SMUS Parent's Guide to Google  Classroom
eBOOKS & AUDIOBOOKS FROM SORA
 
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Discover Sora 
You can access eBooks and audiobooks from Sora anytime, anywhere! Just follow these instructions to get started.
Step 1: Download the app or go to Sora in your browser
  • On a computer, go to http://soraapp.com
  • Download Sora in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store
Step 2: Sign in.  
Username & Password: Student ID number
Step 3: Browse the Explore tab and borrow a book.
  • Your book will open so you can start reading or listening right away.
Step 4: Go to your Shelf to see all your books.
  • Tap Open Book or Open Audiobook to read or listen to the book where you left off.
  • Tap Options to renew or return a book, get to your notes and highlights, and more.
FREE READING RESOURCES

JUNIOR AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL
  • Celebrated actors read children’s picture books
  • Junior Library Guild Elementary and Middle School Books
  • Just Books Read Aloud - a collection of children’s books
  • Kenneth Oppel reads his books 
  • Loyal Books Children’s Books - Free Public Domain Audiobooks & eBook Downloads
  • Mac Barnett (@macbarnett) 
  • Oxford Owl Free ebooks for primary students
  • Scholastic Subscriptions including BookFlix, ScienceFlix, and Shared Reading
  • Seattle Public Library Schedules story times for children, preschoolers and babies!
  • Storytime Online - Famous authors and stars reading children’s books and short stories
  • Story time from Space - Astronauts reading picture books on the International Space Station
  • International Children's Digital Library - Stories in English and many other languages
  • Vancouver Public Library &  Victoria Public Library Sign in with your library card or register online for a temporary card to access eBooks and Audiobooks
SENIOR SCHOOL LEVEL
  • Goodreads : April's Must-Read YA Books
  • Kenneth Oppel reads his books 
  • Loyal Books Children’s Books - Free Public Domain Audiobooks & eBook Downloads
  • Project Gutenberg Free eBooks, primarily classics in the public domain
  • Shakespeare Spark Notes
  • Vancouver Public Library &  Victoria Public Library 
    Sign in with your library card or register online for a
    temporary card to access eBooks and Audiobooks
  • Yallstayhome Teen Authors Read  An amazing young adult literature festival (featuring authors like Angie Thomas,
    Nic Stone, Adam Silvera, Shannon Hale, Shannon Messenger, etc.) 
    You can sign up for their various virtual workshops and see the schedule there.
 
AUDIOBOOKS / AUDIBLE BOOKS

JUNIOR AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL
  • Audible.com
  • Elevenses with The World of David Walliams
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1
  • Kids' Audiobooks for Home Listening 
  • Make the most of this moment: Here Are TEN Audible Originals We've Handpicked for You
  • Stay at home story time by Oliver Jeffers 
  • Storynory-Free audiobooks
 
SENIOR SCHOOL LEVEL
  • Audible.com
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1
  • Make the most of this moment: Here Are TEN Audible Originals We've Handpicked for You
PODCASTS / VIDEOS / FILMS

JUNIOR AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL
  • Ms Bailey & Ms Stark’s Fav Podcasts
  • Science IMAX film Resources: Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs; Dinosaurs Alive! Wild Ocean and more...
SENIOR SCHOOL LEVEL
  • Science IMAX film Resources: Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs; Dinosaurs Alive! Wild Ocean and more...