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Featured for PK-8

TeachingBooks.net: Complete Read-Alouds (Badgerlink)
Over 1500 complete picture books through older reader books, in audio and video format. Limit by reading level, grade, etc.

E-books for Elementary, Middle, and High School

Libby, by OverDrive
UW-System Account for ebooks and audiobooks. Add this to your public library Libby account for more titles. FILTER by Audience, Grade Level, and ATOS. Sign-In to see our content. see this guide for more information.

Libby - Wisconsin Digital Library Collection (Badgerlink)
All Wisconsin residents.
Ebooks for adults, teens, and kids.
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TeachingBooks.net: Complete Read-Alouds (Badgerlink)
Over 1500 complete picture books through older reader books, in audio and video format. Limit by reading level, grade, etc. Lesson plans and teacher resources.
eBook Central: Juvenile Literature
Fiction and non-fiction for upper elementary through YA.
eBook Collection, PreK-12 (EBSCOHost)
Fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Add a search term to the existing search to add focus.
International Children's Digital Library
This notable website presents a collection of illustrated books in numerous languages that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from around the world.
Internet Archive: Books to Borrow
Start here if you are looking for specific titles. You will need to create a free account. Use a Google account or create a unique one.
Open eBooks Project (Free:/Preview Titles)
To access the app, educators sign up and receive codes for their students. Using those codes, students can download the free Open eBooks app to mobile devices and access a library of eBooks for K-12. Only accessible to patrons using K12 school district Google account or similar. See eligibility https://www.fbmarketplace.org/eligibility-faqs/
Open eBooks: REGISTRATION (via FirstBook)
Starfall
PreK-Gr 5 books, worksheets, and curricula: "Starfall’s successful learn-to-read activities are based on teachers’ experience and research. Developed and tested in the classroom, the activities follow evidence-based methods recommended by the NICHD National Reading Panel, including explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, systematic phonics instruction, and methods to improve fluency and comprehension."
Unite for Literacy
provides free access to more than 400 original picture books, one fourth of them written in Spanish. The digital books provide audio narrations in more than 40 languages, spoken by native speakers in warm, expressive voices. The languages of narration include indigenous and endangered languages along with languages most widely spoken in the US.

Children's Literature Read-alouds and More

Storyline Online (free)
Read-aloud children's books by celebrated actors. These resources are included in TeachingBooks database.
LibriVox: Audio Children's Books (free)
Recordings of children's books in the public domain, mostly older, classic titles.
TeachingBooks.net: Read-Along Audiobook Performances Collection (Badgerlink)
Includes readings of complete picture books, chapter books, and some novels.
Author & Celebrity Read-aloud Livestream Events and Recordings
A spreadsheet of authors/publishers/celebrities that are reading PK-12 books aloud and where you can find these videos and livestream events.
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Provided by Jessie Ammons, MSLIS
EMC Coordinator
UW Oshkosh Libraries

Additional Ebooks for PreK-12

Do you need help locating a specific title or author in ebook format? Try browsing a few of the resources below, first. Then contact the Reference Librarian or use the Ask a Librarian Chat in the help boxes on this page.

Do you have feedback or comments regarding the resources below? Which of these do you find easiest to use? What ebook titles and genres are you most likely to use for yourself, your students, or lesson planning? Please email the Education Librarian your comments.

Audible Audiobooks
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-- Desktop, laptop, phone or tablet
Flyleaf Decodable Leveled Readers
Authentic decodable books and comprehensive, evidence-based foundational skills and close reading instruction for pre-K through grade 3, or for intervention Free use through the upcoming 2024-5 school year
Open Library's K-12 Collection
-- Create an account to read online

PreK-12 E-Books and Online Resources

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Featured for PK-8

E-books for Elementary, Middle, and High School

Children's Literature Read-alouds and More

Additional Ebooks for PreK-12

Do you need help locating a specific title or author in ebook format? Try browsing a few of the resources below, first. Then contact the Reference Librarian or use the Ask a Librarian Chat in the help boxes on this page.