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Spaceships and Rockets

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Dorling Kindersley

Just the Series: DK Readers Level 2

Series and Publisher: DK Readers Level 2

Annotation: Read about rockets and spacecraft, including manned and unmanned missions, as well as space travel planned for the future.

Genre: [Engineering]

Reviews: 2

Catalog Number: #133850

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley

Edition Date: 2016 Release Date: 06/07/16

Pages: 48 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-465-44511-0 Perma-Bound: 0-605-96161-1

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-465-44511-7 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-96161-6

Dewey: 629.47

Dimensions: 23 cm.

Subject Heading:
Space ships. Juvenile literature.
Rocketry. Juvenile literature.
Space flight. Juvenile literature.
Space ships.
Space vehicles.
Space flight.
Outer space. Exploration. Juvenile literature.
Outer space. Exploration.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book

"The space shuttle uses rocket engines to blast off. When the rocket engines fall away, the shuttle plane flies into space." This beginning reader features a brief text and glossy color photographs of space vehicles, equipment, and planet surfaces. No great substance here, but there's just enough information to send a child searching for more.

ALA Booklist (Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2016)

Fascinating facts and glossy color photos combine in this attractive, level-2 beginning reader. Between a table of contents and concluding rocket quiz, glossary, and index, facts about rockets and spacecraft fill the pages. Space fanatics will be thrilled to learn about the anatomy of a rocket, famous space missions, and possible future missions. Short chapters feature large, easy-to-read text with ample white space on all sides. Some readers may need a bit of guidance with subject-specific words, such as parachute, billows, and international, though the glossary offers some help, as do pronunciation guides provided within the text for foreign or difficult-to-decipher names. Although repetition and visual context clues could be stronger, this title will be engaging and enticing for fact-loving kids.

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ALA Booklist (Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2016)

Word Count: 602

Reading Level: 3.6

Interest Level: K-3

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 182833 / grade: Lower Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:2.9 / points:1.0 / quiz:Q25363

Lexile: 510L

Guided Reading Level: N

Fountas & Pinnell: N

From rovers to shuttles and probes, Spaceships and Rockets covers everything there is to know about spacecraft.

Spaceships and Rockets takes an up-close look at the history of rockets and space travel, and technology development for space travel planned for the future. Find out how a rocket blasts off, identify the different parts of a rocket, and see if you can afford a trip into space! Read about the probes floating in space and the rover on Mars as they work to gather information to send back to earth.

Perfect for 5–7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams, and activities.

Lexile measure: 500
Fountas and Pinnell Text Level Gradient: N

Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny new jackets and brand new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts, and contains a glossary and index making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3–11.

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