That’s Not Thabi! That’s a hippopotamus – Early reader – Lucy’s sister Thabi’s missing. Everywhere she looks there’s only a bothersome hippopotamus. Where can Thabi be? A fun short picture book with great repetition for early readers and reading to toddlers. Another great creative commons children’s picture book brought to us by BookDash. Illustrated by Mbongeni …

Arya in the cockpit – a fact based children’s story tells of a little girl’s dream to be a pilot. Along the way we meet many figures from women’s history in aviation and find out about their achievements. An inspiring Level two story brought to us by Pratham children’s books and Storyweaver. Author: Nandita Jayaraj …

Classic Tales Grade 3 Reader is designed for Grade 3 level readers, covering three classic tales, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Alice in Wonderland, and The Open Road from Wind in the Willows. The book has many supplementary exercises that go with it available here: https://www.coreknowledge.org/free-resource/ckla-unit-01-third-grade-skills-classic-tales/  Sample Text From Classic Tales Grade 3 Reader Aladdin …

A Dancer’s Tale: The Story of Phyllis Spira – An inspiring tale about the life of Phyllis Spira, renowned South African dancer, who dedicated her later life to free dance programs for underprivileged children. Another great Creative Commons book from Bookdash. By: Samantha Cutler, Thea Nicole de Klerk   Text and Images from A Dancer’s Tale: The …

In Teju’s shadow, Teju’s Mama helps him get over his fear of the dark and fear of his shadow. A cute story for young children who are afraid. Illustrated by Ndumiso Nyoni, Written by Sope Martins Sample Text from Teju’s Shadow “What’s that?” Teju hides. “It won’t find me here!” He runs. “Why are you …

Searching for adventure Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee feels rather lonely on her rock and yearns for adventure. A chance friendship with a hermit crab offers her an opportunity that works well for both of them. If you are looking for a short fun story about friendship, especially for children that love the ocean and sea creatures, this beautifully illustrated …

Meet Vern and all the animals at the Green Fern Zoo. This early reader introduces new decodable sounds in each chapter along with the interesting animals at the zoo. See more from the Core Knowledge foundation in our CKF publisher category.     

Druvi needs an umbrella to protect her wings from the rain. Join the dragonfly as she searches for the perfect leaf-umbrella. Sample Text from An Umbrella for Druvi Druvi the dragonfly has just learnt to fly. She flies near the pond with her friends. They tease the frogs and eat mosquitoes for lunch. In the …

The Elephant Bird is a beautifully illustrated story of mistaken identity, illuminating people’s fear of the unknown, and how important it is to understand and respect others differences. Munia was different from the other children. She could not run. It was her differences that first made her notice the Elephant Bird – he was just like her, …

A Tiny Seed – Wangari Maathai understood that a lot can be achieved for the world by planting a tiny seed and letting it grow. Through her belief and her dreams for her country and people, she became the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize. This inspiring true story for children is brought …