Meet Vern and all the animals at the Green Fern Zoo. This early reader introduces new decodable sounds in each chapter along with the interesting animals at the zoo. See more from the Core Knowledge foundation in our CKF publisher category.     

Druvi needs an umbrella to protect her wings from the rain. Join the dragonfly as she searches for the perfect leaf-umbrella. Sample Text from An Umbrella for Druvi Druvi the dragonfly has just learnt to fly. She flies near the pond with her friends. They tease the frogs and eat mosquitoes for lunch. In the …

In Sticky Brains, Aria is having a tough week. All she remembers is the bad stuff that happens. Then she discovers something amazing: her brain gets good at what it practices (yours does too). She learns to make good thoughts stick too, just by paying attention in a new way. Join Aria in exploring how …

A Dancer’s Tale: The Story of Phyllis Spira – An inspiring tale about the life of Phyllis Spira, renowned South African dancer, who dedicated her later life to free dance programs for underprivileged children. Another great Creative Commons book from Bookdash. By: Samantha Cutler, Thea Nicole de Klerk   Text and Images from A Dancer’s Tale: The …

An amazingly cute book about a baby jaguar, from Mustard Seed Books. This book has 84 words, and is levelled at Guided Reading Level D. It’s recommended for classroom or homeschool use for kindergarten/foundation and early grades, or for early ESL readers. By: Mustard Seed  

Searching for adventure Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee feels rather lonely on her rock and yearns for adventure. A chance friendship with a hermit crab offers her an opportunity that works well for both of them. If you are looking for a short fun story about friendship, especially for children that love the ocean and sea creatures, this beautifully illustrated …

Where Are The Animals is a short book about animals and where they live. Perfect for learning to read, sight words, and reading with very young children. Total words 48, 8 pages, a guided reading level B. This is another great creative commons book, brought to you by Mustard seed books. This book for beginner readers …

Where Do My Thoughts Go is a fun imaginative book for kindergarten and early grades. A child imagines her thoughts as real and wonders where they go. The illustrations in the book and the fun sounds will make this an enjoyable short read for young children. This is a creative commons book (CC-BY-SA) brought to …

The Elephant Bird is a beautifully illustrated story of mistaken identity, illuminating people’s fear of the unknown, and how important it is to understand and respect others differences. Munia was different from the other children. She could not run. It was her differences that first made her notice the Elephant Bird – he was just like her, …

Once there was a small mouse with a big dream. He wanted to go to the far-off land. Along the way, he meets some interesting characters, helps many in need, and completes a magical transformation. This story follows with vocabulary and questions including reading comprehension, think and share, and topic-based. Jumping Mouse is a Native …