The Time-Traveling River tells a tale of rivers and how important they are in history and for our future, and how we need to protect them. An important look at environmentalism from a river’s perspective. Written by Parinita Shetty, Illustrated by Sunaina Coelho Sample Text from The Time-Travelling River Rivers are like time machines. If people jump …

In There’s an Alien in my House, a child gets a big surprise when the new arrival isn’t so alien after all. A good fun way to introduce young children to arrival of a new sibling. This is another awesome book brought to u by Bookdash licensed under creative commons.

The Industrial Revolution from Core Knowledge Foundation for Grade 6 is a comprehensive study of the period of advancement caused by the development of machinery from the 1700s to the 1800s in Britain and America and includes such topics as working conditions, economic effects, capitalism and communism. This book also has a teaching guide and …

The Grass Seeker – As the weather turns warm, shepherd Room Singh takes his flock of goats and sheep and scales the Himalayas for fresh grass. With global warming a reality, this photo book traces the journey that a Gaddi shepherd has been making for the last 40 years, how many more will it be?

Whoopee…Hyperloop! Future technology coming soon – Vishnu loves to see new places. But he hates long journeys. Why can’t we have a faster mass transport system, he wonders? So when he reads about the hyperloop, he is blown away… whoopee! What’s this futuristic mass transport system? Vishnu and his friends read all about it in …

Billy Saves the Day is Book 6 in The Billy Growing Up Series. A lack of self-belief inhibits a child reaching their full potential. Help your child work towards becoming the best they can be. Billy Field is given an opportunity to act in the school play, but he tells himself he can’t do it. …

Welcome to the Forest – A true story of a group of visually impaired students who go on a field trip to the forest, enjoy this tale of what they conceptualize through touch and sound. Sample Text from Welcome to the Forest Tulsa wishes she could visit a forest. Her teacher reads stories about tigers …

A brother and sister wonder if there is such a thing as an invisibility cloak. Their search for information leads them to learn about all sorts of fabrics from linen and cotton to high tech fabrics, even a real potential invisibility cloak. 

Shakari’s Cycling Adventure – Shakari loved sports and couldn’t sit still. When he heard the Asian Games were being hosted in Dehli he decided to cycle all the way from his village to the Asian Games.

In The Storybook Princess, Chomnan likes to listen to stories, but he keeps interrupting with questions. One night he dreams of a Princess, who is under a spell from a witch. He keeps asking questions and breaks the spell. The next night Chomnan is excited to tell his Dad the story of the Storybook Princess.

There’s a Lion on the Loose – It’s raining and the children wonder what the animals in the cages are doing. One lion makes the most of the situation and goes on an adventure. Based on a true story.

The woodcutter of Gura set out to chop wood one day. He climbed up a tree, perched himself on a branch and began cutting. The village priest who was passing by warned him that if he cut the very branch he was sitting on, he would surely fall down and die. Find out what the woodcutter did in this hilarious tale from enchanting Ethiopia. The moral of the story was, “A fool always finds one still more foolish to admire him!”

Slip and Slide – A tale of friction – Seven sisters play in the snow, slipping and sliding, but when they try to get back in the house they can’t get back up the slope. This book explains the concept of friction by way of a story that is easy to remember.

Here are the words that are related to friction which are used in the story.

Grip, Slip, and Slide.

Kunal’s Mum warned him against watching too much on the internet lest he gets sucked in, but he doesn’t listen. Kunal gets suddenly sucked into the internet and goes on a journey of discovery.

Four friends have a secret meeting place, but someone keeps trying to get in. Is it Ma like the person says, or is it a scary monster? The group has 3 forms of security to protect their secret meeting place. This book provides a nice simple explanation of security and why it’s important in a fun way.

In the year 2563 Maya and her friend Ava borrow the family space ship for a trip to Pluto. Halfway there they have a battle with a black hole where they are almost sucked in. Along the way, we learn lots of facts about black holes.

f you keep a secret, there’s a reason. It is usually to protect yourself or someone else. This story explores the issues of secret-keeping and the consequences that can arise.

Quote about the book: “This cautionary tale shows how a simple mistake ends up being blown into a police matter where the accused is innocent, proving that honesty and admitting to a mistake are always the best of policies, even though ‘fessing-up seems terribly scary at the time. While a bit more serious in tone than some of the preceding books in this series, I especially enjoyed seeing how the characters I’ve grown to know so well do indeed do the right thing, even if it takes them some time to get up the courage to do so. This is a well-written, engaging, and at times suspenseful tale. Billy Knows A Secret: Billy Growing Up, Volume 8 is most highly recommended.”

Shree loves using her computer for all sorts of things. One of the things she does is to chat with friends. When she has a tiff with a group of friends, she receives a new request out of the blue, and decides to accept. But after some time she senses this new friend is not being all that truthful. Find out what happens in this cyber-thriller.

Core Knowledge Foundation is back with more classic tales, this time tailored for Grade 3 reading levels. This classic tale compilation features The Frog Prince, The Fisherman and his Wife, Rumpelstiltskin, The Queen Bee, Rapunzel, Hanzel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, The Magic Paintbrush, The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackel, and A Christmas …

Tania writes a fantasy story inspired by a science article. Sonia’s journey on an emotional roller-coaster as Tania skillfully weaves the plot through curiosity, fear, relief, hope, excitement, anger and so much more, leaves her with a lot to think about. Tania’s dramatic narration, and the little discussions between the sisters add to the charm...

Ayrton Senna’s life, a race driver and philanthropist, is highlighted in this book for elementary school age children. The book details his early life, race successes and career, and his tragic ending and legacy.  

This is a survival guide and workbook designed specifically for teens or young adults who may have thoughts of self-harm. The ebook is available as a pdf which you can print and fill in by hand or edit using the pdf annotate tools and also as an editable odg file (Open Office Draw)

An enlightening text on the life of Gandhi, containing enlightening snapshots of Gandhi’s life, with lots of questions for reflection, making it very suitable for school use – social studies, history, art, or English. The Haiku, images, and text reflect the remarkable life of Mahatma (‘great soul’) who brought freedom to India through non-violent protest. Each page is set with a beautiful water colour image and haiku accompanied by text detailing snippets of Gandhi’s life and related concepts.

Whizz-kid scientist Bradley Robinson knows precisely how to get more presents out of Santa. His plan involves lots of coffee and some electric shocks, neither of which Jack, his younger brother, is a fan of, but he doesn’t get much say in the matter.

Baby olive ridley turtles hatch from sun-warmed eggs on remote beaches. They wait and creep under cover of darkness to the protecting water. One of the little hatchlings narrates our story. She triumphantly makes it across the beach and into the ocean without losing her way or being captured by predators.

Caught up in an oil spill, a dying seagull scrambles ashore to lay her final egg and lands on a balcony, where she meets Zorba, a big black cat from the port of Hamburg. The cat promises the seagull to look after the egg, not to eat the chick once it's hatched and - most difficult of all - to teach the baby gull to fly. Will Zorba and his feline friends honour the promise and give Lucky, the adopted little seagull, the strength to discover her true nature?

This series provides a wide variety of reading material for all learners of English. The books are retold versions of popular classics and contemporary titles as well as specially written stories.

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A dark and handsome stranger opens a shop in the quiet village of Woodend. Anna begins to wonder about the visitors who come to Dave Slatin's shop. What do they buy and what exactly is behind the door marked Special Orders Only? At first, Anna finds Dave exciting and attractive but soon she becomes very frightened.

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Goldfinger is an adapted Intermediate level reader written by Ian Fleming. Another classic in the James Bond series, this story see's 007 meet the mysterious Auric Goldfinger who is a clever cheat. Soon, Bond discovers he is part of an evil plan which could kill many people. Can he prevent it in time? 

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Upper-Intermediate: 2200 Headwords

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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is an adapted Intermediate level reader written by Stephen Colbourn. When Arthur pulls the sword from the stone, he becomes king of the land of Logres. This book describes the adventures of King Arthur and his famous Knights of the Round Table.

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