Maya and the Mysterious Note in the Clock Tower
Maya finds a note tucked in the clock tower wall: "If you want to find time, look at the past first." With her friend...
10 pages · 4 min
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Ages 7–9
Total 135 books Page 9 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.
Little Explorer Lily and the Glacier's Message
Lily loves nature documentaries, so she picks glaciers for her class project. While researching with her friend Leo, ...
12 pages · 4 min
Leo and the Secret of the Lost Lighthouse
On a seaside vacation, Leo hears that an old, closed lighthouse sometimes shines at night. With his friend Jack, he f...
12 pages · 4 min
Alice and the Whispering Forest
Behind her grandfather's house, Alice hears the forest sighing and sets off with her friend Leo to find out why. They...
10 pages · 4 min
Leo the Little Inventor and the Solar Car
After Mr. Ray's lesson on solar power, Leo builds a cardboard car with a small solar panel, but it tips over on the f...
12 pages · 4 min
The Secret Map in the Mysterious Library
Sheltering from the rain in the town's oldest library, Daisy finds a hand-drawn map with a star by the clock tower. W...
12 pages · 5 min
Colors Around Us
Ece wonders what makes the world look so special. Fındık the squirrel answers by showing her one color at a time, fro...
12 pages · 3 min
Merve’s School Bag Countdown
On the first morning of school, Merve and her mom, Ayla, pack her blue backpack with a counting game. They count five...
12 pages · 4 min
Grace's Colorful Magnifying Glass
Grace finds a magic magnifying glass under her bed and uses it to name the color of everything. The fruit is red, the...
12 pages · 2 min
Cem and Lila's Treasure Box
While cleaning the attic, Cem and Lila find a big wooden box tied with a red ribbon. Taking turns, they pull out obje...
11 pages · 2 min
Emma and Digi’s Counting Adventure
Emma and her number-loving robot, Digi, set out to count all the way to twenty. They spot 1 sun, 3 red apples, 5 frog...
10 pages · 4 min
Emma’s Big Adventure
Emma packs her bag and sets off on an adventure, waving goodbye to her cozy house. Along the way, Pip the bird sings ...
10 pages · 2 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.
