ESL Reading List: School

Simon the rabbit does not want to go to his first day of school, but by the time his mother comes to take him home, he is having such a good time that he does not want to leave.

When the path to eight-year-old Allison's Catholic school goes through hostile Protestant territory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Allison finds she is not alone in her loathing of the situation.

Annie Claire, excited but nervous about her first day of school, is reassured by her mother, whose love always goes with her.

Marco the bird is eager to start school because he wants to learn how to reach the moon, and although he does not accomplish that on his first day, he does make a new friend.

A child describes the events of the first day of school, from making sandwiches for lunch to holding a parent's hand on the walk home.

On the first day of school, a young panda learns about the special things his animal classmates can do.

Miss Mingo helps all of the animal students in her class overcome their shyness on the first day of school by encouraging them to share something special about themselves. Includes facts about animals.

Hudson, who loves to make things but hates going to school, fails a spelling test and meets with a special teacher, who discovers Hudson has a very different way of learning things.

B. Bear, formerly known as Baby Bear, from the classic story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" realizes the importance of friendship when he and his best friend Lolly attend the first day of school.

Livi imagines herself as an elephant, a Sherpa leading an expedition up Mount Everest, and a movie star signing autographs as she tries to avoid going to school.

After a breakfast of juice, cereal, and a banana split, Otto goes to school for the first time, where he makes new friends and learns how to wag his tail without knocking things over.

Sammy Spider sneaks onto Josh's lunch box and accompanies him to school, where he learns about the important Jewish value of being kind to animals.

When he goes to school, Mouse finds a world of new objects and new friends.

When a new bear comes to school, all the other animals are afraid of him until he saves them from the Rat Pack bullies.

No one can pry a frightened Jake away from his parents on the first day of school, and so the three must watch as his classmates have fun until, at the end of the day, his teacher finally gets him to let go.

Jim's anxieties on his first day of school are happily forgotten when he makes a new friend.

A boy finds adventure, danger, and fun as he races around the house and through the neighborhood in order to make it to school on time.

Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean's status as the Recess Queen.

A young pirate and his crew embark on a grand adventure when they board the bus for the first day of first grade.

Tiny the dog returns to obedience school and teaches the other dogs how to receive treats.

Bitsy Bee, Busy Bug, and their friends attend their first day of school, where they learn the alphabet with the spelling bees, paint with the paintbrush bugs, and play ball with the baseball bug.

After learning about caterpillars, frogs, and the planets for school, Mildred and Sam's eight little mice children have wonderful dreams about each topic.

When Mom and Lucy the beagle go to school to deliver Bobby's forgotten lunch, Lucy gets loose.

A school is an important place in our communities. Kids will learn about why schools are needed, who works there, and what kinds of things happen there.

Identifies in Spanish and English objects and people found at school.

Learn facts about the school buses that American children ride.

The little green boy can't wait to go to school with Marina--it sounds like so much fun! But his first day doesn't go as expected. Sometimes it's hard to be different, but thankfully he's got his friend Marina to show him how things work.