Books in Red Rocket Readers, Fluency Level 4 series

One of the ways people send a message is with a smile! Animals cant smile, but they have some clever ways of letting each other know information. They send messages in many different ways. How does your pet tell you that it is hungry or happy or cold? Can you copy some of the animals sounds?

Some animals work as hard as people do. They can do some jobs that people cant do. How can animals help us? What sort of work can animals do better than people?

Do you like collecting things? Some people make a collection of special things that they like. Lots of people collect shells at the beach. Some people like to collect a lot of feathers. A collection of stamps or coins is fun. What would you like to collect?

This story is about two different giants. The Lonely Giant was sad and grumpy because he was tired of being alone. He wished he had some friends, but he was lonely until he watched the Gentle Giant being kind and helpful. Then the Lonely Giant learned how to make friends. What do you think he had to do?

Have you ever been in a car when it goes through a car wash? What did you hear and see? What was wiping and rubbing on the sides and the windows? Did you see frothy bubbles and splashing water? How did the car move?

Children around the world eat all kinds of food. In some countries their food is different from ours. It looks different and it tastes quite different, too. Did you know that some of the foods you eat came from another country? How do people make their kind of food?

This story is about some bad pirates who were very greedy. They always wanted more money and more food. Some clever animals thought of a good way to teach them a lesson. What do you think the animals did to the greedy pirates?

We have all used water today. How did you use water? Water is precious. All the fresh water in the world has to be reused again and again. We must not waste it. What are some ways that people waste water? People who save water are water wise. How can we save water?

The Arctic and Antarctica are the wildest places on Earth. After millions of years, they have hardly changed. In the oceans, there are huge icebergs and tiny sea creatures. On the ice, there are polar bears, penguins and people. The Arctic and the Antarctic are important, special places. Would you like to go there?

Have you ever seen a whale? What do whales look like? How big are they? What can they do? Where do they live? Would you like to go in a boat to watch the whales?

After living on Earth for millions of years, all the dinosaurs disappeared forever. They had gone from Earth long before people were here. That was more than 100 million years ago. Why did that happen? How did they become extinct? The answers to these questions are a mystery to everyone who is interested in dinosaurs.

An emergency happens when a sudden thing brings danger. It's important to do something quickly before the danger gets worse. We all need to know what to do, because an emergency can happen to anybody, anywhere. Make sure that you know how to get help quickly if something bad ever happens near you.