Next Stop, Space!

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Turquoise (Levels 17-18)
Year: Two
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Careers, Exploration, Problem solving, Science and technology, Space
Genre: General narrative
Strategy/Skills: Activating prior knowledge, Determining author's purpose, Sequencing, Visualising
Page Count: 12
Reading Level: 18
Item Code: 200962
High Frequency Words: around, been, cold, sleep, their, would
Curriculum Codes: ACELA1453, ACELA1454, ACELT1584, ACELY1658, ACELY1659, ACELY1660, ACELA1469, ACELA1470, ACELY1669, ACELY1670

Reader Description

The astronauts are returning to Earth after six months on the space station. But something is wrong with their spacecraft. Will they be able to fix the problem and return to Earth?

After you have completed the Reader

Imagine the astronauts couldn't fix the problem with the spacecraft. Write another ending to the story. What might happen if they can't fix the spacecraft themselves?

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