Want to integrate read aloud time without sacrificing your limited time?
Audio books provide the perfect solution! Listening to Jim Hodges’ quality audio books can expand your child’s imagination, vocabulary, exposure to good literature, and knowledge of the world around them – all without your having to stop everything else to read a book aloud. And everyone is included!
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Enjoyable Family Time
through Living Books
Discover the joy of building family connections through shared favorites.
Educational Treasures
for the Whole Family
With options for all ages, discover educational literature the whole family can enjoy.
Much Needed Help
for the Homeschool Mom
This mom friendly approach to reading aloud offers both a time saver and a voice saver!
Homeschoolers grasp the extraordinary benefits of incorporating quality literature and Read Aloud time into each year’s curriculum . But there are additional benefits when those Living Books are presented by a skilled narrator.
Quality audio books provide quality narration.
Children who listen to skillfully presented audio books learn vocabulary words beyond their years – including their correct pronunciation – from their favorite books. Not only does this make them better writers, they also discover the value of proper enunciation, inflection and pacing for effective verbal communication.
Audio books paint a word picture.
Skilled narrators know how to incorporate a variety of character voices into their reading, leading the imagination to create vivid pictures in the mind..
Audio books encourage independent learning.
While there is nothing like sharing a book as a family, audio books also allow children to explore literature on their own without concern for the limitations of reading levels.
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Enjoyable Family Time
Families build connections through shared experiences, and stories provide one of the richest opportunities for shared experience. Living books offer a powerful story source, providing exposure to history, culture, rich literature, and more.
With Jim Hodges Audio books, families can enjoy building these connections as they listen to rich living books. The convenience of audiobooks allows families to listen to stories together wherever they are, whether on long car rides, or working on chores together, or while completing independent projects as the story plays in the background.
Educational Treasure
One of the greatest joys of homeschooling is the ability to instill a love of learning in children and parents alike! Living books offer a beautiful avenue for growing this love of learning. Rich living books become a treasure trove of educational growth.
Jim Hodges Audio books offer options for all ages, from young readers to teens and beyond. There are even classics that span the ages, allowing the whole family to enjoy listening together. And as they listen, they learn through historical fiction, classics, biographies, and more.
Homeschool Mom Help
Homeschool Moms have a lot on their plates. In addition to balancing the educational development of each child, Homeschool moms must also keep up with home management, outside activities, and possibly even additional employment.
Read-aloud time is a treasure, but it can also be a challenge to figure out how to fit it all in while also staying on top of all of the other homeschool and family needs. Audio books allow the homeschool mom to enjoy read-aloud time with her children while saving time, energy, and even her own voice for the other homeschooling and family needs of each day.
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Are you ready to enjoy adventure, history, and what it means to be a person of moral character? As you and your children listen to this exciting story from G.A. Henty, you’ll meet Ned Hearne and his three friends, journeying along with them as they sail under the famous Francis Drake.
Enjoy Adventures on the High Seas
Traveling with Ned and his friends, you’ll experience both the thrills of conquest and the dangers experienced by sailors on land and on sea. The boys survive kidnappings and storms, take part in rescues, and participate in battles against the Spanish.
Explore History through Story
Not only will you and your children learn about what life was like on a 16th century English ship, but you’ll also see the wider world of the 1500s through the eyes of young sailors, participate in battles on land and on sea, and encounter the terrors of the Spanish Inquisition.
Build Moral Character
What happens when Ned and his friends face down the challenges of their many adventures? Henty’s novel explores the value of good moral character and honor, encouraging solid moral development in listeners of all ages.
Are you ready for your adventure on the high seas?
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Download Instructions
Once you enter your email address, you’ll receive an email with your download link. Episodes may be played on portable devices provided you have an easily downloaded and typically free “unzip” program already installed. Or you can download the file to a computer, extract it, and then sync with your mobile device. Please check your spam folder if the email doesn’t appear shortly after confirming your email address.