This NOAA science activity textbook is packed full of scientific content and fun activities and experiments perfect for middle school and many are also suitable for lower high school. Science teachers, with experiments like these your classes never need to be boring again! From making your own compass and learning knots to building an underwater …
Categories: Adventure, Age 10-13 years, Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Fluent English, Grade 4 to Grade 6, Music, Older Children
In this dream-like tale, Fred is visiting his grandfather when time suddenly stops. Setting out to discover why, Fred meets Maestro Orpheus and his magical lyre. Together they begin a musical adventure along The Corridor of Time, on their way to wind The World Clock. Drawing on a broad range of classical music, by composers …
Categories: Age 10-13 years, All FKB Books, biology, Grade 4 to Grade 6, Health, Kanika G, Older Children
This is book 33 of The Tania Series. One day in school, nine-year-old Tania suddenly notices bloodstains in her underwear. She realizes she is bleeding, and it won’t stop. Where is the blood coming from? Is she sick? What’s going to happen? Read on to find out more about Tania’s experiences, this book is a …
In The World I Live In – The Practice of Optimism, Iby Helen Keller explains in an amazing and inspiring set of biographical accounts, along with essays and poems what it is like for her in her world. Helen Keller, being both deaf and blind, seeing the world through her sense of touch, displays an …
Sexual identity and gender identity are topics that can involve intense confusion for teens and young adults. Discovering your sexual identity and/or gender identity is the first step that one must undertake and this book helps by first explaining how gender identity and sexual identity are not just black and white – or pink and …
Categories: Age 10-13 years, All FKB Books, Fluent English, Grade 4 to Grade 6, Kinara Goyal, Non-Fiction, Older Children, Science
This book explores the world of secret messages, encryption and the battle of wits between coders and codebreakers. Through simple and fun examples that can double as games, the book illustrates the key concepts of cryptography, before summarising modern encryption techniques. The book also delves into the history of cryptography focusing on the often overlooked …
Categories: Age 6-9 years, All FKB Books, Animals, Friendship, Grade 1 to Grade 3, Older Children, Susan B
Ben and Max: An Unlikely Friendship – Max, a friendly mouse, befriends Ben, a grouchy bear, the result – both are much happier as are all the other forest animals. Alas, when Sylvester the sly fox arrives, stirring trouble, the friendship is threatened, and Ben does something he really regrets. Will the friendship survive? A …
All About Seals – A non-fiction book about seals, aimed at 5-7 year olds (Grade 1-2), including lots of facts about seals and sea lions and some very cute photos. This book is open source and is available for free distribution under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License. By: Zehnya Bruckert and Danielle Bruckert …
Categories: Age 10-13 years, All FKB Books, Bible Stories, Grade 4 to Grade 6, Older Children, Sister Mary Joe
Sister Mary Joe tells bible stories for the modern reader, with a special appeal to Generation Z, “The JC Team” acts as a bridge between ancient scripture and contemporary understanding. The book endeavors to make these narratives relatable, ensuring that readers not only comprehend the stories but also internalize their profound messages. Through its unique …
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.