Project Gutenberg 2005-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 139 Newell, Peter 1862 1924 Newell, P. S. (Peter S.) The Rocket Book Produced by Jason Isbell, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Rocket Book" by Peter Newell is a whimsical children's picture book published in the early 20th century. This fun and imaginative tale revolves around a mischievous rocket that causes chaos as it launches through a multi-story building, impacting various residents along the way. The book's playful tone and engaging illustrations make it a delightful read for young audiences. The story begins with Fritz, a curious child who discovers a concealed rocket in his basement and lights it, triggering a series of comic misadventures as the rocket soars through each floor of the building. As it ascends, it creates havoc in the lives of the apartment's inhabitants—ranging from startled grandparents to frightened pets. Each encounter is marked by humorous illustrations and rhyming verses that capture the chaos and surprise of the rocket's unpredictable flight. Ultimately, the rocket's journey concludes with an unexpected landing, leaving behind a memorable trail of laughter and mayhem. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's poetry Stories in rhyme Humorous poetry PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour 53488 2025-07-07T09:55:04.151817 text/html 46439 2020-12-13T06:50:45 text/html 2348279 2025-07-07T09:55:07.993857 application/epub+zip 2335661 2025-07-07T09:55:04.917940 application/epub+zip 63571 2025-07-07T09:55:04.435822 application/epub+zip 2330189 2025-07-07T09:55:10.504844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2303759 2025-07-07T09:55:06.917851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95904 2022-09-08T09:16:09.276990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28246 2025-07-07T09:55:03.711895 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28114 2020-12-13T06:50:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19397 2025-07-07T09:55:10.650812 application/rdf+xml 17626 2025-07-07T09:55:04.513823 image/jpeg 3104 2025-07-07T09:55:04.475822 image/jpeg 2330316 2020-12-13T06:50:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 10448 2020-12-13T06:50:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 2330215 2025-07-07T09:55:04.267854 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia