Listen and Read Along: Stories with Text and Audio
English Language Learners can listen to MY HERO's inspiring stories to further their English language proficiency and learn about international heroes at the same time. Students listen and read along to the hero stories included in this resource.
Listen and Read Along
Credit: MY HERO
Collections of Listen and Read Along Stories About Heroes from Around the Globe
Stories Categories: Youth Heroes, Scientist Heroes, Environmental Heroes, Heroes in the Arts, Heroes Working for Peace, Heroes from the Holocaust, and Heroes Working on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Listen and Read Along Stories About Youth Who Have Made a Difference
Austin Gutwein
By: Lindsey from Palmer, Massachusetts
Austin Gutwein founded Hoops of Hope.
Jeneece Edroff
By: Ally from Victoria
Jeneece Edroff
is a determined fundraiser who raises money to help children with serious illnesses.
Hannah Taylor
Hannah created the Ladybug Foundation to help end homelessness.
Erica Fernandez
By: Daniel Chavez
Erica Fernandez
gave a voice to the voiceless and saved her neighborhood.
Bilaal Rajan
By: Sean from Richmond Hill
Bilaal Rajan
is the founder of Making Change Now and Canada's child ambassador to UNICEF.
Olivia Bouler
By: Betty Bailey
Olivia Bouler Olivia created 500 paintings of her feathered friends to raise funds for Audubon's bird rescue.
Ryan Hreljac
By: Wendy Jewell
Ryan Hreljac helps build wells for clean water in Africa.
Ruby Nell Bridges
By: Madison
One of the most important heroes in the fight against segregation in America was a six-year-old girl, Ruby Nell Bridges.
Joneice
By: Kia
Joneice proved how strong a young girl can be to her sister, Kia.
Listen and Read Along Stories about Peace Heroes and Their Missions
Ron Kovic
By: Anabelle Vo
Ron Kovic has devoted his life to fighting for peace and nonviolence.
Dan Eldon
By: Wendy Jewell
Dan Eldon inspired Kathy Eldon with his art, his poetry and his life.
Amy Biehl
By: Sierra from Riley
Amy Biehl was a young woman who gave her life to stop apartheid in South Africa.
Dr. Jeni Stepanek
By: Slater Jewell-Kemker
Dr. Jeni Stepanek is interviewed by MY HERO's Slater Jewell-Kemker.
The Dalai Lama
By: Davis from San Francisco
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." The Dalai Lama
Marianne Williamson
By: Wendy Jewell from The MY HERO Project
Marianne Williamson
is the founder of the Department of Peace Campaign.
Azim Khamisa
By: Monica Olson
Azim Khamisa
founded the Tariq Khamisa Foundation to encourage forgiveness.
Abdul Sattar Edhi
By: Miryam from Copenhagen, Denmark
Abdul Sattar Edhi founded Edhi International Foundation, and has been called the greatest living humanitarian in the world.
William Wilberforce
By: Vickie from Spokane
William Wilberforce was influential in the abolition of the slave trade and of slavery in the British Empire
Desmond Tutu
By: Jill from Spokane
Listen and Read Along Stories About Earthkeeper Heroes
Adarsha Shivakumar and Apoorva Rangan Project Jatropha
By: David Kemker from The MY HERO Project
Adarsha Shivakumar and Apoorva Rangan Project Jatropha started the nonprofit Project Jatropha which is an alternative to fossil fuel.
Chief Oren Lyons
By: Aibanrihun Lyngdoh
Chief Oren Lyons is an internationally venerated advocate for preserving biodiversity.
Dr. Shirley McGreal
By: Julian Siminski
Dr. Shirley McGreal founded the International Primate Protection League.
Chico Mendes
By: Jeff Trussell
Chico Mendes died a martyr defending the rainforests.
David T. Suzuki
By: Anthony from Edmonton
David T. Suzuki has been teaching the public about the science of environmentalism for many years.
Fin Donnelly
By: Jenny Kim
Fin Donnelly works to keep our rivers and waters clean.
Harrison Ford
By: BT from San Diego
Harrison Ford is an actor, humanitarian and ardent conservationist.
Jim and Jamie Dutcher
By: Sarah from Laguna Beach
Jim and Jamie Dutcher are wolf conservationists.
John Denver
By: Debra from Santa Monica
John Denver was an American songwriter/singer and activist for the environment.
John Muir
By: Harold W. Wood, Jr.
John Muir advocated preservation, feeling that natural areas promote mental health.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
By: "Friends of the Everglades"<br><h5>Permission to use this material was grant...
Marjory Stoneman Douglas was instrumental in preserving the Florida Everglades.
Mika Vanhanen
By: Wendy Jewell from The My Hero Project
Mika Vanhanen is the founder and director of Environment Online, a global virtual school for sustainable development
Philippe Cousteau
By: Wendy Jewell
Philippe Cousteau continues the work of his father, Jacques Cousteau, through Earth Echo International.
Earthkeeper Hero: Pretoma by Amanda Molinaro
By: Amanda Molinaro from Irvine
PRETOMA works to protect ocean resources in Costa Rica.
Rachel Carson
By: Wendy Jewell
Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, was the mother of the environmental movement.
Robin Emmons
By: Sydney from Roseville
Robin Emmons is an organic farmer who has created a foundation to fight hunger.
Surfrider Foundation
By: Amanda Molinaro from Irvine
Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world's oceans, waves and beaches.
Tuy Sereivathana
By: Used with permission from<br><a href="http://www.goldmanprize.org/2010/asia"...
Tuy Sereivathana is a Cambodian environmentalist who solves conflicts between elephants and people.
Jack Johnson
By: Alex from San Diego
Jack Johnson is a musician who encourages kids to take care of the environment.
Jane Goodall
By: Katelyn from DuBois
"My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature." J. Goodall
Listen and Read Along Stories about Scientist Heroes
Augusta Ada Byron Lovelace
By: Edward Ortiz
Augusta Ada Byron Lovelace developed the world's first computer program while struggling with her own personal hardships. (12/10/1815)
David D. Ho
By: Jonathan
David D. Ho discovered a successful way to treat people with AIDS.
Fabiola Gianotti
By: Wendy Jewell from The MY HERO Project
Fabiola Gianotti is an Italian particle physicist.
Franklin Chang Diaz
By: Emma Navajas
Franklin Chang Diaz is a Costa Rican and American veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions.
Gwynne Rowley Shotwell
By: Torrey Levin-Russell
Gwynne Rowley Shotwell is the president of SpaceX, the company that made the Dragon space craft.
Gustave Eiffel
By: Jimmy from France
Gustave Eiffel was the French engineer who built the Eiffel Tower.
Katherine Johnson
By: Kyra from Ankara, Turkey
Her story was hidden for decades: Katherine Johnson plotted multiple flight courses for NASA, including the Apollo 11 spacecraft, the first spaceship to reach the moon.
Madame Curie
By: Robert B. Hole, Jr.
Madame Curie received the Nobel Prize for her discovery of Radium.
Alan Turing
By: Edward Ortiz
Alan Turing was a brilliant scientist and mathematician who laid the theoretical groundwork for the first computer.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
By: Daren from Hawesville
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, cosmologist and science communicator.
Rosalind Picard
By: Wendy Jewell from The MY HERO Project
Rosalind Picard is internationally known as a leader in envisioning and creating innovative technology.
Albert Baez
By: Emma Navajas
Albert Baez was a prominent Mexican American physicist and pacifist.
Alice Catherine Evans
By: Jabari from Las Vegas
Andrea Mia Ghez
By: Jennifer Lauren Lee
Andrea Mia Ghez is an astrophysicist best known for her discoveries about the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
Archimedes of Syracuse
By: Joey from Greendale
Archimedes of Syracuse was an early Greek mathematician, astronomer and inventor.
Carlos Juan Finlay
By: Emma Navajas
Carlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban scientist who discovered the cause of yellow fever.
Cristina Diaz: Biologist
By: Sea Studios Foundation <h5>Permission to use this material was granted by th...
Cristina Diaz: Biologist studies intertidal and tropical sponges.
Dr. France Cordova
By: Barbara Field
Dr. France Cordova is a renowned astrophysicist who has broken gender and cultural barriers.
Rosalind Elsie Franklin
By: Tiffany from St. Clair
Edwin Hubble
By: Ailani from San Diego
Merieme Chadid
By: Rebecca Miller
Merieme Chadid is an astronomer from Morocco who did research at the South Pole.
Jack St. Clair Kilby
By: Edward Ortiz
Jack St. Clair Kilby was an electrical engineer and inventor and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. (11/8/1923)
George Washington Carver
By: Christian from Las Vegas
George Washington Carver was born an African American slave but became a renowned scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor.
Galileo Galilei
By: Patricia from Spokane
Galileo Galilei was an astronomer and inventor, the first to use a telescope to observe the stars and planets. (b. Feb 15, 1564)
Lene Vestergaard Hau
By: Nico from Mission Viejo
Lene Vestergaard Hau is a Danish physicist at Harvard who was able to stop a beam of light.
Gertrude B. Elion
By: Susannah Abbey
Gertrude B. Elion developed the AIDS drug, AZT.
Listen and Read Along Stories About Heroes in the Arts
Maria Tallchief
By: Rebecca Miller
Maria Tallchief was the first prima ballerina and Native American in the United States.
Maya Angelou
By: Mayandra from San Diego
"How important is it for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" (Maya Angelou)
Ella Fitzgerald
By: Julie from Selden
Ella Fitzgerald
was a beloved songstress who used her success to help people of all races, cultures and beliefs.
Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley
was the first distinguished African-American poet.
Duke Ellington
By: Wynton Marsalis
Duke Ellington
inspires Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Wynton Marsalis.
Wynton Marsalis
By: The My Hero Project
Wynton Marsalis is dedicated to passing on the benefits of music education to young people.
Anna Pavlova
By: Linda from San Diego
Anna Pavlova was a Russian ballerina and is known as one of the finest classical dancers in history
William Shakespeare
By: Amanda from Fredericksburg
William Shakespeare
wrote plays & poetry that continue to have a lasting effect on readers all over the world.
Mark Twain
By: David Ginsburg
Mark Twain was a prolific author and beloved American humorist.
Vincent Van Gogh
By: Claudia Hudson
Vincent Van Gogh remains one of the world's most renowned artists.
Dorothea Lange
By: Susannah Abbey
Dorothea Lange captured powerful moments in history with a keen eye for the human condition.
Edmonia Lewis
By: Jerrilyn & Madeline Jacobs
Edmonia Lewis was the first woman of African-American and Native American heritage to achieve international recognition as a sculptor.
Additional Listen and Read Along Stories
Anne Frank
By: Jessica from Vermont
Anne Frank was a Holocaust victim and author. She wrote: "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. "
Princess Diana
By: Jeff Trussell
Princess Diana passionately campaigned for victims of AIDS, leprosy, homelessness and against land mines.
Dorothy Height
By: Yajahira from Las Vegas
Dorothy Height was one of the most influential women of the civil rights movement and was important for including women's rights as well as African American rights.
Dolores Huerta
By: Amy from Hillsborough, North Carolina
Dolores Huerta
is a civil rights activist who worked with Cesar Chavez to found the United Farm Workers (United Farm Workers).
Bear
By: Simone from Woodlands
Bearwas presented the 30th National Hero Dog Award.
Additional MY HERO Resources for ESL
MY HERO Listen and Read Along Stories
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UN Sustainable Development Goals Resources for ESL/ELL Students
By: Laura Nietzer
Stories with text and audio allowing students the ability to listen as they read along about activists working towards solutions.
Holocaust Stories that Include Text with Audio for ESL
By: Laura Nietzer
Let us never forget the Holocaust. These stories all have text with an audio link allowing students to listen as they read along.
External Link: Resource with Text and Audio - Reading Comprehension Resources are Included
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