Dear Parents and Teachers Rourke’s Adventure Chapter Books engage readers immediately by grabbing their attention with exciting plots and adventurous characters Our Adventure Chapter Books offer longer more complex sentences and chapters With minimal illustrations readers must rely on the descriptive text to understand the setting characters and plot of the book Each book contains several detailed episodes all centered on a single plot that will challenge the reader Each adventure book dives into a country Readers are not only invited to tag along for the adventure but will encounter the most memorable monuments and places culture and history As the characters venture throughout the country they address topics of family friendship and growing up in a way that the reader can relate to Whether readers are reading the books independently or you are reading with them engaging with them after they have read the book is still important We’ve included several activities at the end of each book to make this both fun and educational Are you ready for this adventure Enjoy Rourke Educational Media
Table of Contents Better Than Summer Camp Except the Shots Gearing Up and Future Contacts Dramas and Diversion in Delhi Train Troubles and the Taj Mahal Exploring the Pink City A Surprise Visit Embarrassing Moments and a Black Eye Bumpy Roads and Mountain Challenges Trekking and Triumph Street Children and Namaste Goodbye India
Better Than Summer Camp Except the Shots Man this weather is totally gross It’s been pouring all week Ten-year-old Anara complained to her twin sister Samal on their bus ride home from dance class I know And one of my rain boots has a slice in the side so my feet are sopping I can’t wait to throw on some dry clothes and fuzzy socks After clomping up the three flights of stairs to their apartment the girls found their eight-year-old brother Oliver sprawled across the carpet He was in the middle of a massive Lego game They dropped their backpacks loudly on the kitchen floor Shh Ollie said Mom’s on a work call The girls dashed to their room to put on dry clothes before the after-school feeding frenzy began Samal threw on her flamingo onesie complete with a beak on the hood and palm tree zipper pull As always Samal had a bowl of cereal with almond milk And Anara made peanut butter toast and a vanilla milkshake Sitting at the kitchen counter the twins started discussing their summer plans Ever since their parents got divorced they usually spent most of July with Dad Then they went to camp for
