Audiobooks for Youth A Practical Guide to Sound Literature

Description:
Audiobooks are now a staple in most public and school libraries, and with good reason, since they have a clear role in the education of today's "born digital" generation. Burkey, who has been following their rise in popularity for years, combines a fascinating history of the medium and practical tips for using them in a readable guide applicable to school and public librarians as well as classroom teachers. Enriched with reflections and comments from authors, audiobook narrators, producers, reviewers, and librarians, this book:<li>Shows how audiobooks not only benefit struggling readers and bring families together but also fit neatly within newly accepted standards for early literacy education<li>Demonstrates how to use audiobooks as classroom and library tools for learning<li>Identifies how to locate "must-have" audiobooks and offers advice for maintaining a collectionIncluding an overview of the major audiobook awards and lists of additional resources, Burkey's...