How Rocket Learned to Read

Part of Rocket

Author Tad Hills
$5.00 US
Audio | Listening Library
On sale Jan 30, 2024 | 9 Minutes | 9780593914588
Age 3-7 years
Sales rights: World
Children will love learning to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book—adapted for audio—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--coming soon to 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, 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.
  • WINNER
    Irma Simonton Black Award
  • WINNER | 2011
    IRA Teachers' Choices
  • WINNER | 2011
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
  • WINNER | 2010
    Publishers Weekly Bestsellers
  • WINNER | 2010
    Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books
  • WINNER | 2010
    Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book
  • WINNER | 2010
    New York Times Bestseller
  • NOMINEE
    Virginia Young Readers Program Award
  • FINALIST
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • FINALIST
    CBC Awards & Honors
  • FINALIST
    IRA Children's Choices
  • FINALIST
    Virginia Young Readers Program Award
  • NOMINEE
    IRA Children's Choices
  • NOMINEE
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Irma Simonton Black Award
  • NOMINEE
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Nebraska Golden Sower Award
A New York Times bestseller

A 2010 Parents’ Choice Silver Award

An Autumn 2010 Children’s Indie Next Pick


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

Review, THE BOSTON GLOBE:
"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:
"Hills’s gentle, sweet tale is a paean to the joy of reading and the teachers that inspire it."

Review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:
"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:
"Youngsters will find this addition to Hills’s cast of adorable animal characters simply irresistible."

Educator Guide for How Rocket Learned to Read

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Classroom Activities for How Rocket Learned to Read

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

About

Children will love learning to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book—adapted for audio—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--coming soon to 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, 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.

Awards

  • WINNER
    Irma Simonton Black Award
  • WINNER | 2011
    IRA Teachers' Choices
  • WINNER | 2011
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
  • WINNER | 2010
    Publishers Weekly Bestsellers
  • WINNER | 2010
    Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books
  • WINNER | 2010
    Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book
  • WINNER | 2010
    New York Times Bestseller
  • NOMINEE
    Virginia Young Readers Program Award
  • FINALIST
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • FINALIST
    CBC Awards & Honors
  • FINALIST
    IRA Children's Choices
  • FINALIST
    Virginia Young Readers Program Award
  • NOMINEE
    IRA Children's Choices
  • NOMINEE
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Irma Simonton Black Award
  • NOMINEE
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Nebraska Golden Sower Award

Praise

A New York Times bestseller

A 2010 Parents’ Choice Silver Award

An Autumn 2010 Children’s Indie Next Pick


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

Review, THE BOSTON GLOBE:
"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:
"Hills’s gentle, sweet tale is a paean to the joy of reading and the teachers that inspire it."

Review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:
"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:
"Youngsters will find this addition to Hills’s cast of adorable animal characters simply irresistible."

Guides

Educator Guide for How Rocket Learned to Read

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Classroom Activities for How Rocket Learned to Read

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)