"Listening to the story is even more dramatic than reading it. It should be purchased by every public and school library." - School Library Journal
|
Author & Illustrator: Molly Bang Narrators: Robin Miles, Robin Miles
ISBN: 9781591123989
Length: 16 Min 30 Sec
Release Date: 03/30/2000
Grades: K - 4
Price: $22.95
"Narrator Robin Miles brings Molly Bang's version of this traditional southern folktale to life...Background harmonic and steel guitar music add authenticity and a down-home feeling to the nicely paced tale." - Booklist
|
Author & Illustrator: Kevin Henkes Narrator: Laura Hamilton
ISBN: 9781591123484
Length: 16 Min 22 Sec
Release Date: 11/30/2000
Grades: K - 3
Price: $29.95
"...This audio version features excellent narration, mouse-like voices and delightful sound effects...a must purchase..." - School Library Journal
|
Author & Illustrator: Rachel Isadora Narrator: Charles Turner
ISBN: 9781591124023
Length: 6 Min 34 Sec
Release Date: 03/30/1998
Grades: K - 3
Price: $22.95
"A trumpet solo of light jazz introduces this....story of Ben, a black youngster enamored of the music he hears coming from the Zig Zag jazz Club in the 1920s." -School Library Journal
|
ISBN: 9781591124047
Length: 21 Min 17 Sec
Release Date: 07/30/2002
Grades: K - 3
Price: $22.95
"Myers' fun picture book about a junkyard dog turned celebrated blues musician works wonderfully... thanks to Charles Turner's spirited narration and Mark "Dog" Deffenbaugh's bluesy guitar strumming...Turner's energetic narration keeps the story humming along. Deffenbaugh's guitar work pleases the ear, and his performance of 'The New York City Blues' (music and lyrics by Myers) is the program's highlight. This story about the joys of blues music has found a format that serves it very well." - School Library Journal
|
"....This should be included in all library audio collections for young children." - School Library Journal
|
ISBN: 9781591129110
Length: 24 Min 21 Sec
Release Date: 06/30/2005
Grades: 4 - 7
Price: $22.95
"This production offers an engaging, original way for children to learn about a Native American hero. Renowned Abenaki author Bruchac has selected interesting facts that reveal how a young boy is transformed into brave Crazy Horse. ..." AudioFile Magazine
|
Author & Illustrator: Maira Kalman Narrator: Judd Hirsch
ISBN: 9781591129875
Length: 15 Min 26 Sec
Release Date: 07/30/2004
Grades: K - 4
Price: $22.95
"Judd Hirsch narrates with admiration for each crew member. His voice is firm and steady as he shares both the mundane and the heroic. Sound effects of the period and the nautical and musical interludes complete the recording." AudioFile Magaine
|
ISBN: 9781595195845
Length: 30 Min 37 Sec
Release Date: 01/31/2006
Grades: K - 4
Price: $22.95
"Astronaut Buzz Aldrin narrates this fascinating autobiography that provides information about his childhood, his education, and his first steps on the moon. Aldrin's pacing and inflection draws listeners in...Occasional, subtle sound effects and background instrumentation add to the richness of the story. This read-along set will work well in a classroom setting for units on space or biographies."-School Library Journal
|
ISBN: 9781430100218
Length: 43 Min 02 Sec
Release Date: 09/30/2007
Grades: K - 5
Price: $22.95
ALA Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production "Exuberant music, powerful narration, and image-filled poetry combine to create this extraordinary recording, winner of ALA's first Odyssey Award for excellence in audiobook production." -The Horn Book
|
ISBN: 9781430102830
Length: 46 Min 06 Sec
Release Date: 10/31/2008
Grades: K - 4
Price: $22.95
"The life and legacy of Cuban American singer Celia Cruz is introduced in this simple but evocative picture-book biography, illustrated with fittingly bright and impressionistic art by Julie Maren. Jazz and salsa singer Manzo, also of Cuban heritage, performs the text word-for-word, accompanied by strains of salsa and well-chosen ambient sounds that extend the narrative." Booklist
|
ISBN: 9781430102915
Length: 15 Min 05 Sec
Release Date: 12/31/2007
Grades: 4 - 7
Price: $22.95
"No roaring allowed! Well, sometimes rules need to be altered if there's a very good reason! Normalcy prevails at Knudsen's Library-story hour... then a lion walks through the door. What's normal about that, Christine Marshall has the calmness of a lion tamer and a librarian. Her quiet tone gives way to dramatic punch when the lion shows up; her pacing heightens the pleasure in each twist of the story."-AudioFile Magazine
|
ISBN: 9781595194336
Length: 31 Min 30 Sec
Release Date: 09/30/2005
Grades: 4 - 7
Price: $31.95
"Father/son talents Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers teamed up to create a beautiful exploration of musical blues .... The call-and-response text is brought alive by narrator Richard Allen's enthusiastic rendition of the text, accompanied by simple blues instrumentation....Appropriate for group or individual listening..An essential addition to school and public library collections." -School Library
|
ISBN: 9781430104070
Length: 13 Min 17 Sec
Release Date: 06/30/2008
Grades: Pre - 4
Price: $29.95
"Young listeners will find themselves greatly entertained by this playfully illustrated guide to the life of a little fly. Harry Bliss, illustrator of this popular "diary" series, entertains with both his voice and his drawings. Bliss captures listeners with his falsetto fly-girl voice, and he has fun to the very last words he reads from the back cover of the book's illustrated captions. ...Bliss shows he's a talented performer with a great sense of pace, tone, and comic timing." AudioFile Magazine
|
ISBN: 9781430106883
Length: 19 Min 24 Sec
Release Date: 06/30/2009
Grades: 4 - 7
Price: $29.95
ALA Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production "Pirates! Shipwrecks! Lion attacks! Chicken-napping! Louise is a chicken with a yen for adventure.... Barbara Rosenblat who reads the story with fine pacing and energy and creates unique personalities, voices, and accents for each character..... sound effects make this a treat for the ears as well as the imagination."-School Library Journal
|