Virtual Library Resources: Primary School students / Middle Years
Here you will find all kinds of things to help you as a parent, student or teacher. Extra worksheets, apps to keep your toddler busy, free access to research sites and much, much more.
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Authorama - You can find more than 100 free books from a variety of different authors on Authorama. New books are added to the site each month, and they've all been translated into plain ASCII or HTML so that no e-reader is required.
Book Stacks - Book Stacks hosts tons of ebooks that you can download and read as PDFs.
Bored.com - More than 10,000 free books are available at Bored.com. Book categories include but are not limited to: American literature, British literature, world literature, children's literature, cookbooks, travel books and history books.
Chest of Books - Visit this site to access hundreds of free nonfiction books. A wide range of topics are available.
Classic Authors - This site, also known as Great Literature Online, offers dozens of free, HTML-formatted classic books.
Free Classic Books - This library offers readers free online access to a selection of literary classics.
Classic Bookshelf - Classic Bookshelf uses a Java applet to allow users to fully customize the ebooks they're reading, which makes this a nice place to read classic books online.
Classic Reader - Classic Reader provides more than 3,000 classic books, plays and short stories. Users can read books, print books and add their own annotations.
Daily Lit - You can read free books via email or RSS on Daily Lit. Offerings include classic books and contemporary works and it can all be delivered to your personal computer or mobile device.
Ebook Lobby - Ebook Lobby is flush with free nonfiction books. Categories include art, business, computing and education.
Fiction.us - This site is a great place to find full-length novels, plays, short stories, poetry, picture books and other free digital books.
Fictionwise - Although this site is primarily focused on selling ebooks, readers can download an impressive selection of free fiction and nonfiction 'sample' books.
FullBooks.com - This site offers thousands of free, unabridged books. Both fiction and nonfiction are available.
GetFreeBooks.com - This free ebook site has thousands of books on every topic imaginable. GetFreeBooks.com is a great place to find modern works by lesser-known authors.
Internet Archive - The Internet Archive, also known as Archive.org, is one of the web's largest sources for free media. It offers over 2.5 million free ebooks and electronic texts.
ManyBooks.net - 20,000+ free books are available through ManyBooks.net. Most books are designed to be enjoyed on an iPod, PDA or ebook reader.
Microsoft Reader - Get the free Microsoft e-reading device for access to more than 1,500 free books via direct download. Offerings include fiction, nonfiction and reference material.
Page By Page - Lovers of the classics will find hundreds of books to read on Page By Page. The site includes works by renowned authors like Dickens, Doyle, London and Poe.
Project Gutenberg - With more than 25,000 titles, Project Gutenberg is widely be considered the ultimate source for free books online. The site has tens of thousands of volunteers, which means that new books are constantly being added to Gutenberg's online catalog.
Public Bookshelf - This online library allows users to read romance novels and stories for free. Public Bookshelf offers both classics and modern works, all in the romance genre.
Public Literature - This site offers a fantastic collection of free books, plays and poetry. Modern and classic works are both available.
Questia - With more than 5,000 free books, including classics and rare works, Questia's online library is a must see for any reader.
The Literature Network - Designed for students, teachers and enthusiastic readers, this free literature library offers over 1,900 books, 3,000 short stories and hundreds of poems. Users can also access free author biographies and quizzes.
UPenn's Online Books Page - You can find more than 30,000 free books on the University of Pennsylvania's Online Books Page. Search books by author or title.
