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Page two of free Books for Young Learners.  They are eBooks for teachers and their students, and for parents and other caregivers for at-home reading. 

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English eBooks

eBook Description

Spanish eBooks

Water, Water Everywhere

Author: Hal Schmid
Illustrated by Kenneth Pollock

Description: Water is everywhere. It is both inside and outside of us.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                F
Grade Level:           1         
Reading Stage:       Early
RR / DLL Level:                
INT Level:                5  
Page Count:             8        
Word Count:           61

Tiger Dave

Tobar

Author: Carter Boucher
Illustrated by Leo A. Dunbar

Description: A seaside-dwelling tiger gets a watery surprise.

(Fiction)

F/P Level:                G
Grade Level:           1        1 
Reading Stage:       Early
RR / DLL Level:                
INT Level:                12  
Page Count:            8        8
Word Count:            33      35

Looking for Bears

Author: Ann Mace
Illustrated by Judith Prowse Buskirk

Description: How a teacher spent her summer vacation.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                H
Grade Level:           1-2       
Reading Stage:       Early
RR / DLL Level:       13           
INT Level:                  
Page Count:            12       
Word Count:            79     

Mrs. Murphy’s Crows

Los cuervos de la señora Murphy

Author: Janice Boland
Illustrated by Susan Hartung

Description: Some students come to the aid of their bird-loving teacher.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:              H
Grade Level:          1-2    1-2 
Reading Stage:     Fluent
RR / DLL Level:     15      10   
INT Level:                   
Page Count:          12      12
Word Count:          122    144 

The Author on My Street

Author: Lisa Broadie Cook
Illustrated by Joanne Friar

Description: A girl learns to use her imagination to look at things in a new and fascinating way.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:               J
Grade Level:           2      
Reading Stage:      Fluent
RR / DLL Level:      16           
INT Level:                  
Page Count:           16       
Word Count:           260     

Mother Octopus

Author: R. Hugh Rice
Illustrated by Jo-Ellen Bosson

Description: A good mother raises an underwater family.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                J
Grade Level:            2      
Reading Stage:       Early
RR / DLL Level:       
INT Level:                18
Page Count:            12     
Word Count:            123

My Favorite Place

Author: Maryellen Heller
Illustrated by Joanne Friar

Description: A boy is saddened at the loss of a farm and its gentle, friendly cows.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                J
Grade Level:            2      
Reading Stage:       Fluent
RR / DLL Level:       18
INT Level:                
Page Count:            16     
Word Count:            464

New Beginnings

Author: Tracy Monaghan
Illustrated by Deborah White

Description: A lonely girl and her father help each other through loss and sadness.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                J
Grade Level:            2      
Reading Stage:       Fluent
RR / DLL Level:       17
INT Level:                
Page Count:            12     
Word Count:            277

Bacon Saturday Mornings

Author: Cassia McClain
Illustrated by Deborah White

Description: It’s more than just bacon that makes the kitchen such a special place on Saturday mornings.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                K
Grade Level:            2      
Reading Stage:       Fluent
RR / DLL Level:       20
INT Level:                
Page Count:            16     
Word Count:            363

Moonbeam Cow

Author: Sharma Krauskopf
Illustrated by Noami Howland

Description: A tale of how one foggy night in the Highlands of Scotland the unique color combination of the Belted Galloway cow came to be.

(Traditional Literature)

F/P Level:                K
Grade Level:            2      
Reading Stage:       Fluent
RR / DLL Level:       18
INT Level:                
Page Count:            16     
Word Count:            228

Bat’s Night Out

Author: Buffy Silverman
Illustrated by Judith Prowse Buskirk

Description: A bat has a busy night hunting for insects.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:              L
Grade Level:          2-3     2-3   
Reading Stage:     Early
RR / DLL Level:     19     11   
INT Level:                
Page Count:           16     16   
Word Count:           172   168  

Strange Things

Author: Claire Violet
Illustrated by Susan Havice

Description: What could be causing strange things to happen throughout the house.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                L
Grade Level:            2-3      
Reading Stage:       Fluent
RR / DLL Level:       
INT Level:                23
Page Count:            16     
Word Count:            289

Diving for Treasure

Author: John Christopher Fine
Photographer: John Christopher Fine

Description: The story of how a shipwreck full of treasure was discovered off the Florida coast.

(Informational)

F/P Level:                M
Grade Level:           2-3    2-3
Reading Stage:      Fluent
RR / DLL Level:                24
INT Level:                21
Page Count:           16     16
Word Count:           271   278 

Dream Catcher

Author: E. Barrie Kavasch
Illustrated by Gay W. Holland

Description: Loving relatives weave a dream catcher to hang above the bed of a little girl.

(Informational)

F/P Level:                M
Grade Level:           2-3
Reading Stage:      Fluent
RR / DLL Level:      16
INT Level:
Page Count:            16     
Word Count:            159