Storynory
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy is one of the most prevalent figures in poetry, mythology, and literature. Discover how the Trojan War began with her journey to Troy with an engaging audiobook accompanied by a written background and transcript.
Lit2Go
Hercules and the Waggoner
Build learners as strong as Hercules with a narrative writing and critical thinking activity. One out of a set of Aesop's fables, the audiobook recording differentiates the passage with text versions of the story. Class members then...
Storynory
How the Whale Got His Throat
What happens when a whale bites off more than he can chew? Rudyard Kipling's classic story "How the Whale Got His Throat" was originally part of his 1903 Just So Stories, and is featured as an audio story to accompany a transcript of the...
Storynory
The Elephant’s Child
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it gave the elephant a very useful nose! Listen to a retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "The Elephant's Child" that explains how the elephant's long nose came to be—and what a hungry crocodile had to do...
Storynory
How the Tiger Got His Stripes
Learn how the tiger got its stripes with a seven-minute audiobook featuring the classic folktale detailing the origin of the big cat's colorful coat.
Rock A Lingua
A Mí Me Gusta Leer (I Like to Read)
Reading brings you to new places and new experiences—all from the comfort of your own home! An entertaining Spanish song expresses the singer's love of reading with vivid images and fun vocabulary.
BBC
Bbc: Poetry Out Loud After Reading a Child's Guide to Modern Physics by Auden
Contains a copy of W.H.Auden's poem "After Reading a Child's Guide to Modern Physics" as well as an oral reading of the poem. Site is provided by the BBC and requires Real Player.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost: Audio
You can read and listen to Frost's classic poem, "The Road Not Taken" at this site.
Other
Self knowlege.com: Renascence and Other Poems
This resource from SelfKnowlege.com offers some of the works of Edna St. Vincent Millay including RENASCENCE and other poems.
PBS
Pbs: Poetry Everywhere: Robert Frost: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Brief biographical information about American poet Robert Frost, including a video [1:26] of Frost reading one of his famous poems, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Lift Every Voice and Sing
National Public Radio's Present at the Creation feature considers James Weldon Johnson and his writing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the black national anthem.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd by Walt Whitman
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, one of Walt Whitman's most poignant poems about Abraham Lincoln, is read here in five MP3 files.
Internet Multicasting Service
Ims: Harper Audio: Wallace Stevens
This site provides HarperAudio (copyrighted by Harper Collins) files of Stevens reading a total of four of his poems. One file contains readings of "The Idea of Order at Key West," "The Poem that Took the Place of a Mountain," and...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: First Things First Audio by W. H. Auden
Contains an audio recording of the poem "First Things First" by W. H. Auden provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Friday's Child Audio by W. H. Auden
Contains an audio recording of the poem "Friday's Child" by W. H. Auden provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: From Helen in Egypt: Pallinode, Books I & Iii
Contains an audio recording of the poem "from Helen in Egypt: Pallinode, Books I & III" by H. D. provided by the Academy of American Poets.
Other
Self knowlege.com: Amy Lowell
SelfKnowlege.com offers links to three of Lowell's writings: "Dome of Many-Coloured Glass," "Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds," and "Men, Women and Ghosts." Includes hyperlinks to selected definitions of difficult words in Lowell's poems.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen was born in New York City in 1939. Both of her parents were writers and so were most of their friends. While still in preschool, Jane composed her first poem. "I love to recite my first poem to kids when I talk to them -...
A&E Television
History.com: History This Week: The Road Less Traveled
August 2, 1915. The poem appears in print for the first time this week, from Kentucky to Pennsylvania to Vermont. Every reader is transported to that same leafy path: "two roads diverged in a yellow wood." The Road Not Taken by Robert...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Joan Bauer
Joan Bauer was born in 1951 in River Forest, Illinois. The eldest of three sisters, Joan grew up writing stories, poems, and entries in her diary. Joan's mother was a high school English teacher and her grandmother, who lived at home,...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry was born in the Territory of Hawaii in 1937, but spent much of her childhood in her mother's hometown in Pennsylvania. During World War II, Lois' father served abroad as an army dentist. After the war, the entire family moved...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park, Korean American author of children's fiction, has been an avid reader and writer her entire life. In fact, she began poetry and story writing before kindergarten - at the age of four. Growing up outside of Chicago, one...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Anita Silvey
Anita Silvey grew up with stories. One of her early memories is listening to her mother read poetry aloud as Silvey washed the dishes; somehow that chore seemed to be more pleasurable than not as she soaked up all that beautiful...
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