Recorded Books Blog

Looking for some election-related reads? The Kid Who Ran for President, The Kid Who Became President, So You Want to Be President?, Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig, George Washington’s Socks, George Washington and the General’s Dog, Founding Brothers and more are available from Recorded Books – are they in your collection of audiobooks? If [...]

We received this inspiring story in an email from Paula Parkinson, a teacher at Hallettsville Junior High in Texas… I use audiobooks in my class regularly because of all the success struggling readers experience with the support of hearing a story aloud. It enables readers to enhance the mental image of characters and settings in [...]

While at White Marsh Elementary, we were impressed by Laurie McGrath’s ability to have many group activities going on at once—with all students on task! We asked her to tell us about her classroom management methods and she told us audiobooks are the key. Here’s what she said… Laurie said… Small novel groups “I usually [...]

We are excited to announce the start of two contests that could win your school free audiobooks! Details and entry forms for both contests appear in our Spring 2008 catalog, but we encourage you to enter via the banners on this blog. We want to hear your innovative ideas! CONTEST 1: When teachers and librarians [...]

We’ve dedicated our Spring 2008 K-12 catalog to librarians. In addition to the favorite products of teachers and librarians, you’ll find special tips and ideas especially for librarians using audiobooks. Also check out our contests for the chance to win free stuff for your school! In Part Four of our series featuring White Marsh Elementary, [...]

In Part Two of our continuing series with White Marsh teachers Jennifer Cord and Laurie McGrath, Jennifer shares how she was first inspired to try audiobooks, and how she immediately got a positive reaction from students and parents… Jennifer says …“For me, using audio books came as such an easy thing. It’s something I really [...]

White Marsh Elementary teachers Jennifer Cord and Laurie McGrath talk about how audiobooks work in their classroom, and their students tell us how audiobooks have helped them and why. This begins our series on how one school uses audiobooks—check back soon for updates on how the 5th grade team, the library, and the students use [...]

A few of us at Recorded Books were recently a part of Dan Angelo’s radio program Education Today on KUCR (88.3 FM) of the University of California-Riverside in Los Angeles. Dan is a college professor and an audio enthusiast, and has in the past recommended that his incoming freshmen use audiobooks to help get through [...]

For those of you who caught us on the radio last week – thanks for listening! We’re working on getting audio of the broadcast up on the blog. In the meantime, we’re excited to announce that we’re in production with this year’s Newbery Medal winner: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz on audiobook. [...]

Recorded Books has been asked to be a part of KUCR radio’s Education Today program! The host is an audiobook enthusiast, and is curious about the idea of audio in the classroom—how it is used, why it is helpful, etc. We’ll be taping the show Tuesday, January 29 with our school marketing director, Will DeLamater, [...]