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Audio Book Readings & Author Interviews

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Add interest and entertainment to reading with these audio files. Use these author interviews and audio book readings to develop children's listening skills and teach pronunciation. While listening to audio books, children can develop their reading skills by following along in a printed version of the book.

Click on the links below to play the audio files. To save the mp3 file, right click the file link and select "Save As" or "Save Target As". You can listen to it on your computer's media player or upload the file to an mp3 player (such as an iPod).

Big Momma Makes the World Audio Book Reading Big Momma Makes the World Audio Book Reading
Big Momma Makes The World, read aloud by author Coleen Salley (10:02)

The Tale of Despereaux Audio Book Reading The Tale of Despereaux Audio Book Reading
Author Kate DiCamillo reads Chapter One of The Tale of Despereaux (3:10)

The Tale of Despereaux Interview I The Tale of Despereaux Interview I
Author Kate DiCamillo tells what–and who–inspired the story of Despereaux (0:38)

The Tale of Despereaux Interview II The Tale of Despereaux Interview II
Author Kate DiCamillo reveals why she loves mice–and what she has learned from Despereaux (1:07)

yellow arrow Use this teacher's guide to plan a literature unit on The Tale of Despereaux.

Tamar Audio Book Reading & Interview Tamar Audio Book Reading & Interview
An interview and reading with author Mal Peet (4:01)

The Softwire: The Virus on Orbis 1 Audio Book Reading, Part I The Softwire: The Virus on Orbis 1 Audio Book Reading, Part I
Actor Nathan Fillion reads chapter 1 of The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 by PJ. Haarsma (13:21)

The Softwire: The Virus on Orbis 1 Audio Book Reading, Part II The Softwire: The Virus on Orbis 1 Audio Book Reading, Part II
Actor Nathan Fillion reads chapter 2 of The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 by PJ. Haarsma (32:57)

The Softwire: The Virus on Orbis 1 Audio Book Reading, Part III The Softwire: The Virus on Orbis 1 Audio Book Reading, Part III
Actor Nathan Fillion reads chapter 3 of The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 by PJ. Haarsma (23:52)

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