Turtle Trouble – Telling the truth, or covering up? That’s what our little character in this story is mulling over. A short story told from a child’s perspective, aimed at teaching children hows and whys of good behaviour, and why it is always best to tell the truth. Amy Upshaw and Salem de Bezenac, Illustrated …
Categories: Age years 13+, All FKB Books, Cory Doctorow, science fiction, Young Adult
For the Win, a young adult gaming sci-fi, is set in a futuristic world, gaming is becoming the new sweatshops of China, where underage workers are exploited. The youths involved attempt to rebel, while some in the West attempt to get in the game. Amazon says: “It’s the twenty-first century, and all over the world, …
Uncovering Earth’s Secrets – A book about oceanic research, featuring the research ship JOIDES Resolution, written in rhyme with beautiful illustrations. This nonfiction eBook was written for us by award-winning children’s author Kevin Kurtz (http://kevinkurtz.homestead.com) and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Alice Feagan (http://alicefeagan.com). It is written for children and classrooms in grades 1 to 4. …
Categories: Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Carmen Saptouw, Children, Christmas, Grade 1 to Grade 3, Intermediate English, Rhyming
Alphabet and Inspirational Colouring Pages is a book containing advanced colouring pages for all the letters of the alphabet along with inspirational messages. This free downloadable alphabet and inspirational messages colouring eBook is perfect for an older sibling working with a younger sibling learning the alphabet. See more of our colouring book below
Categories: Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Animals, Carmen Saptouw, Children, Conservation, Grade 1 to Grade 3, Intermediate English, Reptiles, Values
Dan and the Frog – The Ponds, home of a kingdom of frogs, was polluted by humans and have become nearly uninhabitable. One of their own promises the group of frogs a better home, filled with food and clean water. They decide to leave their previous home and King behind for a better life or …
Categories: Age years 13+, All FKB Books, Cory Doctorow, Creative Commons, Fluent English, Grade 7+, science fiction, Young Adult
In Pirate Cinema, a young adult sci-fi novel about piracy, more over, extensive over-criminalisation of it. A teenager’s piracy crime results in his whole family being cut off from the internet as a punishment. Feeling forced to leave his home in a combination of shame, shunning, and an overriding desire to keep hacking movies. Another …
Categories: Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Animals, Children, Grade 1 to Grade 3, Kelly Seal
Terrible Tommy Tom Cat is threatening the inhabitants of Gingers wood, how will Benny Badger, Tyler No-Tail Mouse and the rest of the animals scare him away? Find out more in the third tale in the series from Kelly Seal. By: Kelly Seal Sample text from Terrible Tommy Tom Cat I remember when I …
Sleepy Mr Sloth – He’s quite good at climbing. He knows how to swing. But sleeping’s his favourite, favourite thing! A playful rhyming story about a sloth. Suitable for learning to read with large text size and beautiful rhyme and repetition. Another great creative commons book from BookDash. Written by Paul Kennedy, Designed by Nick …