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African Storybook

• A garden in Congo · Grade 1
  A garden in Congo, author Christelle X, illustration Christelle X, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• A tiny seed: The story of Wangari Maathai · Grade 4
  A tiny seed: The story of Wangari Maathai, author Nicola Rijsdijk, illustration Maya Marshak, language English, level Longer paragraphs. © Nicola Rijsdijk, Maya Marshak, Tarryn-Anne Anderson, Bookdash.org and African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.bookdash.org.
• A very tall man · Kindergarten
  A very tall man, author Cornelius Wambi Gulere, illustration Catherine Groenewald, language English, level First words. © Text: Ugandan Community Libraries Association; Illustration: African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.ugcla.org.
• Ah! Football! · Grade 2
  Ah! Football!, author Stella Kihweo, illustration Onesmus Kakungi, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Aku the Sun Maker · Grade 4
  Aku the Sun Maker, author Aisha Nelson, illustration Idowu Abayomi Oluwasegun, language English, level Read aloud. © African Storybook Initiative 2018. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Animals get legs · Grade 1
  Animals get legs, author Mutugi Kamundi, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Ape and Crocodile · Grade 1
  Ape and Crocodile, author Mulualem Daba, adaptation Jane Taylor, African Storybook, illustration Abraham Muzee, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Ariana wants to visit Kenya · Grade 2
  Ariana wants to visit Kenya, author Kez Badi, illustration Brian Wambi, Catherine Groenewald, Isaac Okwir, Jesse Breytenbach, Rob Owen, Salim Kasamba, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2020. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Azizi the doll · Grade 1
  Azizi the doll, author Lawrence A. Konjuro, illustration Natalie Propa, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Bad king · Grade 2
  Bad king, author Alice Nakasango, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Marleen Visser, language English, level First words. © Text: Uganda Community Libraries Association (Ugcla) Artwork: African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: http://ugcla.org.
• Beam's break from brushing · Grade 2
  Beam's break from brushing, author Mimi Werna, illustration Joe Werna, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2020. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Beloved daughter · Grade 1
  Beloved daughter, author Ritah Katetemera, Mulongo Bukheye, adaptation African Storybook, Jane Taylor, illustration Brian Wambi, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Big blue bus · Grade 2
  Big blue bus, author Mecelin Kakoro, illustration Mango Tree, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Big-head Ant and lazy Pigeon · Grade 1
  Big-head Ant and lazy Pigeon, author Terkule Aorabee, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Joe Werna, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2018. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Bobby falls · Grade 2
  Bobby falls, author Salome Ledwaba, illustration Martin Letsoalo, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2022. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Bunty and Bubbly · Grade 2
  Bunty and Bubbly, author Sorit Gupto, illustration Sorit Gupto, language English, level First sentences. © Pratham Books 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.prathambooks.org.
• Buttons · Kindergarten
  Buttons, author Nahyuha Sarah, Kukiriza Deborah, Wamigambe Brenda, adaptation African Storybook, illustration African Storybook, Natalie Propa, Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First sentences. © Busolwe Public Library 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Can We Count Our Cats? · Kindergarten
  Can We Count Our Cats?, author Nina Orange, adaptation Bubaali primary school, illustration Jesse Breytenbach, Jesse Pietersen, language English, level First sentences. © Bubali Primary School 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Chameleon Races Rabbit · Grade 3
  Chameleon Races Rabbit, author Little Zebra Books, illustration Gavin Thomson, language English, level First paragraphs. © African Storybook Initiative 2018. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: © SIM.
• Chicken and Millipede · Kindergarten
  Chicken and Millipede, author Winny Asara, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Magriet Brink, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Children enjoy playing · Grade 1
  Children enjoy playing, author Annet Ssebaggala, adaptation Mubbalya Charles, illustration Sue Kramer, Wiehan de Jager, Mlungisi Dlamini, Catherine Groenewald, Rob Owen, language English, level First sentences. © Annet Ssebaggala 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Clever cat · Grade 1
  Clever cat, author Ursula Nafula, illustration Catherine Groenewald, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Colors · Kindergarten
  Colours, author Madhav Chavan, illustration Rijuta Ghate, language English, level First words. © Pratham Books 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Colors of a rainbow · Grade 1
  Colours of a rainbow, author Caren Echesa, illustration Jesse Breytenbach, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Counting animals · Kindergarten
  Counting animals, author Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © School of Education and Development (UKZN) and African Storybook Initiative 2007. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: http://cae.ukzn.ac.za/resources/seedbooks.aspx.
• Counting cats · Kindergarten
  Counting cats, author Nina Orange, adaptation Nina Orange, illustration Jesse Breytenbach, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Cow with one horn · Kindergarten
  Cow with one horn, author Sebongile Daniel, Mpho Ntlhanngoe, Khothatso Ranoosi, illustration Marion Drew, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: http://paleng.weebly.com.
• Curious boy · Grade 1
  Curious boy, author Tshepiso Mogaswa, illustration Andrews Opoku Antwi, Brian Wambi, Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi, Mekasha Haile, Michelangelo Quaye Anang, Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2025. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: Tshepiso Mogaswa.
• Dennis's dog · Grade 1
  Dennis's dog, author Merdi K, illustration Merdi K, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Different abilities · Grade 2
  Different abilities, author Agnes Mabururu, adaptation Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, illustration Jesse Breytenbach, Vusi Malindi, Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Dima and Owl · Grade 5
  Dima and Owl, author Traditional San story, illustration Manyeka Arts Trust, language English, level Read aloud. © Manyeka Arts Trust 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.manyeka.co.za.
• Disability is not inability · Grade 1
  Disability is not inability, author Agnes Mabururu, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Emotions come and go · Grade 2
  Emotions come and go, author Mimi Werna, illustration Joe Werna, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Everyone goes to Malawi · Grade 1
  Everyone goes to Malawi, author Jacquiline K, illustration Jacquiline K, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Fana loves animals · Grade 1
  Fana loves animals, author Foziya Mohammed, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Jesse Breytenbach, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Father's wrong advice · Grade 1
  Father's wrong advice, author Frista Nattabira, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Feet, hands and head! · Kindergarten
  Feet, hands and head!, author Bukheye Mulongo Christopher, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Brian Wambi, Kathy Arbuckle, Sarah Bouwer, Selina Masego Morulane, Silva Afonso, Vusi Malindi, Vusumuzi Malindi, Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Fire · Kindergarten
  Fire, author Deborah Namugosa, Beatres Nabune, Alison Tukei, Rose Sabano, translation Deborah Namugosa, Beatres Nabune, Alison Tukei, Rose Sabano, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Friends · Kindergarten
  Friends, author Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi, illustration Catherine Groenewald, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Frog and Snake · Grade 1
  Frog and Snake, author John Emongot, adaptation African Storybook, Jane Taylor, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Going to the city · Grade 2
  Going to the city, author Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Brian Wambi, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Grandmother, Hare and Elephant · Grade 1
  Grandmother, Hare and Elephant, author Mutai Chepkoech, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Marleen Visser, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Grandmother's Baobab Tree · Grade 3
  Grandmother's Baobab Tree, author Songani Reading Group, illustration Chrisent Mwaini, language English, level First paragraphs. © African Storybook Initiative 2024. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Greed · Grade 1
  Greed, author Adelheid Marie Bwire, illustration Melany Pietersen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Happy and Sad · Kindergarten
  Happy and Sad, author Madhav Chavan, illustration Rijuta Ghate, language English, level First words. © Pratham Books 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.prathambooks.org.
• Hare and Hyena grow crops · Grade 2
  Hare and Hyena grow crops, author Mutugi Kamundi, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Hide and Seek · Kindergarten
  Hide and Seek, author Mary Z, illustration Mary Z, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• How far? · Kindergarten
  How far?, author Mercy Chrimon and Lawrence Simon, illustration Salim Kasamba, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2020. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• How the toad got its skin · Grade 1
  How the toad got its skin, author Alice Mulwa, adaptation Jane Taylor, African Storybook, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• How Tortoise got a crooked nose (Color-in) · Kindergarten
  How Tortoise got a crooked nose (Colour-in), author Taiwo Ẹhinẹni, adaptation African Storybook, Judith Baker, illustration Marlene Visser, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Hyena, Hare and their basins · Grade 1
  Hyena, Hare and their basins, author Charles Katiwa Kiema, adaptation African Storybook, Jane Taylor, illustration Salim Kasamba, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Hyena, Tortoise and Honey · Grade 1
  Hyena, Tortoise and Honey, author Alice Mulwa, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Salim Kasamba, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• I enjoy doing · Kindergarten
  I enjoy doing, author Ursula Nafula, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• I learned a lesson · Grade 1
  I learnt a lesson, author Ursula Nafula, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Catherine Groenewald, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• I like to read · Kindergarten
  I like to read, author Letta Machoga, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Is it salt or sugar · Kindergarten
  Is it salt or sugar, author Rejoice Francis and Miracle Samson, illustration Catherine Groenewald, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2020. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Isah and his family on vacation · Grade 1
  Isah and his family on vacation, author Nimah Aisha Musa, illustration Yakubu Abdullahi, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2024. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Jackie is in trouble · Grade 2
  Jackie is in trouble, author Ursula Nafula, illustration Eric Nii Addy, Mohini Baijnath, Therson Boadu, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Jealous Anansi · Grade 1
  Jealous Anansi, author Ghanaian folktale, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First sentences. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Josias goes shopping · Grade 1
  Josias goes shopping, author Josias M, illustration Josias M, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Kalabushe and the hyena · Grade 1
  Kalabushe and the hyena, author Gaspah Juma, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Jesse Breytenbach, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Lazy Anansi · Grade 1
  Lazy Anansi, author Ghanaian folktale, adaptation African Storybook, Jane Taylor, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Life story of beans · Grade 1
  Life story of beans, author Lisa Treffry-Goatley, illustration Lisa Treffry-Goatley, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Lioness and Ostrich · Grade 2
  Lioness and Ostrich, author Daniel Nanok, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Brian Wambi, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Little Jojo's long tall tale · Grade 5
  Little Jojo's long tall tale, author Leo Daly, illustration Marleen Visser, language English, level Read aloud. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Lola climbs up · Kindergarten
  Lola climbs up, author Daniel Ajibola and Ifeoluwa Oladipo, illustration Brian Wambi, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2020. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Mice and cats · Grade 2
  Mice and cats, author Merga Debelo, Elizabeth Laird, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Jacob Kono, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.ethiopianfolktales.com.
• Monkey and Hyena · Grade 1
  Monkey and Hyena, author Mulualem Daba, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Salim Kasamba, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Monkey and the Drought · Grade 1
  Monkey and the Drought, author Alice Edui, adaptation Jane Taylor, African Storybook, illustration Salim Kasamba, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• My father's blue car · Kindergarten
  My father's blue car, author Nana Odei, illustration AI Kila, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2026. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• My little goat · Kindergarten
  My little goat, author Bukheye Mulongo Christopher, illustration Marleen Visser, language English, level First words. © Bukheye Mulongo Christopher 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• My Mom · Kindergarten
  My Mom, author Merville Mabula, illustration Merville Mabula, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2018. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• My mother · Grade 1
  My mother, author Tiffany Katabarwa, adaptation African Storybook, Tiffany Katabarwa, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2018. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• My red ball · Kindergarten
  My red ball, author Marion Drew, illustration Marion Drew, language English, level First words. © Artwork: African Storybook Initiative; Text: Khothatso Ranoosi and Marion Drew 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: http://paleng.weebly.com/..
• My school clothes · Kindergarten
  My school clothes, author African Storybook, Clare Verbeek, Limbali Muyendekwa, Maureen Musale, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi, illustration Mlungisi Dlamini, language English, level First words. © School of Education (UKZN) and African Storybook Initiative 2018. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: http://cae.ukzn.ac.za/resources/seedbooks.
• My teacher · Grade 1
  My teacher, author Hlengiwe Zondi, Zimbili Dlamini, illustration Jesse Pietersen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• My trip to the zoo · Kindergarten
  My trip to the zoo, author Mmapule Nkuna, illustration Rob Owen, Melany Pietersen, language English, level First words. © Mmapule Nkuna 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Nusha in the sky · Grade 1
  Nusha in the sky, author Ingrid Schechter, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Amir Bachir António Necas, Ingrid Schechter, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• One fruit, two fruits · Kindergarten
  One fruit, two fruits, author Little Zebra Books, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Sue Beattie, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Otoyo · Grade 1
  Otoyo, author Joan Chepkorir, illustration José Jochicala, Melany Pietersen, Silva Afonso, Vusi Malindi, language English, level First words. © Joan Chepkorir. 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Our day at the zoo · Kindergarten
  Our day at the zoo, author Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Melany Pietersen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Palm tree · Grade 1
  Palm tree, author Simon Ipoo, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Pendo, our cow · Kindergarten
  Pendo, our cow, author Ruth Odondi, adaptation Ruth Odondi, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute, 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Petros finds a friend · Grade 2
  Petros finds a friend, author Bethelihem Waltenegus, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Brian Wambi, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Porridge · Grade 1
  Porridge, author Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi, illustration Catherine Groenewald, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Rain · Kindergarten
  Rain, author Letta Machoga, illustration Marleen Visser, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative and Molteno Institute 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Rats in the Barn · Grade 3
  Rats in the Barn, author Angela Doo Kamnan HHA Writing Workshop, illustration Terkule Aorabee, Terkule Aorabee Junior, language English, level First paragraphs. © African Storybook Initiative 2020. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Rooster cheats · Grade 2
  Rooster cheats, author Vincent Afeku, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Run Rabbit run! · Grade 2
  Run Rabbit run!, author Phumy Zikode, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Sane in the market · Kindergarten
  Sane in the market, author Alice Kapolondo, illustration Catherine Groenewald, Cathy Feek, Felicity Bell, Melany Pietersen, Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © Alice Kapalondo 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Searching for the spirit of Spring · Grade 5
  Searching for the spirit of Spring, author Mosa Mahlaba, illustration Selina Masego Morulane, language English, level Read aloud. © Mosa Mahlaba, Selina Morulane, Sibusiso Mkhwanazi, Book Dash 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.bookdash.org.
• Seven colors in a rainbow · Kindergarten
  Seven colours in a rainbow, author Caren Echesa, adaptation African Storybook, Jane Taylor, illustration Jesse Breytenbach, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Step and wash! · Grade 2
  Step and wash!, author Jean de Dieu Bavugempore, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Sun, Moon, and Water · Grade 3
  Sun, Moon, and Water, author Owino Ogot, translation Athieno Gertrude, illustration Salim Kasamba, language English, level First paragraphs. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• The electric fish · Grade 2
  The electric fish, author Almamy Gnono, Afouchata Coulibaly, Sékou Fofana, Mamadou Diallo, illustration Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2024. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• The moon and the cap · Grade 1
  The moon and the cap, author Noni, illustration Angie & Upesh, language English, level First words. © Pratham Books 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.prathambooks.org.
• The pot that died · Grade 2
  The pot that died, author Peter Kisakye, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Emily Berg, language English, level First words. © Text: Uganda Community Libraries Association (Ugcla) Artwork: African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: http://ugcla.org.
• The Tree That Saved the Village of Ombalantu · Grade 4
  The Tree That Saved the Village of Ombalantu, author Karen von Wiese, Beryl Salt, Muhdni Grimwood, Barbara Meyerowitz, illustration Julia te Water Naude, language English, level Read aloud. © Karen Von Wiese, Beryl Salt, Muhdni Grimwood, Barbara Meyerowitz 1988. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Things I do at school · Kindergarten
  Things I do at school, author Ivan Higenyi, adaptation Ivan Higenyi, illustration Alice Toich, Candace di Talamo, Catherine Groenewald, Jano Strydom, Karlien de Villiers, Marike le Roux, Vusi Malindi, language English, level First words. © Ivan Higenyi 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• This is Mara's family · Kindergarten
  This is Mara's family, author Ingrid Schechter, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Zito Jorge Ngovene, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2019. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Thunder and her son · Grade 2
  Thunder and her son, author Ogot Owino, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Jesse Breytenbach, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Timonjero steals · Grade 2
  Timonjero steals, author Hellen Wambui, Jane Muchui, illustration Melany Pietersen, Michael Omadi, Selina Masego Morulane, language English, level First words. © Kenyatta University 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Tortoise and Rabbit · Grade 2
  Tortoise and Rabbit, author Venkatramana Gowda, Divaspathy Hegde, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Padmanabha, language English, level First words. © Pratham Books 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.prathambooks.org.
• Trickster Hare · Grade 2
  Trickster Hare, author Dan Kaasha, adaptation Ursula Nafula, illustration Abraham Muzee, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Ungrateful Jackal · Grade 2
  Ungrateful Jackal, author Mohammed Kuyu, Elizabeth Laird, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Jacob Kono, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.ethiopianfolktales.com.
• Visiting grandmother · Grade 2
  Visiting grandmother, author Violet Otieno, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Catherine Groenewald, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2015. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Water · Kindergarten
  Water, author Ebby Avutswa, illustration Jesse Pietersen, Melany Pietersen, Rob Owen, Salim Kasamba, Silva Afonso, Vusi Malindi, Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2016. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• What are you doing? · Kindergarten
  What are you doing?, author Nina Orange, illustration Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2014. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• What type of teeth? · Kindergarten
  What type of teeth?, author Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi, illustration Rob Owen, language English, level First words. © School of Education and Development (Ukzn) and African Storybook Initiative 2007. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org. Original source: www.akdn.org.
• Who can count to ten? · Grade 4
  Who can count to ten?, author Athieno Gertrude, Owino Ogot, illustration Salim Kasamba, language English, level Read aloud. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Who is the next ruler? · Grade 2
  Who is the next ruler?, author Athieno Gertrude, Owino Ogot, adaptation African Storybook, illustration Salim Kasamba, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2017. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Why are flamingos pink? · Grade 5
  Why are flamingos pink?, author Connie Makgabo, illustration Anita Mani, Vijay Kumar Sethi, language English, level Read aloud. © 0. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.
• Why I sleep · Grade 1
  Why I sleep, author Mimi Werna, illustration African Storybook, Catherine Groenewald, Wiehan de Jager, language English, level First words. © African Storybook Initiative 2018. Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0. Source: www.africanstorybook.org.

Project Gutenberg

• A Christmas Carol · Grade 10
  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. First published 1843 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1843 edition.
• A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems · Grade 11
  A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems by Po Chü-i. First published 1918 (GB). 1918 translation by Arthur Waley. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42290
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1918 edition.
• A Service of Love and By Courier · Grade 9
  A Service of Love and By Courier by O. Henry. First published 1906 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2776
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1906 edition.
• Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan · Grade 11
  Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Toru Dutt. First published 1885 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23245
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1885 edition.
• Ancient Nahuatl Poetry · Grade 11
  Ancient Nahuatl Poetry by Daniel G. Brinton. First published 1890 (US). 1890 translation by Daniel G. Brinton. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12219
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1890 edition.
• Andersen's Fairy Tales · Grade 7
  Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen. First published 1848 (GB). 1848 translation by Mary Howitt (The Emperor's New Clothes); Charles Boner (The Fir Tree). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1597
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1848 edition.
• Anne of Green Gables · Grade 7
  Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. First published 1908 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1908 edition.
• Arabian Wisdom · Grade 10
  Arabian Wisdom by John Wortabet. First published 1916 (GB). 1910 translation by John Wortabet. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33109
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1916 edition.
• Around the World in Eighty Days · Grade 9
  Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. First published 1873 (US). 1873 translation by George M. Towle. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/103
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1873 edition.
• At the gateways of the day · Grade 4
  At the gateways of the day by Padraic Colum. First published 1924 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69724
  Abridged for grade 4 from the 1924 edition.
• Black Beauty · Grade 6
  Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. First published 1877 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/271
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1877 edition.
• Bushido: The Soul of Japan · Grade 10
  Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe. First published 1908 (JP). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12096
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1908 edition.
• Chinese Fables and Folk Stories · Grade 3
  Chinese Fables and Folk Stories by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung. First published 1908 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74897
  Abridged for grade 3 from the 1908 edition.
• Dream Variations, and Other Poems · Grade 11
  Dream Variations, and Other Poems by Langston Hughes. First published 1926 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74745
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1926 edition.
• Essays of Francis Bacon · Grade 12
  Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon. First published 1625 (UK). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/575
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1625 edition.
• Fabre's Book of Insects · Grade 6
  Fabre's Book of Insects by Jean-Henri Fabre (retold by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell). First published 1921 (US). translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67000
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1921 edition.
• Far Away and Long Ago · Grade 11
  Far Away and Long Ago by W. H. Hudson. First published 1918 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6093
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1918 edition.
• Filipino Popular Tales · Grade 6
  Filipino Popular Tales by Dean S. Fansler (collector and editor). First published 1921 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8299
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1921 edition.
• Five Children and It · Grade 6
  Five Children and It by E. Nesbit. First published 1902 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/778
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1902 edition.
• Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria · Grade 9
  Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria by Elphinstone Dayrell. First published 1910 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34655
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1910 edition.
• Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon · Grade 7
  Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. First published 1927 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72086
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1927 edition.
• Gitanjali · Grade 12
  Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore. First published 1912 (GB). 1912 translation by Rabindranath Tagore. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7164
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1912 edition.
• Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes · Grade 9
  Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes by W. D. Westervelt. First published 1916 (US). 1916 translation by W. D. Westervelt. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66516
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1916 edition.
• Heidi · Grade 6
  Heidi by Johanna Spyri. First published 1910 (GB). 1910 translation by Marian Edwardes. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1448
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1910 edition.
• Impressions of an Indian Childhood · Grade 7
  Impressions of an Indian Childhood by Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin). First published 1921 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10376
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1921 edition.
• Jataka Tales · Grade 3
  Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. First published 1912 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62514
  Abridged for grade 3 from the 1912 edition.
• Korean Fairy Tales · Grade 9
  Korean Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis. First published 1911 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67180
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1911 edition.
• Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India · Grade 5
  Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India by Katherine Neville Fleeson. First published 1899 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35564
  Abridged for grade 5 from the 1899 edition.
• Legends of Gods and Ghosts · Grade 9
  Legends of Gods and Ghosts by W. D. Westervelt. First published 1915 (US). 1915 translation by W. D. Westervelt. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39195
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1915 edition.
• Legends of Ma-ui · Grade 7
  Legends of Ma-ui by W. D. Westervelt. First published 1910 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32601
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1910 edition.
• Legends of Vancouver · Grade 9
  Legends of Vancouver by E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake). First published 1913 (CA). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28483
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1913 edition.
• Letters of a Javanese Princess · Grade 11
  Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini. First published 1921 (GB). 1920 translation by Agnes Louise Symmers. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34647
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1921 edition.
• Life on the Mississippi · Grade 10
  Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. First published 1883 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/245
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1883 edition.
• Literary Lapses · Grade 9
  Literary Lapses by Stephen Leacock. First published 1910 (CA). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6340
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1910 edition.
• Meditations · Grade 12
  Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. First published 1906 (UK). 1634 translation by Meric Casaubon. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2680
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1906 edition.
• More Jataka Tales · Grade 3
  More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. First published 1922 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7518
  Abridged for grade 3 from the 1922 edition.
• More Jataka Tales · Grade 4
  More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. First published 1922 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7518
  Abridged for grade 4 from the 1922 edition.
• More Jataka Tales · Grade 5
  More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. First published 1922 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7518
  Abridged for grade 5 from the 1922 edition.
• Mountain Interval · Grade 10
  Mountain Interval by Robert Frost. First published 1921 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29345
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1921 edition.
• My First Summer in the Sierra · Grade 9
  My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir. First published 1917 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32540
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1917 edition.
• My Life in China and America · Grade 8
  My Life in China and America by Yung Wing. First published 1909 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54635
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1909 edition.
• My Reminiscences · Grade 8
  My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore. First published 1917 (US). 1917 translation by Surendranath Tagore. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22217
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1917 edition.
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass · Grade 11
  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass. First published 1845 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1845 edition.
• Old Indian Legends · Grade 6
  Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa. First published 1901 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/338
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1901 edition.
• On a Piece of Chalk · Grade 10
  On a Piece of Chalk by Thomas Henry Huxley. First published 1870 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16729
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1870 edition.
• Pierre Curie · Grade 11
  Pierre Curie by Marie Curie. First published 1923 (US). 1923 translation by Charlotte Kellogg and Vernon Kellogg. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69617
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1923 edition.
• Pride and Prejudice · Grade 10
  Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. First published 1894 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1894 edition.
• Rizal's Own Story of His Life · Grade 9
  Rizal's Own Story of His Life by José Rizal. First published 1918 (PH). 1918 translation by Austin Craig (editor; translations revised by M. W. Sproull, language simplified by Gertrude McVenn). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48438
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1918 edition.
• Rootabaga Stories · Grade 5
  Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg. First published 1922 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27085
  Abridged for grade 5 from the 1922 edition.
• Self-Reliance · Grade 12
  Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson. First published 1841 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2944
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1841 edition.
• South American Jungle Tales · Grade 6
  South American Jungle Tales by Horacio Quiroga. First published 1922 (US). 1922 translation by Arthur Livingston. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46051
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1922 edition.
• South-African Folk-Tales · Grade 9
  South-African Folk-Tales by James A. Honey. First published 1910 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38339
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1910 edition.
• Stickeen · Grade 6
  Stickeen by John Muir. First published 1909 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11673
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1909 edition.
• Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio · Grade 9
  Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling. First published 1880 (UK). 1880 translation by Herbert A. Giles. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43629
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1880 edition.
• Stray Birds · Grade 9
  Stray Birds by Rabindranath Tagore. First published 1916 (US). 1916 translation by Rabindranath Tagore. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6524
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1916 edition.
• Tales of Chinese Children · Grade 7
  Tales of Chinese Children by Sui Sin Far (Edith Eaton). First published 1912 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62940
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1912 edition.
• The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle · Grade 9
  The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle. First published 1892 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1661
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1892 edition.
• The Aesop for Children · Grade 3
  The Aesop for Children by Aesop. First published 1919 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19994
  Abridged for grade 3 from the 1919 edition.
• The Allegory of the Cave · Grade 12
  The Allegory of the Cave by Plato. First published 1892 (UK). 1871 translation by Benjamin Jowett. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1892 edition.
• The Bet, and Other Stories · Grade 12
  The Bet, and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov. First published 1920 (GB). 1920 translation by Constance Garnett. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1732
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1920 edition.
• The Book of Tea · Grade 8
  The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura. First published 1906 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/769
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1906 edition.
• The Burgess Bird Book for Children · Grade 3
  The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton W. Burgess. First published 1919 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3074
  Abridged for grade 3 from the 1919 edition.
• The Chemical History of a Candle · Grade 8
  The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday. First published 1861 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14474
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1861 edition.
• The Chinese Fairy Book · Grade 6
  The Chinese Fairy Book by R. Wilhelm (editor). First published 1921 (US). 1921 translation by Frederick H. Martens. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29939
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1921 edition.
• The Crescent Moon · Grade 8
  The Crescent Moon by Rabindranath Tagore. First published 1913 (GB). 1913 translation by Rabindranath Tagore. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6520
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1913 edition.
• The Doll's House, and Other Stories · Grade 11
  The Doll's House, and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield. First published 1923 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66871
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1923 edition.
• The Fables of Aesop · Grade 4
  The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs. First published 1894 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28
  Abridged for grade 4 from the 1894 edition.
• The Fables of Aesop · Grade 5
  The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs. First published 1894 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28
  Abridged for grade 5 from the 1894 edition.
• The Forms of Water · Grade 9
  The Forms of Water by John Tyndall. First published 1899 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63803
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1899 edition.
• The Garden Party · Grade 10
  The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield. First published 1922 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1429
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1922 edition.
• The Golden Threshold · Grade 10
  The Golden Threshold by Sarojini Naidu. First published 1905 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/680
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1905 edition.
• The Habits of Worms · Grade 11
  The Habits of Worms by Charles Darwin. First published 1904 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2355
  Abridged for grade 11 from the 1904 edition.
• The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep · Grade 10
  The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep by Ptahhotep. First published 1906 (GB). 1906 translation by Battiscombe G. Gunn. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30508
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1906 edition.
• The Life of the Grasshopper · Grade 8
  The Life of the Grasshopper by J. Henri Fabre. First published 1917 (GB). 1917 translation by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66650
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1917 edition.
• The Madman · Grade 10
  The Madman by Kahlil Gibran. First published 1918 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5616
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1918 edition.
• The Myths of Mexico and Peru · Grade 9
  The Myths of Mexico and Peru by Lewis Spence. First published 1913 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53080
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1913 edition.
• The Post Office · Grade 9
  The Post Office by Rabindranath Tagore. First published 1914 (US). 1914 translation by Devabrata Mukherjee. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6523
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1914 edition.
• The Postmaster · Grade 8
  The Postmaster by Rabindranath Tagore. First published 1918 (GB). 1918 translation by various writers. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34757
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1918 edition.
• The Prophet · Grade 12
  The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. First published 1923 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58585
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1923 edition.
• The Red-Headed League · Grade 8
  The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle. First published 1892 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1661
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1892 edition.
• The Remarkable Rocket · Grade 8
  The Remarkable Rocket by Oscar Wilde. First published 1910 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/902
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1910 edition.
• The School Days of an Indian Girl · Grade 9
  The School Days of an Indian Girl by Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin). First published 1921 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10376
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1921 edition.
• The Sidereal Messenger · Grade 12
  The Sidereal Messenger by Galileo Galilei. First published 1880 (GB). 1880 translation by Edward Stafford Carlos. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46036
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1880 edition.
• The Story of My Boyhood and Youth · Grade 8
  The Story of My Boyhood and Youth by John Muir. First published 1913 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18359
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1913 edition.
• The Story of My Life · Grade 7
  The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. First published 1903 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2397
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1903 edition.
• The Story of the Heavens · Grade 10
  The Story of the Heavens by Robert S. Ball. First published 1900 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27378
  Abridged for grade 10 from the 1900 edition.
• The Story-Book of Science · Grade 7
  The Story-Book of Science by Jean-Henri Fabre. First published 1917 (US). 1917 translation by Florence Constable Bicknell. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56795
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1917 edition.
• The Time Machine · Grade 9
  The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. First published 1895 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35
  Abridged for grade 9 from the 1895 edition.
• The Wind in the Willows · Grade 7
  The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. First published 1913 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27805
  Abridged for grade 7 from the 1913 edition.
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea · Grade 9
  Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. First published 1872 (GB). 1872 translation by Lewis Page Mercier (published unsigned). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/164
• Up from Slavery · Grade 8
  Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington. First published 1901 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2376
  Abridged for grade 8 from the 1901 edition.
• Walden · Grade 12
  Walden by Henry David Thoreau. First published 1854 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/205
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1854 edition.
• West African Folk-Tales · Grade 6
  West African Folk-Tales by W. H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair (collectors and arrangers). First published 1917 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66923
  Abridged for grade 6 from the 1917 edition.
• Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold · Grade 4
  Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) and Elaine Goodale Eastman. First published 1909 (US). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28099
  Abridged for grade 4 from the 1909 edition.
• Winnie-the-Pooh · Grade 3
  Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. First published 1926 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098
  Abridged for grade 3 from the 1926 edition.
• Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands · Grade 12
  Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole. First published 1857 (GB). Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23031
  Abridged for grade 12 from the 1857 edition.

United States Government publications

No protection is claimed in original U.S. Government works (17 U.S.C. 403). The editions below are adaptations by Growing Standard and are not official government publications.

• How Does the Sun Behave? · Grade 3
  How Does the Sun Behave? (Grades K-4), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/how-does-the-sun-behave-grades-k-4/. Page last updated May 21, 2025.
• How Does the Sun Behave? · Grade 6
  How Does the Sun Behave? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/how-does-the-sun-behave-grades-5-8/. Page last updated May 21, 2025.
• What Are Clouds? · Grade 4
  What Are Clouds? (Grades K-4), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-are-clouds-grades-k-4/. Page last updated Mar 28, 2025.
• What Is a Black Hole? · Grade 7
  What Is a Black Hole? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-a-black-hole-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Nov 18, 2025.
• What Is a Satellite? · Grade 6
  What Is a Satellite? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-a-satellite-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Apr 27, 2026.
• What Is a Spacesuit? · Grade 3
  What Is a Spacesuit? (Grades K-4), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-a-spacesuit-grades-k-4/. Page last updated Mar 31, 2025.
• What Is Aerodynamics? · Grade 5
  What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-aerodynamics-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Apr 16, 2025.
• What Is Earth? · Grade 5
  What Is Earth? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-earth-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Mar 31, 2025.
• What is Lunar Regolith? · Grade 7
  What is Lunar Regolith? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/nasa-knows-what-is-lunar-regolith-grades-5-8/. Page last updated May 21, 2025.
• What Is Microgravity? · Grade 4
  What Is Microgravity? (Grades K-4), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-microgravity-grades-k-4/. Page last updated Mar 28, 2025.
• What Is Orion? · Grade 7
  What Is Orion? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-orion-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Dec 04, 2025.
• What Is Pluto? · Grade 4
  What Is Pluto? (Grades K-4), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-pluto-grades-k-4/. Page last updated Mar 28, 2025.
• What Is the Artemis Program? · Grade 7
  What Is the Artemis Program? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-the-artemis-program-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Apr 06, 2026.
• What Is the International Space Station? · Grade 8
  What Is the International Space Station? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-the-international-space-station-grades-5-8/. Page last updated May 20, 2025.
• What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? · Grade 8
  What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Aug 31, 2026.
• What Is the Space Launch System? · Grade 8
  What Is the Space Launch System? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-the-space-launch-system-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Dec 04, 2025.
• What Was the Saturn V? · Grade 5
  What Was the Saturn V? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-was-the-saturn-v-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Apr 01, 2025.
• Who Was Katherine Johnson? · Grade 4
  Who Was Katherine Johnson? (Grades K-4), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/who-was-katherine-johnson-grades-k-4/. Page last updated Mar 31, 2025.
• Who Was Neil Armstrong? · Grade 5
  Who Was Neil Armstrong? (Grades 5-8), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/who-was-neil-armstrong-grades-5-8/. Page last updated Mar 31, 2025.