Dinos on the Moon!

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Dinos on the Moon!

Lily loved space more than anything. She dreamed of visiting other planets and discovering new things. One day, her Grandpa Joe, who was also a scientist, told her about a secret mission he was planning. "We're going to the moon, Lily!" he exclaimed. "And guess what? I think we might find something amazing there!"

Lily was so excited, she could hardly sleep. The next morning, they packed their bags and headed to Grandpa Joe's lab. Inside was a shiny, red rocket ship!

"Wow!" Lily gasped. With a big smile, Grandpa Joe said, "Ready for an adventure?"

They climbed into the rocket, and with a loud roar, they blasted off! The Earth grew smaller and smaller as they soared through the sky. Soon, they landed on the moon. The surface was gray and dusty, and there were craters everywhere.

"Look!" Lily shouted, pointing to a set of huge footprints. "Those aren't human footprints!"

Following the prints, they came to a large crater. Inside were several large, blue and green speckled eggs. Suddenly, a small blue triceratops popped its head out from behind a rock. Then, a green Tyrannosaurus Rex wearing a space helmet walked up to them!

"Welcome to our moon base!" the T-Rex roared with a friendly smile. "We've been waiting for you!"

Glossary
Craters:
Large, bowl-shaped holes in the ground, often caused by impacts.
Asteroid:
A small, rocky object that orbits the sun.
Mission:
An important assignment or task.
Triceratops:
A dinosaur with three horns on its face.
surface:
the outside or uppermost layer of a ground, planet, or object
discovery:
something exciting or important that is found or learned about for the first time

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  1. 1What did Lily love more than anything?
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“Dinos on the Moon!” is a fiction reading passage about Space Adventure, written for Upper Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (321 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.

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