Roaring Rockets (Amazing Machines)

Very good, the children were fascinated. Everyone felt bad for poor Owl who had to stay and mind the rocket just like Michael Collins in the original moon landing. But unlike Michael Collins he got to go for an extra spin while he waited.

This whole series is lots of fun. The truckload package makes a great gift for two year old boys.

Rockets have power. They rise and roar. This rocket's waiting, ready to soar. Rockets carry astronauts with cool, white suits oxygen helmets and gravity boots. Blast off with more out-of-this-world couplets! This time it is machines that fly. In bright and bold illustrations that are as witty as the text, the animal crew roars and whizzes into outer space.

One of a great series where a rabbit, bird and mouse (or is it a rat?) show young readers the joys of machines accompanied by rhyming prose. While these pictures are definately NOT to scale, and it is a bit disappointing to see that the characters have no qualms jettisoning space junk, these things are hardly likely to disturb littlies.

26 months - a few weeks ago we were over at friends and they had "Cool Cars" and I read it to my daughter. It was a simple book that introduced new vocabulary so I sought out this one about rockets. Again a simple introduction to new vocabulary and concepts. What was really cute about this book was on the first page O said this is like one at Georgia's house. She recognized the illustration style immediately. This was the second time in one day she connected books together by the same author/illustrator based on illustration style.

28 months - we like this series. Fun easy to read book that introduces new vocabulary.

This cute book uses animals as astronauts to show what happens when a rocket takes off into outer-space.
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