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From: Steward, Celeste <csteward>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:56:14 -0800
I agree, listening is a different kind of exercise, but no less valuable. Your mind has to work at picking up the nuances in the reader's voice and absorbing the story takes on a different dimension. The reader still has to rely on imagination. If I had a child who chose to listen, I consider that type of participation valid.
I just finishing listening to the Invention of Hugo Cabret...it was very nice. The addition of music and other sound effects really enhanced the production too...I generally don't read the book after listening because I barely have time to read/listen to a book once, let alone a second time. On occasion, I have listened to a book after reading it, especially if I like the narrator.
I forgot to mention another one of my all-time favorite narrators: Johnny Heller. His readings of Al Capone Does My Shirts, Deliver Us From Normal, Freak the Mighty, The Million Dollar Shot, On My Honor and The Preacher's Boy are outstanding. He really nails perfectly the voice of an adolescent boy. Don't know how he does that!
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Betty Tisel Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:55 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] FW: Is listening to a book reading?
------ Forwarded Message From: "Robin L. Gibson" <gibsonr at denison.edu> Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:44:11 -0500 To: Betty Tisel <tiselfar at visi.com> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Is listening to a book reading?
One of the members of my book club regularly listens to our selections rather that reading them. Sometimes there are interesting differences between the two: for instance, when we read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, several of us commented on the diagrams (not really illustrations, but they help understand the text/viewpoint of the main character I think), but she was not aware of them even existing. She was fascinated to see them.
In a recent interview with Brian Selznick, I think I recall it mentioned that he had written additional text for the audio version of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Makes sense right? -- so much of the story is told through the pictures. So I definitely want to listen to it now to see how it is done.
I listened to The Golden Compass before I read it -- in addition to Pullman being a master reader/narrator, I never had to worry about how to pronounce Lyra, Pantalaimon, daemon, etc. I tend to read slowly, stopping to try to pronounce names sometimes. I think this book really flowed better for me as a listener. When reading the book later, I remember thinking, "Oh yeah, this is where I sat listening in the car in the garage because I simply couldn't stop listening." It really is that compelling!
So in answer to Betty's question, I think listening is definitely not reading. It is very valuable and in and of itself, and in the best instances, really can enhance a work, lead to a deeper or better understanding of the text, and bring new readers to a text through their listening experience. A different kind of exercise . . . yes!
Happy listening, Robin
Quoting Betty Tisel <tiselfar at visi.com>:
It would be great to have some kind of neuroscientist step in here and talk about what happens in our brains when we read a story, and what happens in our brains when we listen to a story. It must be quite different.
I am not really invested in the debate "IS LISTENING READING?" We receive stories in many ways. I am curious though about what our brains do with the visual input vs the audio input.
Betty Tisel Minneapolis MN
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:56:14 -0800
I agree, listening is a different kind of exercise, but no less valuable. Your mind has to work at picking up the nuances in the reader's voice and absorbing the story takes on a different dimension. The reader still has to rely on imagination. If I had a child who chose to listen, I consider that type of participation valid.
I just finishing listening to the Invention of Hugo Cabret...it was very nice. The addition of music and other sound effects really enhanced the production too...I generally don't read the book after listening because I barely have time to read/listen to a book once, let alone a second time. On occasion, I have listened to a book after reading it, especially if I like the narrator.
I forgot to mention another one of my all-time favorite narrators: Johnny Heller. His readings of Al Capone Does My Shirts, Deliver Us From Normal, Freak the Mighty, The Million Dollar Shot, On My Honor and The Preacher's Boy are outstanding. He really nails perfectly the voice of an adolescent boy. Don't know how he does that!
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Betty Tisel Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:55 PM To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: [CCBC-Net] FW: Is listening to a book reading?
------ Forwarded Message From: "Robin L. Gibson" <gibsonr at denison.edu> Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:44:11 -0500 To: Betty Tisel <tiselfar at visi.com> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Is listening to a book reading?
One of the members of my book club regularly listens to our selections rather that reading them. Sometimes there are interesting differences between the two: for instance, when we read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, several of us commented on the diagrams (not really illustrations, but they help understand the text/viewpoint of the main character I think), but she was not aware of them even existing. She was fascinated to see them.
In a recent interview with Brian Selznick, I think I recall it mentioned that he had written additional text for the audio version of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Makes sense right? -- so much of the story is told through the pictures. So I definitely want to listen to it now to see how it is done.
I listened to The Golden Compass before I read it -- in addition to Pullman being a master reader/narrator, I never had to worry about how to pronounce Lyra, Pantalaimon, daemon, etc. I tend to read slowly, stopping to try to pronounce names sometimes. I think this book really flowed better for me as a listener. When reading the book later, I remember thinking, "Oh yeah, this is where I sat listening in the car in the garage because I simply couldn't stop listening." It really is that compelling!
So in answer to Betty's question, I think listening is definitely not reading. It is very valuable and in and of itself, and in the best instances, really can enhance a work, lead to a deeper or better understanding of the text, and bring new readers to a text through their listening experience. A different kind of exercise . . . yes!
Happy listening, Robin
Quoting Betty Tisel <tiselfar at visi.com>:
It would be great to have some kind of neuroscientist step in here and talk about what happens in our brains when we read a story, and what happens in our brains when we listen to a story. It must be quite different.
I am not really invested in the debate "IS LISTENING READING?" We receive stories in many ways. I am curious though about what our brains do with the visual input vs the audio input.
Betty Tisel Minneapolis MN
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-- Robin L. Gibson 55 Old Farm Road Granville, Ohio 43023 gibsonr at denison.edu ------ End of Forwarded Message _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-netReceived on Wed 05 Mar 2008 10:56:14 AM CST
