Leo and the Secret of the Silver Bell
In Grandpa Elias's workshop, Leo finds a dusty bell dated 1924, the shop's original doorbell. He polishes it until it...
12 pages · 4 min
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Ages 7–9
Total 135 books Page 6 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 Library's Night Watch
At the Great Library Sleepover, Lily and her classmate Silas follow strange sounds between the shelves. A navy-blue b...
12 pages · 5 min
Leo and the Little Kindness Notebook
Mr. Miller asks everyone to keep a Little Kindness Notebook for a week. Leo helps Sophie with her crayons, tidies Jac...
10 pages · 4 min
Daisy and the Little Cloud Laboratory
Daisy wonders how rain gets up into the sky, so she covers a bowl of warm water with plastic wrap and sets ice on top...
10 pages · 2 min
Leo and the Mysterious Forest Map
Leo finds a yellowed map under an old oak and his family follows it into the woods. Where the map shows Deep Blue Lak...
10 pages · 4 min
Lily and the Same-But-Different Seeds
Lily plants five bean seeds in identical pots and gives each one cup of water, yet ten days later they are all differ...
10 pages · 4 min
Leo and the Forest Postman
Following wooden signs in the forest, Leo meets Sage, who runs a nature project, and agrees to observe birds by the o...
10 pages · 3 min
Sophie and the Little Music Box
In Grandmother Beatrice's attic, Sophie finds a silver music box and learns how a turning cylinder plucks tiny metal ...
10 pages · 3 min
Leo and the Little River Researchers
On his way to school, Leo sees the neighborhood stream turn grey and murky. With Maya and Toby he asks Ms. Miller for...
12 pages · 4 min
Chloe and the Box of Lost Letters
Exploring the school basement, Chloe finds a blue box marked School Mail, full of letters that never reached anyone t...
12 pages · 3 min
Toby and the Silent Camp
At school nature camp, Mr. Harrison announces a Silent Observation Hour. Toby thinks it will be easy, then boring, un...
10 pages · 4 min
Lily and the Butterflies' Migration Path
One spring, hundreds of orange and black butterflies rest on the old plane tree in Lily's garden. At the library she ...
10 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.
