The Whirlwind
Published on 14th April 2021
Celebrate Spring into Storytime with Dublin City Libraries. There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBook collection. Today, we have chosen ‘The Whirlwind’, written by Carol Matas. This is a story about fourteen-year-old Ben, who flees Nazi Germany with his family.
This is one of the TumbleBook Read-Alongs. You can choose audio accompaniment to the text on the screen, see the spoken words highlighted, choose different background and text colours, alter text size and spacing, change the font and set bookmarks.
To find today’s book just log into TumbleBook Library and search for the title. This book is suitable for ages 10+.
About TumbleBook
Check out details of TumbleBook Library and how to access it on our website. TumbleBook Library is a curated database of over 1100 children’s e-books, and includes their unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, national geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French.
It's full of great stories to listen to with videos showing all of the wonderful illustrations. You can even follow the text as the story is being read to you.
To learn more about how to use Tumblebooks please check out our how to video