The Great Tidy Up – Inspire Children to Clean – When Gogo goes to sleep, siblings decide to tidy up as a surprise for Mama and Papa. A great book to inspire independent cleaning by children, as Khwezi and Mzamo tidy up the toys, sweep the floor, wash the dishes, and much much more, all …
In There’s an Alien in my House, a child gets a big surprise when the new arrival isn’t so alien after all. A good fun way to introduce young children to arrival of a new sibling. This is another awesome book brought to u by Bookdash licensed under creative commons. Illustrated by Suné Nadine, Written …
A short tale of how a shy boy gains and have a friend. Mali doesn’t enjoy playing with the other children, he prefers playing by himself, but when Lesedi persists to ask him to play he gives in and finds it is fun, they become friends. A tale of overcoming shyness. This book is brought …
Baby Babble is a series of simple phrases amusing for babies and those without many language skills. This book is brought to us by BookDash, aiming to ensure books in every child’s hands. Illustrated by Nicola Smith, Written by Katherine Graham Text from Baby Babble Which shoes? You choose! Please, please! More peas! Num-num? Yum-yum! …
Come Stay With Me – Tendai Turtle’s Granny has hurt her shell and Mum and Dad have to go to help her. “Come stay with me,” says Tendai’s best friend Busi Bunny, and the fun begins. A short fun story about a play date and sleepover. BookDash books are perfect for young children and those …
In Who Will Save the Planet, fourteen-year-old Jason can’t work out how to get climate change fixed—until he saves the life of the mysterious and powerful Graham. Graham promises a reward, and Jason asks him to do something to stop climate change. The request is caught by the media, so Jason thinks the man’s trapped …
So we’re going all out in trying to extending our reach, primarily because we are moving into non-profit sponship in a bigger way, supporting grant applications from FKB Make a Difference and the project’s fund raising efforts, and this needs a wide reach. So I’ve just found what looks like an awesome competition sponsored by …
This is simply as stated our ultimate resource list of direct links to the websites of our pre-primary, primary, and secondary open educational resources providers, if we have missed anyone please contact me or leave a comment I will review and add them! Resources are listed in order of their volume of content from our …
Karabo’s Question is a rhyming book for young children. This book focusses on the /əʊ/ sound, eg “ow” in know, “oe” in tow, “o” in no, “ew” in sew. In this respect it can make a nice addition to a structured phonics program for introducing this sound. Illustrated by Natalie Edwards Written by Liesl Jobson This …
The Very Shocking Report Card is a story about a little boy Pattu whose report card is less than desirable, what will happen when his Papa and Mummy see the report card? This beautifully illustrated story has some wonderful examples of adjectives and similes which makes it a great story for English studies, and is …
In Just Like Me Rahah is nervous about inviting friends to her party as they all seem so different. As she thinks about it she sees how much they all have in common. A story of preparing for a birthday party with lessons about friendship and common interests. Illustrated by Mary-Anne Hampton, Written by Hani …
It Wasn’t Me is a cute early picture book from BookDash, with lots of pictures and a few simple words. This beautifully illustrated picturebook deals about blame and consequence for toddlers who are just beginning to learn. This book was brought to us by BookDash, a literacy non-profit, ensuring a book in every child’s hands. Bookdash …
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 …
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A Beautiful Day is a picture book for young readers about a fun family day out. It’s a beautiful day for a picnic, and everyone wants to join in the fun. Nicholas, his Mom and Dad, his friend Jacob, little sister, and all the animals go on a day out to have a picnic by the …
El Tigre – This is the Spanish version of Watch Out the Tiger is Here. A Tiger one of the biggest cat in the world, it needs to hunt often, but why is that everyone always knows he is here? Find out in Watch Out the Tiger is Here, a short beautifully illustrated picturebook for …
In Tortoise Finds his Home, Tortoise enlists the help of his animal friends, snail, sparrow, ladybird, and mouse to help him find the missing house. Tortoise is looking for his home, he can’t find it anywhere, can you guess where it is? All the animals try to help him find it. When the storm blows …
Who is our Friend? Is a story about how the bird helps all the other animals out in nature. This is a nice early nature story for young children. The bird helps all the other animals out. The story shares how friends help each other, and how animals can work together in nature. This free …
In Animal Homes, we learn about where different animals live. This is a perfect early nature lesson for young children in early grades or kindergarten and can be combined with a nature walk to find different animal homes. This is a level 1 book from Pratham, recommended for beginner readers, or kindergarten children. Author: Ashwitha …
It’s sometimes hard to wade through the books, I wanted to use this blogspot to highlight a favourite in each reading category each week, to bring some of the older books to the front of the site again. Easy Reading – 5 minutes or less stories for very young children, early readers and beginner English …
