Face to Face with a Gorilla – Middle Grade Science Fiction- Who would know a family trip to the zoo results in a trip to another galaxy? A mission to fulfill a prophecy for another race, a battle with strange rules, and lots of excitement while trying desperately to get back home. This science fiction …

This is a textbook for Grade 4 Maths from the syllabus in South Africa and includes a comprehensive teaching guide. This free school textbook for Grade 4 Maths is brought to us in creative commons, CC-BY-NC in the spirit of fostering open education resources (OER) for all. This textbook was developed and funded as an …

Follow Bora with her toy Monkey Jojo and her Baba on a trip to the Doctor to get a scary injection. Find out if she can overcome her fears and how. Read Along with the Video of Brave Bora, read by Kiwi Opa:   This book was brought to us by BookDash, see more from …

Chiu sees exciting things that others cannot – flying rockets and fish swimming on the blackboard. Ajji takes Chiu to the eye doctor to find out about her magical powers. Sample Text from Chiu’s Powers Chiu is late for school. But she cannot find her red bottle. Is that her bottle? Or is it a …

A baby pufferfish gets caught in a tidal pool, his friends help him see there isn’t any reason to panic because the tide will come in again. Another great creative commons story from Pratham’s Storyweaver platform. See more books from Pratham in our Pratham-Storyweaver category. See more stories about animals and marine life in our …

Clouds – An excellent look at clouds from a middle grade perspective, with lots of facts, and review questions and activities at the end. Another great non-fiction book from Open Equal Free’s literacy anywhere library, categorised as Level 3 by OEF. By: Aleyna La Croix, Michael A Jones     Text and Images from Clouds Clouds …

And Also! is a cute story about imagination in play and sibling friendship, and with lots of simple and repetitive language And Also! makes a great book for beginner readers. Thabo is playing a game of pretend. His sister Keitu wants to join in. To begin with Thabo thinks this is not great. But, wait… …

City of stories describes a sad city without any stories, then like floods after a drought, a city with too many stories, and finally finding balance. Nobody in the city has time to tell a story, until Didi and a little girl start a tidal wave of stories, that washes over everybody. A fascinating fable …

Baby Harp Seal Learns To Swim – A short story explaining about a seal, illustrating the importance of staying away from danger and staying within your own limits. Suitable for toddlers and learning to read age. By: Danielle Bruckert     Text and Images from Baby Harp Seal Learns To Swim Baby Harp Seal lies on …

A book for young children inspiring thoughts as to what they want to be when they grow up and encouraging a love of reading. Sample Text from I Want to Be… “Look,” Nali says. “There’s Mum.” “When I grow up, I want to be a police officer, too. Like Mum!” < End of Page 4> …