Fungus – An exciting and beautifully photographed non-fiction book about all types of mushrooms: or fungi. A great topic for school science projects. Another great Creative Commons book from Open Equal Free, categorised by OEF as Level 2, suitable for Grade 2 to Grade 3, seven to eight year old children. By: Megan Smith, Elissa Alvey, Dane …

Tania And The Blackout – Tania’s housing area suffers a blackout for the night because of a maintenance fault. The book club Tania that and her friends created comes up with a novel way to fill in the time without electricity. They entertain themselves and all the others in their area during the blackout time with …

Singing the Truth –  The Story Of Mirian Makeba born in the Apartheid days in South Africa in the townships of Johannesburg. Her singing talent took her to fame around the world, but as a black South African she was outspoken against the apartheid and was thrown out of her own country. Only when freedom …

Insects – A Non-Fiction book about insects with lots of interesting facts, following with review questions and activities. A simple non-fiction book, perfect for early grades, a good start on the topic of insects for school science and nature projects . Another great creative commons book from Open Equal Free, classified by OEF as Level …

Butterflies – A non-fiction book about butterflies for early grades, with beautiful colour photographs. Another great creative commons creation from Mustard Seed Books. Word count 219, Guided Reading Level I. By: Mustard Seed   Text and Images from Butterflies A butterfly is an insect. It has six legs and four wings. A butterfly’s body has three parts. …

A non-fiction book all about whales. A creative commons book from Mustard Seed Books. Word Count 266, Guided Reading Level G. By Elizabeth Kim Sample Text from Whales: Whales are the biggest animals on the planet, even bigger than elephants! <End of Page 1 of Whales> See also the Spanish language version of Whales here: https://freekidsbooks.org/los-ballenas-whales-spanish-version/   …

Tania Loses a Tooth – Tania has a loose tooth, what does it mean, and who is the tooth fairy? Another great adventure in the Tania series by Kanika G. By: Kanika G     Sample Text From Tania Loses a Tooth: Tania Loses A Tooth Tania had just woken up. She was in the bathroom, …

I Really Want A Dog….An Introduction to Dog Ownership for Children – Children love dogs, right? But what’s involved in looking after a dog? What types of dog might suit your home? A journey of discovery into some basic facts about adopting a dog, including facts about different dog breeds, as told from a child’s …

Swift Walker, a little boy, always walks fast. One day, his feet won’t stop, and takes him on a fun adventure around he world. A fiction book, mixed with lots of geography facts. By: Verlyn Tarlton     Images from Swift Walker <end of sample> See more Classic Books below    

Clouds – An excellent look at clouds from a middle grade perspective, with lots of facts, and review questions and activities at the end. Another great non-fiction book from Open Equal Free’s literacy anywhere library, categorised as Level 3 by OEF. By: Aleyna La Croix, Michael A Jones     Text and Images from Clouds Clouds …