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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/22/13

How Rocket Learned to Read

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Tad Hills
PUBLISHER: Schwartz & Wade              
PUBLICATION DATE:  July 27, 2010
AWARDS:  2010 Parent’s Choice Silver Award, 2011National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book          
READING LEVEL: Kindergarten- 2nd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: When Rocket falls asleep under a sign on a tree he finds himself as the only student of a little yellow bird. The bird teaches Rocket his alphabet and how to read. While the bird flies south for the winter Rocket continues to learn.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: There is now an app for iPads based on this book where kids can learn and improve their reading. They can practice letter recognition, and even tap on the words in the story to hear pronunciation.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kayla Rozier, VSU
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