Books narrated by levar burton

Browse audiobooks read by levar burton sorted by best. Levar burton voices fred rogers biography for oasis. The good neighbor, the first fulllength biography of fred rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring american icon. I assumed when buying the audiobook that hed adapt a different style for an adult book. Browse audiobooks read by levar burton sorted by best selling. Audiobooks read by levar burton levar burton is an emmy awardwinning actor, presenter, director, author, and earphones awardwinning narrator. Susan schaefer bernardo is a published poet and the author. Levars narration blends with gorgeous soundscapes to bring stories by neil gaiman, haruki murakami, octavia butler, ray bradbury and more to life.

Beloved host levar burton guides kids through the app, but lets the books and the users be the stars. Levar burton has followed through on a promise made nearly five months ago. His inflection, the way he reads, is unnatural and awkward. Burton will revive the show in tablet form rather than on television, but that. The next generation, and as the young kunta kinte in the 1977 awardwinning abc television miniseries roots. Levar burton is pretty much the coolest person ever. Levar burton was born on february 16, 1957 in landstuhl, rhinelandpalatinate, germany as levardis robert martyn burton jr. It has been very nice listening to levar burton tell me about mister rogers life. In every episode, host levar burton reading rainbow, roots, star trek invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a great story.

In 2012, an ipad and kindle fire educational interactive book reading and video field trip application was launched bearing the name of the program. Narrated by rene auberjonois, theodore bikel, david birney, scott brick, levar burton, maxwell caulfield and george w. Levar burton narrated audio books at simply audiobooks simply. Levar burton reading the good neighbor audiobook from oasis audio abrams books. Born a crime by trevor noah, narrated by the author. Levar burton reading the good neighbor audiobook from. The king james version kjv of job in a pure voice audio format. Actor, director, producer, and author levar burton speaks new life to the cherished and revered translation. Levar burton narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. He won a bafta, two golden globe awards, and two tony awards for best actor. Narrated by levar burton you guys, im almost done listening to the good neighbor by maxwell king and im sad to be coming up on the end. Richard burton audiobooks audiobook narrator download. The daily show s trevor noah is a mesmerizing performer with an incredible life story.

In cleareyed prose, sagan reveals a jewellike blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. The classic 1954 recording, featuring a perfect cast led by richard burton as first voice, is rightly considered to be definitive. Other credits include a regular role on the cbs series christy, and he serves as host and contributing producer of the emmy awardwinning childrens program reading rainbow. The cay by theodore taylor narrated by levar burton. You wont be able to shut this one off for anything. This awardwinning middle grade novel has both humor and depth, and levar burton excels at highlighting the funny and the tragic with his excellent narration.

So, naturally, listening to him tell you about growing up in south africa is a wonderful experience. He has been the host, producer, and now coowner of the influential television program reading rainbow for more than three decades, and starred in the tv miniseries roots and on star trek. Levar burton has two children, a daughter michaela mica with his wife, and a son, eian burton born 1980 from a previous relationship. The life and work of fred rogers, written by maxwell king and narrated by levar burton if youre riding the wave of. Its determined by common sense education, not the products publisher. Commander geordi laforge, the role he made famous on television. Levar burton is an actor, director, and educator who has been an icon for more than 35 years. Download audiobooks narrated by kate burton to your device. A train story digital was the first ebook produced when levar burton took reading rainbow digital.

Download audiobooks narrated by levar burton at and save. I can think of quite a few shows that i loved as a kid, but one of my all time favorites was reading rainbow, hosted by levar burton. Levar burton is an emmy awardwinning actor, presenter, director, author, and earphones awardwinning narrator. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, maxwell king traces rogerss personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk. Featuring a new introduction by sagans collaborator, ann druyan, and a new foreword by astrophysicist neil degrasse tyson, cosmos retraces the fourteen. A personal voyage is now an audible audiobook narrated by neil degrasse tyson, reading rainbows levar burton, and. Books levar burton reads profanitylaced bedtime story for childrens charity the popular host of reading rainbow reads the story go the fuck to sleep to delightful effect for a charity fundraiser. He was the host and producer of the influential television program reading rainbow for more than three decades, and starred in the tv miniseries roots and. Search results for levar burton sorted by relevance. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. These stories were produced by learning curve in conjunction with lionel.

The good neighbor, the oasis audio biography of fred rogers, legendary tv host of mister rogers neighborhood,puppeteer and ordained minister, will be narrated by levar burton, a frequent guest on. Spark a lifelong love of learning in your young reader by joining us on a journey through an everexpanding world of interactive digital books and video field trips hosted by everyones favorite storyteller, levar burton. He read goodnight moon to neil degrasse tyson back in may, beloved astrophysicist tyson tweeted off the cuff, i. By now, youve probably heard about actor levar burtons campaign to bring reading rainbowthe television show that taught a generation to love booksback to life through kickstarter. Each one was fictional, but based on a reallife locomotive. The founding aspect and namesake of the great railway adventures series comes from its six books that were published between 1998 and 2000. Levar burton, neil degrasse tyson, and seth macfarlane.

Levar burton reads profanitylaced bedtime story for. Illustrations for the first series were done by charles s. Reading rainbow is an american halfhour educational childrens television series that aired on pbs kids from june 6, 1983 to november 10, 2006, with a total of 155 halfhour episodes spanning over 21 seasons. Listen to cosmos audiobook by carl sagan, levar burton. Levar burton reads goodnight moon to neil degrasse tyson. Levar burton wants to read you his favorite short stories.

Download audiobooks narrated by levar burton to your device. Burton this month launched skybrary, a webbased library of more than 500 books as well as 150 field trips for children ages 2 to 9 that was funded by kickstarter. Levar burton is extremely wellknown, both for his role as kunta kinte in alex haleys roots, and for his longrunning as lt. In cleareyed prose, sagan reveals a jewellike blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the. Aftermath aspect, 197 had a first hardcover printing of 35,000 copies, and was a wordstock bestseller. Featuring the voices of levar burton and other storytellers, every skybrary book features narration or read on your own. Each episode is a single story, narrated by burton. In addition to maintaining the heart of the uss enterprise and keeping kids like me boldly going where no one had gone before for years, levar burton is still changing the world one childrens book at a time my wife and i supported the reading rainbow kickstarter and i was excited to play the app with my 4yearold. He was the host and producer of the influential television program reading rainbow for more than three decades, and starred in the tv miniseries roots and on star trek. Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration.

Levar burton riding the rainbow toward new digital realm. The best short fiction, handpicked by the worlds greatest storyteller. Burton is also a fan of english football club arsenal. Skybrary is a carefully curated digital library of interactive books and educational videos designed for young readers. Levar burton audiobooks audiobook narrator download. Mica was an employee of rooster teeths news division, the know. Richard burton 19251984, born in wales, was a renowned, awardwinning actor of stage and screen. He was one of the great british actors of the postwwii period and at one time the highestpaid actor in hollywood. This list of the best episodes of levar burton reads is sponsored by oasis audio, publisher of the good neighbor. Under milk wood is dylan thomass undisputed and unforgettable masterpiece an affectionate, but hilarious portrait of a small welsh town. Levar burton played kunta kinte in the acclaimed miniseries roots. Clear and uncluttered, this bible speaks plainly, making it easier for you to enter into gods word. Featured free fiction audiobooks featured free kids audiobooks most anticipated upcoming books new york times best sellers.