Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket

A quick read, appropriate for kids under 2nd grade or so. I'd give it five stars as a picture book if the typos were fixed, so hopefully the author can do that and let all of the reviewers know that she fixed it and we can all update the reviews.I've attached a screenshot of the worst missing letter - I think the word is supposed to be "free"? But, then it doesn't rhyme with "deep", which I think is what the other word is supposed to be.

Many words and letters are missing so it’s hard to read the story. Don’t know what the problem is. The story is good just very disappointed in how it came out on the download to kindle app.

This would not download to my Kindle so I read it on the Cloud. The author has written this for ages 3 to 7 and Grades P to 2.Sadie Sprocket is indeed an enterprising young lady...Her goal is to travel to Mars...no one has ever traveled there previously.. She assembles a crew of stuffed animals to assist in both her planning and travel with her. It is a trip of 100 days so lots of planning is involved.The book rhymes which I always feel is a bonus for the little ones. In addition, there are big words such as 'atmosphere, galaxy, asteroids and venture' that the children may question... The illustrations by Annabel Tempest are bright and colorful and the children will enjoy looking at them.. They also accompany the text so that is also another bonus.There are multiple instances of letters being missing in words.... These are some of the words: 'travel, straight, three, soon, deep, notebook, free, and been'. Perhaps an editor would have found these before being published.At the end there is a page with facts about Mars and also some of the first women pioneers are listed...This goes back a ways as the first one mentioned was in 1786 and she discovered a comet.Will Sadie and her crew make it back safely to Earth or will there be problems? What will they do on Mars when they arrive? These questions will be answered in this book.It is educational, interesting, imaginative, rhymes and should inspire children to have a goal in life.Highly recommended.This is a First Reads for January 2021.

Whoever brought this over to Kindle from hardback needs to proof their work. This is an ADORABLE story, with cute, sweet artwork, but there's random letters missing and spacing issues. Yikes! I'm used to kids kindle books having a few issues, but this would mean any kiddo looking to read would likely be unable to. Stick with the physical copy of this wonderful story until the Kindle edition is fixed!

In this brightly colored picture book, Sadie—who has a great love for astronomy—decides to build a rocket ship and be the first to fly to Mars. She encounters some trouble while on the red planet but safely makes it home, to the acclaim of all. The book is told in rhyming couplets that don't quite always scan well. The illustrations are whimsical, but I found myself wishing for more realism because space and its objects are so beautiful. At the end of the book, the author provides information about Mars and important females in space exploration. If you have a little girl who is intrigued by space, she will most likely enjoy this book.NOTE: About the words missing letters... I found that happened when I looked at the book in the online Amazon Cloud Reader, but it was just fine in my Kindle for PC app. So, it is a problem depending on how you view. Agreed, the book should look good in all Kindle apps and devices!

I read the kindle version to my great niece and nephew last week. There were nine words that were missing letters! Most of the words were in bold typeface and were missing the second of a double vowel, like thre, so n, notebo k, de p. There was also “t vel st ight”, missing the “ra” combination. I’ve never seen such poor editing and proofreading in a children’s book in over 50 years of reading. The book was cute, but not good for early readers because of these errors. I would have given five stars if it was printed properly.

Not the Author’s fault, but as previously noted by other reviewers, the Kindle version has letters missing in words on many pages. This is a significant issue for a work intended for preschoolers. I suspect letters are being rendered in the same color as the background art and thus becoming invisible? An editor’s review should have revealed and resolved this issue before it was published on Kindle, someone isn’t doing their job! Issue an update which corrects this error.

Art is good. The book had tons of print errors and missing letters. That is unfortunate as our kid liked the content. But it is frustrating for them and they shouldn’t have to fill in those kinds of gaps as young readers.

An excellent story. One of my First Reads choices for January (free for Prime members).I thought my 4 year old granddaughter would like it and she loved it. We haven't been able to visit during lockdown but we have a zoom call a few times a week to read a bedtime story using the zoom screen share and an ebook (usually from the library). The story is good. It's in rhyme and the illustrations are excellent. Theres been a lot of thought gone into the story and illustrations. Lots to look at and talk about. Our little one liked it so much she asked us to read it again (and again). Apparently she's been learning about the planets and space. I suspect we'll be reading it often. Definitely recommended.

Some faults in the Kindle edition: many missing letters, particularly the letter “e” (see photo). There also seems to be an inconsistency in that blocks of text can be displayed larger with in a box, making them easier to read, but getting the text box to display is inconsistent. Otherwise the story is lovely.

This book provides a wonderful introduction to space, rockets and science and I am thrilled to see a little girl as the main character who is smart, resourceful and ambitious. We need more books like this for children.The rhyming pattern is a joy to read and fun to read out loud. The illustrations are beautiful, colourful and have lots to discover in them too.I also love the Sadie's Notebook section at the end which contains more scientific facts about Mars along with details of Women in Space role models. A fantastic way to engage children with learning about space and showing that it is accessible to all genders.

Amazon Prime First Read for January 2021.This is a really good, bright and colourful book. The illustrations are excellent and would add to children’s knowledge and understanding through the narrative. I like that it’s Sadie going to space and not Samuel as it’s an important message. The text rhymes which is good and should appeal to children . The language used is mostly appropriate but some would need discussion which is a positive in that it helps extend a child’s vocabulary. It should give rise to questions and answer sessions about space, space travel, planets etc. Sadie’s notebook and women in space at the end is really good.

My grandson read this story to me (via Zoom) during one of our daily reading sessions. The text was sufficiently accessible to read unaided, but with some words that challenged him. The rhyming format helped here. The storyline was engaging (he is interested in space), had a female in a technical role as central character (challenges gender stereotypes) and there was a helpful 'facts about Mars' page (good support for adults and independent readers). Overall, the author has constructed and written this book very well with regard for the audience: will be looking out for more titles to share with the grandkids!