Elementary: Home

Where to go to find books to read or listen to online?

Borrow ebooks and digital audiobooks any time, anywhere, collected and shared by several international schools in Vietnam, as well as books purchased just for the use of HIS students and teachers.

Go to Sora. [On your phone or tablet you'll need to install the app.] Click on "Find my school" and choose Hanoi International School under the Vietnam Schools Consortium. Sign in with your HIS Google account. Look for a book. Borrow to read or listen on your laptop, phone or tablet.

Epic! If your teacher has created and shared a class account, you can use this amazing collection of ebooks from home for free during school hours. Parents can subscribe for use outside of school time for a small fee.

Tumblebook Library (username: hanoi; password: books) offers hundreds of ebooks and audiobooks.

  Story Box Library (username: SBHIS; password: hisreads) is "the best stories being read aloud to you by our favourite storytellers" from Australia. Includes books categorized by PYP themes.

 Vooks turns popular storybooks into videos with clear narration and catchy music. Like Epic, Vooks is free for teachers and available to families at home for a small fee.

More sources of ebooks and digital audiobooks:

Storyline Online This award-winning children’s literacy website streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

ReadingIQ  is a comprehensive digital library developed by Age of Learning, the creators of the award-winning ABCmouse Early Learning Academy; provides the best of children’s literature, including Caldecott and Newbery award winners, National Geographic and National Geographic Kids books,.., and thousands of additional high-quality fiction and nonfiction books from leading publishers. Free for educators who can add students to a class account.

Oxford Owl Oxford University Press offers a free ebook library (registration required)

Don't forget to look in the Library catalogue, and check out the web pages that come up in your searches there.

 Gale In Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits), introduces elementary school students to database searching with easy-to-use resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content. (Password: empower)

 National Geographic Kids “Reputable, authoritative, and appropriate content that brings children aged 6-14 the world in a way they've never seen it before. Fun and substantive, National Geographic Kids will take them on amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.” (Password: empower)

PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports for students of all abilities, it boosts engagement and fosters independent learning in core subject areas.