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IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) Readers

Inspire a lifelong love of reading with this specially curated IB PYP Readers Collection, designed to enrich literacy and inquiry across the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. Each set features an ideal balance of fiction and nonfiction books, aligned with PYP transdisciplinary themes and leveled for progressive reading development.

Each collection includes 30 beautifully illustrated paperback books, providing teachers with a rich variety of texts to engage every type of learner.

Why Educators Love PYP Readers

• Aligned with PYP Themes: Collections are organized by reading level and transdisciplinary theme to seamlessly integrate into your IB PYP curriculum.

• Develop Critical Thinking: Support key IB learner profile attributes by helping students think critically, communicate, and reflect through a wide range of engaging texts.

• Fiction + Nonfiction Balance: Encourage curiosity with diverse genres, beautiful illustrations, and captivating photography that motivate every learner.

• Build Core Reading Skills: Strengthen comprehension, inference, and deduction with comprehensive teacher guidance and assessment support.

• Flexible Formats: Available in both print and eBook formats, allowing for a smooth transition between school and home learning.

Teacher’s Handbook Included

Each collection comes with a Teacher’s Handbook offering practical guidance on how to make the most of your readers in a PYP classroom. Inside you’ll find:

• Strategies for selecting the right book for each student

• Inquiry-based pre-reading activities to spark curiosity

• Post-reading ideas for discussion and reflection

• Assessment tools to track reading growth

Perfect For

• IB World Schools implementing the Primary Years Programme

• Teachers seeking inquiry-driven literacy resources

• Classrooms aiming to build reading confidence and comprehension

Early readers
Africa's Big Three
Arctic Life
Bad Bat
In a Rainforest Tree
Minibeasts
The Baby Turtle
The Journey of Humpback Whales
The Little Egg
Too Hot to Stop!
What's for breakfast?

Intermediate readers
Antarctica: Land of the Penguins
Cloud Forest
Living with Climate Change
Migration Mysteries
Tara Binns: Deep-sea Explorer
Tara Binns: Micro-mystery Solver
The Great Pebble Puzzle
The Honey Guide-Bird
Think Again!
Watching Whales

Advanced readers
Coral Reefs
Golden Turtle
Nature Fights Back
The Case of the Adder that Didn’t Add up
The Leopard Poachers
The Life cycle of the Orca
The Secret Garden
What If We Run Out of Oil?
Wild Cat
Wonderful Wilderness