VIPs & History Makers: Books Out Loud Collection

Summary

Twelve books in one volume with free accompanying read-along audio

This Books Out Loud™ collection is designed to make literacy fun, easy, and accessible. Simply scan the QR code on the back cover, download the free audio, and listen while you read!

This collection is filled with relevant subjects who are known within the realms of politics, social justice, activism, the arts, and sports. Readers will enjoy learning about each person from their early years to today and all their accomplishments in between! With easy text and pictures, VIPs & History Makers will entertain and educate readers for hours!

Full contents:

Amanda Gorman: Poet & Activist
Anthony Fauci: Immunologist & COVID-19 Leader
Jill Biden: Educator & First Lady of the United States
John Lewis: Congressman & Civil Rights Activist
Kamala Harris: First Female Vice President of the United States
Tom Brady: NFL Great and Super Bowl MVP
Amelia Earhart: Aviation Pioneer
Cesar Chavez: Latino American Civil Rights Activist
Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady & Equal Rights Advocate
Ella Fitzgerald: American Jazz Singer
Harry Houdini: Illusionist & Stunt Performer
Rosa Parks: Activist for Equality

Educators agree that read-alongs are a cornerstone of successful K–8 education. The practice of reading aloud and listening to professional narrators strengthens comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. While read-alongs are wildly popular in schools, they haven’t been available or sold elsewhere until now. Books Out Loud™ takes these fabulous titles outside of the classroom for the very first time—in a unique and affordable format that will empower readers everywhere. This hi-lo series s complete with a glossary, an index, an online learning supplement, sources for further research, and is aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.