Books in Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series

Many people think that spiders are insects. But spiders are different to insects. Their bodies have two main parts, not three. They have eight legs, not six. What else do you know about spiders?

It is fun to grow a garden with flowers or vegetables. You can make a garden at home or at school. What will you do first? What tools will you need?

Do you like painting? Do you know all the Colors in the world? In this story we will mix some paints together to make some new Colors.

People have different kinds of hair. What is your hair like? Is it straight or curly? What kind of hair do your friends have?

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?

Some animals are very much alike. Do you know two kinds of animals that look like each other? Which insect looks like a moth? Which animal flies like a bird? Look carefully at the pictures and the words to answer the questions in this story.

Have you ever seen a hedgehog rolled up into a ball? A duck looks funny with its head under the water. Read this story to see where all the heads have gone.

Every animal has skin covering its body, but some also have extra covers. Do you know what a turtle has over its skin? What does a crocodile have on the outside? What covers a lions skin?

These animals are all running away. The big bad tiger is chasing them. They have come to a river with no bridge. How will they cross over the river?

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?

Different animals carry their babies in different ways. Have you ever seen a mother cat carrying its kitten? How do you think mother lions and tigers carry their cubs? Have you had a piggyback ride? Who carried you that way? Which animals carry their babies on their backs?

Most children like to play games with their friends. They have fun chasing and hiding, or playing ball games. There are lots of ways to stay fit: like swimming and diving, or skipping and jumping. What else?