During many, many festivals, a lot of people burst firecrackers. Did you know that the core of a firecracker is a highly flammable material invented in China hundreds of years ago? It’s gunpowder. Strap on your seat belts for a dangerous journey through the history of weapons and explosives. This story was brought to us …

In the grip of a terrifying pandemic, thirty writers, aged eight to eighteen share their innermost experiences in journals, poetry, and essays. Writing from Quarantine is produced by Mighty Writers – inspiring youth to think clearly and write with clarity.    

Amma’s Birthday – As parents we don’t expect anything from our children, but it’s so beautiful when they want to give us something, completely from their own thinking. A story about a little girl’s love for her mother, and her wish to get her the best present ever. Author: Janaki Sooriyarachchi         Text and …

This ebook Making Purchases is maths related to buying and selling, made up of several lessons as detailed below. The content includes Lessons, Essential Questions, Focus, Get Started, Activities, Explore, Bringing Ideas Together, and Lesson Summary. Open School BC Provides support, educational resources, and tools that are designed for K-12 Students, adult learners, parents, and teachers. These school textbooks are from Open …

Turtle wants to be treated as an equal by the bigger animals, can he prove to them that he is worthy of being treated as an equal? Sample Text from Tug of War Turtle was small, but he talked big. He loved to boast that he was friends with the biggest animals in the jungle. …

Lots of fun and alliteration for young children in this the third episode of Boodlebods. Eva the Energetic Egg Timer finds a calling as she visits the hen house. This is part of a series focusing on alliteration perfect for young children and kindergarten age, all the series has an animated youtube video to go …

In Tiger’s Delicious Treats, tiger loves baking. Everyday tiger bakes pies, he desperately wants to sell them, but they don’t sell. Meanwhile, all the other animals smell the pies and desperately want to taste them but why don’t they buy the pies? Find out more in this amusing misunderstanding and more amusing solution. Will tiger …

The Rabbit and the Flower – The rabbit finds a pretty flower, and he likes it a lot. His friends the birds help him find many more pretty things around him. Eventually the rabbit realises what is the most beautiful thing in life. This is the third book in Sarbasst’s Tales of the Lord series …

At Least I’m Okay tells a poignant story about an attitude that is too frequent among us related to climate change. In this important picture book about climate change, the main character, Una the mountain goat, ignores all the changes around her as her friends leave one by one, thinking, “At least I’m Okay”. The …

Another great book to help children navigate the mirth of Carona, what it is and what we must do and how to make the most of being stuck inside. The book is short length aimed at young children.              If you enjoyed this book, see also How to Defeat the …