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

What are some things you can see in a garden? Do you know some small animals that live in a garden? What else can we find there?

Look at this little girl with a balloon. Do you like blowing up balloons? Look at all the different shapes and Colors! What will the children do with so many balloons?

Do you like delicious food? Yum! What is your favorite food? Do you know where our food comes from?

Animals make their homes in all sorts of different places. Some live in water, and others live under the ground. Some animals homes are in cold places, but others live in hot spots. Which animals make burrows or webs?

Do you know many animals that live in the forest? When there is a fire, they have to leave their homes and hurry out of the forest. Who do you think goes in to help the animals? What happens?

We like pockets on our clothes. Have you got a pocket? What is in it? What else do we put in our pockets? What do adults put in their pockets?

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!

Would you like an artist to draw a picture of you? How would the artist start? Which part would be drawn first? What would be added next to make a picture of you? What else? Could you draw a picture of your friend? How?

Buddy is a good pet. He is a clever dog because he likes to play games and do lots of tricks. He is always busy doing all sorts of things he likes.

Lighthouses are tall buildings that are near the sea. Their job is to help keep ships safe. Every lighthouse has a big bright light that shines out over the sea. The light shows ships where there are dangerous rocks. Then ships can keep away from danger. They need to go where the water is deep.

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.

Within So Fast and Other Stories there are 8 different non-fiction stories, all at similar reading levels, and featuring high-frequency sight words.