This comic, Thinking Skills, brought to us by Siyavula, teaches incredibly important rationalization and study skills important to any field, scientific and otherwise. The concepts are explained in a user-friendly comic style, including detailed graphical representation and simple explanations. The topics covered are as follows: Classifying things – page 1 Concept mapping – page 11 …

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 …

In Shongololo’s Shoes, Shongololo’s lost his shoes and everyone tells him they haven’t seen them, but can you find Shongololo’s shoes on the pages of this cute book? And what does the lion want with all the shoes, find out more by reading this free picture book. This is a short picture book from BookDash …

I do not use plastic bags but I use cloth bags instead.

The Mighty Tethys Sea explains how the continents split apart, from the mighty Gondwana and the mighty Tethys sea, to what they are now, and how the Himalayas were formed. Discover how once there were seas where there now are mountains, and how it all changed into the shape of the earth today. Author: Juvena …

The Job Hunt is an early chapter book, designed to be read in installments for a grade 2 class. This fun fictional story involves a seven year old boy and his older sister who is at college and looking for a job for her summer vacation. The book includes an English worksheet activity book, suitable …

Inhabitants of the sea is a marine life early non-fiction book, suitable for kindergarten and early grades. This short book describes popular sea creatures such as sea horses, octopus, clown fish, dolphins, manta ray, star fish, and sea turtles. This is another great creative commons book from the Pratham Storyweaver community     Sample text …

Baby Thangwang and Bhalluka the Bear are best friends. They like to talk and growl together,  This cute short story has lots of sound words for early readers to practice sounding out or to have fun sounding out when reading to a toddler / kindergartener. Sample Page – Thangwang and Bhalluka Baby Thangwang likes to …

Woof-Woof is a delightful story of a young girl overcoming her fear of pets. The little girl is terrified of her family dog, and runs crying to her Daddy. Her Daddy shows her the woof-woof only wants to play. Slowly the little girl overcomes her fear and gains trust. This cute short picture book was …

Psychedelic seal is not like all the others – he doesn’t blend in like the other seals, not only is he in danger to the world at large, he gets teased by the other seal pups. Learn about how psychedelic seal learns to triumph in spite of his differences and even because of them in …

The Red Panda Naps is an early reader about this adorable creature. This is a book for new readers or very young children, and involves around the words “The red panda naps…”. The repetition is perfect for building confidence and word recognition in struggling readers. If you enjoy books about the Red Panda, see also: …

  This is book 32 of The Tania Series. Tania is growing up, and so is her thirst for adventure. After reading many books about kids solving mysteries and stumbling upon secret passages, Tania is craving an adventure of her own. Tania and her best friend Tanisha, are vacationing with their families in a small …

A kitten is tricked by a bad fairy and falls into a well. Fortunately, some good fairies hear her calls for help and rescue her. The kitten cannot remember where she came from so the good fairies take her back to their home at the North Pole where she helps Santa and Mrs. Claus. The …

Maddy Monna’d Menagerie – Animal rhymes is a fun story full of animal mayhem in the style of Rod Campbell’s Dear Zoo. Maddy wants a pet for her 5th birthday, but can she find the right pet? Read all about her decision making in this fun animal rhyme from BookDash. Download or read the flipbook …

Houses – This book is about the different types and shapes of houses. This book is from the African Storybook Initiative, suited for children who are starting out to learn how to read. The book uses simple words with illustrations. Children will find it easy to learn and use the words. Written by Zanele Buthelezi, …