TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking
picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks
are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture
books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have
read to you.
The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of licensed titles from children's book publishers
such as Simon & Schuster, Chronicle Books, Candlewick Press, Charlesbridge
Press, Harcourt, Little Brown, Walker & Company, Lerner Books,
amongst others.
The TumbleBookLibrary 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. In general, TumbleBooks are a great
addition to a reading program that can be worked on independently by
each student or by the whole class. It has been exceptionally well received by ESL
and Special Education teachers.
The TumbleBookLibrary collection is accessed online from every computer in your
school or library with Internet connection, or from home through a direct link on
your school or library website.
A subscription to TumbleBookLibrary allows your school or library UNLIMITED remote
access to the entire collection from school, library, and home.
Story Books:
The TumbleBookLibrary has a selection of children's favorite story
books. Old time favorites such as "The Paper Bag Princess" by Robert Munsch, as
well as favorite fairy tales such as "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Old Mother Hubbard"
come to life in an educational and interactive way. Other titles include: "Diary
of a Worm," “How I Became a Pirate,” "Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in
Room 10," "One Duck Stuck," and "Tops and Bottoms."
Click to see a complete list of available titles.
Language Learning:
Our Language Learning Section includes a growing selection of books in Spanish
and French. Many are bilingual titles which allow the
user to read the book in two languages.
TumbleReadables:
Now older students can read our growing collection of children's classics such as
“Black Beauty”, “Alice in Wonderland” and “Anne of
Green Gables.” Our TumbleReadables collection includes an innovative text
size slider which allows the reader to adjust the text size which is right for him/her,
making reading online fun and accessible. TumbleReadables includes a growing collection
of read-along titles which feature narration, sentence highlighting, and automatic
page turning. Want more TumbleReadables? Click
here to learn more about our TumbleReadables
database for late elementary, middle school, and high school students.
Audio Books:
TumbleBookLibrary includes a collection of full length, unabridged, streaming audio
books. Perfect for extended story time. Want more audio books?
Click here to learn more about our
TumbleTalkingBooks database includes unabridged high quality audio versions
of classics of American and world literature, non-fiction, fiction, and children
and teen books.
TumbleBookLibrary En Espanol and TumbleBookLibrary en Francais:
Our language drop down menu allows users to view the entire website in Spanish or
French. Instructions, news and descriptions of books are all in Spanish or French.
Perfect for ESL, Bilingual, and French and Spanish programs.
TumbleResources:
The TumbleBookLibrary also includes a collection of resources to aid teachers and
enrich each child’s learning experience.
TumbleBooks assist teachers by providing a variety of teaching aids
to support the TumbleBookLibrary. Our resources are created by experienced teaching
professionals from across North America.
Our resources are formatted and ready to use. The teachers resource section includes:
TumblePlayer:
The TumblePlayer allows students, teachers, librarians and parents to
preload a number of TumbleBooks in an online player in order to be played one after
another. Perfect for library story time. The TumblePlayer works just like an online
music player.
TumbleSearch:
Our online search allows you to search by title, author, publisher, and language.
In addition, you can search by reading levels: in both Automatic and Manual modes.
My Favorites:
Add your favorite title(s) to the My Favorites for easy access any time. This feature
is cookied onto individual computers.
TumblePuzzles:
A collection of online puzzles featuring a picture from the book.
TumbleGames:
A collection of concentration games, spelling games, and 'fill-in-the
blanks' games, reinforcing concepts from the book.
TumbleQuizzes (for School subscriptions only):
Each title has an accompanying TumbleQuiz: a fun, flash animated, multiple choice
quiz that each student can take right online after reading a book in order to test
reading comprehension. The quizzes include five 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.
Online Book Reports(for School subscriptions only):
Students can create their own book reports after reading a book. Fill out online
form or print out.
The Teacher's Guide/Lesson Plans & Worksheets (for
School subscriptions only):
At TumbleBooks, our aim is to instill a love of reading in children. Reading is
not only a tool for learning but also a life-long skill that is a crucial measure
for success. Our collection of teacher resources will aid any teacher in meeting
the unique needs of students. The online teacher guides are designed to be both
comprehensive and easy to use. The teachers guide includes themes, activities and
units that teachers can use on their own, or incorporate into an existing unit.
These include ideas for bulletin boards and other creative classroom ideas - with
ready to use templates!
The lesson plans are designed to be both comprehensive and flexible in order to
accommodate a broad range of reading abilities. They include suggestions for curriculum-wide
skill development for the following levels:
- Level One - Reading Readiness to the Emergent Reader
- Level Two - The Developing Reader to the Successful Reader
- Level Three - The Accomplished Reader to the Advanced Reader
Each carefully organized guide offers suggestions that can be used in a variety
of settings: whole class instruction, small group assignments, or as an individualized
skill-building activity.
TumbleMailer and Record-a-Book Feature
Your students and members can now send TumbleCards and TumbleBooks to friends and
family through our TumbleMailer feature. They can also narrate and record their
own TumbleBooks!
TumbleBooks:
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 and animation continue but children
turn the pages at their own speed. A flashing arrow appears at the end of each page
prompting the reader to turn the page. The sound off/on button allows the student
to mute the narration and read to themselves. The Pause Button:
Both the student and teacher can 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 perspectives.
TumbleAdmin:
Each TumbleBookLibrary subscription includes your own TumbleAdmin section where
you can view your usage statistics and update your account. You will also find dozens
of animated icons and banners for your website.
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