It’s annual haircut day but Sringeri cannot find anyone to help. Another great creative commons (CC-BY-SA) book from Pratham publishers, with stories based on Indian lifestyles adding to their cultural depth for most Westerners, and familiarity for those from the Indian sub-continent. By: Noni, Angie and Upesh   Images from Annual Haircut Day <end of sample> …

The Moon and the Cap – An endearing tale about a child’s love for a new cap. Another great Creative Commons book from Pratham. By: Noni, Angie, Upesh These books are also available as a read along book, to enable learning reading and learning English with subtitles on Youtube, see the link below. Read Along with …

Fish out of Water – A simple rhyming book with colourful childlike pictures of fish doing lots of extraordinary things. Suitable for very small children or for those learning to read.     Text from Fish out of Water red fish weird fish blue fish new fish fish in a boat fish can float (fish …

Joe and the Real Yellow Wellingtons – Snozel doesn’t want to go out in the rain, but, after Joe drags him out, something happens to make him forget how much he hates rain. Sonzel is really glad he went out. Another great free book from Tony on the Moon. By: Tony J Moon   See more …

Happy Maths Book 2 – The second book in the Happy Maths series, these books provide practical maths solutions, great for grades 5-7 with stories to help engage the students. The stories are based on Indian lifestyles which also adds to the cultural experience. Another great creative commons book from Pratham publishers. By: Mala Kumar, Angie …

Happy Maths Book 1 – A mathematics book with many stories built around the problems, with questions and answers. The book is aimed at children of grade 3 to 5 maths and english levels. Stories are based around Indian lifestyles and this book can also be a nice way to learn about different cultures. By: Mala …

Where Wild Microbes Grow – An educational rhyming picture book about discoveries on the seafloor, based on the expeditions of the vessel JOIDES Resolution. A fun way to interest young children in oceanic research. Written by award-winning children’s author Kevin Kurtz and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Alice Feagan. The eBook was created through a National Science …

Tania’s Diwali Celebration – It is Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Tania participates in the various rituals of decorating, sweet making, lighting crackers, and more. Read on to find out about all the exciting things Tania does for the perfect Diwali. Another great adventure in the Tania’s Series. By: Kanika G   Sample Text …

Robert, born to immigrant parents, and barely speaking English when he started school, was not considered athletic. Against odds, he becomes a top swimmer, winning many races and surprising his coach. Based on the true story of a hearing impaired Australian swimming champion. By: Elena Silva   See more books like these below    

Dan and the Frog – The Ponds, home of a kingdom of frogs, was polluted by humans and have become nearly uninhabitable. One of their own promises the group of frogs a better home, filled with food and clean water. They decide to leave their previous home and King behind for a better life or …

This book is all about pink flowers! A simple non fiction book with beautiful photographs and interesting facts about the various of flowers. The book is available in Creative Commons – CC-BY-NC (attribution, non-commercial). The book, with it’s ‘pink’ theme, is dedicated to all those affected by and working with breast cancer, and has information …

My Friend Kimmi Could Really Spell Things – Kimmi really knew how to spell, but the school wouldn’t let her participate in the spelling bees. In fact they’d stopped having spelling bees all together. Find out why and more about Kimmi’s adventures with spelling in this wonderfully told book by Sturart Baum of StuartStories.com By: Stuart Baum   …

Terrible Tommy Tom Cat is threatening the inhabitants of Gingers wood, how will Benny Badger, Tyler No-Tail Mouse and the rest of the animals scare him away? Find out more in the third tale in the series from Kelly Seal. By: Kelly Seal     Sample text from Terrible Tommy Tom Cat I remember when I …

The Forest Fairy – Lilly, a little girl, wanders from her parents and finds herself lost and alone in a dark forest. Instead of a friend a big, mean wolf finds her and captures her. Fortunately another dwells in the forest, a fairy with a good heart. Will the fairy be in time to save …

The Rabbit and the Flower – The rabbit finds a pretty flower, and he likes it a lot. His friends the birds help him find many more pretty things around him. Eventually the rabbit realises what is the most beautiful thing in life. This is the third book in Sarbasst’s Tales of the Lord series …