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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Devil's agent or big, nasty dog? Introduce young readers to The Hound of the Baskervilles, with an audio retelling of one of Sherlock Holmes' most famous crime novels. Learners listen to the tale and observe Holmes' deduction methods.
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A Christmas Carol Part One
Prepare for the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future with an audio retelling of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. As learners listen to Ebenezer Scrooge's dynamic journeys through time, they reflect on the story's...
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Franklin Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address - December 8, 1941
The audio of President Franklin Roosevelt's speech regarding Pearl Harbor teaches pupils about the attack and its impact on the United States' involvement in World War II.
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Harry S. Truman's Atomic Bomb Address - August 9, 1945
The United States' decision to implement the atomic bomb in 1945 is still a source of debate today. Learners listen to the audio from President Truman's speech to address the nation to better understand why the United States resorted to...
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The Call of the Wild
When the wild calls, answer. Jack London's classic novel The Call of the Wild gets a digital upgrade with an e-text and audiobook version of the story. Each chapter of the online version is labeled with the Flesch-Kincaid level and word...
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Romeo and Juliet
"Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" The classic play by Shakespeare goes digital through a version that contains audio and PDF versions of the text. Additionally, each act and scene displays the Flesch-Kincaid readability level...
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David Copperfield
With 64 chapters and 368,017 words, Charles Dickens' David Copperfield can prove to be a challenge for young readers. Help them out with a resource that not only provides the complete text but an audio version as well.
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The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Take a journey over the rainbow with a 24-chapter audiobook featuring the classic tale The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. After a tornado passes through her farm, a young girl named Dorothy finds herself in a colorful world filled with...
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How the Whale Got His Throat
What happens when a whale bites off more than he can chew? Rudyard Kipling's classic story "How the Whale Got His Throat" was originally part of his 1903 Just So Stories, and is featured as an audio story to accompany a transcript of the...
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The Elephant’s Child
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it gave the elephant a very useful nose! Listen to a retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "The Elephant's Child" that explains how the elephant's long nose came to be—and what a hungry crocodile had to do...
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The Crab That Played with the Sea
Crabs are simultaneously well protected and exceedingly vulnerable. But how did they get that way? Listen to Rudyard Kipling's "The Crab That Played with the Sea" to find out more about Pau Amma, Pusat Tasek, and the story of crabs'...
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How the Camel Got His Hump
What happens when an animal doesn't have enough to do? Don't ask the camel! An audio retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump" takes learners though the classic tale of how a grumpy camel earned his hump.
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Part One
The classic tale of cat-and-mouse becomes mongoose-and-cobra with Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." An engaging audio retelling takes listeners through the harrowing tale of Nag, Darzee, Nagaina, and of course, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Part Two
Literature has hosted many epic battles, but none so fierce and vengeful as Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." Finish the story with an audio recording of the second half, complete with mighty conflict and bested cobra.
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The Songs in Uncle Tom's Cabin
Experience Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in an innovative, musical way. A list of audio links leads class members to spirituals from the novel, such as "Die in the Field," "The Wings in the Morning," and "Blow Ye the Trumpet."