Be Wise With Money is a great way to begin teaching financial literacy to children. The book explains all about money, including, the difference between need and want, staying within a budgeting, income versus expenses, different ways to pay, and even includes an example of a small business plan. “Earth provides enough to satisfy every …

In Off to See Spiders, we have a fun biology lesson about all the different types of spiders. Shama takes her two younger friends Kaveri and Shivi on a spider hunt. They find lots of different types of spiders, and Shama helps them learn about all the different names. The book combines some fun rhythm and …

In Have You Ever Heard A Whale Sing we hear lots of facts about whale songs. The underwater world is a noisy place. But amidst it all, melodious songs echo through the water. Read all about some of the strongest, largest and loudest singers under the sea—whales! Author: Divya Panicker, Illustrator: Deepti Sharma Sample Text …

Frogs is a short, early non-fiction book aimed at first graders. Perfect for early science lessons, and inspiring class projects. This is another great creative commons book from Mustard Seed Books. By: Mustard Seed Guided Reading: E, Grade Level: 1.4, Reading Recovery: 8 Word Count: 139, Pages 8,  Mustard Seed Set 2 – Mid 1st Grade Excerpt from the Book: Frogs …

Zanele Situ’s Story is the true story of the first African woman to win a gold medal at the paralympics, an amazing story of overcoming disability and achieving success despite extreme difficulty. As a young girl Zanele Situ was told that she would never walk again. Loving sports she was very sad. But being in …

Hans Christian Andersen is a Danish writer best remembered as one of the greatest storytellers of children’s fairy tales. “The Brave Tin Soldier” was written between 1835 and 1872 and tells of the love and adventures of a one-legged tin soldier and a paper doll dancer he wants to make his wife. This version of …

Tania and her friends are back, and this time Tania’s having a slumber party. It’s Tania’s 6th birthday and there is lots of fun and games with a sleepover, some party games, and a surprise in the night. This is one of a large series of books for children about Tania and her adventures by …

Benjamin Franklin was an amazing person, statesman, businessman, author, philanthropist, and inventor, with his achievements from the declaration of independence to contributions to discovering electricity.  This biography tells all the events of his life, interspersed with activities for children to complete. This Benjamin Franklin children’s book is great for a school or home school project. …

Kanika G and her 5 year old daughter Pell have put together a book of seven illustrated poems. For every vibrant painting done by Pell, Kanika has written a quirky and adorable poem. One poem is about Halloween, another about snowmen and a third about sea life. The poems are imaginative, funny and entertaining. Written …

Physics is a little book with lots of big facts about physics. This book covers the basic principles of physics and makes a nice introduction to physics for early grades in science disciplines, and a good lead into school projects by introducing some of the facts of physics.         Sample Text from …