ProudGrandma Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Can someone give me an opinion of the SOTW audio for vol 1??? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensagemama Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 and we love them! (we actually have all 4 levels) We have listened to #1 multiple times. I like it instead of the text. Although having the text is good because the book has info in it that isn't with the CDs. I wish I had both but that's really not necessary. What else would you like to know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I think the CDs are really well done, but they do not do much for my very visual DD. I borrowed them and am glad I did not invest any money. OTOH, I think I may want them down the road for DS, who is a much more auditory learner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighton Academy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I love the audio books! Of course, we don't listen to them in place of reading the book. During history, we read from the book. My boys listen to the cd at bedtime. In fact, they listened to disc 2 last night. Although, they don't listen to it every night (we have several books they like to listen to), they get excited hearing recent chapters we've covered. Not sure if it's because it's someone other than Mom reading or if it's the "Hey, I know this!" factor. We only have volume 2 so not sure if this helps. I really wish I had gotten volume 1 last year though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I realize I am probably in the minority here, but Jim Weiss' voice gets on my nerves very quickly. We have the CDs as back-ups in the car, but I can't bear to pull them out very often. I will not buy them for subsequent volumes and wish I hadn't for this one. We love books-on-CD generally, but not this one. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I realize I am probably in the minority here, but Jim Weiss' voice gets on my nerves very quickly. We have the CDs as back-ups in the car, but I can't bear to pull them out very often. I will not buy them for subsequent volumes and wish I hadn't for this one. We love books-on-CD generally, but not this one. I agree. How I wish I could get that thirty bucks back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My kids love Jim Weiss' voice...so it's definately a thumbs up for us. And it saves my voice from reading at least one subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Does anybody here know if there is any way I can find a sample to listen to?? And for those of you who didnt' like it, if I decide to get it, would you sell it to me cheaply??? Can I ask that here??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensagemama Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I really like your honesty. I can understand how his voice could get on your nerves :) I have been annoyed with it once in a great while. But I still like it a lot! And like someone else said, it saves my voice a little. Have a great weekend! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom_Abear Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 We are loving it here as a supplement in the car. I still enjoy snuggling on the couch too much to use it in place of the book! My son is mesmerized by it ... he loves it! ;) It's funny, though, he panics if we get "ahead" and asks me to turn it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyrooch Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Can someone give me an opinion of the SOTW audio for vol 1??? Thanks We absolutely love ours!!! We had originally started out with just the text but our local library purchased all 4 sets of SOTW on CD so we checked out vol. 1 just to try it. I liked the idea of listening to it in the car if we needed to run out for something. We fell in love with it. It really brings the history to life thanks to Jim Weiss. It is read by him and my kids love the way he tells the stories. We were quickly sold on it and purchased our own copy. We now listen to it every time we go out. My kids actually beg me to put it on when we get in the car. ;) We still use the text for map work etc. but we love to hear the stories through the CD's. I highly recommend them. They really changed the way my kids view history. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 We liked it, however, we used it as a review and supplement. I like reading the book aloud myself initially, because we can more easily stop and talk about it and sometimes add to it. I think the audio is read just a tad fast for the initial going-through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTotaler Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 We prefer the version by Barbara Johnson and the audio books of SOTW have been money well spent. Can someone give me an opinion of the SOTW audio for vol 1??? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 We prefer the version by Barbara Johnson and the audio books of SOTW have been money well spent. Barbara Johnson? Who is she...does she read the SOTW text too? Where does one get a copy of that?? Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildwood Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Barbara Johnson? Who is she...does she read the SOTW text too? Where does one get a copy of that?? Kathy Interested as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 ...the book has info in it that isn't with the CDs. Really? I thought the CDs were unabridged versions of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTotaler Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 The first 2 volumes of SOTW were originally recorded by Barbara Alan Johnson. However they are not longer available unless you find used copies. They contain the text of the very first editions of Vol 1 and 2. Peacehill Press now has all four volumes recorded by Jim Weiss. Barbara Johnson? Who is she...does she read the SOTW text too? Where does one get a copy of that?? Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Barbara Johnson? Who is she? She is the mother of one of WTM's posters. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 She is the mother of one of WTM's posters. Has she done any other audiobooks? We really love her recordings of SOTW. I got the recordings several years ago -- I was having a hard time reading the books to my son at bedtime. He fell in love with the recordings and has practically memorized them -- he's listened to them over and over. Now if I could get my younger son that excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTotaler Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I don't think so - but I don't know for sure. Maybe she will chime in if she sees this, unless she wants to remain anonymous ;) Has she done any other audiobooks? We really love her recordings of SOTW. I got the recordings several years ago -- I was having a hard time reading the books to my son at bedtime. He fell in love with the recordings and has practically memorized them -- he's listened to them over and over. Now if I could get my younger son that excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Sometimes I like to use audios of books because my eyes get tired on days I have to do a lot of reading and writing. My daughter has liked to listen to the audios occasionally but she prefers to read the books herself or be read aloud to. So we have only listened to a few sections of the audios of the first two books. But I do like the sound of the voice on them. I think they are well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieWith3 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 We really like BA Johnson's recordings, too. I don't think I'll be buying the audio for the 3rd and 4th, partly because of the voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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