Books in Red Rocket Readers, Early Level 1 series

What do you know about a volcano? When a mountain erupts, it explodes! Hot melted rock, called lava, comes out of its top and flows down the side of the mountain! People need to keep away from real volcanoes, but you can have fun making your own volcano!

Many things in the world are opposites to each other. We all know about fat and thin, high and low, beautiful and ugly, north and south. Can you think of some other opposites?

What is junk? What can we make out of old junk? What can we put in the junk box? What else? Where do we get old junk from?

Do you know what food animals like to eat? Fish dont have the same food as pigs, do they? Horses dont eat the same food as hens. Different animals like to have different kinds of food.

Animals tails are all different shapes and sizes. Some animals have tails that are wide, or strong, or curly. Some are white, and some have stripes. One tail is very beautiful which one is it?

Caves can be deep and dark, but they can also be small and narrow. There are people who like to crawl and climb through damp, dark caves. Why do they do this? Have you ever been inside a cave? What does it feel like? What might you see inside a cave? Lets find out.

These two children had a competition. They wanted to see if they could both do the same things. They tried all sorts of things and they were both the same. What do you think happened at the end of the competition?

Do you like guessing games? Something is happening to this pile of eggs they are hatching slowly while the children watch to see what will hatch out next. Will it be chickens, or turtles, or even snakes?

Are you good at counting? Lots of things have wheels to make them move. Some things have only one wheel and some things have lots of wheels. Can you count the wheels?

Do you know some animals that have spots? Which animals have stripes? Where do they live? What colors are they?

Have you ever seen a hot-air balloon? Hot-air balloons can go up very high. Max Monkey went for a ride in a hot-air balloon. It went up very high and something funny happened.

Can you go fast? Do you run fast? How can you have a fast ride? What are some things that can go fast? Which animals can go fast?