The Rocket Book

Posted in Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain on September 28, 2011 - by

When Fritz, the Janitor’s bad kid,

Went snooping in the basement,

He found a rocket snugly hid

Beneath the window casement.

He struck a match with one fell swoop;

Then, on the concrete kneeling,

He lit the rocket and—she—oop!

It shot up through the ceiling.

The Rocket Book, published in 1912, is a wonderful little tale of a naughty Janitor’s boy and the rocket he launched through several stories of apartments.

The pictures are hilarious, and the story is a cute little rhyme that preschoolers and younger children are sure to enjoy.

You can download The Rocket Book from gutenberg.org here.

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