Learningisland: 800 books

They are inside you right now! They are your bones, and they are helping to hold you up, keeping you moving, and doing all of the other jobs they are supposed to be doing. Bones have a lot of jobs. Here are some fun facts that you may not know about these fantastic parts of your body.Do you know:How...

In the days not long after the pharaohs in Egypt, there lived a woman in China. Leizu (say lee - zhoo) was an empress. She lived in a beautiful palace in China. The palace had a huge garden filled with many trees and flowers. Leizu and her husband, Hoangti loved to walk through their gardens. The...

Well hello there. My name is like, Val.I’m, like, an ostrich, ya know. But I bet you knew that. You’re a smart one, you are.But even if you’re smart, I’m a lot smarter. And I’m better looking.Don’t I look just grand?Meet Val, the vain ostrich, and let her tell you all about her...

The emu is Australia’s biggest native bird. It is the second biggest bird in the world. The biggest is the ostrich. The emu belongs to the family known as ratites. Ratites are birds that don’t fly and have small wings and flat breastbones. Even though emus can’t fly they can run very fast. They...

The koala is a small animal that lives in trees. It is a native animal of Australia. The adult male Koala is called a buck. The adult female is called a doe. A young koala is a joey. There are two types of koalas. The southern koala is found around the state of Victoria and up to the bottom of New...

How would you like to eat part of your house for food during the winter? Well that's just what some beavers do. Beavers are animals that live in the water. They spend most of their time there, even though they are mammals. That means they breathe air, so part of the time they are also on land. Beavers...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Wolves: Howlers of the Night” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1291 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the wolf. They will find out the answers to these questions: How many...

The Minutemen were a big part of the Revolutionary War. They got their name because they could be ready to fight in a minute. But men were not the only ones who could fight. Here is the story of Prudence Wright. Her friends called her "Pru". Pru was married to David Wright. She was 35 and...

Betsy Ross is well known as the woman who made the first flag. But that was only one thing she did in her life. Betsy lived for 84 years. She did many things in her life. How much do you know about this early American woman?Can you answer these ten true or false questions about Betsy Ross?How...

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Clown Fish: Friends of the Stinging Anemone” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 789 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the clown fish. They will find out the answers to these...

The Yangtze River is known by many names. From its headwaters in the glaciers of Tibet, it drops nearly 16,000 feet (5000 metres) on its journey to the East China Sea. For millions of years it has cut its path through the land. It flows through mountains and deep gorges and along broad, flat valley...

There are many fascinating animals on our planet. Some are funny and some are strange. This book will tell you about seven interesting animals.This is a compilation of seven of our popular 15-Minute Books for early readers. It contains the full text and pictures from the following individual books:"Meet...

It is used to show location in hundreds of movies and television shows. Showing an image of this one building immediately lets people know that something is happening in London, England. It is the clock tower, often called Big Ben by the people of the world. Completed in 1859, the clock tower took...

It is one of the meanest, nastiest animals alive. The Tasmanian Devil hates just about everything. Here are some fun facts about these angry little creatures. What is a Tasmanian devil’s favorite food? How much can a Tasmanian devil eat in 30 minutes? How big is a Tasmanian devil when it...