Food Around the World
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
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?
First to the Top
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is 29,000 feet (or 8,848 meters) high. Many people tried to climb Mt. Everest, but nobody could get to the top. Some people died climbing there. In May 1953, two men reached the top. They were Edmund Hillary, from New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay, from Nepal.
Let's Make Pancakes
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
Have you ever made pancakes? It's not hard to do if you follow the recipe carefully. Before you start, you need to wash your hands. What ingredients will you use? What tools will you need to get ready?
Saving the Panda
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
Giant pandas belong to the bear family. They live only in China. They eat bamboo and they have a special pad on their front paws called a sixth finger. They use the finger to hold the bamboo. Why are giant pandas disappearing? Will they become extinct? How can they be saved?
Wild Weather
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
There are many kinds of weather: sunny, cold, hot and rainy. What else? Sometimes we are told that there is stormy weather coming. What are some kinds of storms? Where does wild weather happen? Why are storms so scary and dangerous? What do people and animals do in wild weather?
The Calendar
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
Do you know how to use a calendar? A calendar is a chart with numbers and words. It shows us the year, the months, the weeks, the days, and the dates. Can you find the date of a special day, like your birthday or a party?
All About Glass
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
We use glass in many ways. Can you name five things in your home that are made out of glass? Some glass things are made by machines in factories, and some are made by hand. How is glass made?
Our Solar System
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
Earth is one of eight planets in our Solar System, that circle around the Sun. Our Solar System is just one tiny part of The Milky Way. The Milky Way is the galaxy we live in. There are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe.
The Rainforest
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
Our world needs rainforests. The plants in rainforests help to clean our air and replace the oxygen we breathe. Without rainforests our planet would die. In hot countries, they are called tropical rainforests. Do you know where in the world the rainforests are?
Skyscrapers
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
Why do people build skyscrapers? What would be best about living in a skyscraper? What wouldn't be so good? How many floors do you think a skyscraper must have? Why do you think these buildings are called skyscrapers?
All About Glass
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Fluency Level 1: Orange series
We use glass in many ways. Can you name five things in your home that are made out of glass? Some glass things are made by machines in factories, and some are made by hand. How is glass made?
