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Books in Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 2: Turquoise series

  • Too Big and Heavy: Fluency

    Pam Holden, Samer Hatam

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Sept. 14, 2005)
    The animals had fun at their playground, but poor Baby Elephant felt sad and lonely. He was too big and heavy to play there. He couldn't fit on the slides and swings. Who had some good ideas to help him?
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  • Shaggy the Sheep: Fluency

    Pam Holden, Kelvin Hawley

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Aug. 8, 2006)
    The wool that grows on a sheep is used for many things. Do you know some ways we use wool? Farmers cut the wool off their sheep every year, then the sheep grow new wool. Do you think they like having their wool cut?
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  • Big Tunnels: Fluency

    John Lockyer

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, May 26, 2008)
    Some tunnels are natural and some are built by people. Sometimes it is difficult to get from one place to another, so people have built tunnels. What are tunnels built through or under? Have you been through a tunnel? What does it feel like to be inside a tunnel?
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  • Bread and Butter: Fluency

    Diana Freeman

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Aug. 8, 2006)
    A long time ago, there were no shops to sell food. People even had to make their own bread and butter. Do you know an easy way to make bread and butter? Its not hard to do if you follow the recipes carefully. Would you like to try it?
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  • Pass It on: Fluency

    Pam Holden, Kelvin Hawley

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Sept. 14, 2005)
    Do you like playing party games? These children had to read a message, then choose who to pass the box to. What do you think was written on each message? What do you think was in the box?
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  • History of Photography: Fluency

    Barry Holden

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, May 26, 2008)
    Do you like having your photo taken? A long time ago, there were no photographs. After a clever man invented the first camera, people slowly learned a lot about photography. Now we have wonderful cameras that take photos all over the world and even far out in space. We can learn a lot from photography.
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  • Two Pirates: Fluency

    Pam Holden, Pauline Whimp

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Sept. 14, 2005)
    Do you know what pirates look like? Where do they go? What do they do? Why? In this story, there is a good pirate called Smiler, who has a parrot called Stickybeak. They play a clever trick on the bad pirates.
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  • Look in the Waterhole: Fluency

    Pam Holden, Pauline Whimp

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Aug. 8, 2006)
    Have you ever seen something that gave you a bad fright? Poor Max Monkey got a nasty fright at the waterhole one day. All the animals wanted to go to the waterhole because they were so thirsty. They had to be brave and all look after each other.
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  • Paper Chains: Fluency

    Pam Holden

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, May 26, 2008)
    Paper chains can be made two different ways. The easy way is to join strips of paper made into circles like rings. Another way is to fold strips of paper, then draw a picture. You must make sure your picture touches the sides of the folded paper. Then you cut around the picture without cutting the part that touches the folds. When you open it up, the sides are joined into a chain.
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  • The Space Age: Fluency

    Pam Holden

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Aug. 8, 2006)
    We are living in the Space Age. What do we know about space? The Earth is our planet. It is in space with many other planets. Scientists are still discovering new planets. People have always seen the sun, the moon, and millions of stars. But now space is being explored. We can learn about the size of the planets and what it is like to travel in space.
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  • Donkey Rides: Fluency

    Pam Holden, Kelvin Hawley

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Aug. 8, 2006)
    What do you know about donkeys? Have you ever had a ride on a donkey or a horse? Riding on a donkey is different from a horse ride. Which one goes faster? Which one is higher? Would you like to ride on a donkey?
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  • Huff and Puff!: Fluency

    Pam Holden, Jim Storey

    Paperback (Flying Start Books, Sept. 14, 2005)
    Do you know the story about the three little pigs? The wicked wolf wanted to eat them up, but they were far too clever for him! Do you know how the pigs tricked the wolf?
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