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The Cottonwool Doctor
Margaret was clever and curious. Margaret had big dreams. But 200 years ago, a girl could not become a doctor. So she cut off her hair and she put on a boy’s clothes. From then on, no one knew that Margaret was a girl. She became James Barry.
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Categories: Biographies Non-fiction Personal Development School & Education
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Dance of the Flamingo
Living like lotus flowers on water, the sight of pink flamingos is one of the most beautiful sights of the natural world. Why are they pink? Do they put on make-up? Do they have even a single bone in their long neck? Here is a book of photographs that answers all the questions about these graceful birds.
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Categories: Nature/Gardening/Animals Non-fiction Personal Development Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Dividing Lines
A poet wakes up to a wonderful dream, one that imagines a world without borders.
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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Family & Friends Fiction Human Interest Poetry
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Dog Who Knew Sadness
Sadness follows Feroz like a shadow. But his best friend Noah is always there to chase it away.
The Dordles Go Home (Book 3)
Three creatures find alternative sources of fuel to generate enough energy to get home. The final book in a series about the adventures of the Dordles, who find themselves stuck on a planet where resources are scarce.
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Categories: Engineering & Technology Non-fiction Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Dordles Find Fuel (Book 1)
Three creatures go in search of fuel in order to get home, but it’s easier said than done. The first in a series of three books about the adventures of The Dordles, who find themselves stuck in a world where resources are scarce.
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Categories: Engineering & Technology Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Dordles Save Fuel (Book 2)
Three stranded creatures try to save enough fuel to get home. The second in a series of three books about the adventures of The Dordles, who find themselves stuck in a world where resources are scarce.
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Categories: Engineering & Technology Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Drawing Game
Jeenu and Ajji are drawing circles, triangles and squares. Then they turn them into all sorts of things. This simple story introduces the concept of shapes to children and encourages them to use their imagination.
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Categories: Engineering & Technology Fiction Mathematics School & Education Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Eating-Joint
Rohan decides to get to the root of the cost issues that his father's eating- joint has been facing for long. He realises the importance of not wasting water. What ideas does he come up with to help save the joint?
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Categories: Family & Friends Fiction Personal Development
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Elephants Who Liked to Dance
When Bapi played the dhol, everyone felt like dancing. When the elephants heard the dhol a strange and wonderful thing happened...
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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Family & Friends Fiction Nature/Gardening/Animals
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Ever-changing Seasons
As seasons change, our world also does. Join Gyatso and his Abi le as they enjoy summer, monsoon, autumn, winter, and spring, with new flowers, clothes and lots of food. How does your world alter with the changing season?
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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Family & Friends Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The Fish and Chicken’s Wedding
There once lived a chicken, called Cikizwa, who was an orphan. What happens in the chicken's life?
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Categories: Family & Friends Fiction Nature/Gardening/Animals
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Suggested age, readers, English difficulty and US school grade are separate labels. Age groups are guidance based on source information or editorial review; unreviewed books are “Not assessed”. A US grade is assigned only with source information or a documented assessment; otherwise it is “Not assessed”. Levels use A1–C2 to indicate reading difficulty. StoryWeaver levels 1/2/3/4 use our approximate A1/A2/B1/B2 guide, labelled “estimated”; this is not an official equivalence. A book-specific assessment takes priority. Other unassessed books are labelled “Not assessed”. Source StoryWeaver levels are retained separately. Classics retain their original English.