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Tad Hills

Rocket the Brave! Kindle Edition

by Tad Hills (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Part of: Rocket (6 books)

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Kids are learning to read with Rocket! Tad Hills the #1 New York Times bestselling author is back with another Level 1 Step into Reading story about the beloved dog Rocket, this time about overcoming fear and being brave.

Rocket, the star of the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read and Rocket Writes a Story, returns in an all-new Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader. Rocket is happily chasing a butterfly through the meadow when she disappears into the woods. As much as Rocket wants to follow the butterfly, the woods look dark and scary. Can Rocket overcome his fear? With predictable patterns, simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this new Rocket book, which they can read all by themselves!

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. Perfect for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.

Reading age

4 - 6 years
Print length

32 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 1
Lexile measure

230L
Publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date

July 31, 2018
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ISBN-13

978-1524773472
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Books In This Series (6 Books)

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How Rocket Learned to Read
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Rocket Writes a Story
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Rocket's Mighty Words
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R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book
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Rocket the Brave!
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Rocket's Very Fine Day
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	How Rocket Learned to Read	R Is for Rocket: An ABC Book	Rocket Writes a Story	Rocket's Mighty Words (Oversized Board Book)	Rocket's Learning Box
Give your little one a head start on reading and writing with these original Rocket books.	Rocket learns how to read all on his own!	Learn the ABCs with Rocket.	Rocket wants to make a book of his own.	A fun word book for new readers.	This two book boxed set is the perfect gift for an emerging reader--with a poster!


	Drop It, Rocket!	Rocket and the Perfect Pumpkin	Rocket Loves Hide-and-Seek!	Rocket the Brave!	Rocket's 100th Day of School	Rocket's Very Fine Day
These early leveled readers are perfect for children just learning to read on their own.	What will make Rocket drop the red boot?	On a crisp fall day Rocket and Bella visit a pumpkin patch.	Rocket isn’t very good at hiding, until his friends help him out.	The woods isn’t really scary, but Rocket doesn’t know if he wants to go in.	Rocket has fun collecting 100 objects for his 100th day of school.	Rocket and Bella turn a rainy day into a fun day.

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About the Author

Tad Hills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Rocket and Duck & Goose series, including the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read; Rocket Writes a Story; R Is for Rocket; Duck & Goose; Duck, Duck, Goose; Duck & Goose Go to the Beach; and Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo! He also created various board books in these series, including Rocket’s Mighty Words; Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin; the ALA-ALSC NotableChildren’s Book What’s Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites; Duck & Goose: Here Comes the Easter Bunny!; and several Step Into Reading titles, including Drop It, Rocket! and Rocket’s 100th Day of School.

The Boston Globe declared Hills’s work “charming, funny, simple, and surprising” and dubbed him “a master of the light comic touch.”

Tad lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has not yet learned to read.

Visit Tad online at tadhills.com, and follow him on Twitter at @tadhills. --This text refers to the library edition.

Review

"...an exemplary early reader in words and images, with a happy ending, to boot."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review --This text refers to the library edition.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0776JG1NL
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Books for Young Readers (July 31, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 31, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 13743 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,511,250 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,029 in Children's Dog Books (Kindle Store)
- #2,736 in Children's Nature Books (Kindle Store)
- #10,079 in Children's Dog Books (Books)

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Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of many books including the New York Times Bestselling Duck and Goose, Duck, Duck, Goose and How Rocket Learned to Read. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, two kids and dog Rocket who has not learned to read...yet.

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Niizhoobinesiikwe

I Love Rocket

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021

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Love the 'Step-into-Reading' books, and I particularly love Rocket. Very cute book, perfect for parents and kids beginning to show emergent reading skills.

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Lillian K.

We love Rocket!

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018

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This was perfect timing. My daughter has suddenly become afraid of the dark and then this book was finally released. All the rocket books are fantastic and this one is no different.

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Karen

fun

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2019

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A hit with my grandson

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