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NCTE 2021: Recommended Audiobook Collections for Educators
Educators & Librarians,
Welcome to the BOT & Listening Library website!
Whether you’ve visited us before, or you’ve been introduced to us thanks to the Penguin Random House NCTE virtual booth, anyone can download the curated classroom collections below and listen to audiobook clips by clicking on the header or images. Read more
3 NEW Audio Novellas from Brandon Sanderson
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, and Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio, in collaboration with Mainframe LLC, will publish three novellas by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson this Fall: SUNREACH (on sale September 28), REDAWN (on sale October 26), and EVERSHORE (on sale December 28). Available simultaneously as ebooks and audiobooks, these new novellas are collectively known as the Skyward Flight series and expand the bestselling Skyward series, which currently consists of two full-length novels, Skyward (November 2018) and Starsight (November 2019). CYTONIC, the third novel, will be released in hardcover on November 23. Read more
Do You Offer the Youngifications on Audio of These Bestselling Nonfiction Titles?
Check your collections for these impactful youngifications of some of today’s most popular nonfiction titles on audio. Audiobooks promote literacy and can expose young readers to new vocabulary or help improve their comprehension and literacy skills. Visit Sound Learning for a closer look at how audiobooks can impact reading accuracy, vocabulary skills, pronunciation, reading speed and more. And remind parents and caregivers at your library about these top-notch productions perfect for family book clubs. We’ve highlighted a few forthcoming youngification editions below. Read more
LISTEN to a new message from Judy Blume on the freedom to read and FOREVER…
Just in time for Banned Books Week, Judy Blume stepped into the studio to record the introduction of the first-ever audiobook release of FOREVER…, her beloved bestseller that has often been challenged in schools and libraries. Hear what Judy Blume has to say about her longtime passion for supporting our freedom to read (and listen!) and why “librarians can save lives.”
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