Showing posts with label Story books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Story books. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Chinese New Year 2011 is Year of the Rabbit (3rd February) according to Chinese traditional calendar.

Click on the book and learn about Chinese New Year: customs and traditions, symbols, food, decorations...

Do you want to know which Chinese animal are you?
Click on the picture and discover your animal, your positive and negative character traits and what famous people also share your sign.


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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

INANIMATE ALICE: AN AWESOME AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL BOOK

Inanimate Alice is an interactive tale of Alice, a young girl who seems to be always losing her parents, and her imaginary digital friend called Brad.
There are 4 available episodes: China, Italy, Russia and Hometown. The stories are told through a mix of text, sounds and images with some interaction because you need to perform actions to continue the story.
Don´t miss this great interactive narrative experience. It´s really amazing!

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

POP-UP BOOKS: THE ECO ZOO

The Eco Zoo is an ingenious and amazing Japanese website that introduces eco ideas and energy conservation by clever "pop-up animation" of a series of characters in their own pop-up book.

Take a look at these animals and get some tips to live in a more environmentally friendly way!


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Thursday, December 10, 2009

CHRISTMAS STORIES TO READ ONLINE

- A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens (Speakaboos)
- THE FIR TREE by Hans Christian Andersen (Speakaboos)

- THE NUTCRACKER (BBC-CBeebies)

- A CHRISTMAS STORY by Jacquie Lawson (animated ecard)
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MY FAVOURITE DAY-CHRISTMAS (British Council)

- SANTA´S LITTLE HELPER (British Council)

- SANTA KID by James Patterson (KOL Jr. Stories)

- ARTHUR´S CHRISTMAS by Marc Brown (KOL Jr. Stories)
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THE GINGERBREAD MAN (Topmarks)
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THE NATIVITY STORY (Topmarks)
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SANTA´S WORKSHOP (Northpole)
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MRS CLAUS´ KITCHEN (Northpole)
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RAYMOND REINDEER (Northpole)

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

MY STORY MAKER

My Story Maker lets you create your own story book by dragging and dropping characters, objects and backgrounds into your story. The characters can do actions, have emotions or interact with each other (listen to the instructions first)
When you drag different elements to the story book, a story is written for you based on what is happening in the pictures.

When you are finished, you have created an interactive book that you can read and share with your friends. It´s very easy!
Have fun with this fantastic interactive tool, kids!

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

THANKSGIVING STORY

Squanto was the Wampanoag Indian who helped the Pilgrims adapt to their new land. Read along as you view The Story of Squanto and learn about the harvest feast that is the basis of the tradition of Thanksgiving Day in America. Then, take the quiz to see what you have learned!

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

THE OPERA HOUSE MOUSE

This animated story is about a mouse who lives in a opera house and the ruckus he caused one night during a performance of the opera "Aida" by Giussepe Verdi.

Don´t worry if you don´t understand all the vocabulary. Try to read alone and listen carefully.

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

SING WITH THE PIRATES

Listen to this catchy song "I sail the sea" and travel around the world with these intrepid pirates!

You can read more animated books, listen to musical stories and play games at Silly Books. So much to do on this website, children. Click on any picture and enjoy!

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

CREATE A STORYBOOK ADVENTURE

The Tale of Despereaux lets you create your own tale in the Kingdom of Dor. You become a part of the story if you create a character version of yourself by answering some questions. You can choose to have interactive games and puzzles included in your story, too. Finally, send your storybook adventure to a friend.
See if you can be as brave as Despereaux! Enjoy your adventure!

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

VIDEO STORIES

Speakaboos is a fun online children´s storybook video library. You have to choose a category to watch one story such as: fables, fairy tales, folk tales, nursery rhymes or lullabies.
Come on, kids! What are you waiting for?

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

READ DIGITAL STORIES

StoryPlace is a great source of digital stories that you can use to introduce reading in English. The stories contain audio and text. Choose one from the library and pay attention!

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

INTERACTIVE ONLINE BOOKS

Choose a story book and listen carefully!

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