Hill forms a great theme for kids throughout this book. There was two themes that I picked up on during this story, perseverance and friendship. Rocket and the little yellow bird grew closer and created a bond that was important to both of them. Rocket was sad when the bird left, but was happy again when she returned. True friendship can withstand any amount of time apart and any distance. Their friendship held true to this. Rocket persevered through the hard times of learning and continued to do so. When learning to spell, read, or the alphabet got difficult and he got frustrated he continued to push through and want to learn. He never gave up instead continued to practice even when his teacher was gone. I feel that this was a great lesson
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Hill is very descriptive when he describes Rocket’s daily routine of playing outside, chasing leaves, chewing on sticks, and taking a nap under the same tree every day, until one day when the little yellow bird shows up. I really like how these were the opening scenes of the book because I feel that it would draw the attention of the children. Along with this he does an excellent job of describing and showing to the reader how Rocket learns his alphabet and to spell simple words. They start with small things such as, Mr. Baker’s growl, as stated in the paragraph above, and then moves onto other words such as Rocket’s friends’ names while the bird is in the south during the winter. Also, Mr. Baker’s growl, “Grrrrr” is a great example of an onomatopoeia. I really enjoyed how Hill explains the process that the bird takes to teach Rocket because the steps the bird takes are just like ones that actual teachers do in their classroom. The children reading this are able to relate these steps to the ones that take place in their classroom because most of the children reading this book are learning similar things as Rocket. Also, the author does a great job of using descriptive words when talking about the landscape of the setting and the bond that is forming between the two animals. Hill’s descriptive writing style enables the audience to picture the scenes
Hill is very descriptive when he describes Rocket’s daily routine of playing outside, chasing leaves, chewing on sticks, and taking a nap under the same tree every day, until one day when the little yellow bird shows up. I really like how these were the opening scenes of the book because I feel that it would draw the attention of the children. Along with this he does an excellent job of describing and showing to the reader how Rocket learns his alphabet and to spell simple words. They start with small things such as, Mr. Baker’s growl, as stated in the paragraph above, and then moves onto other words such as Rocket’s friends’ names while the bird is in the south during the winter. Also, Mr. Baker’s growl, “Grrrrr” is a great example of an onomatopoeia. I really enjoyed how Hill explains the process that the bird takes to teach Rocket because the steps the bird takes are just like ones that actual teachers do in their classroom. The children reading this are able to relate these steps to the ones that take place in their classroom because most of the children reading this book are learning similar things as Rocket. Also, the author does a great job of using descriptive words when talking about the landscape of the setting and the bond that is forming between the two animals. Hill’s descriptive writing style enables the audience to picture the scenes