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A Butterfly's Life
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
What is a life cycle? A butterfly goes through four stages in its life. It changes into something different each time. It starts as a tiny egg, and later it becomes a chrysalis. More changes… Read More →
Adventure Ride
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Have you ever been on an adventure? Where did you go? What made it an adventure? Emma and Matt go biking in the mountains. Matt tells Emma that she is a worrywart. Have you ever heard this… Read More →
All Kinds of Clothes
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
We all need different clothes at different times, depending on the weather and what we are doing. What do you wear when you go to a party? What clothes do you need for sports? Which clothes… Read More →
Be Kind to Bees
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
The bees need our help. They are running out of good food to eat and places to live. People are spraying poison on crops and clearing forests to make way for new cities. People need bees.… Read More →
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 →
Billy Rides the Bull
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Karl and Billy are new friends. They are at a rodeo. Billy tells Karl some things about himself that are not true. Why would he do this? What things might he tell Karl? If Billy was your… 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 →
Camp Runaway
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
What do people mean when they talk about the wilderness? Have you ever been in the wilderness? Where did you go? Did you enjoy it? Greg didn't like wilderness school. He wanted to go home so… 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 →
Chester
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Do you know that there are schools for dogs? Little puppies can be naughty and noisy. They have to learn how to behave. At Dog School they are taught to do what they are told. What things… 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 →
Donkey Rides
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
What do you know about donkeys? Have you ever had a ride on a donkey or a horse? Riding on a donkey is different from a horse ride. Which one goes faster? Which one is higher? Would you like… 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 →
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 →
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 →
Hibernation
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Sleep is a part of our lives. Why do we need sleep? What happens if we don't get enough sleep? Do animals need sleep? Some animals like a leopard need a lot of sleep. Why is that? Hibernation Read More →
History of Photography
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Do you like having your photo taken? A long time ago, there were no photographs. After a clever man invented the first camera, people slowly learned a lot about photography. Now we have… Read More →
How We Communicate
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
How we communicate with each other has changed a lot. Not so long ago we didn't use cell phones or computers. Now, wherever we go, inside or outside, we see people using them to talk and… Read More →
Huff and Puff!
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Do you know the story about the three little pigs? The wicked wolf wanted to eat them up, but they were far too clever for him! Do you know how the pigs tricked the wolf? Read More →
Hunting for Treasure
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Grandpa hid some treasure for Charlie to find, then he gave him clues. Grandpa told Charlie he was cold when he was far away from the hidden treasure. Then he told him that he was getting… Read More →
Knock, Knock!
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Do you know the story about Goldilocks and the three bears? She went into the bears' house when they were not at home. They had gone out for a walk. She ate their porridge and she sat on… Read More →
Look in the Waterhole
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Have you ever seen something that gave you a bad fright? Poor Max Monkey got a nasty fright at the waterhole one day. All the animals wanted to go to the waterhole because they were so… Read More →
Message by Balloon
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Have you seen a weathervane? It shows which way is north, so that we know which way the wind is blowing. Do you know which way is south and east and west? Can you point to north? Read More →