Nathan and the Ice Rockets
Debra Oswald

Puffin Books, 1998

Nathan is a new kid at the school. He's a shy kind of person and everyone teases him.
Then the Ice Rocket competition started.. James, the school bully, collected enough Ice Rockets to win a new BMX bike.
Can Nathan get one too?

Rap Writers:
Jasmine
Nhung
Zahra
Vanessa

Rappers
St Elizabeths 2
JSR Great Guys
 Area 11 Rostrata

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Frank thinks that competitions like the Ice Rockets are just to get kids to buy more ice blocks so the company can make more money. What do you think?  
We agree that the company just wants more money.
 Area 11 Rostrata
Ice Rockets are just to get kids to buy more iceblocks.
JSR Rappers
We think that the Ice Rockets want more money and there's only a  1/10 chance you will get a prize.
Ozrap 2at St. Elizabeths School.
 
When the boys finally took time to get to know Nathan they discovered that he had lived in many different countries.  What countries had he lived in?  Why had he lived in so many?
His mum and dad travel all around the world on business trips! 
Ozrap2 at St Elizabeth's
Nathan had lived in Japan, Italy, Brazil and Kenya. He had lived in so many places because of his mum's job. 
Area 11 Rostrata
Japan, Italy, Brazil and Kenya because his mum needs to work all over the world.
JSR Great Guys
 

 

How did Lewis become Nathan's friend?
Lewis became friends with Nathan because he felt sorry for him and he admired his determination.
Ozrap2
 
 
 
Why is Nathan not worried about having no bike, no prizes, no helmet and no money?
Because he has got friends.
JSR Great Guys
 
 

Created by the students of 3CR & 3KB
Palmerston District Primary School
Palmerston A.C.T.   Australia
July 2001