Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket

Locations
Call Number: E FLI, Kids Book / Picture Books / Space / Fliess, Sue
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E FLI	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Space / Fliess, Sue	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Space / Fliess, Sue	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Space / Fliess, Sue	4-week checkout	Due 05-27-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Space / Fliess, Sue	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024

"Sadie Sprocket is a girl with a big dream ... to go to Mars! No one has been to Mars (yet!), so of course that's where Sadie sets her sights. She learns everything she can about the planet and space, then assembles her crew of trusty stuffed animals. Together they build a rocket and prepare for the historic journey. And then finally ... blastoff!--Amazon.com.

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COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Good for Would-Be Astronauts submitted by Meginator on June 19, 2021, 12:10pm This book never loses a beat as its plucky protagonist constructs and pilots a spaceship. The main downside of the book, for me, is that I wasn’t sure whether the story was supposed to be literal or metaphorical, particularly because Sadie’s crew is made up of her stuffed animals. Nonetheless, the words bounce along nicely in a regular meter and the book has enough of a plot arc to remain engaging, with a nice kicker in the final stanza. This isn’t exceptional or even particularly unique in the emerging girl-scientist genre, but young readers who are into building and into space travel should enjoy it a lot and it makes for a good read-aloud choice.