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Coding and computer science
- Python for Everybody
Charles Severance, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Think Python, 2nd edition
Allen Downey, CC BY-NC 3.0
- Think Python (Wikibooks)
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, 3rd edition
Al Sweigart, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US
- Making Games with Python & Pygame
Al Sweigart, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US
- Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python 3
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Python Programming
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- A Byte of Python
Swaroop CH, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Learn to Code with Scratch
Raspberry Pi Press, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Make Games with Python
Raspberry Pi Press, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Conquer the Command Line, 2nd edition
Raspberry Pi Press, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico
Raspberry Pi Press, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Help My Computer is Broken
Raspberry Pi Press, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Simple Electronics with GPIO Zero
Raspberry Pi Press, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Creative Computing Curriculum Guide
Harvard ScratchEd, CC BY-SA
- Eloquent JavaScript
Marijn Haverbeke, CC BY-NC 3.0
- JavaScript
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Introduction to Python Programming
OpenStax, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mathematics for Computer Science
Eric Lehman, F. Thomson Leighton and Albert R. Meyer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Think Stats, 2nd edition
Allen Downey, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- Cyberbotics' Robot Curriculum
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
Electronics and physics
- Lessons in Electric Circuits, Volume 1: DC
Tony R. Kuphaldt, CC BY
- Lessons in Electric Circuits, Volume 2: AC
Tony R. Kuphaldt, CC BY
- General Mechanics
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Special Relativity
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Acoustics
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY 3.0
- Basic Electricity (NAVPERS 10622, 1945)
US Navy, Public domain
Maths
- Siyavula Grade 10 Mathematics
Free High School Science Texts, CC BY 3.0
- Siyavula Grade 11 Mathematics
Free High School Science Texts, CC BY 3.0
- Siyavula Grade 12 Mathematics
Free High School Science Texts, CC BY 3.0
- Siyavula Grade 10 Physical Science
Free High School Science Texts, CC BY 3.0
- Siyavula Grade 12 Physical Science
Free High School Science Texts, CC BY 3.0
- Introductory Statistics (OpenStax)
OpenStax, CC BY
- Discrete Mathematics: An Open Introduction
Oscar Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Calculus
David Guichard, CC BY-NC-SA
- The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid
John Casey, 1885, Public domain
- Flatland
Edwin A. Abbott, 1884, Public domain
- Geometry for Elementary School
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Trigonometry
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Statistics
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Calculus (Wikibooks)
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chemistry and biology
- Organic Chemistry
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mathematics for Chemistry
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wikijunior: Biology
Wikijunior contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cell Biology
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- General Biology
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wikijunior: Big Cats
Wikijunior contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
Earth and space
- Wikijunior: Solar System
Wikijunior contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rockets Educator Guide
NASA, Public domain
- Exploring the Moon: A Teacher's Guide
NASA, Public domain
- Rocks and Minerals
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
- WikiReader: Decade Volcanoes
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
Languages
- FSI Cambodian (Khmer) Basic Course, Volume 1
US Foreign Service Institute, Public domain
- FSI Cambodian (Khmer) Basic Course, Volume 2
US Foreign Service Institute, Public domain
- FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1
US Foreign Service Institute, Public domain
- FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 2
US Foreign Service Institute, Public domain
- FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 3
US Foreign Service Institute, Public domain
- FSI French Basic Course, Volume 1
US Foreign Service Institute, Public domain
- FSI French Basic Course, Volume 2
US Foreign Service Institute, Public domain
- FSI German Basic Course, Volume 1
US Foreign Service Institute, Public domain
- Spanish
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- German
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chinese (Mandarin)
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Latin
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wikijunior: Languages
Wikijunior contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
Writing and storytelling
- Rhetoric and Composition
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Elements of Style
William Strunk Jr., 1920, Public domain
- Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1911, Public domain
- The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling, 1913, Public domain
- Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery, 1908, Public domain
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum, 1900, Public domain
- The Baby's Own Aesop
Walter Crane, 1908, Public domain
History, geography and civics
- UK Constitution and Government
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wikijunior: Kings and Queens of England
Wikijunior contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- World Regional Geography
Caitlin Finlayson, CC BY-NC-SA
- The Constitution of the United States of America
US government, Public domain
- Introduction to Intellectual Property
OpenStax, CC BY 4.0
Economics and money
- Principles of Macroeconomics for AP Courses
OpenStax, CC BY 4.0
- Principles of Microeconomics for AP Courses
OpenStax, CC BY 4.0
- Introductory Business Statistics
OpenStax, CC BY 4.0
Philosophy and thinking
- Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking, v2.0
Matthew Van Cleave, CC BY 4.0
- Formal Logic
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Problems of Philosophy
Bertrand Russell, 1912, Public domain
- Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, translated by George Long, 1890, Public domain
Study skills and wellbeing
- The Art of Public Speaking
J. Berg Esenwein and Dale Carnegie, 1915, Public domain
- How to Pass a Course
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
- College Success Concise
OpenStax, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- Doing What Matters in Times of Stress
World Health Organization, 2020, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
- First Aid
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0. Check current guidance with a first aid course or your local health service.
Making, art and music
- The Boy Mechanic, Book 2: 1000 Things for Boys to Do
Popular Mechanics, 1915, Public domain. Ask an adult before trying projects.
- Knots
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zine Making
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Basic Book Design
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Elements of Drawing
John Ruskin, Public domain
- Introduction to Digital Art
Kristen Kennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fundamentals of Music Theory
University of Edinburgh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Guitar
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
Games and puzzles
- Chess
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Minecraft Speedrunning
Wikibooks contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photography
- Raspberry Pi Camera Guide
Raspberry Pi Press, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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