Reading on the Run
19 10 2009Do you have an iPod, Zune, or MP3 player? I found a new cool site you will want to check out…
It’s called Audible Kids. Audible is an online source for books “on tape” (or, at least, that’s what we used to call them). They’re the technological version of a read aloud! Sometimes, adults don’t feel like we have the time to sit down and leisurely read a book we’ve been meaning to read. But, we realize that there are times in our days we could be listening to that book, if someone would just read it to us (for instance, in the car, while getting dressed, on the treadmill, etc.). So, years ago, some ingenius thinker decided to record authors or other readers reading aloud the books and sell the recordings. When they started doing this, they recorded them onto cassette tapes…and then CDs were developed…and now we have MP3 files!
Which brings us to Audible. It’s like iTunes for books!
Audible now has a Kids branch of their site that specializes in children’s literature. I did a little perusing in this site and found lots of authors and titles of books I know you would enjoy. And, while I do not recommend you start listening to Audible files every night instead of reading, I can definitely see how these would be a fun way for you to change up your reading routines and habits.
I can imagine lots of different reasons or times when you may be able to listen to a book on your iPod or MP3 player when you couldn’t really read the book…can you? When do you think you could benefit from having a book “on tape”? Leave a comment here and then check out this site!
P.S. On the downside, I thought the prices per book were kind of high, so if you’re interested in trying this out, you and your parents may want to shop around on the internet before you purchase.
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