The Best Books with Becca: Recent Episodes
Rebecca Hartman
This episode focuses on Mary Pope Osborne's adorable series The Magic Tree House Series. The books focus on Jack and Annie, a young brother and sister from Pennsylvania, who go on amazing journeys from their tree house, which has the magical ability to take them anywhere as long as there is a picture in a book of it! Books take us on amazing adventures, so how cool would it be if you got to ACTUALLY go? Mrs. Osborne reads her great books, and the sample audio featured in the podcast is from her first collection for Thee Magic Tree House Series which has the first 8 books in the series!
Audible said it best, "Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets and astronauts into space. This audiobook brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country."
Join us as we talk about four AMAZING women who changed not only their own history, but the history of science, space, and the world!
Let's start off with a bang shall we? Or, maybe a fire would be more appropriate with this book title! This episode is all about Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning. The first of 13 books (unlucky number 13 after all!), this audiobook has a full cast, while focusing on the narration of the ever talented Tim Curry. His voice is perfect for this creepy book that pulls you along and has you wanting to know what happens next! The background sound effects also draw readers and listeners in as well, because they set the scene perfectly and really move the story along!
I will be talking about some great books that come with amazing audiobook options for children and young readers who struggle with reading! Each episode focuses on one book and the audiobook option as well, allowing children and young readers who struggle with reading the opportunity to have an audio version to follow along with to help encourage them to branch out and try new books! We will cover various genres and lengths as well, so there is something for everyone! Books take us on adventures, why not enjoy the ride?