DK Reads: Starting To Read Alone: Rocket Science

Short stories for children designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading

Rocket Science is a 'Starting to Read Alone' book. These short stories for children have longer sentences and increased vocabulary that develop confidence and build literacy skills. DK Reads prove that good reads build great readers.

Join Professor X Ploder on his top secret assignment: design a pocket rocket for a spy mission. Help discover the best shape, material and design for the rocket then see it blast off.

Rocket Science is part of the DK Reads series, a three-level reading scheme of children's short stories that help kids become confident readers, featuring engaging and illustrated topics. Interactive aspects such as tests and games provide an element of fun while supporting the story and national curriculum. DK Reads is created in consultation with literacy experts and adheres to levelled reading scheme guidelines so the grammar, vocabulary and content are absolutely right.