What is Hippo doing? And is she really naughty? Find out in this cute, beautifully illustrated text for young children. Repetition and simple language can also be useful for learn to read age. See also Elephant, Naughty Elephant in this series. Sample Text from Hippo, Naughty Hippo What is Hippo doing, can you guess? Hippo, …

In the grip of a terrifying pandemic, thirty writers, aged eight to eighteen share their innermost experiences in journals, poetry, and essays. Writing from Quarantine is produced by Mighty Writers – inspiring youth to think clearly and write with clarity.    

FKB Kids Jokes 1 is a fun selection of short cute and funny jokes with pictures. A joke book is a fun way to get kids reading. Kids love jokes, and these simple kid-friendly jokes are appealing to kids of all ages. Chuckle to yourself while reading with your child, or encourage a reluctant reader to …

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 …

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 …

A young boy has lost his cat, will he find her? A fun book for young children inclusive of explorative activities on each page. Great for a fun read and the simple repetitive text makes it a suitable early reader or for ESL text. Download or read online the full book by selecting one of …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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  

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/  

A free biology ebook for early grades by BookBot Kids.

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 …

Ntwala takes the girls from the village of Lusese every Sunday to swim in the Zambezi river. This Sunday one of the girls becomes jealous of the swimming competition winner. Find out how Ntwala helps resolve the problem.