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Big Tunnels
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Some tunnels are natural and some are built by people. Sometimes it is difficult to get from one place to another, so people have built tunnels. What are tunnels built through or under? Have… Read More →
Boats and Ships
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 1
Do you know the difference between boats and ships? Ships are big and they can carry boats, but boats are smaller and they can't carry ships! Ships go far across the deep sea. Boats don't go… Read More →
Bread and Butter
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
A long time ago, there were no shops to sell food. People even had to make their own bread and butter. Do you know an easy way to make bread and butter? It's not hard to do if you follow the… Read More →
Building Big Bridges
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
People have always wanted to move from one place to another, so they have built bridges. Some bridges are natural and some are built by people. What are bridges built over? Have you crossed a Read More →
Buzz Books — Hardcover Set
From the Series Buzz Books
This dynamic series is designed to appeal to older or struggling readers. Not all kids enjoy fiction, but almost all have a thirst for knowledge and want to know more about stuff that… Read More →
Caves
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Caves can be deep and dark, but they can also be small and narrow. There are people who like to crawl and climb through damp, dark caves. Why do they do this? Have you ever been inside a… Read More →
Clever Camouflage
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Why do animals need to camouflage themselves? Camouflage is a way of hiding by blending into the background. Many animals use camouflage so that they won't be caught by their enemies. Other… Read More →
Communication
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
Communication means sharing information. It's easy for us to communicate with people who live close to us and with people who live far away. Communication was more difficult for people who… Read More →
Counting the Beat
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
If we look carefully enough mathematics is everywhere. Let's look around the room. What can you see that is to do with math? What if I say these words - measuring, time, counting, patterns.… Read More →
Cycling for Fun
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
Cycling helps us get from one place to another. Cycling is healthy. Cycling is good for the planet. It does not make pollution like cars, buses and trains. When we are cycling and the wind is Read More →
Deep Down Underground
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 1
Coal is burned to make electricity. Iron is used to make steel. Electrical wiring is made from copper. Stone and sand are needed for building. These important materials and others like them… Read More →
Disappearing Dinosaurs
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 4
After living on Earth for millions of years, all the dinosaurs disappeared forever. They had gone from Earth long before people were here. That was more than 100 million years ago. Why did… Read More →
Dogs at Work
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
Dogs are often kept as pets, living with people who look after them and play with them. But many other dogs are busy working animals that have been trained to do special jobs. Dogs are… Read More →
Earthquake Alert!
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 4
Millions of earthquakes occur in the world every year, causing massive damage to property, as well as death and injury to thousands of people. Homes are destroyed, whole towns can be wrecked, Read More →
Earthquake Drill
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
What does surprise mean? Is an earthquake a surprise? If an earthquake happens we must know what to do. An earthquake drill will help keep us safe. Read More →
Easy Cheese
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 1
Do you like cheese? There are lots of different sorts of cheeses made in many parts of the world. You might enjoy making cheese at home or at school. It's easy to do if you follow the recipe… Read More →
Emergency
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
An emergency happens when a sudden thing brings danger. It's important to do something quickly before the danger gets worse. We all need to know what to do, because an emergency can happen to Read More →
Emperor Penguins
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 3
Emperor penguins have a fascinating life cycle that is different to other species in several ways: they are larger; they live further south in Antarctica; they breed during freezing winter;… Read More →
Eruptions!
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 1
Do you know that the deep core of the Earth contains boiling melted rock called magma? Find out how it sometimes explodes through the Earth's crust as lava, forming a volcano. There are… Read More →
Exploring the Internet
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 4
The World Wide Web is also called the Internet. You can use it to find almost any kind of information. You get to the Internet through a computer. Have you found information on the Internet?… Read More →
Farming
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Have you been to a farm? What did they grow there? Can you imagine a time before there were machines to help with the work? Learn about how people stopped looking for food in the wild and… Read More →
Fashion
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 4
What are your best clothes? Where do you wear them? What do people wear at a wedding, a sports game, school or in the garden? Why do we wear different clothes for different events? When would Read More →
First Cars
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Did you know that there were no cars in the world until about 150 years ago? People rode in carriages pulled by strong horses. Then clever inventors found some ways to make carriages that… Read More →
First Flight
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Every year, hundreds of millions of people travel by plane from one part of the world to another. Today people can eat, sleep, and watch movies on a plane. They can be in the air for hours.… Read More →