Read Books Online For FreeFor those of you would would like to read books online for free I can highly recommend: |
| This site has thousands of digital books
for children which you can
read online for free. One of the outstanding features of this
site is
the seach function it has: you can choose to read
books based by age
group, length of book, award winning books, type of books; such as
picture books, ones with kid characters or real animal characters to
name a few. Choose the language you would like to read your book in or the country you would like it to come from. |
You can also open your own library account if you wish. This helps when searching for free books online to read. The library has very specific goals which are clearly stated in their mission statement:
Mission statement of The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge. The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children.
The ICDL Foundation is a non-profit corporation.
Facts about ICDL:
- The ICDL collection includes 2657 books in 48 languages.
- Over a million people have visited our Web site.
- ICDL visitors come from 166 countries worldwide.
- After the United States, most ICDL visitors come from South Africa and China.
