Talking Books
Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way to Read
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Talking Books
Narrated by:
Janina Edwards, Jenny Lacika
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Narrated by:
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Janina Edwards
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Jenny Lacika
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Jenny Lacika
Robert Benjamin Irwin loves to learn and explore. But when he’s five, his eyes grow red and painful from fever, and he loses his sight. Since he can no longer see, Robert focuses instead on what he can do: discovering new ways to learn and experience the world through sound.
As he grows up, Robert learns to read books written in Braille, a system of raised dots that can be read with fingers. But as much as he loves stories, he finds finger-reading Braille slow and difficult. He wishes he could listen to a story like he listens to the birds. So, with a team of audio engineers, Robert sets out to make it happen—and revolutionizes reading for people around the world.
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Critic reviews
"An inspiring story of how one man used his own experience to help others and accomplish something extraordinary for everyone."
"Narrator Janina Edwards uses a deliberate pace and soothing voice to introduce the man who invented the audiobook, Dr. Robert B. Irwin. With gentle enthusiasm, Edwards guides young listeners through Irwin's heartwarming life story. Irwin became blind at a young age, and sound effects of bird song, crashing waves, and footsteps emphasize how much he loved hearing the natural world around him. He dreamed of a better way for people with vision impairment to read books, and he helped create the first recorded books that people could listen to on special players. Author Lacika focuses on Irwin’s tenacity and his honorable character."
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