Learningisland: 800 books

This book is a shortened version of our popular “Hippos: Giants Who Love the Water” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1156 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the hippo. They will find out the answers to these questions: How...

Rabbits are small, furry animals. They live all over the world.They have an egg shaped body covered in very soft fur. Most rabbits have fur that is the color of the area they live in. This helps them to hide from their enemies.If they live among dirt and twigs, they will be brown or spotted. If they...

Great white sharks are large sharks that roam the oceans. They have been named great whites because they are big, and because they have a white stomach. Their back is grey.Most sharks, and many other fish, have a stomach that is lighter than their back. That helps them to blend into the ocean. If...

It was July, 1739. Sixteen year old Eliza Lucas sat by the fire. The room was warm and cozy, but big. Eliza tried to work on her sewing, but it was hard. It was stormy outside. The wind was blowing hard and the rain kept hitting the window. Eliza kept thinking about her plants in the field. At last...

"Well, this assignment won't be hard for me!" they heard a voice say. Cindy Raymond pushed her way into the small group.Jamie noticed that she was dressed in the latest style. Her designer jeans even had crystals sewn onto the pockets in a fancy pattern. Her shirt was of the latest style and...

“Before we go to lunch, I need you all to think about the talks that you have heard,” Miss Tate said. “One of the reports has a problem with it. Can anyone tell me what that talk was, and what the problem was?” she asked.Jamie thought back to all the talks she had heard that day. Mostly she...

“You guys are the best at solving mysteries,” Kris said. “In fact, that’s kind of why I am here.”“Hey, look at that, Jamie,” Kendall exclaimed. “We’re not even open yet and we’ve already got our first case.”Kris dropped the backpack he was carrying and pulled out an electronic...

Saint Francis is one of the most loved saints in the world. He lived a simple life, dedicated to Jesus. He loved animals and nature, and believed we have a responsibility to look after them.Francis was born in Assisi, Italy, sometime between December 1181 and September 1182.His father was a wealthy...

Sir Edmund Barton was an Australian politician and judge.One of the "Fathers of Federation", he drafted many versions of Australia’s Constitution, inspired the people’s support, and travelled to England to petition Queen Victoria for Australia’s Federation.On January 1, 1901, Australia became...

Jamie slid her bike to a stop and quickly put it into the bike rack. She had it locked up and was starting to look around before Kendall even came to a complete stop.He started to lock up his bike as she spotted Lisa. The girl was sitting on a park bench with tears rolling down her face.“Something’s...

“Then the train pulls away from the station,” Peter said. “And anyone riding in boxcar 1313 on the night of a full moon, never comes back. They go to the hobo graveyard to die.”Those were the words that started the challenge; The challenge that would change my life forever.Read this...

“It’s gone,” Jose’s yell interrupted Kendall’s thoughts. “My assignment isn’t in my backpack where I left it.”Everyone turned to look at Jose Gomez.Jose frantically searched through his backpack again. Then he looked up with an angry look on his face.“I’ll bet Peter took it!”...

Benny Samson walked up to Kendall and Jamie just as they were about to leave the school yard. “I want to hire you guys to help me win the big chili contest on Saturday.”“Help you win?” Kendall asked.“Yeah,” Benny said. “I know my chili recipe is better than Jerry Smart’s, but only...

Tommy Watkins rode up to the Broderick house on his bike. He was breathing hard. Sweat was running down his face, but Tommy didn’t seem to care.“Hi Tommy,” Jamie said. Tommy was in her class at school.“Someone stole my science experiment,” Tommy wailed. “You guys solve mysteries. I need...