The Rocket Flight 1

Mara Bergman • Jonatronix 1

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Max gets his rocket down from
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Nok looks at the rocket.

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Let us go
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 Nok starts the rocket with
his powers.
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Max and Nok get in.
The rocket zooms up higher
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 The rocket spins and twists in
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They are going too fast!
They cannot stop!
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 The rocket fli ps.
Then it points down.
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The rocket is going to crash

into all the books!
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Max turns right to avoid the shelf.

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 The rocket zooms down.
lt lands on the bed.
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That was a
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But it was o
cool flight!
 Retell the story

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 After reading
• Using the story rnop on page 16, usk your child to retell the story in their
own words. What happene<.I al the beginning? What happened next? etc.
• Which part of thc story did they like the most?

Tolk with your child about the book. Here are sorne questions you could ask:
{J How did Nok stort the rockct?
• Look at pag� q, How do you think Max and Nok ore feeling?
@ Look ot roge IS. How do you lhink Mox ond Nok feel obout the
rocket ftiqht now?
1 Encouroge your child to reud thc storv ogoin, This will build their reading
coníidence ond reading fluency.

Other things to do
Help your child to make thsir own spoce rocket using o cordboord cylindcr
ond silver foil.

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