
"When Fritz,
the Janitor's bad kid,
Went snooping in the basement,
He found a rock snugly hid
Beneath the window casement. He struck a match with one fell swoop;
Then, on the concrete kneeling,
he lit the rocket and--she--oop!
It shot up through...


The upward progress of a rocket, lit in the basement by the janitor's son, causes some strange situations as it passes through twenty floors of apartments.Originally published in 1912 by Harper & Brothers, New York, it was the first children's book of its kind, a book about a...

When Fritz, the Janitor's bad kid, Went snooping in the basement, He found a rocket snugly hid Beneath the window casement.
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When Fritz, the Janitor's bad kid, Went snooping in the basement, He found a rocket snugly hid Beneath the window casement.

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When a mischievous boy named Ivan decides to ignite a rocket in the basement of a building, a number of humorous and strange situations occur. The rocket rips through each floor, wreaking all kinds of havoc, and ultimately goes through the roof. Each page contains a hole representing...





Reproduction of the original: The Rocket Book by Peter Newell

Reproduction of the original: The Rocket Book by Peter Newell

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Der freche Fritz z ndet im Keller des Hochhauses, in dem sein Vater der Hausmeister ist, eine vergessene Rakete, und die saust nun mit Wunderkraft durch alle zwanzig Stockwerke. Was sie dabei anrichtet, hat sich Peter Newell ausgedacht und mit lustigen Bildern versehen.

