Kali Wants to Dance is the biography of Kali Veerapathiran born in a fishing Village, with a talent and passion in dancing. But his family does not have enough money to spare for dance classes. And who has heard of boys dancing for a living? “Who has ever learned dance and made any money from it? It’s a …
Human Values Foundation 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 edition is from 2017. The Human Values Foundation has kindly made these available to republish here so as to reach a wider audience …
Categories: Age 10-13 years, Classic Books, Fluent English, Lewis Carroll, Public Domain
Alice sees a white rabbit with a waist coat and pocket watch disappearing down a rabbit hole, what follows depicts the epitome of children’s imagination, a classic fantasy tale, combined with subtle logic based adult intricacies in Lewis Carroll’s (Charles Dodgeson – mathematician) classic tale of Alice in Wonderland that can be enjoyed at any …
Categories: Classic Books, Fluent English, Public Domain, Story Collections
Beautiful Stories From Shakespeare written as stories for children, by classic children’s book author Edith Nesbit. by: Edith Nesbit Text from Beautiful Stories From Shakespeare A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Hermia and Lysander were lovers; but Hermia’s father wished her to marry another man, named Demetrius. Now, in Athens, where they lived, there was a wicked law, …
Geology – The Changing Earth is designed as a non-fiction reader for ELA grade 4, but can also be used as a science text for study in earth sciences. Students explore how different geological processes shape the earth’s landscape and related environments. the book explains how the earth is composed of layers that, through heat …
Categories: Age 10-13 years, All FKB Books, Animals, Fantasy, Fluent English, Grade 4 to Grade 6, Older Children
Once upon a time, in a cozy little cottage at the edge of a bustling town, lived a curious girl named Tilly. Tilly was known throughout the neighborhood for her unruly mop of chestnut hair and a pair of bright, sparkling eyes that held the secrets of a thousand adventures. She was always eager to explore the world around her, but her favorite place of all was her grandmother’s attic.
11 Popsicle Stick Crafts for Kids provides lots of fun and simple, easy to do ideas for young children using popsicle sticks and other items you will usually find around the house. Inside this free eBook, you’ll find a wide variety of crafts made from Popsicle sticks. There’s an entire section of Popsicle stick toys …
Basic Book Design is a textbook suitable for high school students (and adults) all about basic book design. The book is provided by Wikibooks, in the creative commons under a GNU open document license. As a project for English, art or computer studies, creating a book should be a compulsory activity in schools. This book …
Categories: Adventure, Age 10-13 years, All FKB Books, Children, Christmas, Fluent English, Grade 4 to Grade 6, P.J. Leonard
Sarah Sues Santa – Sarah Pebbleton has been an angel all year, writing to Santa and doing everything she’s told. But Santa still didn’t bring her exactly what she wanted! This is the last straw, Sarah furious, writes back to Santa, one more letter: to tell him she’ll be suing him. The reply Sarah gets …
The Girl Who Stayed Awake – A story about fantasy Each night, Lucy-Go-Lucky drifts into a slumber rich in magical landscapes and mystical creatures. But trouble comes when she tries to take the contents of her dreams back to her waking life. She grows frustrated when her dreams melt into thin air and determines never …