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
    • Sustainable Futures
    • Race, Equity, and Inclusion
    • SEL
    • Virus & Germ
    • Independent Reading
  • 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
1-24 of 772 results for All Resources

Pagination

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Image
15108

The Mangrove Tree

Written by Susan L. Roth & Cindy Trumbore and Illustrated by Susan L. Roth
Scientist Dr. Sato helps the villagers of Hargigo find a way to harvest mangrove trees to feed...
2nd - 5th
Image
15156

A Baby Elephant in the Wild

Written by Caitlin O'Connell and Illustrated by Timothy Rodwell
Liza is a baby elephant born in the Namibian desert. Travel with Liza and her family as they search...
K - 3rd
Image
15121

Amelia to Zora: Twenty Six Women Who Changed the World

Written by Cynthia Chin-Lee

Learn about the amazing accomplishments of women from Amelia Earhart to Zora Neale Hurston.

This...

3rd - 7th
Image
15123

Diego Rivera: His World and Ours

Written and Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
This book tells the story of Diego Rivera, one of the most famous painters of the 1900s. He painted...
1st - 4th
Image
15139

Rocks and Minerals (Scholastic Discover More)

Written by Dan Green
A fun, informative book with colorful pictures and interesting facts about rocks and minerals...
5th - 9th
Image
15143

The Beetle Book

Written and Illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Did you know that one out of every four living things on earth is a type of beetle? You can become a...
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
15152

The Secret Pool

Written by Kimberly Ridley and Illustrated by Rebekah Raye
What secrets lie within the small pools of water that appear during the spring and evaporate at...
2nd - 7th
Image
15155

Volcano Rising

Written by Elizabeth Rusch and Illustrated by Susan Swan
Volcano Rising, a differentiated text with a read-aloud portion, tells the story of how volcanoes...
1st - 4th
Image
15113

What in the Wild?: Mysteries of Nature Concealed . . . and Revealed

Written by David Schwartz and Yael Schy and Illustrated by Dwight Kuhn
A mystery animal lurks behind each page. Readers will use the accompanying riddles to gather clues...
1st - 4th
Image
15198

A Nest is Noisy

Written by Dianna Hutts Aston and Illustrated by Sylvia Long
What causes all the noise in nests? It’s not always birds. This book offers a look into the first...
K - 3rd
Image
15199

A Tower of Giraffes: Animals in Groups

Written and Illustrated by Anna Wright
This book offers a fun introduction to collective nouns through groups of animals. While reading...
Pre-K - 2nd
Image
15158

Akira to Zoltan

Written by Cynthia Chin-Lee and Illustrated by Megan Halsey
This book introduces an alphabet of 26 amazing male artists, explorers, athletes, and activists who...
3rd - 6th
Image
15200

Best Foot Forward: Exploring Feet, Flippers, and Claws

Written and Illustrated by Ingo Arndt
Readers can play a fun guessing game of which foot belongs to which animal. At the same time, they...
K - 3rd
Image
15193

The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Written by Crystal Hubbard and Illustrated by Robert McGuire
This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby...
1st - 4th
Image
15180

Ultimate Bugopedia (National Geographic Kids)

Written by Darlyne Murawski and Nancy Honovich

A beautiful look into the world of bugs. This informational text provides bug profiles and a "did...

2nd - 5th
Image
15246

Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer

Written by Bill Wise and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
This book tells the story of Louis Sockalexis, one of the first American Indian players in Major...
1st -
Image
15223

T is for Time

Written by Marie Smith and Roland Smith and Illustrated by Renee Graef
Got a minute? This book introduces an alphabet of scientific history related to telling time. Read...
1st - 5th
Image
15230

The Secret Galaxy

Written by Fran Hodgkins and Illustrated by Mike Taylor
What do you see when you look into the night sky? The Secret Galaxy explains some of the secrets of...
1st - 6th
Image
15303

The Diary of a Young Girl

Written by Anne Frank

Anne Frank wrote this diary while her family was in hiding in an attic during the Nazi occupation of...

5th - 8th
Image
15299

The Littlest Angel

Written by Charles Tazewell and Illustrated by Paul Micich
When a little boy arrives in heaven too soon, he struggles to fit in. He disrupts the singing...
Pre-K - 5th
Image
15307

The Wind in the Willows

Written by Kenneth Grahame and Illustrated by Inga Moore
The story of the anthropomorphic animals living near the Thames River in London. First Rat meets...
3rd - 5th
Image
15312

Bud, Not Buddy

Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
The story of 10-year-old Bud, fom Flint, Michigan, who struggles to find his place in the world...
3rd - 7th
Image
15326

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Written and Illustrated by Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley is a typical middle schooler who happens to keep a journal about his life. This first...

3rd - 8th
Image
15336

Hatchet

Written by Gary Paulsen

On his way to visit his father in northern Canada, 13-year-old Brian Robeson’s plane crashes, and he...

6th - 9th

Pagination

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

FILTER

Resources

  • Book Resource
  • Support Material

Support Material Types

  • game
  • reading passage
  • lesson plan
  • vocabulary
  • activity

Grades

  • Pre-K
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th

Lexile Range

  • (-) 901-1200

Genre

  • nonfiction
  • fiction
  • biography
  • narrative nonfiction
  • historical fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • science fiction
  • autobiography
  • fairy tale
  • fantasy
  • graphic nonfiction
  • graphic novel
  • memoir
  • poetry
  • tall tale

Themes

  • biography
  • content area & nonfiction
  • adventure
  • science and nature
  • stem
  • family
  • american history
  • history
  • fantasy
  • animals
  • science and technology
  • sports
  • friendship
  • careers
  • environment and ecology
  • growing up
  • coming of age
  • science
  • classic literature
  • perseverance
  • award winners & favorites
  • community
  • environment
  • manufacturing and production
  • nature
  • space
  • sports and recreation
  • african american history
  • alphabet
  • civil rights
  • community helpers
  • african american
  • art
  • black history
  • politics and government
  • survival
  • technology
  • world war 2
  • activism
  • ecology
  • education
  • entertainment
  • environmentalism
  • fiction
  • government
  • habitats
  • health
  • innovation
  • multicultural
  • mystery
  • nutrition
  • reference
  • social science
  • the human body
  • fitness
  • girls & women
  • health and fitness
  • insects
  • math and arithmetic
  • money
  • myth
  • native american
  • physics
  • poetry
  • romance
  • social issues
  • transportation
  • women
  • across many cultures
  • aeronautics and space
  • african culture
  • america
  • animal
  • applied math
  • architecture
  • astronomy
  • baseball
  • boats and ships
  • business and economics
  • cars and trucks
  • civil war
  • community service
  • computers
  • criminal justice
  • emancipation proclamation
  • engineering
  • european history
  • exploration
  • farm life
  • food
  • fun
  • gardening
  • helping others
  • identity
  • inventions
  • love
  • math
  • multiculturalism
  • natural resources
  • prejudice and racism

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

© 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.