Many incredible online resources to encourage children’s reading are now free through June, to support families during these challenging times. Here are Mrs Oglesby’s favorites for reading or listening:
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Epic! Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under: Instantly access 35,000 full-length, well-known books. If your child’s classroom doesn’t plan to use this service, ask Mrs. Oglesby to sign you up for free access, at carole.oglesby@colchestersd.org.
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World Book Online: In addition to their children’s encyclopedia, choose from 25,000 e-books about animals, crafts, mysteries and wonders, world cultures, and more. Not to mention games, webquests, science projects – really, you should check this out! Log in as Username: wbsupport and Password: distancelearn
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Audible has released free streaming audiobooks at: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen, including elementary favorites ‘The Birchbark House’ and ‘The Terrible Two’, and tween favorites ‘Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare’ and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s ‘Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry’ (which is on next year’s Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award list!)