ebooks

= eBooks =

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Browser Books
This website was created to allow beginning readers to read books on the web. Readers can click on the triangle on each page to turn the page. If they are unsure of a word, they can always click on it to hear it read to them. The books have been sorted by level & by curricular area.

Lit2Go
A visually appealing site featuring text & audio from public domain classic books. Organized by title: //Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Aesop's Fables, Anne of Green Gables, Beowulf//; author: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Thomas Paine, Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells; genre: epic, horror, satire; collections: African-American Lit, Civil War, American Founders, Science, etc.; & readability (K-12).

For use at all grades levels & all subject areas as a group real aloud; & in the upper grades for textual analysis, historical study, or personal interest in classic texts. Easy navigation, black & white photos/sketches of the authors.

Available on the website & through iTunes U. Audio can be streamed from the site or downloaded as an mp3 & text can be read online or downloaded as a PDF.

//(Site is from Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida.) //

Literacy Zone
The Woodlands Junior School's Interactive Stories for Kids is a school website based in the UK. They are a good site to find educational games for elementary age students; they also have a nice collection of links to free online talking storybooks.

MeeGenius!
A nice source of free & paid ebooks for kids. A neat feature offered is automatic word highlighting to accompany the narration of each book. This site is also a free app for iPad/iPhone & Android devices.

Raz-Kids
Raz-Kids is an online-leveled library of books for K-6. Their leveled books are interactive with the ability for students to listen & read the stories. Their books also come included with comprehension worksheets & quizzes. Students improve their reading skills by practicing their vocabulary, & fluency. As a teacher you can assign books to your students with a paid account. Sign up for a 14-day free trial.

We Give Books
A free website that offers access online books. The more books your students read on this site, the more books are donated to children in need. This website provides stories read out loud along with literacy resources for educators.

//Last Updated - January 2014//