kalusignan Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'm looking for some good non-fiction audio books for elementary age. I'm thinking things we can listen to in the car or over lunch. Generally we listen to a lot of fiction, which is great, but I'm looking to balance it out a bit more over the summer. Things we've enjoyed: Story of the World A History of US Classical Kids series Brains On! podcast Classics for Kids podcast What else can we listen to? Any good ideas for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins CBC radio weekly science show podcast Quirks & Quarks http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) We enjoyed Mr. Lincoln's High Tech War. One of the reviewers said it's written at a high school level, another said it's their 7 yo's favorite book! My son enjoyed listening when he was 8, but he read the book as well about a year later. You can check the sample audio to see if you like the level. Edited May 25, 2016 by idnib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalusignan Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Thanks guys! I'm just thinking there's got to be more out there, especially for things like math, geography, etc. I will keep looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility7 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 We have gotten a ton of free audiobooks on Libravox. They aren't professionally recorded, but they are free. Readers vary a lot in quality, but my kids never seem to mind. Here is a list of some of the nonfiction ones we have downloaded. Keep in mind some are written for kids and some not, and I can't say whether they have inappropriate material in them or not, so do your own bit of research on them before downloading them yourself :-) A Catechism of Familiar Things (science) By Pond and River Fairyland of Science Handbook of Nature Study (written to the parent/teacher, but my kids like it regardless) Famous Men of the Middle Ages Famous Men of Greece Famous Men of Rome Famous Men of Modern Times Story of the Middle Ages Madam How and Lady Why Our Island Story Discovery of New Worlds Stories of Great Composers for Children Fifty Famous Stories Retold Eric the Red Saga of the Greenlanders History of the Plymouth Settlement The Life of the Fly The Mason-Bees A Little Brother to the Bear Saints and Heroes of the Middle Ages School of the Woods Secrets of Everyday Things Secrets of the Woods Story of the Greeks Story of the Romans The Storybook of Science The Story of the Thirteen Colonies Thirty More Famous Stories Retold Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Through Magic Glasses Ways of Wood Folk Wildlife in Woods and Fields Wilderness Ways 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momee Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) hijack - Can I ask you ladies who listen often, do you use a smart phone/ipod? I'm looking for a device that isn't full of distractions for my little one to listen to downloaded stories. Edited May 27, 2016 by momee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalusignan Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 hijack - Can I ask you ladies who listen often, do you use a smart phone/ipod? I'm looking for a device that isn't full of distractions for my little one to listen to downloaded stories. My dd8 listens using her Kindle (her Kindle is literally JUST for audio books, kindle books, and immersion reading - no games). Before she had a kindle, she listened on my iPad. In the car, I use my iPhone because it's convenient - I just plug in to the car stereo system. With audible it's easy to go from one device to another with the same account. It will just ask if you want to start where you left off with your previous device. Hope that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalusignan Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 We have gotten a ton of free audiobooks on Libravox. They aren't professionally recorded, but they are free. Readers vary a lot in quality, but my kids never seem to mind. Here is a list of some of the nonfiction ones we have downloaded. Keep in mind some are written for kids and some not, and I can't say whether they have inappropriate material in them or not, so do your own bit of research on them before downloading them yourself :-) A Catechism of Familiar Things (science) By Pond and River Fairyland of Science Handbook of Nature Study (written to the parent/teacher, but my kids like it regardless) Famous Men of the Middle Ages Famous Men of Greece Famous Men of Rome Famous Men of Modern Times Story of the Middle Ages Madam How and Lady Why Our Island Story Discovery of New Worlds Stories of Great Composers for Children Fifty Famous Stories Retold Eric the Red Saga of the Greenlanders History of the Plymouth Settlement The Life of the Fly The Mason-Bees A Little Brother to the Bear Saints and Heroes of the Middle Ages School of the Woods Secrets of Everyday Things Secrets of the Woods Story of the Greeks Story of the Romans The Storybook of Science The Story of the Thirteen Colonies Thirty More Famous Stories Retold Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Through Magic Glasses Ways of Wood Folk Wildlife in Woods and Fields Wilderness Ways Thank you! I will definitely look into these. We've had mixed experiences with Libravox. Some are good and others are quite literally painful to listen to. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 We are in the middle of A Child's History of the World and the kids are enjoying it. We are listening in the car and it has prompted some excellent discussions. Story of the World is our main history spine and it's cool to see them notice connections from what they've heard before. At home, for listening in quiet time, they use old iPod nanos with speaker docks. I load them with audiobooks from Audible, primarily, and they pick what to listen to through quiet time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Bumping this old thread in search of more elementary-age, nonfiction audiobooks. We recently listened to Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Sheinkin; it was so-so and probably better for upper elementary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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