Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Narrated by Michael York. 4 hours. $27.59 ISBN 9780060826482
Plot Summary: Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter Pevensie find the magical world of Narnia through a wardrobe in a room of their guardian's estate. Each sibling must make difficult decisions and work together if they're going to stay alive and help the creatures of Narnia defeat the evil White Witch. Not all the siblings want what is better for Narnia and turn to the White Witch with disastrous results.
Critical Evaluation: This audio book is a great listen thanks to Michael York's unique voice. He gives each character their own personality and leads the listener on the Pevensies' exciting journey through Narnia. The book itself is a classic. Narnia is an extraordinary world (even more apparent in the other books), and the reader just gets absorbed in the world and with the characters.
Reader's Annotation: Listen as Michael York reads the story of the Pevensie children and their adventure in Narnia.
Author Bio: C.S. Lewis is most famous for his Chronicles of Narnia series, which have been turned into BBC films as well as Disney films. He was born in Belfast, Ireland November 29, 1898 as Clive Staples Lewis. He served in WWI for the British Army from 1916-1918 when he was discharged and went to Oxford to study Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, ancient history and English. He became friends with J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and Owen Barfield and called their little discussion group the "Inklings." As a teen, Lewis became an athiest and then very interested in Celtic Paganism until the age of 29 when he considered himself a theist. At 33, Lewis converted to Christianity and later wrote extensively on theology.
Michael York is a very popular British actor starring in several TV shows and movies since the 1960s. His most recognized roles are as D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (1973), Logan in Logan's Run (1976), and most recently as Basil Exposition in Austin Powers (1999).
Genre: Fantasy
Curriculum Ties: The Chronicles of Narnia books are great books to read for Language Arts or English classes.
Booktalking Ideas: Talk about when you can listen to audio books (doing chores, in the car, etc.) and why it "counts as reading." Let them listen to a clip of the audio book.
Reading Level/Interest Age: Ages 9 and up (or all ages), Grades 4 and up
Challenges: None.
Reason for including: I am a firm believer in listening to audio books. They're all I listen to in the car. The whole Chronicles of Narnia series is a great listen, but I thought Michael York was great.
Critical Evaluation: This audio book is a great listen thanks to Michael York's unique voice. He gives each character their own personality and leads the listener on the Pevensies' exciting journey through Narnia. The book itself is a classic. Narnia is an extraordinary world (even more apparent in the other books), and the reader just gets absorbed in the world and with the characters.
Reader's Annotation: Listen as Michael York reads the story of the Pevensie children and their adventure in Narnia.
Author Bio: C.S. Lewis is most famous for his Chronicles of Narnia series, which have been turned into BBC films as well as Disney films. He was born in Belfast, Ireland November 29, 1898 as Clive Staples Lewis. He served in WWI for the British Army from 1916-1918 when he was discharged and went to Oxford to study Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, ancient history and English. He became friends with J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and Owen Barfield and called their little discussion group the "Inklings." As a teen, Lewis became an athiest and then very interested in Celtic Paganism until the age of 29 when he considered himself a theist. At 33, Lewis converted to Christianity and later wrote extensively on theology.
Michael York is a very popular British actor starring in several TV shows and movies since the 1960s. His most recognized roles are as D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers (1973), Logan in Logan's Run (1976), and most recently as Basil Exposition in Austin Powers (1999).
Genre: Fantasy
Curriculum Ties: The Chronicles of Narnia books are great books to read for Language Arts or English classes.
Booktalking Ideas: Talk about when you can listen to audio books (doing chores, in the car, etc.) and why it "counts as reading." Let them listen to a clip of the audio book.
Reading Level/Interest Age: Ages 9 and up (or all ages), Grades 4 and up
Challenges: None.
Reason for including: I am a firm believer in listening to audio books. They're all I listen to in the car. The whole Chronicles of Narnia series is a great listen, but I thought Michael York was great.
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