Project Gutenberg 2005-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 87 Newell, Peter 1862 1924 Newell, P. S. (Peter S.) The Rocket Book Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Jason Isbell, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Rocket Book" by Peter Newell is a whimsical children's picture book published in the early 20th century. This fun and imaginative tale revolves around a mischievous rocket that causes chaos as it launches through a multi-story building, impacting various residents along the way. The book's playful tone and engaging illustrations make it a delightful read for young audiences. The story begins with Fritz, a curious child who discovers a concealed rocket in his basement and lights it, triggering a series of comic misadventures as the rocket soars through each floor of the building. As it ascends, it creates havoc in the lives of the apartment's inhabitants—ranging from startled grandparents to frightened pets. Each encounter is marked by humorous illustrations and rhyming verses that capture the chaos and surprise of the rocket's unpredictable flight. Ultimately, the rocket's journey concludes with an unexpected landing, leaving behind a memorable trail of laughter and mayhem. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's poetry Stories in rhyme Humorous poetry PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Humour Browsing: Poetry 53364 51939 2024-10-07T13:51:14.215925 2023-09-08T04:35:08.540553 text/html text/html 46439 2020-12-13T06:50:45 text/html; charset=us-ascii 2330316 2020-12-13T06:50:45 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2348297 2024-10-07T13:51:18.574867 application/epub+zip 2335665 2024-10-07T13:51:15.031918 application/epub+zip 63570 2024-10-07T13:51:14.519886 application/epub+zip 2330275 2024-10-07T13:51:21.362862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2303297 2024-10-07T13:51:17.276907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95904 2022-09-08T09:16:09.276990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28246 28147 2024-10-07T13:51:13.740915 2023-09-08T04:35:08.186551 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28114 2020-12-13T06:50:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10448 2020-12-13T06:50:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19864 2024-10-07T13:51:21.508833 application/rdf+xml 17626 2024-10-07T13:51:14.598892 image/jpeg 3104 2024-10-07T13:51:14.558901 image/jpeg 2330172 2024-10-07T13:51:14.337924 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia