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Learn about everything from the ABCs and the 123s to animals and nature. BookFlix is an interactive online literacy resource for grades PreK-3 that helps build a love of reading and learning. It reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration through watching and reading the story. With BookFlix Kids can explore all types of books including fiction and nonfiction. BookFlix is accessible to every child, including early readers, reluctant readers, English language learners and kids who just love to read.
With TumbleBooks kids can watch animated picture books online with narration, music, and sound. Kids can listen or read along at their own speed Available titles include family favourites, classic fairy tales, and nonfiction books. After kids are done reading they can play language-learning games and solve language puzzles. Book language options include English, French, Spanish, or Russian. TumbleBooks requires Flash.
TumbleReadables is a collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable-size online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically. Available titles include chapter books, early readers, teen novels, and classics of English literature including Shakespeare. TumbleReadables makes reading fun for emergent and reluctant readers, those learning to read English and those who just enjoy hearing a book read to them.