This book explores the world of secret messages, encryption and the battle of wits between coders and codebreakers. Through simple and fun examples that can double as games, the book illustrates the key concepts of cryptography, before summarising modern encryption techniques. The book also delves into the history of cryptography focusing on the often overlooked …

Brothers Grim Classic Children’s Stories is a collection of famous classic children’s stories from European folk history. The collection includes favourites such as Rapunzel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, Tom Thumb, Briar Rose, and many many more timeless classic children’s stories. Each of the classic stories is …

Ritu’s Letter Gets Longer – Ritu really wants her cousin to come over for the holidays. Her Grandpa writes a postcard to her aunty asking him to come, and she delivers the letter to the post office. Somehow along the way the letter gains a few more words. Licensed under creative common’s CC-BY-3.0 by Pratham …

In The World I Live In – The Practice of Optimism, Iby Helen Keller explains in an amazing and inspiring set of biographical accounts, along with essays and poems what it is like for her in her world. Helen Keller, being both deaf and blind, seeing the world through her sense of touch, displays an …

Albert the Albatross takes us on a poignant tour of all he has learned in life from friends to foes and how to ensure right from wrong. Albert visits many friends and tells us a story of what he has learned most importantly what makes people happy, mainly this is being and doing good, and …

Fisho and her family and friends are suffering under the weight of the increasing ocean debris, literally. This endearing story should make you think twice before littering. Sample Text from Our Land FISHO and her sister and brother were getting ready to go to school. After they finished their breakfast, their mum gave each of …

Spike and Pod find something very sticky, and get stuck. How will they get out? And who leaves sticky messes for Spike’s and Pod’s to get stuck in anyway!? A short picture book suitable for young children and children learning to read. One of a series of free public domain books. By: Tony J Moon …

Family resemblances is a coming of age novel about a fifteen year old girl sent to spend the summer with her unmarried aunt, her mother’s younger sister. Both learn a great deal about each other. A sensitive, emotional novel. Aimed at teenagers, some content is considered sensitive. Author: Lowry Pei This book, previously published but out …

The Grass Seeker – As the weather turns warm, shepherd Room Singh takes his flock of goats and sheep and scales the Himalayas for fresh grass. With global warming a reality, this photo book traces the journey that a Gaddi shepherd has been making for the last 40 years, how many more will it be? …

Kanchha wanders away from home and is very afraid. What happens to Kanchha and does Kanchha learn his lesson from this experience. This is a level 3 book suitable for children who are ready to read on their own, or as a class read aloud. Author: Shilpi Pradhan, Illustrator: Abin Shrestha       Sample Text …