Sindiwe and the Fireflies – This is the story of Sindiwe Magona. Born in the village of Gungululu in rural Eastern Cape. Born on August 23 1943, But life was not easy on Sindiwe, she left school in order to work as a cleaner, but no matter difficult her situation was Sindiwe never gave up …

Kaptain Uke is back, this time with some music lessons in The Kaptain Uke Glockenspiel Book. The Kaptain Uke Glockenspiel Book has a number of simple songs and melodies that readers will recognise that can be played on the Glockenspiel with an explanation of the notes, note names, and words for the songs. In this …

Little Brother is a young adult sci-fi novel by popular author Cory Doctorow. The book features a teenage hacker and his group of friends as they navigate San Francisco after a terrorist attack, ending up accused of involvement they rally social support in the fight against civil infringements and abuse of political authority. The topics …

Acclaimed Hindi poet and journalist Prayag Shukla’s poems have enchanted young and old alike. This collection of 20 poems translated into English brings the joy of his writing to a new set of readers. The poems have bright imagery, sound effects, and clear often rhyming words, make these a perfect introduction to poetry for young …

During many, many festivals, a lot of people burst firecrackers. Did you know that the core of a firecracker is a highly flammable material invented in China hundreds of years ago? It’s gunpowder. Strap on your seat belts for a dangerous journey through the history of weapons and explosives. This story was brought to us …

KinderMath – British Columbia Open Educational Resources is licensed under Creative Commons. This school workbook is perfect for young children who want to learn math, aimed at kindergarten can also suit remedial training for students in Grade 1. Open School BC provides educational resources, tools and supports that are free and licensed under creative commons. …

Rat Cat is a very short book with cute illustrations featuring Cat and Rat. Perfect for building confidence in early readers! Sample Page Author: Dropti Sharma Illustrator: Rajeev Verma ‘Banjara’ See more Eary Readers on FKB in our Early Readers Section    

Esoteric Eric spends a lot of time meditating and has become very wise. If you are very lucky you can get some advice from him. See more from Terry Greenwell here: https://freekidsbooks.org/author/terry-greenwell/  

Bella the Easter Bunny always has her team of helper bunnies and chickens to help her get ready for Easter, but this year they grow weary with all the work and tell Bella they need a holiday. Whatever will she do? How can she save Easter? Sample Page from Saving Easter Download or read online …

A cute rhyming story encouraging brushing teeth, including a star chart at the end. Also available in Hindi Sample page from Friendship with Toothbrush Read along with the video – read by Kiwi Opa  

In Tiger’s Delicious Treats, tiger loves baking. Everyday tiger bakes pies, he desperately wants to sell them, but they don’t sell. Meanwhile, all the other animals smell the pies and desperately want to taste them but why don’t they buy the pies? Find out more in this amusing misunderstanding and more amusing solution. Will tiger …

Lots of fun and alliteration for young children in this the third episode of Boodlebods. Eva the Energetic Egg Timer finds a calling as she visits the hen house. This is part of a series focusing on alliteration perfect for young children and kindergarten age, all the series has an animated youtube video to go …

At Least I’m Okay tells a poignant story about an attitude that is too frequent among us related to climate change. In this important picture book about climate change, the main character, Una the mountain goat, ignores all the changes around her as her friends leave one by one, thinking, “At least I’m Okay”. The …

A short humourous story for older children about buying a bicycle. Waiting in The Shovel and Custard for the next bus makes Joe think there must be a better way to spend our time. But if you ever thought buying a bicycle was a simple matter, you should have come with us. Download the full …

The Big Activity Book by English Banana contains over 90 activities with over 130 pages including some really helpful items such as rhyming words (similar sounds different spellings), games and activities, and all worksheets have answers too. The activity book can suit English Grade 2 to 3 level or English second language students upper beginner …