News From Teaching Books dot Net

I am passing along this email from Nick Glass at Teachingbooks.net -- a site you should know:

I'm excited to share that the TeachingBooks.net Author Name Pronunciation Guide has just reached a milestone -- there are now 2,000 recordings of authors telling the story and correct pronunciation of their names!

A press release is on my blog at http://teachingbooks.net/2000 -- highlighting some of the most played recordings.

Or freely explore http://teachingbooks.net/Hello to pick out one of your favorites to share.

I find it particularly fun that Tomie dePaola is the 2,000th recording added to this collection. How do you pronounce his name? "...paw-la," "...paa-oo-laa," "...pow-la," or something else? Hear Tomie say it at http://teachingbooks.net/Tomie.

How about Maya Angelou? Jon Scieszka? Yuyi Morales? and 1,996 more!

This collection of authors and illustrators revealing the origins and pronunciations of their names is completely free and available for anyone to use, anytime. These audio recordings have been listened to almost half-a-million times since I launched it in 2007.