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Harry Potter: A History of Magic
- An Audio Documentary
- By: Pottermore Publishing, Ben Davies
- Narrated by: Natalie Dormer
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears....
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Disappointing for a HP fan
- By Toria Phillips on 17-10-2018
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The Peasant Prince
- By: Li Cunxin
- Narrated by: Paul English
- Length: 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In a poor village in northern China, a small boy is about to be taken away from everything he's ever known. He is so afraid, but his mother urges him to follow his dreams....
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not worth the credit
- By bethy on 11-12-2022
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History & Mythology for Kids
- Explore Timeless Tales, Characters, History, & Legendary Stories from Around the World - Egyptian, Greek, Norse & More: 4 Books (4 Books in 1)
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: Eli Snuggs, Steve Connor, David Piper
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Inside you will find some of the most famous highlights from history along with the greatest stories ever written. Children will learn about the past and our ancestors in new and exciting ways....
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The Story of Civilization, Volume III The Making of the Modern World
- By: Phillip Campbell
- Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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The Story of Civilization emphasizes presenting world history as a thrilling narrative. Volume III: The Making of the Modern World continues the journey where Volume II left off amidst the Renaissance, quickly diving into the history-altering events of the Reformation....
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Nanberry
- By: Jackie French
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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It's 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established, Surgeon John White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal boy, to raise as his son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts as an interpreter to bridge the two worlds he lives in....
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The accurate history
- By Anonymous User on 05-02-2024
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Ancient Egypt for Kids
- A Captivating Guide to Egyptian History, from the Early Dynastic Period Through the Early, Middle, and Late Kingdom to the Death of Cleopatra
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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In this audiobook, you will travel back to ancient Egypt, when kings were considered gods, pharaohs built towering pyramids, great battles were fought, and the world as we know it today was formed....
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic
- An Audio Documentary
- By: Pottermore Publishing, Ben Davies
- Narrated by: Natalie Dormer
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears....
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Disappointing for a HP fan
- By Toria Phillips on 17-10-2018
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The Peasant Prince
- By: Li Cunxin
- Narrated by: Paul English
- Length: 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In a poor village in northern China, a small boy is about to be taken away from everything he's ever known. He is so afraid, but his mother urges him to follow his dreams....
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not worth the credit
- By bethy on 11-12-2022
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History & Mythology for Kids
- Explore Timeless Tales, Characters, History, & Legendary Stories from Around the World - Egyptian, Greek, Norse & More: 4 Books (4 Books in 1)
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: Eli Snuggs, Steve Connor, David Piper
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Inside you will find some of the most famous highlights from history along with the greatest stories ever written. Children will learn about the past and our ancestors in new and exciting ways....
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The Story of Civilization, Volume III The Making of the Modern World
- By: Phillip Campbell
- Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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The Story of Civilization emphasizes presenting world history as a thrilling narrative. Volume III: The Making of the Modern World continues the journey where Volume II left off amidst the Renaissance, quickly diving into the history-altering events of the Reformation....
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Nanberry
- By: Jackie French
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established, Surgeon John White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal boy, to raise as his son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts as an interpreter to bridge the two worlds he lives in....
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The accurate history
- By Anonymous User on 05-02-2024
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Ancient Egypt for Kids
- A Captivating Guide to Egyptian History, from the Early Dynastic Period Through the Early, Middle, and Late Kingdom to the Death of Cleopatra
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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In this audiobook, you will travel back to ancient Egypt, when kings were considered gods, pharaohs built towering pyramids, great battles were fought, and the world as we know it today was formed....
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The Extraordinary Life of Mary Seacole
- By: Naida Redgrave, Alleanna Harris
- Narrated by: Weruche Opia
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Mary Seacole is now known for her medical work in the Crimean war and as a brilliant woman who combated the racial prejudice she experienced in her lifetime. But for a long time her story was lost....
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Who Was Nicolaus Copernicus?
- A Very Short Introduction on Space Grade 3 (Children's Biographies)
- By: Dissected Lives
- Narrated by: Frank Block
- Length: 12 mins
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Listen about the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and how he challenged the church with his theory of heliocentrism. Be inspired by his brilliance and also learn about the theory that he developed, too. What an amazing book on biography and space this is....
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Flight
- By: Robert Burleigh
- Narrated by: Susan Pelosi
- Length: 18 mins
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Flight. Loneliness. Fear. Danger. Courage. Charles Lindbergh considered all these things and more when he set out for Paris on the morning of May 20, 1927, with only two compasses and the stars for his guides. Experience all the drama of Lindbergh's history-making flight with intimacy....
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Masters of the Renaissance
- Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and more (The Jim Weiss Audio Collection)
- By: Jim Weiss
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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In true stories as vivid as the colors in which they painted, Jim Weiss brings to life the astounding Leonardo da Vinci; the volcanic genius Michelangelo; Brunelleschi, who changed the way we see the world; the lighthearted sculptor, Donatello; and other captivating characters....
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Galileo and the Stargazers
- The Jim Weiss Audio Collection
- By: Jim Weiss
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Inspiring true stories of heroic scientists who risked everything for the truth: Archimedes, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Isaac Newton. Thrillingly written and narrated by Jim Weiss....
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Beautiful narrator
- By RAnonymous on 28-12-2023
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Ancient Egypt
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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On this adventure, we're travelling back in time to Ancient Egypt where we'll learn about one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, the pyramids! We'll also visit the River Nile and the ancient tombs. Beware of the mummies....
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King Charles III: 2023 Coronation
- By: AEH Book It, Sibley Hawkins
- Narrated by: Owen Spurr
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Step back in time to the grandeur and spectacle of a coronation in the 21st century. King Charles III: 2023 Coronation is a thrilling youth chapter book that will transport listeners to the heart of this historic event. Join young listeners on an exciting journey....
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Story of the World, Vol. 1
- History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Vol. 1) (Story of the World)
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's trademark, The Story of the World series covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present....
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Australia
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith
- Length: 56 mins
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On this adventure we're travelling right around the world - to visit Australia....
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The Disappearing Spoon: Young Listeners Edition
- By: Sam Kean
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A young listeners edition of the New York Times best seller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table....
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Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders - World War I
- By: Tony Robinson
- Narrated by: Tony Robinson
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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Everything you need to know about World War I!....
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History kids can understand
- By Amy M. on 24-01-2021
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I Am Amelia Earhart
- Ordinary People Change the World
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lim, Various
- Length: 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Amelia Earhart refused to accept no for an answer; she dared to do what no one had ever done before and became the first woman to fly a plane all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. This audiobook follows her from childhood to her first flying lessons and onward....
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Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages
- By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown
- Narrated by: Terry Deary
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Discover all the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages on audio, narrated by Terry Deary....
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Very nice
- By Anonymous User on 11-10-2023
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My Lost Freedom
- A Japanese American World War II Story
- By: George Takei
- Narrated by: George Takei
- Length: 36 mins
- Unabridged
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February 19, 1942. George Takei is four years old when his world changes forever. Two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares anyone of Japanese descent an enemy of the United States....
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Incredible Inventors
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
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On this adventure, we're learning about incredible inventors. We'll travel through time to see how humans first discovered fire-making, all the way through to the modern scientific research of today....
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Father and I Were Ranchers
- Little Britches # 1
- By: Ralph Moody
- Narrated by: Cameron Beierle
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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The Moody family moves from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch....
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Enriching and thoroughly enjoyable
- By Georgia Kirby on 17-06-2023
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Black Potatoes
- The Story of the Great Irish Famine
- By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people....
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Just the facts. Easy to listen to
- By Fiona remaj on 14-08-2019
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Volcanoes
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith
- Length: 53 mins
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On this adventure, we're going to encounter a phenomenon of nature—the volcano! We'll travel through the different layers of the earth to reach its core and learn about how scientist document changes over years and years....
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I Am Albert Einstein
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Various
- Length: 13 mins
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Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north....
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Storybook Life
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On a frontier steeped in both danger and great possibility, Laura would grow up to witness firsthand the rapid transformation of the West....
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interesting enough
- By SS on 25-02-2023
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William Wilberforce: Take Up the Fight
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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For 200 years, British slave ships plied in the Middle Passage, taking African men, women, and children to their doom. Ending slavery in the British Empire seemed impossible, but once William Wilberforce resolved to represent the abolitionists in Parliament, he would fight to the bitter end....
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Fatty Legs (10th Anniversary Edition)
- By: Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton, Debbie Reese - foreword
- Narrated by: Lisa Nasson
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text....
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Story of the World, Vol. 2
- History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages (Second Edition, Revised) (Vol. 2) (Story of the World)
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands....
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History for the Classical Child: Early Modern Times (Revised Edition)
- Story of the World, Vol. 3
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format....
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What It Was Like to Be...an Ancient Maya
- What It Was Like to Be..., Book 3
- By: David Long, Stefano Tambellini - illustrator
- Narrated by: Mark Oosterveen
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Largely forgotten for centuries, the ancient Maya were incredible. Their cities across Central and South America featured astonishing pyramids and palaces, while they were also successful farmers and highly creative artists. The Maya were the first people in the Americas to learn how to read and write, and they invented things like rubber, chocolate and chewing gum. They had a deep understanding of astronomy, mathematics and timekeeping, though they also had some horrible, bloodthirsty traditions such as making human sacrifices.
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The Mine Wars
- The Bloody Fight for Workers' Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields
- By: Steve Watkins
- Narrated by: Will Tulin
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In this gripping narrative nonfiction book, meet the resolute and spirited people who fought for the rights of coal miners, and discover how the West Virginia Mine Wars paved the way for vital worker protections nationwide. More than a century later, this overlooked story of the labor movement remains urgently relevant.
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They Built Me for Freedom
- The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park
- By: Tonya Duncan Ellis
- Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 19, 1865, the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas learned they were free, ending slavery in the United States. This day was soon to be memorialized with the dedication of a park in Houston. The park was called Emancipation Park, and the day it honored would come to be known as Juneteenth. In the voice and memory of the park itself—its fields and pools, its protests and cookouts, and, most of all, its people—the 150-year story of Emancipation Park is brought to life.
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
- Movements and Resistance
- By: Shawn Pryor
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Nat Turner, an enslaved black man, believed he was chosen by God to battle against the evils of slavery. Driven by visions, Turner banded with six others, and on August 22, 1831, his rebellion began with attacks at plantations in Southampton, Virginia. As he and his group moved from plantation to plantation, dozens of enslaved men joined them. Finally, the local militia put an end to their movement, arresting and hanging many of the men involved.
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The Boston Tea Party
- Movements and Resistance
- By: Theodore Anderson, Rafal Szlapa
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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By December of 1773, American colonists had grown increasingly frustrated. Among their complaints was that the British government had imposed a tea tax on colonists. The Americans objected because it was taxation without representation—that is, they had no say in who was elected to parliament. As tensions grew, plans formed to protest the tax by pouring hundreds of containers of tea into the Boston Harbor. One of the first acts of protest in America, the Boston Tea Party helped spark America’s fight for independence.
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Fighting to Survive Underground
- Terrifying True Stories (Fighting to Survive)
- By: Nancy Dickmann
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether it's being lost in a cave or caught in a collapsed mine, being trapped underground can be terrifying. You may be cold, wet, hungry, and stuck in absolute darkness. Even worse is not knowing if anyone will ever find you. Find out how people survived their ordeal in these true stories of those who were trapped underground in this book from the Fighting to Survive series.
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What It Was Like to Be...an Ancient Maya
- What It Was Like to Be..., Book 3
- By: David Long, Stefano Tambellini - illustrator
- Narrated by: Mark Oosterveen
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Largely forgotten for centuries, the ancient Maya were incredible. Their cities across Central and South America featured astonishing pyramids and palaces, while they were also successful farmers and highly creative artists. The Maya were the first people in the Americas to learn how to read and write, and they invented things like rubber, chocolate and chewing gum. They had a deep understanding of astronomy, mathematics and timekeeping, though they also had some horrible, bloodthirsty traditions such as making human sacrifices.
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The Mine Wars
- The Bloody Fight for Workers' Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields
- By: Steve Watkins
- Narrated by: Will Tulin
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In this gripping narrative nonfiction book, meet the resolute and spirited people who fought for the rights of coal miners, and discover how the West Virginia Mine Wars paved the way for vital worker protections nationwide. More than a century later, this overlooked story of the labor movement remains urgently relevant.
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They Built Me for Freedom
- The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park
- By: Tonya Duncan Ellis
- Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 19, 1865, the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas learned they were free, ending slavery in the United States. This day was soon to be memorialized with the dedication of a park in Houston. The park was called Emancipation Park, and the day it honored would come to be known as Juneteenth. In the voice and memory of the park itself—its fields and pools, its protests and cookouts, and, most of all, its people—the 150-year story of Emancipation Park is brought to life.
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
- Movements and Resistance
- By: Shawn Pryor
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Nat Turner, an enslaved black man, believed he was chosen by God to battle against the evils of slavery. Driven by visions, Turner banded with six others, and on August 22, 1831, his rebellion began with attacks at plantations in Southampton, Virginia. As he and his group moved from plantation to plantation, dozens of enslaved men joined them. Finally, the local militia put an end to their movement, arresting and hanging many of the men involved.
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The Boston Tea Party
- Movements and Resistance
- By: Theodore Anderson, Rafal Szlapa
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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By December of 1773, American colonists had grown increasingly frustrated. Among their complaints was that the British government had imposed a tea tax on colonists. The Americans objected because it was taxation without representation—that is, they had no say in who was elected to parliament. As tensions grew, plans formed to protest the tax by pouring hundreds of containers of tea into the Boston Harbor. One of the first acts of protest in America, the Boston Tea Party helped spark America’s fight for independence.
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Fighting to Survive Underground
- Terrifying True Stories (Fighting to Survive)
- By: Nancy Dickmann
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether it's being lost in a cave or caught in a collapsed mine, being trapped underground can be terrifying. You may be cold, wet, hungry, and stuck in absolute darkness. Even worse is not knowing if anyone will ever find you. Find out how people survived their ordeal in these true stories of those who were trapped underground in this book from the Fighting to Survive series.
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National Women's Party Fight for Suffrage
- Movements and Resistance
- By: Emily Sohn
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
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On the morning of January 10, 1917, thirteen determined women stood at the gates of the White House and held banners reading “HOW LONG MUST WOMEN WAIT FOR LIBERTY?” They were there to force President Woodrow Wilson to take notice of their demand for the right to vote.
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What Do We Know About the Nazca Lines?
- What Do We Know About?
- By: Ben Hubbard, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Rene Ruiz
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The Nazca Lines in Peru have mystified people around the world for centuries. The famous figures, sometimes called geoglyphs, include a hummingbird, a spider, a fish, a monkey, a dog, a cat, human-like figures, geometric designs, and more. These amazing images were believed to have been created between 500 B.C.E. and 500 C.E., and no one is quite sure how or why they were created. Some historians believe that they are ancient irrigation systems, but other researchers believe in a more paranormal origin story.
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Blue Skies and Golden Fields
- Celebrating Ukraine
- By: Oksana Lushchevska
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the land of sunflowers: Ukraine! From the sandy coasts of the Black Sea to the vibrant capital of Kyiv, this proud nation is full of history, culture, and beauty. Explore the bountiful crops that earned this Eastern European country its nickname, the Breadbasket of the World.
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Anne Frank Writes Words of Hope
- Courageous Kid of World War II
- By: Debbie Vilardi, Christian Papazoglakis - illustrator
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany. The Nazis terribly persecuted Jews and other groups of people. They murdered millions of Jews across Europe during World War II. A preteen girl named Anne Frank and her family managed to hide from the Nazis for two years. During this time, Anne wrote about her experiences almost every day in her diary. Discover the courage of Anne and her family during one of the most horrific times in history.
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Life on the Mayflower Ship in 1620
- History, Book 40
- By: Rich Linville
- Narrated by: Brian Downs
- Length: 9 mins
- Unabridged
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It is 1620. We Pilgrims do not agree with the Church of England and decide to sail to America which is known as the New World. Ahead of us is a wooden cargo ship with no sails. We see a wooden mayflower carved and painted on the stern or back of the ship. I wonder what the ship is called?
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The ABCs of Queer History
- By: Seema Yasmin
- Narrated by: Indya Moore, Yalini Dream
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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Writer and poet Seema Yasmin celebrates all the joys and challenges of queer history in the United States. This is a book of people, of ideas, of accomplishments and events. It’s a book about Allies and Ancestors, about Belonging and Being accepted, about Hope, Knowledge, and Love. And ultimately, it’s a book to help kids learn a different kind of ABCs—not just words like apple, ball or cat, but rather the essence of what it means to be diverse, to be equitable, to be inclusive.
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Exciting Events Volume 14
- Your Story Hour
- By: Your Story Hour
- Narrated by: Aunt Nikki, Uncle Jon
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Two exciting stories about explorer missionary David Livingstone, two historical stories about children in the 1800s in the United States, and two true-to-life stories about music and acts of kindness!
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Made in Asian America
- A History for Young People
- By: Erika Lee, Christina Soontornvat
- Narrated by: Sura Siu
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Asian American history is not made up of one single story. It’s many. And it’s a story that too often goes untold. It begins centuries before America even exists as a nation. It is connected to the histories of Western conquest and colonialism. It’s a story of migration; of people and families crossing the Pacific Ocean in search of escape, opportunity, and new beginnings.
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Disappearance of Skyjacker D. B. Cooper
- History's Mysteries
- By: Carol Kim
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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On November 24, 1971, a man boarded a passenger plane in Portland, Oregon. Later, he would become known as D. B. Cooper. But that wasn’t his real name, and he was no ordinary passenger. He hijacked the plane, demanded $200,000, and parachuted out of the plane with the money. He was never seen again. Who was D. B. Cooper, and what happened to him? Explore the theories behind this crime and why it has become one of history’s greatest mysteries.
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Amelia Earhart's Final Flight
- History's Mysteries
- By: Megan Cooley Peterson
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 17 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 1, 1937, famous pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off in their small plane. Earhart’s goal was to make a record-breaking flight around the world. On the last part of the flight, they approached Howland Island to refuel. Before they could land, radio communication from Earhart stopped, and the plane disappeared. Search efforts turned up few clues. What happened to Earhart and Noonan? Explore the theories and learn why their disappearance has become one of history’s greatest mysteries.
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Benjamin Franklin and the Discovery of Electricity: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Fact vs. Fiction in U.S. History
- By: Megan Cooley Peterson
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1752, the sky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, darkened. A thunderstorm was coming. Benjamin Franklin was ready to perform an experiment. He wanted to show the electrical nature of lightning. His experiment was a success, but he didn’t discover electricity that day. Myths about Franklin and his experiment have been told for years. Discover what’s real and what’s fiction through infographics, primary sources, and expertly leveled text.
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Shays' Rebellion
- Movements and Resistance
- By: Blake Hoena
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1786, the Massachusetts government was seizing farmers’ lands and throwing them in jail for unpaid debts and taxes. But many people couldn’t pay because they had not yet been paid for fighting in the Revolutionary War just a few years before. Frustrated by this treatment, Daniel Shays led upset citizens in an armed revolt. Although their rebellion was short lived, it made clear to America’s leaders that the young nation needed to change its laws, paving the way for the creation of the U.S. Constitution.