snow can be fun to play in, but it can be dangerous, too. In spring the snow melts and the rivers fill up with fresh water.
Baby Elephant's Trunk
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Poor baby elephant has got a knot in his trunk! How do you think that knot got there? What will happen to poor Baby Elephant? What does an elephant do with its trunk?
Hide from Max Monkey
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Do you like playing hiding games? The animals are hiding from Max Monkey. He is trying to find them all. Who will be the winner?
Patterns
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
Patterns are designs that show the same thing over and over. When shapes or colors are repeated, we see a pattern. Some patterns are made by people, and some can be seen in the world around us. Some patterns are made with colors and lines. Other patterns are made with words or numbers or sounds. What patterns can you see and hear?
Hare and Tortoise
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
A tortoise is an animal that moves very slowly. A hare is an animal that runs very fast. A tortoise has short legs and a hare has long legs. If they had a race, who do you think would win?
Tricky Tangrams
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
People have always liked doing puzzles. There are word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, maze puzzles and lots of other puzzles. What puzzles do you know about? A Tangram is a very old puzzle game from China. Try it!
Hare and Tortoise
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 4: Green series
A tortoise is an animal that moves very slowly. A hare is an animal that runs very fast. A tortoise has short legs and a hare has long legs. If they had a race, who do you think would win?