(Click on a book cover for story previews and a list of songs in that book.)

True Stories Behind the Songs (beginning level) and More True Stories Behind the Songs (high-beginning level) are reading textbooks for students of English. They are in the True Stories family of high-interest readers. Each Songs textbook features lyrics for eight popular songs along with real, believe-it-or-not stories about the songs and their songwriters. Companion stories related to the topic of the song round out the units.

For a limited time, Pearson representatives will provide a $15 iTunes gift card with an order of a class set of books so that teachers can download the featured songs free of charge. To find your nearest representative, please go to the Pearson catalog site and click on “Find A Rep” at the bottom of the page. Recordings of every story are available free at the same site. Click on “Stories Behind Songs Audio” at the top of the page.

The Stories Behind the Songs textbooks can be purchased on Amazon or from the Pearson catalog.