Moonhag and the Monster Monkey – A short and funny story of how a young vervet monkey, Kubuka, met and became friends with a young spotted hyena, Bazi. Children of about 5 and up will enjoy this simple tale, and might even learn a few facts about African wildlife – such as how many different …

Bears – A non-fiction book about bears, suitable for reading and projects in early grades, guided reading level F, word count 147, also available in Spanish on our ‘more’ page. Another great non-fiction creative commons levelled reader from Mustard Seed Books. By: Mustard Seed    

Once there was a small mouse with a big dream. He wanted to go to the far-off land. Along the way, he meets some interesting characters, helps many in need, and completes a magical transformation. This story follows with vocabulary and questions including reading comprehension, think and share, and topic-based. Jumping Mouse is a Native …

An early non-fiction book for younger children about the fascinating topic of sea stars. In the beautiful photos we can see so many pretty colours of these beautiful star shaped creatures, and short text is perfect to introduce new science and nature topics to younger children. A great follow up book for an outing to the aquarium …

A young boy tells all his animal friends “See you tomorrow,”, but will he see them all tomorrow? And if so when? A cute story with lots of repetition and imagery perfect for early readers. Sample Page from See You Tomorrow Read along with the video of See You Tomorrow, read by Kiwi Opa: Attribution: …

Pirate the Barking Kookaburra, a baby kookaburra, loses his memory and becomes lost in a thunderstorm. He meets up and befriends a colourful bunch of dogs and a cat who offer to help him out. His sense of fun turns their life upside down, at the same time, they teach him important lessons in survival, …

In Just the Way I am, a story about being different, Matko the sheep is wider than all the others and she can’t fit through the gate. Yoga sheep suggests she tries yoga, jogging sheep suggests she jog, and many more sheep suggest helpful ways to change. Matko gets really fit, but she is still …

Abe was picked for a special job, he was going to learn how to be a service dog. And not just any service dog, Abe was going to help be the eyes for a blind person. this is his story. Service Dogs are smart, well trained, well behaved, dedicated, and committed to ensuring their master …

In Why Do Birds Sing At Dawn we find a fun folktale style story about birds singing at Dawn. Mama bird goes on a mission to save the forest and the babies are left alone, they miss her, learning to sing gives them hope she will return and she does. Illustrated by Emmanuel Grebo, Written …

This short book about polar bears from Wordscientists, edited by FKB, introduces easy to read CVC words and builds confidence for early readers. The book is available in pdf, read online, and an editable download. Text from Polar Bears in the Arctic Introduction (teacher or parent reads): Peg and Datiz go to the Arctic Circle …