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Little books · big ideas · ten minutes

Little books that take children seriously.

A growing library that teaches big ideas to children without dumbing them down. Real words, real wonder, free to print, and made with your own child as the hero.

Free to download & print · made by a parent, shared for yours

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Maya
Maya’s Mysteries of History

Not more school. The good ten minutes after it.

School does the hard hours. This is the joyful evening top-up: light, fast, game-like, and never forced.

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The real words

We don’t water the language down unnecessarily. A child can meet hypothesis, symmetry or metaphor early, and owning the real word means owning the idea, for life.

Wonder & rigour

Half awe, half foundations. The thrill of a big idea, plus the basics drilled until they stick. Memorising things is a strength, not a relic.

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Built for curious minds

For children who think in patterns and systems and want more, not easier. Most material makes things simpler; these go the other way, more depth, more real ideas, room to stretch.

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Ten minutes, on the couch

Rapid-fire and light, done together out loud. Over before it feels like work, because a top-up should never feel like a chore.

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A map that tracks progress

Each book opens on a map that doubles as a progress tracker, so finishing a page feels like getting somewhere.

Alongside school, not instead

Made to sit on top of class, not replace it. It adds ideas they might not meet at school, and quietly firms up the fundamentals that aren’t fully bedded in yet.

How a book works

Every page, the same gentle rhythm, built to be done together, out loud.

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Hook

A question or surprise that makes them lean in.

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Learn it

The real idea, in plain language, with the proper word.

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Spot & try

Find it in the world, or try it on yourself.

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Talk about it

A quick back-and-forth. You're a fellow explorer, not a teacher.

The library

Broad but coherent, the sweep of a classical education. More arrive over time.

Foundations

Maths Quest
Maths as a quest
Ready
Grammar Town
Words as citizens of a town
Ready
Irish
The Irish language
Ready

Thinking

The Thinking Academy
Clear thinking & argument
Ready
Mysteries of History
24 mysteries, weighed
Ready
The Art of Memory
How to remember anything
Coming soon

Understanding the World

Anatomy 101
A tour of the body
Ready
World Atlas
Maps, lands & wonders
Coming soon
A Way with Words
Idioms, similes & metaphor
Coming soon
The Story of Life
Biology & evolution
Coming soon
Mythology & Legends
Myths of the world
Coming soon
Poets' Corner
How poems work
Coming soon

Making & Doing

Engineering Workshop
Levers, gears, bridges, flight
Coming soon
Science Lab
Electricity, chemistry, physics
Coming soon
Codecraft
Computational thinking
Coming soon
Business Lab
Run a pretend business
Coming soon

Free to use.

Every book is free to download and print. You can also order a printed copy at cost. Made by one parent, shared in the hope it helps yours.

Licence: Creative Commons BY-NC, share and print freely, with credit. Just don't sell them.