FRONT COVER LISTEN TO AUDIOBOOKS ON YOUR FAMILY ROAD TRIP! This booklet contains recommendations that will make the time it takes to reach your destination entertaining and educational.
PAGE 1 GLOVE BOX ACTIVITES Do you have a road trip coming up? Wondering how your family will occupy the time in the car? These car-friendly activities are guaranteed to make reaching your destination a lot more fun. All you need is an audiobook, your family, and the road! Listen For Clues Have you just listened to a part of the story that has left you guessing what s next? Pause the audiobook and have everyone predict what will happen. Then play the next part to see who guessed correctly. I Spy A trip is never dull with the classic I Spy game After listening to an audiobook, everyone can I spy using different elements from the story: characters, places, animals, or words. Whoever spies the most things wins, and then gets to choose the next audiobook. In-Car Casting Call You just finished listening to an audiobook. Now the kids can mimic the voices of the characters they heard. Everyone can play a different character and reenact their favorite scenes. Kids can act out their favorites while the family guesses who they are imitating.
PAGE 2 GLOVE BOX ACTIVITES Create the Sequel After listening to an audiobook, make up another chapter or invent a new ending. Assign everyone in the car a role. Be silly. Be creative. Be a storyteller. And, have fun. Color/Draw While You Listen Listening to an audiobook leaves your hands free for creativity while enjoying a great story. Ask budding artists to draw as they listen; they can illustrate favorite details and scenes that stand out in their minds. Periodically pause the audiobook to allow them to share their drawings. Family Discussion Listening to a story together creates a shared bond. After you ve finished a section or an entire audiobook take turns discussing your thoughts and feelings and share stories from your own experiences. How Well Did You Listen? Encourage active listening by asking a round of questions after the audiobook ends. Who can remember the most about the story? The child with the most correct answers can pick where the family stops to eat next or wins a fun prize. ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES
AUDIOBOOK SUGGESTIONS Miles of great l DELIGHTFUL DAY TRIPS MYSTERY Nate the Great Collected Stories: Volume 2 by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, read by John Lavelle 50 miles NON-FICTION Who Was: Jackie Robinson? by Gail Herman, read by Dominic Hoffman 55 miles CLASSIC Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, read by Stephen Fry, Judi Dench, and various narrators 10 miles HISTORICAL FICTION Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm, read by Becca Battoe 210 miles ADVENTURE Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8 written and read by Mary Pope Osborne 275 miles Pick an audiobook for your next road trip... Take the Scenic Route CAUTION: WATCH FOR DRAGONS! ADVENTURE The Pirate Pig and Ruffleclaw written and read by Cornelia Funke 110 miles FANTASY Three Tales of My Father s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett, read by Robert Serva 130 miles SCIENCE FICTION Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka, read by Author & Brian Biggs 170 miles FANTASY A Dragon s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder, read by Susan Denaker 215 miles EPIC ADVENTURES AHEAD CLASSIC The BFG (Movie Tie-In Edition) by Roald Dahl, read by David Walliams 245 miles SCIENCE FICTION Star Wars : A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken, read by Marc Thompson and Rebecca Soler 275 miles ADVENTURE Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls written and read by Raymond Arroyo 440 miles FANTASY Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone by J. K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale 465 miles
AUDIOBOOK SUGGESTIONS listening ahead! SEE AGE GROUP KEY BELOW TWISTS AND TURNS THROUGH TIME CLASSIC Grimm s Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm read by various narrators 190 miles NON-FICTION The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation) by Daniel James Brown, read by Mark Bramhall 300 miles HISTORICAL FICTION The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, read by Jayne Entwistle 415 miles ADVENTURE The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan, read by Robbie Daymond 575 miles...based on distance, favorite genre, or age range. COLLEGE TOUR ROAD TRIPS FAMILY/FRIENDSHIP Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews, read by Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler and various narrators 330 miles MYSTERY Skink No Surrender by Carl Hiaasen, read by Kirby Heyborne 440 miles FANTASY Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, read by Jesse Bernstein 525 miles SCIENCE FICTION Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, read by 20 narrators 635 miles SHARE THE ROAD FAMILY/FRIENDSHIP Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo, read by Jenna Lamia 240 miles FAMILY/FRIENDSHIP The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island by Dana Alison Levy, read by Dan Woren 355 miles FAMILY/FRIENDSHIP Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, read by Gemma Whelan 360 miles KEY Age Group: 4-8 years 7-10 years 8-12 years 10 and up 14 and up
Why is listening so important? Listening plays a vital role in communication; in fact, it is the first language skill to be acquired. 1 It is a highly complex, interactive process by which spoken language is converted to meaning in the mind. Experiencing a well-told story is satisfying on many levels. Traditional reading of print can be both difficult and unsatisfying for some readers. Audiobooks provide a favorable option while promoting literacy by focusing on the art of listening. As librarians Sharon Grover and Liz Hannegan state, audiobooks, can be one avenue to reach these reluctant or struggling readers, as well as their proficient peers. 2 DID YOU KNOW? 85% of learning derives from listening. 3 30% of people are auditory learners. 4 And, Listening Skills can improve with practice! Dr. Rose Brock, Assistant Professor at Sam Houston State University and Audiobook Expert Audiobooks Develop Listening and Literacy Skills in the Following Ways: Listening skills help expand attention spans 5 Motivate, keep listeners interest, and win over reluctant readers Expose listeners to a variety of genres; meet individual interests Expose learners to new vocabulary Develop correct pronunciation of English, dialects, and non-english words Provide good reading role models with appropriate phrasing, intonation, and articulation Encourage higher level critical thinking, interpretation, and imagination Create a personal connection and a sense of intimacy Given the proven power of audiobooks and their role in the larger literacy landscape audiobooks make the perfect companion for families taking a summertime roadtrip. Tuning in together offers families a shared platform for discussion. 1 Wolvin, Andrew D. and G. Carolyn Coakley. 2000. Listening Education in the 21st century. International Journal of Listening. Vol. 14 pp. 143-152. 2 Grover, Sharon and Liz Hannegan. 2011. Listening to Learn: Audiobooks Supporting Literacy. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. p. 1. 3 Hoskisson, G. and K. Tompkins. 1991. Language arts: Content and teaching strategies. New York: McGraw-Hill. 4 Carbo, Marie and Rita Dunn, and Kenneth Dunn. 1986. Teaching Students to Read Through Their Individual Learning Styles. Prentice-Hall. p. 13. 5 Wolfson, Gene. 2008. Using Audiobooks to Meet the Needs of Adolescent Readers. American Secondary Education. Vol. 36. 2: pp. 105-117.
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BACK COVER Listen to audiobooks while you Color Coloring page taken from MAGICAL JUNGLE: An Inky Expedition and Coloring Book by Johanna Basford (Penguin Books; 978-0143109006). Plus, look for JOHANNA S CHRISTMAS: A Festive Coloring Book for Adults (Penguin Books; 978-0143129301) What kind of listener are you? Visit TryAudiobooks.com to find listening suggestions for all of your favorite activities including cooking, crafting, exercise, traveling, and more. Plus, download FREE audiobooks and listen to clips from our upcoming titles.