Sets in Nature
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
Are you good at sorting things into sets? Some children went for a walk in the park and on the beach. They found lots of different things. They sorted them into some interesting sets.
How Old Are You?
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
How old are you? Do you know someone who is very old? Who is very young? How old are your friends? How old are the other people in your family? How old will you be when you have your next birthday?
What Could I Be?
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
What work would you like to do when you grow up? You could learn how to be a firefighter or a diver. You might like to be a vet or an acrobat. What else would you like to be?
Shadows
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
The sun makes shadows of all kinds of things. The moon can make shadows at night. A light can make shadows, too.
Move! Move! Move!
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
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?
Different Dogs
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
There are many different kinds of dogs. Some dogs are pets. Other dogs work to help people. They are all different sizes and shapes.
Different Dogs
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
There are many different kinds of dogs. Some dogs are pets. Other dogs work to help people. They are all different sizes and shapes.
What Makes It Go?
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
Things that work need power to make them go. What makes a train go? How does a light shine? How do we get heat to cook our food? What makes our homes warm? There are many kinds of power.
Things with Wings
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
We all know that birds have two wings. What else has wings to fly? Do you know something that has four wings? What has got two wings, but can't fly?
How Old Are You?
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
How old are you? Do you know someone who is very old? Who is very young? How old are your friends? How old are the other people in your family? How old will you be when you have your next birthday?
Off to School
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
Children go to school all over the world. They get to school in lots of different ways. Some children go by bus or train. Some get a ride from their home to school. How do you go to your school?
Shadows
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
The sun makes shadows of all kinds of things. The moon can make shadows at night. A light can make shadows, too.
Rainbow Balloons
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
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?
The Birthday Surprise
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
On Grace's birthday she got a big surprise. Her mother and father gave her a card with a string tied onto it. They told her to follow the string to find her birthday present. Can you guess where she went? What do you think she found at the end of the string?
Houses and Homes
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
People all over the world live in different kinds of homes. They need houses to suit the weather where they live. What makes your home warm in winter? How do you keep your home cool in summer? What are some of the things used to build houses?
Big Machines
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
When we make new roads, we need machines to help us. When we build new schools and houses, we need machines. Big machines are strong. They do work that is too hard for us. Some machines help to load ships and lift heavy things. Some machines move earth and rocks.
Rainbow Balloons
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
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?
Super Spiders
Part of the 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?
All Kinds of Hair
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
People have different kinds of hair. What is your hair like? Is it straight or curly? What kind of hair do your friends have?
Charlie's Boat
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
Poor Charlie saw his boat sail away across the lake. It went into a little stream, then into a bigger stream. Then it went into a little river. Little rivers get bigger as they go along, and big rivers go into the sea. What do you think happened to Charlie's boat?
Super Spiders
Part of the 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?
Volcanoes
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
A volcano is a mountain that erupts — it explodes! Hot, melted rock called lava blows out of the top. It runs down the side of the mountain. The volcano shoots out steam and smoke and ash. It is dangerous for people and animals. Hot lava can cover farms and towns and houses.
Underground Explorers
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
Do you know about things that are under the ground? People who have been exploring have found valuable things like diamonds and silver. Explorers have found useful things like oil under the ground. What else?
The Birthday Surprise
Part of the Red Rocket Readers: Early Level 2: Yellow series
On Grace's birthday she got a big surprise. Her mother and father gave her a card with a string tied onto it. They told her to follow the string to find her birthday present. Can you guess where she went? What do you think she found at the end of the string?