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How Rocket Learned to Read
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How Rocket Learned to Read Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Tad Hills

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  • Hardcover

This sweet picture book starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird, is perfect for back-to-school! Follow along as Rocket masters the alphabet, sounds out words, and finally . . . learns to read all on his own. Simple and affectionate, this book by the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Duck & Goose" is sure to become a classic. Full color.

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Schwartz & Wade, July 2010. Hardcover . 6.5 Bulk HB Low.
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  • Title How Rocket Learned to Read
  • Author Tad Hills
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - 6.5 Bulk HB Low
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schwartz & Wade, NYC
  • Date July 2010
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1019662
  • ISBN 9780375858994 / 0375858997
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.76 x 9.76 x 0.43 in (27.33 x 24.79 x 1.09 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 540
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Reading
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008051015
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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From the publisher

Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling picture books Duck & Goose and Duck, Duck, Goose. He has created four board books featuring the same characters: What's Up, Duck?, an ALA Notable Book; Duck and Goose, 1, 2, 3; Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?; and Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin. He is also the illustrator of Waking Up Wendell, by April Stevens; My Fuzzy Friends; and Knock, Knock, Who's There? Tad Hills lives in Brooklyn with his wife, their two children, and a dog named Rocket who has not (yet) learned how to read!

Media reviews

A New York Times bestseller

A 2010 Parents’ Choice Silver Award

An Autumn 2010 Children’s Indie Next Pick


Review, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, September 12, 2010:
"A perfect picture book for kids 3-7."

Review, THE BOSTON GLOBE, October 3, 2010:
"A picture book all about the joys of reading could easily turn preachy and dull. But “How Rocket Learned to Read’’ defies gravity. Rocket is lovable, the little feathered teacher adorable. Hills tells his sprightly story as needed, not one word more or less. His pictures flow with soft color and movement. Hills makes this a story of friendship. It may persuade tentative kindergarteners that school is worth a try; teachers and librarians will love it."

Review, KIRKUS REVIEWS, June 15, 2010:
"Hills’s gentle, sweet tale is a paean to the joy of reading and the teachers that inspire it."

Review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, June 14, 2010:
"With characters as memorable as those in Hills’s Duck and Goose series, this good-natured story shows readers how Rocket, a spotted puppy, becomes a beginning reader, thanks to a little yellow bird."

Review, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, July 2010:
"Youngsters will find this addition to Hills’s cast of adorable animal characters simply irresistible."

Citations

  • Booklist, 05/15/2010, Page 43
  • BookPage, 07/01/2010, Page 0
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2010, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2011, Page 30
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2010, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 11/07/2010, Page 34
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/14/2010, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2010, Page 61
  • Shelf Awareness, 01/01/0001, Page 0

About the author

Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling picture books Duck & Goose and Duck, Duck, Goose. He has created four board books featuring the same characters: What's Up, Duck?, an ALA Notable Book; Duck and Goose, 1, 2, 3; Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling?; and Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin. He is also the illustrator of Waking Up Wendell, by April Stevens; My Fuzzy Friends; and Knock, Knock, Who's There? Tad Hills lives in Brooklyn with his wife, their two children, and a dog named Rocket who has not (yet) learned how to read!

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