Skip to main content

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central

  • SIGN IN
  • REGISTER
  • SEARCH
Home Literacy Central Literacy Central Literacy Network
Reading is Fundamental
DONATE

Main navigation Literacy Central

  • Find a Book
  • Tools
    • Activity Calendars
    • Puzzle Creator
    • Graphic Organizers
    • Literacy Tracker
    • Reading Incentives
    • BeeLine Reader
    • Mobile Apps
    • eBooks
  • Centers
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Well-Being
    • Sustainable Futures
    • Sense of Belonging
    • Independent Reading
    • Virus and Germ
  • Resources
    • Rally to Read
    • Daily Book Bites
    • Lesson Plans
    • Puzzles
    • Read Aloud Videos
    • Reading Passages
    • Author Interviews
  • DONATE

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central

  • SIGN IN
  • REGISTER
  • SEARCH

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central - Logged

Sign up for our Newsletter

  1. Home
  2. Literacy Central
1-23 of 23 results for All Resources
Image
20753

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?

Written by Margaret McNamara and Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Mr. Tiffin's classroom is studying pumpkins. Learn about skip-counting and estimation through the...
Pre-K - 2nd
Image
20763

Newton and Me

Written by Lynne Mayer and Illustrated by Sherry Rogers
A boy and his dog discover how the laws of force and motion affect their everyday lives. An example...
K - 3rd
Image
20770

Riparia's River

Written by Michael J. Caduto and Illustrated by Olga Pastuchiv
When their favorite swimming hole is ruined, a group of curious kids work together to find the cause...
2nd - 5th
Image
20772

Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian

Written by Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Julie Paschkis
Maria is a youg girl fascinated by caterpillars and butterflies. She uses careful observation and...
K - 3rd
Image
20774

The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors

Written by Chris Barton and Illustrated by Tony Persiani
Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up...
2nd - 5th
Image
15216

Millie's Chickens

Written by Brenda Williams and Illustrated by Valeria Cis
From the first cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn to making sure the chicken coop is safe from predators at...
K - 3rd
Image
15218

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Written and Illustrated by Mac Barnett
Sam and Dave set off to find something spectacular while digging in the backyard. They dig and dig...
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
15222

Sylvia's Spinach

Written by Katherine Pryor and Illustrated by Anna Raff
Sylvia does not like spinach. One day, her class plants a garden and Sylvia is in charge of planting...
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
15226

The Nesting Quilt

Written and Illustrated by Cathryn Falwell
A young girl makes connections between her family preparing for a new baby and the birds she watches...
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
15231

Unplugged: Ella Gets Her Family Back

Written by Laura Pedersen and Illustrated by Penny Webster
Ella is upset that no one in her house will talk to her. Everyone is either on the phone, computer...
2nd - 6th
Image
15201

Blizzard

Written and Illustrated by John Rocco
What would you do if it snowed for two whole days and you woke up to snow piled up past your front...
Pre-K - K
Image
15169

Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
2nd - 6th
Image
15182

Out of the Blue

Written and Illustrated by Alison Jay
A wordless text that illustrates the many treasures to be found along the shore. Join two children...
Pre-K - 1st
Image
15183

Papa's Mechanical Fish

Written by Candace Fleming and Illustrated by Boris Kulikov
While on a fishing trip, Papa gets the idea to invent an underwater vessel. As he works on his...
K - 3rd
Image
15125

First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden

Written by Susan Grigsby and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
This story connects Thomas Jefferson’s garden pea contest to a gardening contest in a classroom 200...
1st - 4th
Image
15127

Iggy Peck, Architect

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Iggy Peck loves to build things and solve problems, sometimes out of the strangest materials. His...

K - 4th
Image
15131

My First Day

Written by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page and Illustrated by Steve Jenkins

How do newborn animals spend their first day on the planet? Do they all have parental interaction...

Pre-K - 2nd
Image

No Monkeys, No Chocolate

Written by Melissa Stewart and Allen Young and Illustrated by Nicole Wong

This book traces how chocolate gets from the tropical rainforest and into our stomachs. You may be...

K - 3rd
Image
15136

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Rosie Revere is quiet by day but at night she is dreaming about creative inventions. When she gets a...

K - 2nd
Image
15140

Snow School

Written by Sandra Markle and Illustrated by Alan Marks
A rare look the endangered life of snow leopards in Pakistan. A mother leopard helps her newborn...
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
15142

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales

Written by Dawn Casey and Illustrated by Anne Wilson
In this anthology of folktales, readers will learn about how different cultures live in harmony with...
K - 6th
Image
15149

The Honeybee Man

Written by Lela Nargi and Illustrated by Krysten Brooker
In the morning Fred greets his dog and his cat, then travels to the top of his brownstone in...
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
15154

Track that Scat!

Written by Lisa Morlock and Illustrated by Carrie Ann Bradshaw
As Finn and her dog Skeeter venture through the woods, they discover which animals are close by from...
1st - 4th

FILTER

Resources

  • Book Resource

Grades

  • Pre-K
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th

Lexile Range

  • Birth-500
  • 501-900
  • 901-1200
  • Non-Prose

Genre

  • (-) fiction

Themes

  • (-) stem
  • animals
  • problem solving
  • inventions
  • nature
  • careers
  • engineering
  • family
  • friendship
  • gardening
  • habitats
  • pollution
  • teamwork
  • adventure
  • architecture
  • birds
  • building
  • butterflies
  • communication
  • counting
  • crafting
  • ecology
  • environment
  • exercise
  • families
  • family values
  • growth and development
  • history
  • indigenous
  • insects
  • kindness
  • life science
  • math and arithmetic
  • motion
  • nutrition
  • ocean life
  • persistence
  • pet care
  • physics
  • presidential history
  • responsibility
  • rocks and minerals
  • sports
  • survival
  • technology
  • the rainforest
  • tracking
  • trying new things
  • vegetables
  • winter weather
  • wordless text
  • world cultures

Donate

Your contribution will help us to provide free books and literacy resources to children across the nation.

Donate

  A Trusted Charity

RIF AwardsGuideStarLibrary of Congress - Literacy AwardsCharity Navigator
Home Literacy Central Literacy Central Literacy Network
Reading is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental

750 First Street, NE

Suite 920

Washington, DC 20002

1 (877) RIF-READ

1 (877) 743-7323

  • FAQ
  • CONTACT US   
  • CAREERS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • TERMS OF USE     
  • FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONNECT

Sign up for our Newsletter

Since 1966

RIF LogoRIF LogoRIF LogoRIF Logo

© Reading Is Fundamental. All rights reserved. RIF is a 501(c)(3).


The logo for Macy's. A white star sits to the left of the company name, Macy's. The apostrophe in the name is replaced with a smaller star.

Literacy Central is a free resources for parents, teachers and children thanks in part to the generous support of Macy’s.