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Sep. 24, 2009

LibriVox

LibriVox is one of our favorite sites.  When mom can't read aloud, the volunteers at LivriVox do the work for me.  LibriVox  provides, for FREE, via audio, books that are in the public domain.  Most of the books are "classics".  Personally, we do not listen to or read anything just because it is labeled "classic".   For us there must be a purpose  and no offense made of God's Word found in the materials we read.   Here's what we can recommend from LibriVox:

Isabella (Pansy) Alden (link to her books on LivriVox)

According to Keepers of the Faith (KOF):

Isabella Macdonald Alden lived from 1841 to 1930. Her pen name was Pansy. She wrote or edited more than two hundred published works. Isabella Alden was known for developing characters who possessed an unwavering commitment to follow Jesus Christ. Her motivation for writing was to give a clear understanding of salvation and what it means to be a committed Christian. So often in her books, she presents the characteristics of a professing Christian in contrast to a possessing Christian. Each book has a particular biblical point she is trying to share with her readers.

Available at LivriVox :

Chautauqua series:
1. Four Girls at Chautauqua
2. Chautauqua Girls at Home
3. Ruth Erskine's Crosses
4. Judge Burnham's Daughters (started, but not yet complete)
5. Ruth Erskine's Son (not yet available)
6. Ester Ried Yet Speaking
7. Four Mothers at Chautauqua (not yet available)
8. Endless Chain (not yet available)

Ester Ried Series:
1.Ester Ried
2. Julia Ried
3.King's Daughter
4. Three People (not yet available)
5. Wise and Otherwise
6. Ester Ried's Namesake
7. Echoing and Re-echoing (not yet available)

Also Available:
Swiss Family Robinson

There are two versions of SFR, make sure you pick the first version read by Mark F. Smith.  It is the better version of the two.

There are many other titles, feel FREE to search their catalog and if you find anything exceptionally godly and encouraging, please come back and post a comment including the title of the audio book.
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Oct. 5, 2009 - Thanks!

Posted by LarabaK
I'll have to look into this. Do you ever have problems with lots of noise in the background so the kids have problems concentrating? Our house is a sea of noise so much of the time that listening to anything can be a challenge :-).

Laraba
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Oct. 5, 2009 - <em>Untitled Comment</em>

Posted by theJfamily
Hey, thanks for stopping by our blog, Laraba!

When we listen to something (tapes, cds, etc.) my younger children are instructed to do a quiet activity such as drawing, coloring or playing with legos (again I say, quietly ;) ). It usually works out pretty well, though sometimes I do have to remind them to quiet down.

Edited by theJfamily on Oct. 5, 2009 at 1:16 PM
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Nov. 14, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by OldPathsMom
what a wonderful recommendation!!! I'm going to check this site out on Monday. Thank you!
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