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Ammachi’s Amazing Machines – STEM Book for Early Grades

In Ammachi’s Amazing Machines, a children’s STEM book, Ammachi makes coconut cakes using all sorts of amazing devices to make the work easier. At the end of the exiting baking day, the book provides explanations of the mechanical devices Ammachi uses. This story book provides great inspiration for science lessons after reading the story. The …

A Walk Among Trees – STEM Biology Topic for Grade School Kids

A Walk Among Trees – STEM Biology Topic for Grade School Kids Trees have been growing on our planet well before human beings appeared on it. Without their comforting shade and tasty fruit, our earth would be quite a barren place. Take a walk among trees in the King’s orchard to savour the taste, the …

7 Colours Of A Rainbow – Early Learning STEM

7 Colours Of A Rainbow – A cute picture book that teaches the colours of the rainbow and where those colours can be seen in nature and in daily life. Perfect for very young children learning colours and english words. This book is by Caren Echesa and illustrated by Jesse Breytenbach. This is a Level …

I Can Climb – Ich Kann Klettern, German Version

I can climb, or Ich kann klettern, is a German book for young children, a popular book provided in English on our homepage. Another great creative commons translation from the Pratham Storywever platform. Hier lernt ein kleiner Junge zu erklimmen. Aber kann er nach unten zu klettern? Dieses Buch ist eine der vier Bücher in …

Wildlife in a City Pond – Saving the Environment

Wildlife in a City Pond is a a level 4 picture from Pratham’s storyweaver platform. Wetlands in any city are seen mostly as wasteland, waiting to be built over. It takes a tireless environmentalist to show us what city ponds really are – magically rich ecosystems worth preserving. Based on a real-life experience, here is …

A Cloud of Trash – Picture Book About The Environment

A cloud of trash is hanging over Cheekoo’s head, making her the unhappiest girl in the world. She was sure it was because she didn’t listen to Amma, and threw her trash on the ground. Read this wonderful story to find out how Cheekoo gets rid of this horrible trash cloud. A Cloud of Trash …

How Do You Feel – A feelings book to inspire discussion

How Do You Feel is a book about recognizing emotions, suitable for young children. Each page simply has an emotion on it, and a picture of someone feeling it. This is perfect for pre-school children, and opens up discussion for the children about emotions, how it feels, how others feel, and what to do about …

The Mixed Up Pet Shop

The Mixed Up Pet Shop – A story about a girl and her Mum who went to buy a new puppy, however something is not quite right. All the animals inside the Pet Shop was mixed up. Will they ever sort this out and get the animals back where they belong? Find out in this …

Handmade in India – Early Grades Non-fiction and Culture

Handmade in India is a journal style book from an artist traveling through the Indian countryside. The writer paints the artisans she meets and the many items they make. The text includes lots of information about the people and culture in the countryside of India. The beautiful water colour illustrations and descriptive texts really take …

At the Zoo – a Leveled Early Reader

With sight words, and short repeated phrases, At The Zoo is a perfect book for early readers. At the Zoo uses the sight word phrase “I like to look at the…” (see the full text below). At the zoo is another great creative commons leveled book from Mustard Seed Books (see more about Mustard Seed Books …

Naughty Or Not – Fun reading for toddlers

Naughty or Not is a fun read for young children, and entertaining for toddlers. Are they being good today, or naughty? Learn interactively through interesting questions and answers. This is another great creative commons book from Pratham and Storyweaver. Pratham’s Recommended Age Group: 3-6 years Naughty or Not by Madhav Chavan Illustrations: Rijuta Ghate …

City of Stories – Fun Fiction

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 …

Dive! – Early Non-Fiction Book

Dive! explores the underwater world, stepping you through the experience of going scuba diving on a coral reef. Take a dive with us into the spectacular world of coral reefs, and catch a glimpse of some strange and beautiful sea creatures! Written and Illustrated by: Rajiv Eipe The book has very clear images of …

The Birthday Party – A Wordless Book

This is a wordless book about a birthday party. Wordless stories are wonderful because they contain infinite possibilities. Here are a few ideas for engaging with children using visual stories: – Explore the story in a leisurely manner. Draw attention to the details – the expressions of the characters, setting, colours, etc. The idea is …

The Elephant Bird

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, …

THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES – Hans Christian Andersen’s Classic Fairytales

THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES – Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the …

Andersen’s Classic Fairy Tales

This is a collection of popular children stories and tale from Hans Christian Andersen’s Classic Fairy Tales. This is the read online text only version. Andersen’s Classic Fairy Tales CONTENTS THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES THE SWINEHERD THE REAL PRINCESS THE SHOES OF FORTUNE THE FIR TREE THE SNOW QUEEN THE LEAP-FROG THE ELDERBUSH THE BELL …

Grandma’s Glasses

Grandma’s glasses are missing. She really needs a smart detective to find them for her. Another great creative commons book from Pratham and Storyweaver This is a Pratham Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. It is short length perfect for reading practice with early readers, or …

The Annual Haircut – German Version

The Annual Haircut – German Version – The Pratham CC book is provided here in a German Translation, Der Jaerliche Haarschneidetag. The English edition can be found on our main website. See more of these books below

Der Mond und die Kappe – The Moon and the Cap German

Der Mond und die Kappe – The Moon and the Cap German The popular book, The Moon and The Cap, from Pratham, translated in German. A story about a boy who had his hat flew onto the top of the tree. When the night came, he saw that the moon was looking on to his …