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From: Ryan, Pat <PRyan>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:01:17 -0800
I always recommend audio books to kids for car trips, because I tend to get carsick when I read too much. We have some sets where the books and cassettes or CDs are packaged together, and I suggest they can listen while riding in the car, then read the book when they get where they're going, then listen again when lights go out at night. Or even better, listen and read at the same time, particularly for English learners, or anyone who likes a little help some time with pronunciation.
My granddaughter, seven, LOVES to listen to audio books when she's in my car, and she doesn't care what level it is. I've been listening to adult fiction and mysteries, she loves all the Harry Potter books, and she went crazy for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly read by Cyndi Lauper.
Most new cars come with CD players rather than cassette players, and I miss listening to cassettes because when you miss something with CDs you have to back up too much, to the beginning of the track rather than just a few feet of tape. When my kids were younger, but not really young, after initial resistance they had a ball listening to Willy Claflin's Maynard Moose stories.
Patricia Ryan, Children's Librarian Union City Library 510-745-1464 ext. 19
"Now, when I read constantly about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that the door is closing and that American society has found one more way to destroy itself." I, Asimov.
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From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu on behalf of Merri Lindgren Sent: Mon 3/3/2008 12:04 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] Hear These Words: Audio Books
Thanks, Anne, for launching the new discussion topic for the first half of March: "Hear These Words: Audio Books." All of the recent posts on reading aloud are the perfect lead-in to a conversation about audio books for children and teens.
I had the pleasure of serving on the first Odyssey Award committee over the past year, and during the course of that time I learned about the many ways an audio book can augment a written text, or detract from it. As the committee listened to audio books for everyone from preschoolers through older teens, I experienced a whole range of reactions; at times thrilled with a technically outstanding production, and at other times disappointed with a lackluster performance. An obsessive reader, I found that listening to audio books increased my ability to critically analyze a book -- the pace kept me from my usual "speed-reading" and made me hear every word. A quality narration added new angles and shading to the book's interpretation, and thoughtful embellishments of music and sound effects enhanced settings and mood.
Are you an audio book addict, or are you skeptical of the format? Do you use audio books with young listeners, and if so, what works and what doesn't?
Merri Lindgren
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:01:17 -0800
I always recommend audio books to kids for car trips, because I tend to get carsick when I read too much. We have some sets where the books and cassettes or CDs are packaged together, and I suggest they can listen while riding in the car, then read the book when they get where they're going, then listen again when lights go out at night. Or even better, listen and read at the same time, particularly for English learners, or anyone who likes a little help some time with pronunciation.
My granddaughter, seven, LOVES to listen to audio books when she's in my car, and she doesn't care what level it is. I've been listening to adult fiction and mysteries, she loves all the Harry Potter books, and she went crazy for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly read by Cyndi Lauper.
Most new cars come with CD players rather than cassette players, and I miss listening to cassettes because when you miss something with CDs you have to back up too much, to the beginning of the track rather than just a few feet of tape. When my kids were younger, but not really young, after initial resistance they had a ball listening to Willy Claflin's Maynard Moose stories.
Patricia Ryan, Children's Librarian Union City Library 510-745-1464 ext. 19
"Now, when I read constantly about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that the door is closing and that American society has found one more way to destroy itself." I, Asimov.
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From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu on behalf of Merri Lindgren Sent: Mon 3/3/2008 12:04 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] Hear These Words: Audio Books
Thanks, Anne, for launching the new discussion topic for the first half of March: "Hear These Words: Audio Books." All of the recent posts on reading aloud are the perfect lead-in to a conversation about audio books for children and teens.
I had the pleasure of serving on the first Odyssey Award committee over the past year, and during the course of that time I learned about the many ways an audio book can augment a written text, or detract from it. As the committee listened to audio books for everyone from preschoolers through older teens, I experienced a whole range of reactions; at times thrilled with a technically outstanding production, and at other times disappointed with a lackluster performance. An obsessive reader, I found that listening to audio books increased my ability to critically analyze a book -- the pace kept me from my usual "speed-reading" and made me hear every word. A quality narration added new angles and shading to the book's interpretation, and thoughtful embellishments of music and sound effects enhanced settings and mood.
Are you an audio book addict, or are you skeptical of the format? Do you use audio books with young listeners, and if so, what works and what doesn't?
Merri Lindgren
-- Merri Lindgren, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) School of Education, UW-Madison 608-263-3930 mlindgren at education.wisc.eduReceived on Mon 03 Mar 2008 03:01:17 PM CST
