Ryers Readers - There Was an Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon

Episode Date: May 10, 2024

Blast off into outer space with an old Astronaut who has an out of this world appetite!

Let's do this! Thank you so much for tuning into today's story. Don't forget to rate and follow so you never miss out on all the Ryers' readers fun. Before we get into the story, do you want to know a fun fact? Did you know the largest volcano in our solar system is not on Earth? It's on Mars! This huge volcano is called Olympus Mons and is about 13.6 miles. which is more than two times taller than Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth. Pretty cool, huh?

Okay. Story Time! Today we are going to read, There was an old astronaut who swallowed the moon by Lucille Calandro. There was an old astronaut who swallowed the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at noon. Is the moon really out during the day? Of course. The moon never goes away.

There was an old astronaut who swallowed a star. It was bizarre to swallow a star. She swallowed the star to shoot for the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at noon. How does the moon stay in the sky? Gravity's force keeps up. it up high. There was an old astronaut who swallowed a planet. It tasted like granite when

she swallowed that planet. She swallowed the planet to orbit the star. She swallowed the star to shoot for the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at noon. The star closest to Earth is the Sun. Our solar system only has one. There was an old astronaut who swallowed a comet. Just like an omelet, she swallowed that comet. She swallowed the comet to light up the planet. She swallowed the planet to orbit the star. She swallowed the star to shoot for the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at noon. Why does the comet leave a bright trail? Heat from the sun creates a tail. There was an old astronaut who swallowed a meteoroid. She really enjoyed that meteoroid.

She swallowed the meteoroid to fly the comet. She swallowed the comet to light up the planet. She swallowed the planet to orbit the star. She swallowed the star to shoot for the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at noon. That meteoroid made a loud sound. It's a meteorite. It's a meteorite. when it hits the ground. There was an old astronaut who swallowed a rocket. It was next on the docket, a powerful rocket. She swallowed the rocket to catch the meteoroid.

She swallowed the meteoroid to fly with the comet. She swallowed the comet to light up the planet. She swallowed the planet to orbit the star. She swallowed the star to shoot for the moon. I don't know why she swallowed the moon. It happened at noon. How long is a trip to outer space? Depends on the rocket size, power, and pace.

There was an old astronaut who swallowed a satellite. It went down just right, that bright satellite. There was an old astronaut who wanted to fly and spent all her time looking up high at the planetarium's brightly lit sky. There is so much to learn about the stars moon and sun, So tune in this Monday for more reading fun! Wait, what?

A brand new extra episode all about space is coming to Ryers readers this Monday? Now that's definitely something I don't want to miss. Make sure you stick around to see if you can answer today's paying attention question. Before you go, do you think you can answer today's paying attention question? What time did the astronaut swallow the moon?

If your answer was, at noon, you did it! Great job! You sure were paying attention. I hope you enjoyed that story. I wonder what we're going to read next. See you Monday.