The Elephant Bird is a beautifully illustrated story of mistaken identity, illuminating people’s fear of the unknown, and how important it is to understand and respect others differences. Munia was different from the other children. She could not run. It was her differences that first made her notice the Elephant Bird – he was just like her, …

Reviens Chat – The delightful short book Come Back Cat, from BookDash, available here translated into French. More Books by Bookdash on FKB here: https://freekidsbooks.org/category/bookdash/ Illustrated by Karen Lilje Written by Nicola Rijsdijk Designed by Sam Scarborough   Text and Images from Reviens Chat Reviens, chat ! Joue avec moi. Assieds-toi dans le panier. Reste là …

The Marine Debris Activity Book is an activity book to help children learn about the damage to our oceans caused by marine debris, and it’s effects on the environment, beaches, and the sealife. See more books about marine life in our Sea Creatures Section. See more books from NOAA in our NOAA Section.   NOAA books …

Many of our recent books have come from a site called StoryWeaver, here is a little bit of background about Storyweaver and their mission: ‘There’s no such thing as a child who doesn’t like to read. There are only children who haven’t found the right book’ goes the popular adage. StoryWeaver is a gateway to an endless stream of …

I’ve recently been uploading quite a few books from BookDash, a South African Non-Profit organisation that is as passionate about getting books to kids as we are. If you’ve wondered like me how they manage to create all the wonderful books, and make them fly free on the internet, as creative commons contributions, here below …

Little Ant’s Big Plan – Little Ant loved to read! But ants don’t read, they feed, or do they? Find out what happens to little ant and his love of reading, in this rhyming and wonderfully illustrated creative commons picture book by BookDash. Illustrated by Steven McKimmie, Written by Candice Dingwall, Designed by Telri Stoop …

Graca’s Dream – The Story Of Graca Machel – The inspiring story of Graca Machel’s dream for proper education for the children of Mozambique, and her unwavering dedication to instil a love of reading and learning in the new generations in her country and the African continent. Another great creative commons book from bookdash. Sample …

Printable Alphabet Cards – A set of alphabet and number cards, 8 per sheet, with matching lower and upper case letters on alternate pages with the same images to assist with retention, numbers include number in words. Each sheet can be printed separately to use for a learning card game (eg ‘memory’ or ‘go-fish’).   …

Editable version of Alphabet cards, for you to create images that your child enjoys. A set of alphabet and number cards, 8 per sheet, with matching lower and upper case letters on alternate pages with the same images to assist with retention, numbers include number in words. Each sheet can be printed separately to use …

Editable Alphabet Book – This A4 file in Open Document Drawing Format ( extension odw) is provided as a teaching resource for parents. The letters can be edited, uploading different photos, and changing the text to reflect items of interest to your child. Fonts have been chosen for their learning value, and may deviate between …