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Free Science and Maths books.

Our own books, written and drawn for learners anywhere, with or without a teacher. Five levels, climbed in order. Read here, keep one file on your phone with no internet, or print in black and white. 52 are ready now and 48 more are planned.

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The path

Five levels, two subjects

Each level builds on the one before. Inside a level, read the books in order. Books marked Planned show their plan, so a teacher can already use it.

Level 1

Planned. 15 books, none written yet.

You can already: Listen to a story. Count a few things.

See the plan for Level 1

Level 2

17 of 17 books ready

You can already: Read short sentences. Count to 100.

Mathematics8 of 8 ready

  1. M2.1Next6 chaptersBig numbers and place valueRead and write big numbers, and know what each digit is worth.
  2. M2.2Next7 chaptersAdding and taking away big numbersAdd and take away numbers with many digits, in your head and on paper.
  3. M2.3Next8 chaptersTimes tables and sharingLearn the times tables and use them to share things into equal groups.
  4. M2.4Next8 chaptersFractionsCut wholes and groups into equal parts, then name, compare and add the parts.
  5. M2.5Next8 chaptersShapes and anglesName and draw shapes, and measure angles in degrees.
  6. M2.6Next8 chaptersMeasuringMeasure length, mass and capacity in metric units, and read the time.
  7. M2.7Next7 chaptersTables and chartsCollect facts, put them in tables and charts, and say what they show.
  8. M2.8Next7 chaptersPatterns and rulesFind the rule behind a pattern and use it to say what comes next.

Science9 of 9 ready

  1. S2.1Next8 chaptersHow plants growPlants need light, water and air to grow, and they make their own food in their leaves.
  2. S2.2Next8 chaptersFood chains and habitatsEvery living thing has a home, and food chains show who eats what.
  3. S2.3Next8 chaptersBones, muscles, teeth and foodYour skeleton holds you up, muscles move you, and good food keeps you strong.
  4. S2.4Next7 chaptersSolids, liquids, gases and the water cycleWater can be ice, liquid or steam, and it moves round and round between land, sea and sky.
  5. S2.5Next8 chaptersForces: friction, falling and floatingForces push and pull on everything, and they explain why things slow down, fall and float.
  6. S2.6Next7 chaptersLight and shadowsLight comes from sources, travels in straight lines and makes shadows when something blocks it.
  7. S2.7Next8 chaptersSoundSounds are made when things vibrate, and they travel through air, water and solids to our ears.
  8. S2.8Next8 chaptersMagnets and simple circuitsMagnets pull some metals, and electricity flows round a circuit to light a bulb.
  9. S2.9Next7 chaptersEarth, Sun and MoonThe Earth spins to give us day and night, and the Moon goes round the Earth.

Level 3

21 of 21 books ready

You can already: Read a page alone. Use the four operations.

Mathematics9 of 9 ready

  1. M3.1Next8 chaptersNegative numbers, factors and powersGo below zero, break numbers into factors and primes, and write repeated multiplying as powers.
  2. M3.2Next8 chaptersLong multiplication and divisionMultiply and divide big numbers on paper, and check answers with estimates.
  3. M3.3Next8 chaptersFractions, decimals and percentagesCalculate with fractions, decimals and percentages, and change one into another.
  4. M3.4Next8 chaptersRatio and proportionCompare amounts with ratios, share in a ratio, and scale recipes and maps.
  5. M3.5Next8 chaptersAngles, triangles and symmetryWork out missing angles, draw accurate triangles, and find symmetry in shapes.
  6. M3.6Next8 chaptersPerimeter, area and volumeFind the distance round a shape, the space it covers, and the space inside a box.
  7. M3.7Next8 chaptersStatistics and chanceCollect and show data, find averages, and measure how likely things are.
  8. M3.8Next8 chaptersLetters for numbers and simple equationsUse letters to stand for numbers, tidy up expressions, and solve simple equations.
  9. M3.9Next8 chaptersCoordinates and straight linesPlot points on a grid and draw the straight lines that rules make.

Science12 of 12 ready

  1. S3.1Next8 chaptersCellsAll living things are made of tiny cells, and each part of a cell has a job.
  2. S3.2Next8 chaptersEcosystemsAn ecosystem is all the living things in a place and how they depend on each other.
  3. S3.3Next8 chaptersBody systemsYour body has systems for eating, breathing and moving blood, and they all work together.
  4. S3.4Next8 chaptersGrowing up: puberty and reproductionBodies change during puberty, and this book explains how and why in plain words.
  5. S3.5Next8 chaptersParticlesEverything is made of tiny particles, and the way they move explains solids, liquids and gases.
  6. S3.6Next8 chaptersElements, mixtures, reactions and acidsSome things are pure and some are mixed, and some changes make brand new substances.
  7. S3.7Next8 chaptersSpeed, forces and pressureForces change how things move, and pressure tells you how spread out a force is.
  8. S3.8Next8 chaptersEnergy stores and transfersEnergy is stored in food, fuel and moving things, and it moves from one store to another.
  9. S3.9Next8 chaptersLight, colour and soundLight bounces, bends and splits into colours, and sound is a wave that needs something to travel through.
  10. S3.10Next8 chaptersElectricity and magnetismCurrent flows round circuits, and a current in a wire can make a magnet.
  11. S3.11Next8 chaptersRocks, soil and fossilsRocks form and change over a very long time, and some hold fossils of life from long ago.
  12. S3.12Next8 chaptersThe solar system and seasonsThe Earth is one of eight planets going round the Sun, and its tilt gives us seasons.

Level 4

14 of 24 books ready

You can already: Follow a written argument. Use letters for numbers.

Mathematics7 of 10 ready

  1. M4.1Next8 chaptersPowers, roots, surds and standard formUse the laws of powers, work with roots and surds, and write huge and tiny numbers in standard form.
  2. M4.2Next7 chaptersPercentages, proportion and growthUse percentages to find changes, and see how amounts grow or shrink over time.
  3. M4.3Next8 chaptersPythagoras and trigonometryFind missing sides and angles in triangles, starting with right angled ones.
  4. M4.4Next8 chaptersSimilarity, transformations and circlesMove, turn, flip and enlarge shapes, and learn the angle rules hidden in circles.
  5. M4.5Next8 chaptersArea, volume and compound unitsFind the volume and surface area of solids like cylinders, cones and spheres, and work with speed and density.
  6. M4.6Next8 chaptersProbabilityWork out the chances of one or more events, and use tables, trees and diagrams to keep track.
  7. M4.7Next8 chaptersStatisticsTake fair samples, sum up data with numbers and charts, and compare groups.
  1. M4.8Linear and simultaneous equationsPlanned
  2. M4.9QuadraticsPlanned
  3. M4.10Functions and graphsPlanned

Science7 of 14 ready

  1. S4.1Next8 chaptersCells, photosynthesis and respirationCells release energy from food, and plants make that food using light.
  2. S4.2Next8 chaptersGenes and inheritanceGenes carry the instructions for building a living thing, and they pass from parents to children.
  3. S4.3Next8 chaptersEvolution and ecologyLiving things change over many generations and depend on each other and their surroundings.
  4. S4.4Next8 chaptersHealth, disease and immunityGerms cause many diseases, and the body, medicines and clean habits help fight them.
  5. S4.5Next8 chaptersNerves, hormones and balanceNerves and hormones carry messages that keep the body working and in balance.
  6. S4.6Next8 chaptersAtoms, bonding and the periodic tableAtoms are made of smaller particles, and the way atoms join explains the stuff around us.
  7. S4.7Next8 chaptersReactions, equations and amountsChemical equations show what reacts and what forms, and they let us work out how much.
  1. S4.8Newton's lawsPlanned
  2. S4.9Energy, work and powerPlanned
  3. S4.10WavesPlanned
  4. S4.11RadioactivityPlanned
  5. S4.12Circuits and Ohm's lawPlanned
  6. S4.13Magnets, motors and generatorsPlanned
  7. S4.14Atmosphere and climatePlanned

Level 5

Planned. 23 books, none written yet.

You can already: Read a textbook. Use functions and graphs.

See the plan for Level 5

For parents and teachers: Level 1 suits many children of about 5 to 7, Level 2 about 8 to 10, Level 3 about 11 to 13, Level 4 about 14 to 16 and Level 5 about 17 to 20. Most learners do best a level or two below their age at first. The books never print an age, so nobody has to read a book marked for someone younger. Reading progress stays on this device; nothing is sent.

Why these books

Built for a learner on their own

  • It expects your wrong answerEach wrong choice says what you may be thinking and which chapter fixes it.
  • Every picture is exactDrawn by hand in style, exact in every measure. A shadow is as long as the Sun makes it.
  • Made for paperBlack and white copiers keep every line. A code on each chapter, such as M2.4.3, works without links.
  • One file you can pass onEach book is one file that opens on any phone with no internet. Send it to a whole class.
  • No age on the coverLevels, not ages. Start where you are. Going down a level is normal.
  • Free, with no accountNo sign in, no tracking, no adverts. Read, print and share.