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TumbleBook About TumbleBookClub
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TumbleBookClub is an online library of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
Your subscription to TumbleBookClub gives you and your family unlimited access to the entire TumbleBookLibrary collection of tumblebooks, tumblepuzzles, tumblegames and tumblequizzes.
TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
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| TumbleBooks: |
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Automatic/Manual Button: TumbleBooks are designed to be experienced in either automatic or manual mode. In automatic mode the pages turn by themselves and are narrated while in manual, the narration is turned off and children turn the pages and their own speed.
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The Pause Button: Both the child or parentcan use the pause button to stop the story at any time in order to practice story prediction, interpret pictures, discuss new vocabulary words, empathize with a character, discuss possible consequences of actions, encourage problem solving, or provide historical, geographical, or other perspective.
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The Word Helper Feature: The symbol means that the book includes the WordHelper feature. Click the word helper feature on and you can click on a sentence to hear it read back or on an individual vocabulary word to hear it sounded out.
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The TumbleBookClub Library collection is accessed on-line from your computer at home or any computer which is connected to the internet. Your username/password will allow you to access your collection from anywhere n the world.
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The TumbleBook Library is a collection of licensed titles from established children's book publishers such as Scholastic, Chronicle Books, Candlewick Press, Bridgewater Books, Walker and Company and others. See your child's favorite picture books come to life.
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| Story Books: |
The TumbleBook Library has a selection of children's favorite story books. Old time favorites such as "The Paper Bag Princess" by Robert Munch come to life in an educational and interactive way. other titles include "Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10", "One Duck Stuck" and "Tops and Bottoms". Kids can also see their favorite fairy tales such as "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Old Mother Hubbard" come to life.
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| Life Learning: |
Through the TumbleBook Library you can complement and broaden the scope of many themes taught in your child's classroom. Several of the books cover various holidays and celebrations. In our multi-cultural classrooms, these books can be used to raise awareness of different cultures. Several of our books are "issue related" books. "No Nuts for me" is an example of an issue related book that is widely used in classrooms across North America and is endorsed by leading professionals. Other books in this collection deal with volunteering, aging grandparents, asthma and cultural tolerance. |
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The TumbleBookClub Library also comes with a growing selection of books in Spanish and French. The TumbleBook Library also includes a collection of resources to aid parents and enrich the learning experience. These resources come in the form of:
- TumblePuzzles
A collection of online puzzles using a picture from the book.
- TumbleGames
A collection of concentration games, reinforcing concepts from the book.
- TumbleQuizzes
TumbleQuizzes use 5 multiple choice questions to test reading and comprehension in a fun way. The quiz tracks the number of right and wrong answers and produces a report at the end. A round of applause is given to users with a score of 4/5 and 5/5.
- The TumbleBook Library provides enrichment to students who are reading independently with a variety of high interest material. It also provides support to students who require skill building with a variety of exercises that can be matched with other areas of the curriculum. For everyone else, TumbleBooks are a great addition to a reading program that can be worked on independently by each student .
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