Kids Reader

Paulie Horvath is never going to be a good student like his brother, John, never going to follow his hardworking father into the plumbing trade, never going to ease his mother's mind by passing tests or cleaning up his room. But once he hears jazz by accident from the basement of a speakeasy, he knows exactly what he will do: learn that music and make it his life. Jazz is all around in gangland Chicago, but not so easy for a 12-year-old to find, especially when his father disapproves of it. Paulie has to lie, beg, and steal just to get time for lessons, time to practice, time to slip across town to see stars like King Oliver and Louis Armstrong.

Do you want to be amazed by pictures of opossums? Let's see color photos of opossums! You and your child will find pictures of opossums with short, simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books. Opossums: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids is book 110 in the Kids Learn with Pictures series. This book is centered around a clear concept: seeing pictures of opossums. This is a stock photo book of animals that asks questions about the pictures shown to encourage interaction and responses from the child.

Do you want to be amazed by coyote pictures? Let's see color photos of coyotes! You and your child will find pictures of coyotes with short, simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books. Coyotes: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids is book 114 in the Kids Learn with Pictures series. This book is centered around a clear concept: seeing pictures of coyotes. This is a stock photo book of animals that asks questions about the pictures shown to encourage interaction and responses from the child.

Do you want to be amazed by antelope pictures? Let's see color photos of antelopes! You and your child will find pictures of antelopes with short, simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books. Antelopes: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids is book 107 in the Kids Learn with Pictures series. This book is centered around a clear concept: seeing pictures of antelopes. This is a stock photo book of animals that asks questions about the pictures shown to encourage interaction and responses from the child.

Do you want to be amazed by moose pictures? Let's see color photos of moose! You and your child will find pictures of moose with short, simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books. Moose: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids is book 58 in the Kids Learn with Pictures Series. This book is centered around a clear concept: seeing pictures of moose. This is a stock photo book of animals that asks questions of the pictures shown to encourage interaction and responses from the child.

In this collection, grim and ghastly fates await fiendish kids with horrible habits. There is Serena Slurp, who just can't stop gorging, Johnny Bullneck, the bully who gets his fingers burnt, and Bessie O'Messy, whose bedroom is like a bomb pit.

It’s 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don’t get to own. So when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to the place where land is free—if they can get to it fast enough. But the journey isn’t easy—the terrain is rough, the bandits are brutal, and every interaction carries a heavy undercurrent of danger.

Enjoy over 180 mind-blowing fun facts and 200 trivia questions about animals! Both kids and adults will be entertained for hours. We have discovered over two million species of animals on Earth! Each and every animal plays a crucial part in taking care of our planet. From the spiders in our homes to the blue whales in the ocean, every species is like a puzzle piece that fits together to create our home, planet Earth. Our trivia and fun facts will teach you everything you need to know. We share our planet with so many incredible creatures, and we still have so much more to discover!

In this fun-filled trivia book for kids, navigate through 10 different quizzes and 260 different questions that cover an array of interesting topics. The kids will love this entertaining trivia game while also learning lots of interesting facts.

At fourteen years old, Carlotta Walls was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. The journey to integration in a place deeply against it would not be not easy. Yet Carlotta, her family, and the other eight students and their families answered the call to be part of the desegregation order issued by the US Supreme Court in its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.

Does your favorite little person spend time on a computer, tablet, phone or any other device that has internet access? Well, ours sure does! So, in this book within our series, Solomon learns that there's more to the internet than watching videos. Use this book, written by an award winning author, to encourage your favorite little one to think bigger about the internet and hopefully, one day, to use it as a tool to help them further their education or to make money.

Author JT does it again with another book designed to teach children skills that'll last them a lifetime. In this short story, Solomon will learn the basics of coding. Use this book as a tool to educate and inspire your favorite little ones to not just play games but build them!

Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! It’s the hundredth day of school, and the second graders in Classroom 2E will each be bringing in one hundred of something to celebrate. Stanley knows exactly what he wants to bring—flat pancakes. But the number of people coming to the party keeps changing! Stanley must add, subtract, and multiply his way to the perfect treat for the Hundredth Day of School bash. Will he get the numbers right?

I'm sorry, sweetie," said Mrs. Rankin, "But you can't go." Natalie's face froze as she digested the words. I can't go? "Wh - why not?" But she had a feeling she already knew the answer. Mrs. Rankin swallowed, clearly uncomfortable, but in that moment, Natalie didn't care. Her stomach was filled with dread. "Our school buses don't have ramps, so there'd be no way for you to get on and off, or bring your chair with you."

From the family that brought you the Lena in the Spotlight series and the popular For Girls Like You magazine comes Ashton’s Dancing Dreams, book two in the Daniels Sisters series. This realistic fiction story of family, friendship, and the challenges that so many young girls face each day growing up will appeal to girls 8-12 looking to express their talents and individuality alongside their faith.

A summer of boredom was what she had expected. A summer of adventure was what she received. Katie never thought she would like camp. The idea of spending three months at this worn-down, no-nothing place in the middle of nowhere was about as appealing to her as sitting through her mother's lectures on the importance of eating vegetables. She never imagined that coming to Camp Carmel would be the best thing that ever happened to her.

Research tells us that just about anyone who practices meditation for even a few minutes each week on a regular basis, will see what wonders it can do for our peace, focus, energy, and stress levels. Between homework, school friends, extra-curricular activities, and doing as they’re told throughout the day, children can amass a bit more stress than we may give them credit for.

At her aunt and uncle’s farm in the summer of 1958, 12-year-old Dawn and her new friend Charlotte create their own private world: Planet Kid. Away from whiny brothers and nosy neighbor boys, they pass one carefree day after another. But as dark secrets from the adult world creep into Planet Kid, Dawn must make some tough choices - choices that could mean life or death for her friend. In this moving, insightful novel, Newbery Honor author Jane Leslie Conly captures both the innocent simplicity and the haunting complexity of growing up.

There is much fiction surrounding the creation of Thanksgiving in America. Denise Kiernan debunks myths, provides facts, and explains how and why Thanksgiving evolved in the United States the way it did—and what gratitude means to society.

Having a pet dragon is very fun! He can sit, roll over, and play.... He can candle a birthday cake, light a campfire, or so many other fun things that will make you laugh.... But sometimes, not every story is a happy one.... What if your dragon is suffering from a loss of a loved one? What if he’s sad, angry, and heartbroken because his loved one passed away, and he cries and cries and cries? What should you do? You teach him about grief and loss. You explain death to him and help him get through this difficult time!