BigUniverse.com is an engaging online reading and writing community for grades preK-8. This student-centered website provides a large library of leveled nonfiction and fiction online books, an online writing and publishing tool, a safe bookshelf sharing community, and many supporting tools such as reading logs and more. All these features inspire reluctant, advanced, and ELL students to read, write and learn anytime-anywhere while providing educators the necessary tools to differentiate instruction, teach balanced literacy and track student progress.

Today, Big Universe has 24 publisher partners and 3,390 books online covering all academic subjects. Our science, social studies, language arts, and math books have been read 1,373,899 times by 161,598 members from 155 countries. Members have created 28,712 books online using our engaging authoring tool for creative writing, book reports, and science projects. Underlying the reading and writing features, is a vibrant community that bolsters the impact of our reading and writing features, fostering a setting where students can motivate and learn from each other while safely sharing their written works and book selections (fun avatars and anonymous usernames safeguard students’ identity, privacy and security).