Books in Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 1: Red series

Ice is made from very cold water. Water can freeze and change into ice. At home we make water into ice in the freezer. Ice can melt and change back into water if it gets warm.

Have you noticed the way peoples faces show their feelings? You often know when a person is worried or scared by the look on their face. Sad people have tears, and happy people have smiles. Look at the faces in this book

Do you like playing in the sand? Most people love going to the beach. Sand goes everywhere, but it is clean and fun to play with. What do you like to do with sand?

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.

Have you seen a big storm? Storms can bring all kinds of bad weather, like floods, avalanches and hailstorms. What else? They can do damage to trees and buildings. People have to stay inside when there is a bad storm.

There are many different kinds of dogs. Some dogs are pets. Other dogs work to help people. They are all different sizes and shapes.

Most people love chocolate. Did you know that chocolate comes from pods on cacao trees? Inside the pods there are cocoa beans. They are dried, roasted and crushed to get cocoa. Machines at the factory make chocolate for us to enjoy.

In this multicultural look at international holidays, children learn how people celebrate special days throughout the year in countries all around the world.

The fish were happy swimming in the river. But Baby Elephant came to the river for big drinks of water. The fish were frightened when they saw the water going down. How could they make Baby Elephant go away?

Lets share an apple. We will cut it in half to get two pieces. We can give a piece each to two people. Half is one piece that is the same size as the other piece.

When people go to the mountains to ski, they need special clothes. The snow is very cold, so skiers have to put on extra clothes to keep warm and dry. If they wear the right things they have lots of fun skiing.

Have you ever been lost? The man in this story was lost and hungry. He met an old woman who had no food for him, so he played a trick on her. He made soup for them both. He put a stone in the pot, then he got the old woman to put in lots of good food.