Mother Tongue
E-book & Audiobook
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MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS, ALL IN ONE PLACE
Below is a carefully curated selection of free e-books and audiobooks in multiple languages. This collection aims to cover a wide range of languages and is intended for all ages and for students, parents, educators and administators.
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LIBRIVOX
LibriVox aims to make all books in the public domain available, narrated by real people and distributed for free, in audio format on the internet. The homepage has a list of languages available.
ICDL
The International Children's Digital Library strives to promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children's literature from around the world. Books on the landing page are sorted by language.
JUST BOOKS READ ALOUD
Large collection searchable by different criteria. Features videos of the books being read as well. Different language options featured on the main page. Features quality, popular titles as well as originals.
UNITE FOr LITERACY
Collection for short, beginning reader fiction and nonfiction picture books, audio and ebooks. Click "English" in the upper left for other language options.
DIGITALBOOK.IO
Scroll to the bottom of the page for the audio and ebooks offerings in languages other than English.
DIGITAL DIALETICS
Digital Dialects offers fun practice games, flashcards and interactive materials with audio for learning 80 foreign languages.
GLObal storybooks portal
Global Storybooks is a free multilingual literacy resource for language teachers and learners of all ages. Click on any of the collections and then on the next page, in the upper right, choose "Change Language".
LET's READ ASIA
Let’s Read builds a world where curious and educated readers create thriving societies. Let's Read draws on the Asia Foundation's 18 offices in the region and deep ties in local communities to build an unprecedented digital library of relatable, local language books accessible to all children. Choose your desired language from the upper right menu.
UNESCO
The UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok has developed more than 300 open-source digital e-books in 27 languages for three GPE-eligible countries (Cambodia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste). Scroll to the bottom of the page.
OPEN CULTURE
Open Culture offers language lessons and texts in over 40 foreign langauges.