Did you know that the moon was once part of Earth? Readers will blast off with Rocket to learn fascinating facts like thisand moreall in the pages of this book.
This Rookie Reader for young readers is robust in content in comparison to previous editions of this series. Rocket the dog is the reader's companion on this lunar adventure, that has beautiful photography, large text divided in chapters, and Rocket sharing interesting facts in speech bubbles on most spreads. The text offers readers many comparisons to familiar topics to help with understanding of size, temperature, and other concepts that are extremely different between the Earth and the Moon. Readers will explore the features of the moon, its origin, its effects on Earth and its phases, as well as folktales about it. A Moon crater activity is offered where readers can create a model of how craters are formed and the events that affect their formation.
Series title: Rookie Read-About Science Included in this series are: Earth, The Stars, The Moon, and The Sun
Audience: 1-5 grades Curriculum Connections: science, planetary science, research
Text Features: Table of Contents, pages numbers, text boxes, "Rocket" (a character that breaks the 4th wall) delivers additional facts throughout the book, labels, chapter headings, attractive photographs, science project, glossary, index, online resource, About the Author
This series provides readers with lots of basics and details on celestial bodies. This is a great resource for a research project.
Series title: Rookie Read-About Science Included in this series are: Earth, The Stars, The Moon, and The Sun
Audience: 1-5 grades Curriculum Connections: science, planetary science, research
Text Features: Table of Contents, pages numbers, text boxes, "Rocket" (a character that breaks the 4th wall) delivers additional facts throughout the book, labels, chapter headings, attractive photographs, science project, glossary, index, online resource, About the Author
This series provides readers with lots of basics and details on celestial bodies. This is a great resource for a research project.