Tags: Reading, Dogs, Birds
Inspiration Book:
How Rocket learned to read by Hills, Tad — Schwartz & Wade Books, 2010--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.9 A little yellow bird teaches Rocket the dog how to read by first introducing him to the alphabet. FREE Teaching Resources available for download at Follett.com
Rationale: A cult has grown up around Rocket. You will find him represented all over the book world: book stores, catalogs, department stores. He has his own stuffed model. Usually that ubiquity means the book and/or character are very popular. That’s true in this case, but in this case, Rocket is a also a fine emergent reader read and preschooler read aloud. The author and publisher have also done libraries and librarians a service by developing lesson and party plans. They are fun and well worth looking at and picking and choosing what you might like to use. I don’t usually like commercial marketed books, but I tolerate this one because Rocket is cute, but more so because many of the books are about literacy--alphabet, vocabulary, writing, reading, and books.
Rocket is a great preschool and kindergarten read, a beginning of school story hour, and could be the mascot for the primary grades. Enjoy using some of the resources listed below as well as supplementing the activities you develop and use with books from the Related Books list. Six Rocket books are represented in the Related Books list, including the newest 2018 title, Rocket the Brave.
Related Books Alive entries about books, libraries, reading, and librarians may also be found at these locations: Biblioburro, That Book Woman and Miss Dorothy and her Bookmobile are all part of one entry under Biblioburro and called Librarian Power. Miss Brooks Loves Books has its own entry and is titled For the Love of Books.
Teacher Resources:
Rocket Plush is available at bookstores and online
Related Books:
Drop it, Rocket by Hills, Tad — Random House, 2014--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 1.3 Rocket loves to collect words for his word tree with his teacher, the little yellow bird. Watch as the pup finds new words like leaf, hat, star, boot, and many more
Rocket's 100th day of school by Hills, Tad — Random House, 2014--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 1.6 Rocket the dog is excited about the 100th day of school and enlists the help of his friends to collect one hundred special things to bring to class, from heart-shaped stones found with Mr. Barker to feathers Owl provides, but will he find enough items in time?
Madeline Finn and the library dog by Papp, Lisa — Peachtree, 2016 -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 1.8. Reluctant reader Madeline really wants to earn a star at school, so when Mrs. Dimple, the librarian, suggests she read to a dog Madeline gives it a try.
My pet book by Staake, Bob — Random House, 2014 -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 1.8. A boy's search for the perfect pet leads him to the bookstore, where he finds a bright red book that becomes his best friend.
Dog loves books by Yates, Louise — Alfred A. Knopf, 2010--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 1.9 Dog loves books so much that he decides to open a book store.
The reader by Hest, Amy — Amazon Children's Pub., 2012---E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.1 A boy and his dog hike to the top of a very tall, snowy hill where they play, enjoy a snack, and then share their favorite book before sledding home.
Mr. Putter & Tabby turn the page by Rylant, Cynthia — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.2 Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry bring Tabby and Zeke to the library for a special storytime.
Rocket the brave! by Hills, Tad — Schwartz & Wade Books, 2018 -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.2. Rocket the dog has fun chasing a butterfly up a hill and around a pond, but he does not want to follow it into the scary forest.
Hooray for Reading Day! by Cuyler, Margery — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.3 First-grader Jessica, a big worrier, is especially afraid that she will make a mistake when she is reading in front of her class and parents on Reading Theater Day, but after lots of practice reading to her dog Wiggles, she performs perfectly.
Miss Brooks loves books! (and I don't) by Bottner, Barbara — Alfred A. Knopf, 2010 -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.4. A first-grade girl--who does not like to read--stubbornly resists her school librarian's efforts to convince her to love books until she finds one that might change her mind.
R is for rocket by Hills, Tad — Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015 -E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.4. Rocket the dog, Bella the squirrel, Owl, and other friends discover the alphabet, from acorns and an angry alligator to a zig zag drawn by the Little Yellow Bird.
Rocket writes a story by Hills, Tad — Schwartz & Wade Books, 2012--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 2.8 Sequel to: How Rocket learned to read. "Rocket writes a story about a new friend, the owl. FREE Teaching Resources available for download at Follett.com
Rocket's mighty words by Hills, Tad — Schwartz & Wade Books, 2013--E-; Int Lvl: K-3 The little yellow bird teaches Rocket some simple words. FREE Teaching Resources available for download at Follett.com
The desperate dog writes again by Christelow, Eileen — Clarion Books, 2010--E-; Int Lvl: K-3; Rd Lvl: 4.1 Emma e-mails "Ask Queenie," an advice column for dogs, when her owner George begins spending too much time with a new girlfriend.
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