We’ve only one planet to live on, so the preservation of natural resources for our children and grandchildren is up to us. This...
Reading Set: 5 Passages
Many children are already familiar with the Mother Goose nursery rhymes, which makes them easier to read for beginning reader...
Reading Set: 6 Passages
It’s hard to believe that the same person who wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” could write charming children’s poetry, but Rob...
Reading Set: 7 Passages
Is there any more magical phrase than “Once upon a time”? This beginning of so many classic fairy tales sends the reader into a...
Reading Set: 10 Passages
A fable is a story with a moral, or lesson, at the end. Aesop, a Greek author in the 6th century B.C.E., is perhaps the most ...
Peggy and June are two frogs with very different skills. Peggy is worried that she will never catch up to June, but one day she...
405 Words, 1st-3rd Grades, Character Traits, Summary, and Theme
A family of ducks have been hiding in the bushes at Swara's school. When they come out and head straight for a busy street, Swa...
397 Words, K-2nd Grades, Character Traits, Story Elements, and Summary
Diana has saved up her money to spend at the circus. When she sees the balloon man, she knows just what to buy — but not that h...
397 Words, K-2nd Grades, Character Traits, Context Clues, and Summary
Maria is not happy about having to stay home from school on the day of the spelling bee. Fortunately, her grandmother finds a w...
412 Words, 1st-3rd Grades, Story Elements and Summary
When John notices a ring of violets in his back yard, he knows the fairies must be out and about. He decides to build a fairy h...
387 Words, 1st-2nd Grades, Character Traits, Context Clues, and Summary