How Rocket Learned to Read
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Author:
Hills, Tad
Illustrator:
Hills, Tad
Series:
Rocket and Friends
Published:
Random House Children's Books 2010
Format:
OverDrive Read
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Points: 0.5
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 540L
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Children will love learning to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book, starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird. Follow along as Rocket masters the alphabet, sounds out words, and finally . . . learns to read all on his own!
Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books—now airing on PBS!
With a story that makes reading fun—and will even help listeners learn to read—this book is ideal for kindergarten classrooms and story hour or as a gift for that beginning reader.
Tad Hills, the creator of the beloved Duck & Goose series delivers another heartwarming story, filled with fresh, charming art making this a favorite for story time. 
Discover the next book in the series— the instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, Rocket Writes a Story.

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Street Date:
07/27/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780375989223
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 2.9, 0.5 Points
Lexile code:
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure:
540

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Tad Hills. (2010). How Rocket Learned to Read. Random House Children's Books.

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Tad Hills. 2010. How Rocket Learned to Read. Random House Children's Books.

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Tad Hills, How Rocket Learned to Read. Random House Children's Books, 2010.

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Tad Hills. How Rocket Learned to Read. Random House Children's Books, 2010.

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Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books—now airing on PBS!
With a story that makes reading fun—and will even help listeners learn to read—this book is ideal for kindergarten classrooms and story hour or as a gift for that beginning reader.
Tad Hills, the creator of the beloved Duck & Goose series delivers another heartwarming story, filled with fresh, charming art making this a favorite for story time. 
Discover the next book in the series— the instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, Rocket Writes a Story.
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Don’t miss the animated movie based on the bestselling Rocket books—now airing on PBS!
With a story that makes reading fun—and will even help listeners learn to read—this book is ideal for kindergarten classrooms and story hour or as a gift for that beginning reader.
Tad Hills, the creator of the beloved Duck & Goose series delivers another heartwarming story, filled with fresh, charming art making this a favorite for story time. 
Discover the next book in the series— the instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, Rocket Writes a Story.
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