Rocket Boots

LEVELED BOOK •

Rocket Boots

Written by Jessica Malordy
Illustrated by Reginald William Butler

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Rocket Boots

Written by Jessica Malordy
Illustrated by Reginald William Butler

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Focus Question
What does Lupe do with
the rocket boots?

Words to Know

cheered pinched
claws rocket
metal tired

Rocket Boots Correlation
Level I Leveled Book LEVEL I
© Learning A–Z
Written by Jessica Malordy Fountas & Pinnell I
Illustrated by Reginald William Butler Reading Recovery 15–16

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Lupe was playing at the park. 3
She saw a pair of metal boots.
She put them on.

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Lupe pushed a button on the boots.
WHOOSH!
She floated off the ground.

4

She pushed another button.
ZOOM! Lupe flew above the trees.
These were rocket boots!
“This is great!” Lupe cheered.
She flew over the park.

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Lupe saw a man on a bike.
He was fast.
She was faster!

6

“Help! My ball is stuck!” a boy said.
He pointed at a tall tree.

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Lupe flew over and got the ball.
She gave it to the boy.

8

Lupe saw a woman crying. 9
“I lost my dog,” the woman said.

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“No problem,” said Lupe.
She flew around the park.
She found the dog.
She gave it to the woman.

10

Lupe was tired.
She landed to rest.
A big robot came over.
He had angry red eyes, big metal
feet, and no shoes.
He pinched his scary metal claws.

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“Uh-oh,” Lupe said.
She was scared and flew away.
The robot chased Lupe around
the park.

12

Then the rocket boots began
to beep.
A “low power” light came on.
Lupe fell from the sky into a pile
of leaves.
The big robot stood over her.

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“I’m sorry,” Lupe said.
“I was just having so much fun!”
She took off the rocket boots.
The robot put them on.

14

The robot gave Lupe a flower. 15
Then he flew away.

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cheered Glossary
(v.)
shouted with excitement
and approval (p. 5)

claws (n.) hard, curved body parts on
the end of fingers, toes, or
limbs of some animals (p. 11)

metal (n.) a material, usually hard and
shiny, that lets electricity
and heat move through
it (p. 3)

pinched to hold something tightly
(v.) between the thumb and a
finger or between two hard
edges or surfaces (p. 11)

rocket (n.) an engine that pushes
things forward through
gases created by the
burning of its fuel (p. 5)

tired (adj.) in need of rest or sleep
(p. 11)

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Rocket Boots

A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book
Word Count: 231

Connections
Writing and Art
What would you do if you had
a pair of rocket boots?
Draw a picture and write
about it.
Social Studies
Draw a map of the park.
Add a line to show where
Lupe flies.
Label each of her stops and
describe how she helps someone
at each stop.

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