BookSmart
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“Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children’s hands early and often.” – Barack Obama
With BookSmart, children have the required tools to build their reading skills through high-quality books, activities that reinforce reading skills in fun and interactive ways, and where they are celebrated for their reading success.
BookSmart at a glance
With each book completed on BookSmart, children improve their reading comprehension, learn valuable social-emotional skills, and become more digitally literate.
Thousands of
books in multiple languages
Access anytime, anywhere, on any device
Reading challenges that jumpstart reading
Activities that build literacy skills and soft skills
Tips to support caregivers, and much more
Books that improve a child’s reading comprehension
Our library’s broad range of books enables children to build all the skills that are foundational for improved reading comprehension and better learning outcomes.
Vocabulary: Readers improve the number of new words they know and understand, as well as their spelling and pronunciation.
Reasoning: Readers are better at predicting, summarizing and applying their new knowledge to their own lives or other subjects.
Background knowledge: Readers expand their topical knowledge through titles that include storybooks, fiction, non-fiction and rhyming books.
Stories and activities that foster a child’s emotional intelligence
The books and activities in our library help children develop the social and emotional skills essential for their overall development.
With every book, children become more self-aware, and learn to empathize and interact with others, including those from diverse backgrounds.
Books change lives
A single book can transform a child’s life. Here are three reader stories that remind us how important books are.
“I have learned important things. I have discovered places, people, and cultures,” says Josep, a student in Peru.
“My oldest daughter has struggled with her self-confidence. One of the stories helped her improve her self-confidence a lot,” says Mayad from Syria.
“I love reading as I get to learn new characters with every story,” says Sitaram from India.
See BookSmart’s impact in action
With BookSmart, CARE Egypt saw children reading an average of
23 minutes a day.
20,000+
pages read in total
by all children
23
minutes a day spent
reading on average
99.6%
parents surveyed said they read more
with their children
