Ebooks & Audiobooks

Ebooks

Ebooks are available at any time—no checkouts and no wait-lists! Every student in a class can read the same ebook at the same time. The ebooks work on any desktop computer, laptop or mobile device. Students can access ebooks at school, home, the public library or any place with an Internet connection. Heartland AEA provides three ebook resources for students. Log in with the username and password assigned to your school.

BookFLIX

MackinVIA

TrueFLIX

Ebook Benefits

Introduce new topics
Build background knowledge
Expand upon lessons
Teach vocabulary
Review essential skills and information
Practice research skills to find relevant information

Audiobooks

Now listen while you read!

K-8th grade students can listen to over 3,000 audiobooks of favorites, classics, non-fiction and more through our MackinVIA subscription. Log in, click “Databases” and look for the Tales2Go collection. Tales2Go is an award-winning product that streams thousands of titles from leading publishers and storytellers to desktop/laptop computers. All have professional narration.

Check Out These Ebook Reading Guides to Spark Students’ Imaginations!

Our ebook reading guides help increase engagement when students read at home. Guides include book covers so elementary and middle school students can browse titles and choose the ones that jump off the shelf!

Ch oose Your Adventure! (Elementary)
It’s a Mystery! (Elementary)
Graphic Novels (Middle School)
Sports and Recreation #1 (Middle School)
Sports and Recreation #2 (Middle School)

Download the fillable PDF or print a copy. Students can give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down as they read the books they’ve chosen. More than 2,000 tiles are available for each grade level and many of them have read-aloud features. Guides include a message to parents to talk with their child and review titles that are appropriate for their grade, reading and interest levels.