Audiobooks for youth [electronic resource] a practical guide to sound literature / Mary Burkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burkey, Mary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Special collections--Children's audiobooks.

Libraries.

Children's audiobooks--United States.

Children's audiobooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : ALA Editions, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Including an overview of the major audiobook awards and lists of additional resources, Burkey's guide will help librarians and educators unlock the educational potential of audiobooks for youth.

Contents:

Contents; Chapter 1: A History of Children's Audiobooks; Chapter 2: What Is an Audiobook? Why Listen?; Chapter 3: The Art of the Audiobook; Chapter 4: Continuing the Path to Production; Chapter 5: Developing and Maintaining an Audiobook Collection; Chapter 6: Listening with a Critical Ear; Chapter 7: Audiobook Awards and Recognition; Chapter 8: Into the Future, Listening to the Past; Appendix A: Audiobook Lexicon; Appendix B: Recommended Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 11, 2013).

ISBN:

0-8389-9587-X

OCLC:

868949963