Talking in Twos – is about the computer language of binary, how it is being used in computer programming and how specific machines follow instructions. A perfect introduction to binary for children, the book explains how even the monitor that you are looking at right now uses 1s and 0s, to determine how bright the …

How the Children Became Stars is a collection of 52 fables and folk tales from all over the world. The folk tales provide important morals and life lessons, and help foster an understanding of other cultures. Each folk tale has an activity at the end, which makes it perfect for classroom or home-school use, and …

Tania’s School Picnic – Tania and her friends are going on a school picnic exploring the Kanheri caves. Will they discover anything interesting? Another great free kids book from Kanika G By: Kanika G     Sample Text From Tania School Picnic: Tania’s School Picnic The children in Tania’s class at school were chattering excitedly. The …

Tania’s New Bicycle – Tania is big enough now to have a ‘two wheel’ bike! Her mama and papa buy her one, but can she ride it? A delightful tale of fear, courage, trust, and triumph. Will Tania learn to ride? Find out in this story, another great adventure with subtle but important lessons, in …

In an Introduction to Biology, a textbook for upper elementary and middle grade, published by Wikijunior, we learn about a range of topics, including a detailed look at the human body and cells, and an overview of kingdoms, archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. This text is available in creative commons (CC-BY-SA), so you …

Harold’s Headboard Mice – When a family of mice make a new home in Harold’s headboard, he doesn’t mind, since they are very discrete and clean. Harold doesn’t realise how much joy simply being kind to the mice will bring him. By: Kelly Seal     See more books about animals below    

This book is all about pink flowers! A simple non fiction book with beautiful photographs and interesting facts about the various of flowers. The book is available in Creative Commons – CC-BY-NC (attribution, non-commercial). The book, with it’s ‘pink’ theme, is dedicated to all those affected by and working with breast cancer, and has information …

Kye From Galloway – Kye lives in Galloway Castle, in the country of Faraway, along with King Grumpy, his wife, Queen Chatty and their daughter, Butterfly, the most beautiful princess in all of fairytale land. When Kye falls ill with the flu, Princess Butterfly must convince her father, King Grumpy, to buy kitty boots for …

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Activity Book is a book brought to us by the NOAA with all sorts of activities about whales. This makes a perfect resource for homeschool or school marine study topics. The book can spark off more research into the animals, or perhaps you could create a non-fiction …

A heartfelt and inspiring journey of a young girl born with bilateral congenital cataracts. A poignant account, sharing snippets of the challenges Jillian and her family faced from multiple surgeries when she was just weeks old, to eyepatches, drops, and glasses, and the tremendous emotional rollercoaster for all involved. Sample Pages from Through My Eyes …