Here are some links to read free books online. These are called e-books and can be fun to read this way . . .
BUT remember that real books in the hand are way more fun. And come back often to find more books as I get the chance to add them!
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This first list of links are all L. Frank Baum's World of Oz books.
Have you seen the movie? These books are worth looking at just
to see the old pictures. Maybe your parents would like to see them, too.
The Wonderful World of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Road To Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Lost Princess of Oz By L. Frank Baum
The Tin Woodman of Oz By L. Frank Baum
The Magic of Oz By L. Frank Baum
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Oxford Owl
has a large number of free books to read online.
Click on the button that looks like this:
The log in username - Room208
The password - reading
(remember the capital "R" in Room)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Pinocchio by C. Collodi
White Fang by Jack London
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
What to Draw and How to Draw it. by E.G. Lutz
A Butterfly Chase
A Child's Dream of a Star by Charles Dickens
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fischer by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Denslow's Three Bears
Pinocchio by Carlo Lorenzini
Girl on a Whaleship
Toot and Puddle
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
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The Professor Garfield Toon Book Reader
A fun few books . . . chose your language and enjoy
these cartoon stories.
MagicKeys
has lots of storybooks for different levels.
Some are even available as audio books.
Storyline Online
Is a wonderful website with videos of famous people reading
story books to YOU the viewer. This might be especially nice
for younger children . . . BUT I enjoyed it so I think YOU
might too!
TumbleBooks
Don't forget Tumble Books with its diversity of good reading.
Your books can be read to you for your pleasure or turn
off that preference and enjoy reading to yourself, with your own
voices and inner vision.
User name = pps
Password = books
Children's Story Books On-Line
Just a few for your enjoyment.
Free Kids Books
A few more books to enjoy!
Children's Books Forever
Use your arrow keys to turn the pages!
Children's Books Online
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International Children's Digital Library
Is loaded with tons of old books to read on-line.
Since it IS International, that means that there are books of many languages.
They suggest you make an account.
Here is the link for children to make an account: Register for ICDL
Use something you will remember, like your first name and a secret
password that you will remember too!
Don't forget to log in every time you go back . . . The account
will remember your language and where you left off reading . . .
just like a bookmark.
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This list of books are unfamiliar to me.
If you ever feel that a book is unsuitable, for Grout students . . .
for any reason . . . please let me know the book and the reason and
I will consider removing it from this link page:
The Book of the Blue Sea by Henry NewBolt
In the olden days, kids had to go to work earlier in their lives
than you do. This book starts with a story about a boy
who went to "sea" to work on a ship, when he was only 11 years old.
Imagine THAT!
Jonas on a Farm in Winter by Jacob Abbott
This looks like a good book about a boy's farm-life in the early 1800's.
Life wasn't easy for kids in those days. I think I'll read this book, too,
and write a book report here when I am done. Remind me if I forget.
The Sea Fairies by L. Frank Baum
This is a story NOT about that land of OZ by the same author.
Maybe it is a good story . . . maybe not. I haven't read it yet.
It has a lot of pictures and the front cover is a little scary looking . .
but still . . . let's see what the words say.
The Adventures of Peterkin by Gilly Bear
I vaguely remember reading this story as a child . . . something about
a little fairy/insect who lives in a pumpkin and has a great adventure
at sea . . .
Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argueta
Looks like a good story. It is also written in Spanish so you can read
both versions.
Undine - Told to the Children
This is an old story, which I read as a young person. I enjoyed it but
it is very old fashioned. It's an old fairy tale.
The Birds Who Flew Beyond Time by Anne Baring & Thetis Blacker
This looks like a beautiful fable with gorgeous, colorful illustrations.
Axle The Freeway Cat by Thatcher Hurd
I remember reading this as a child. I loved this story about this
nice cat and his life.
Denslow's Humpty Dumpty by W.WDenslow
What a cute story about an egg that felt vulnerable
and how he solved his problem.
Cry-Baby Moon by Katerina Mataira & Terewai Kemp
I loved this story and I especially loved the illustrations.
I loved the way everyone was so kind to cry baby moon.
Gertie's Sun Flower by Mabel; Illustrations by George Lambert
A charming little story of a sunflower's lesson to the delight of two
little girls. A rather old fashioned book with beautiful pictures.
Little Folks in Busy-Land by Ada Van Stone Harris; and Lillian McLean Waldo; and gorgeous illustrations by Elizabeth Jones Babcock
A delightful fantasy with gorgeous pictures for young children.
Nuova: or, The New Bee by Vernon Kellogg; with songs by Charlotte Kellogg; Illustrated by Milo Winter
This story looks really cute as it is all about the life of a queen bee. The illustrations are very charming because they look like fairies and fantasy creatures. The story is supposed to be what it is really like in a hive.
The Story of Dr Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Click on the Project Gutenberg picture below to go to the Children's Literature BookShelf. Lots of classics there, to read online or download:
Another website with some very nice picture books is called "We Give Books"
The log in username - Room208
The password - reading
(remember the capital "R" in Room)
A Website called Loyal Books gives you the option to read or listen to these classics:
Here's a new site: My Online Reading
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Here is an explanation of books in the "Public Domain."
My Father's Dragon (Gutenberg) Free downloadable or online e-books.
Click to listen: My Father's Dragon Which is a Libravox Free download or online recording.
It might be fun to liston to the recording while reading the ebook.
MORE TO COME:
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