Every kid wishes for magic, but not Miriam Mermelstein, for her magic sucks. She firmly believes her parents’ fairy stories are just that, and she’s too old to be told stories. She wished for something real, what she thought was missing, but what she got was far more than she expected. Magic Sucks is a humorous …

Stories on Values is an endearing and beautiful collection of short stories written by children, as selected entries from the Human Values Foundation’s annual Stories on Values competition. This is the Stories on Values 2018 edition. The Human Values Foundation has kindly made these available to republish here so as to reach a wider audience …

Behind the Lie tells a tale of a family living with domestic violence, find out how they manage to work out a way to share their problem without making things worse. This book shares knowledge to support domestic violence victims with practical advice told in a very easy to understand way, and also helps all …

Daksha lives in a remote hamlet in the Himalayas. After losing her family to flashfloods, she grows up in the village community and gains knowledge of herbal medicine by helping the Vaidya. A chance encounter opens up a new life that includes schooling. But Daksha longs for her mountain home….This is an inspirational story set …

Ukuqonda Maths Textbooks Grade 4 to 6 – RSA Syllabus The Ukuqonda Foundation in co-operation with Sasol Inzalo Foundation and the Department of Basic Education South Africa brings us all these wonderful maths textbooks including maths textbooks grade 4 to 6 RSA in the creative commons for open education, CC-BY-NC. These textbooks are based on …

Billy and Ant Fall Out is the second book in the Billy Growing Up series, a series for elementary children which deal with important lessons in behaviour.  False pride makes a child feel so important that they would rather do something wrong than admit they have made a mistake. Could pride be playing a part in your …

A comprehensive textbook on Civil Rights in America, documenting the US civil rights movement from the introduction of slavery through to the enforcement of the Civil Rights Act and eradication of all discriminatory practices. This textbook was created by the US Bureau of International Information Programs and is available in Public Domain. Principal text written …

Another beautiful volume of Haiku set to beautiful art from Gabriel Rosenstock. Very suitable for older children or school studies. Each poem in this thought provoking poetry anthology contains a stunning public domain artwork or image.  Gabriel Rosenstock See more from Gabriel Rosenstock on FKB   For more about Haiku, see here: https://vcbf.ca/event/about-haiku/. It is …

The Dragon and The Garlic Eater Knights – A classic fairy tale with endearing characters, and an allegory about the battle of good and evil, love, friendship, and compassion. Another wonderful book, translated from the original Greek text and allowed to fly free on the internet by Saita Publications. This book is published in Creative …

The Industrial Revolution from Core Knowledge Foundation for Grade 6 is a comprehensive study of the period of advancement caused by the development of machinery from the 1700s to the 1800s in Britain and America and includes such topics as working conditions, economic effects, capitalism and communism. This book also has a teaching guide and …