Maya and the Little Bike Map
Maya loves riding her yellow bike, so she decides to draw a map of the safest routes in her neighborhood. Her dad Axe...
12 pages · 4 min
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Ages 7–9
Total 135 books Page 3 of 12
About this age group
Story books for ages 7-9 support 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders as they move from sounding out words to reading on their own. The 134 books on this page have 3-5 minutes of narration and feature school clubs, simple experiments and class projects. Every book is free to read, hear, quiz yourself on, and download as a PDF.
Lily and the Little Sleepy Library
Book lover Lily paints a small wooden shelf and fills it with only the most peaceful stories, creating her own Sleepy...
12 pages · 3 min
Leo and the Little Art Museum
Leo loves how differently his classmates draw, so he asks Ms. Beliz if they can turn the classroom into an art museum...
12 pages · 3 min
Ella and the Little Ocean Guardians
While walking along the shore, Ella finds jagged pieces of plastic in the sand, and she and her friend Dan ask Ms. Mi...
11 pages · 5 min
Leo and the Little Mountain Observers
On a family hike, Leo and his sister Mia notice the plants changing as they climb: broad-leaved oaks at the bottom, p...
10 pages · 4 min
Daisy and the Little Authors
Daisy, Kevin, and Maya decide to write their own book and split it into a beginning, a middle, and an ending. When th...
10 pages · 3 min
Ben and the Little Robot Competition
Ben joins the school robotics club and teams up with Maya and Leo to build a line-following robot called Little Blue....
12 pages · 4 min
Lily and the Little Bridge of Friendship
Leo is the new boy in class, and at recess he sits alone on a bench under a big oak tree. When Lily says hello and sh...
12 pages · 4 min
Leo and the Little Astronomy Diary
Leo finds a navy blue diary with a gold star in an old bookstore and starts recording the night sky. He draws a thin ...
10 pages · 4 min
Lily and the Sound of the Little Forest
Deep in the forest, Lily hears birdsong and almost records it on her phone, but decides to really listen first. When ...
12 pages · 4 min
Leo and the Little Recycling Machine
Leo wonders where his apple core and milk carton end up, so he learns which waste each colored bin takes. When Mia al...
12 pages · 4 min
Emily and the Little Landscape Design
Emily dreams of turning a dusty schoolyard corner into a garden. With Felix she measures the space, tracks sun and sh...
12 pages · 4 min
Which grades are the 7-9 books for?
They generally suit 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade readers. Early in 1st grade, read along with the narration; by 3rd grade, read silently first and then listen to check.
How long does a book for ages 7-9 take?
Narration usually runs 3-4 minutes. For a 2nd grader reading independently, that's a 10-15 minute reading session.
How can I check reading comprehension?
Many book pages include a short interactive story quiz. Afterwards, asking your child to sum up the main idea in one sentence is a good habit.
Where should a reluctant 8-year-old start?
Short, curiosity-driven books that end with an experiment, like Leo and the Little Paper Plane Experiment, are a good way in. Listening to the narration first lowers the difficulty.
Which books work for whole-class reading?
School-based stories such as Leo and the Little Question Box or Daisy and the Little Science Club are great launch pads for a similar class project. Open the book on the classroom screen with narration.
Can I download 1st-3rd grade story books as PDFs?
Yes. The Download PDF button on each book page lets you save the full book or only the pages you want to print.
