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Whoosh!
- Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
- By: Chris Barton
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 12 mins
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You know the Super Soaker. It's one of the top 20 toys of all time. And it was an accidental discovery that brought it into being. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love of rockets, robots, and inventions and a mind for creativity were present in Lonnie Johnson's early life.
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Whoosh!
- Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 23-05-2016
- Language: English
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Radioactive!
- How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World
- By: Winifred Conkling
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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In 1934, Irene Curie, working with her husband and fellow scientist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that would change the world: artificial radioactivity. This breakthrough allowed scientists to modify elements and create new ones by altering the structure of atoms. Curie shared a Nobel Prize with her husband for their work. But when she was nominated to the French Academy of Sciences, the academy denied her admission and voted to disqualify all women from membership.
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Radioactive!
- How Irene Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-01-2016
- Language: English
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Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
- By: Juan Felipe Herrera
- Narrated by: Luis Moreno
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
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An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world. This stunning book showcases 20 Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Featured are sparkling biographies of Cesar Chavez, Sonia Sotomayor, Ellen Ochoa, Roberto Clemente, and many more.
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Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
- Narrated by: Luis Moreno
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 23-11-2015
- Language: English
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Chasing Freedom
- The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
- By: Nikki Grimes
- Narrated by: Lizan Mitchell
- Length: 56 mins
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What if Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sat down over tea to reminisce about their extraordinary lives? What would they recall of their triumphs and struggles as they fought to achieve civil rights for African Americans and equal rights for women? And what other historical figures played parts in their stories?
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Chasing Freedom
- The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
- Narrated by: Lizan Mitchell
- Length: 56 mins
- Release date: 28-05-2015
- Language: English
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Friends for Freedom
- The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass
- By: Suzanne Slade
- Narrated by: Lizan Mitchell
- Length: 23 mins
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No one thought Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass would ever become friends. The former slave and the outspoken woman came from two different worlds. But they shared deep-seated beliefs in equality and the need to fight for it. Despite naysayers, hecklers, and even arsonists, Susan and Frederick became fast friends and worked together to change America.
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Friends for Freedom
- The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Lizan Mitchell
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 26-01-2015
- Language: English
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How They Choked
- Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous
- By: Georgia Bragg
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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Over the course of history, famous people made mistakes that were so monumental they could never escape them, no matter how brilliant their successes! Ferdinand Magellan is credited as the first man to sail around the world...but he only actually made it halfway. His terrible treatment of everyone he met cut his life journey short. Queen Isabella of Spain is remembered for financing Columbus' expeditions - and for creating the Spanish Inquisition.
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How They Choked
- Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 30-06-2014
- Language: English
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Linnea in Monet's Garden
- By: Christina Björk, Lena Anderson
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 48 mins
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Linnea is going to France! The little girl will travel with her neighbor, old Mr. Bloom, to visit the house and garden where the great artist Monet lived. She can’t wait to see the waterlily pond - the scene of her favorite painting. Join Linnea and Mr. Bloom on a journey full of wonderful sights and adventures. They begin their days in France at a Paris museum, where they see Monet’s paintings. Taking the train to Giverny, where the artist lived, they spend hours in the colorful garden. And Linnea finally walks across the Japanese bridge at the pond that shimmers in so many of Monet’s works.
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Linnea in Monet's Garden
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 48 mins
- Release date: 25-02-2014
- Language: English
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Out of the Shadows
- An Artist's Journey
- By: Neil Waldman
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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As his parents’ shouting tears through the walls to the room where he is supposed to be sleeping, young Neil Waldman buries his face in his pillow and tries to swallow his tears. The trauma of his parents’ fighting rips at him, but it will also open the path to Neil’s career as an artist. Seeking refuge from a turbulent home life, Neil and his three siblings turn to the world of creativity. Their mother’s book from an art museum in Russia is all the children need to set fire to their imaginations. And from there, drawing and painting become much more than pleasurable diversions....
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Out of the Shadows
- An Artist's Journey
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-02-2014
- Language: English
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Imagine a Dragon
- By: Laurence Pringle
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 20 mins
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For thousands of years, the notion of dragons has struck fear in the hearts of men and women all over the world. The ancient Egyptians believed there was a dragon of darkness that attacked the sun god each day, and in Norway people thought that a dragon gnawed at the roots of the tree that sustained all life on Earth. Around the globe, dragons have been depicted as everything from massive, winged, fire-breathing creatures to beasts sporting a camel’s head, deer’s horns, rabbit’s eyes, and eagle’s claws! Dragons might hoard treasure in caves, or they might be responsible for floods and the death of livestock.
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Imagine a Dragon
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 20 mins
- Release date: 25-02-2014
- Language: English
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A Negro League Scrapbook
- By: Carole Weatherford
- Narrated by: Ezra Knight
- Length: 32 mins
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Negro league baseball players didn’t always get the respect that major leaguers received. And yet many - including Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Roy Campanella - quickly became standouts in the major leagues after 1947. Others didn’t get to prove their mettle in the majors at all - or not until long past their prime. New York Times best-selling author Carole Boston Weatherford compiles an enthralling summary of Negro league history that includes fascinating tidbits about prominent pitchers, hitters, utility players, teams, and traditions.
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A Negro League Scrapbook
- Narrated by: Ezra Knight
- Length: 32 mins
- Release date: 25-02-2014
- Language: English
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We Are One
- The Story of Bayard Rustin
- By: Larry Dane Brimner
- Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Length: 49 mins
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You may never have heard of him, but you've probably heard of the many people civil rights activist Bayard Rustin influenced. He was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and refused to move to the back of the bus many years before Rosa Parks did. The son of a freed slave, Bayard Rustin grew up during the peak of the Jim Crow laws, which segregated Blacks and Whites.
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We Are One
- The Story of Bayard Rustin
- Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Length: 49 mins
- Release date: 06-12-2013
- Language: English
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Raggin', Jazzin', Rockin'
- A History of American Musical Instrument Makers
- By: Susan VanHecke
- Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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Meet the inventors and innovators who defined American music history. A radio repairman named Leo Fender imagined a solid-body electric guitar. The inventor of 3-D glasses, Laurens Hammond, envisioned an electric organ in every home. And a German carpenter named Steinway immigrated to New York City with the dream of designing the greatest piano in the world.
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Raggin', Jazzin', Rockin'
- A History of American Musical Instrument Makers
- Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 23-10-2013
- Language: English
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Ham the Astrochimp
- By: Richard Hilliard
- Narrated by: Jodi Dick
- Length: 15 mins
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On January 31, 1961, a three-year-old chimpanzee named Ham made history. Strapped inside a Mercury capsule, the little chimp blasted off into the sky, becoming the first intelligent being to ride an American rocket into suborbital space. Ham made a vital contribution to the United States space program. Because there were so many unanswered questions about space travel, scientists could not risk sending humans on a journey into the unknown. Chimpanzees, however, are very similar to humans in the makeup of their skeletons and internal organs.
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Ham the Astrochimp
- Narrated by: Jodi Dick
- Length: 15 mins
- Release date: 22-10-2013
- Language: English
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Lucky 13
- Survival in Space
- By: Richard Hilliard
- Narrated by: Jodi Dick
- Length: 16 mins
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On April 11, 1970, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were launched into space as the crew of Apollo 13. Their mission, like the missions of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, was to explore the lunar surface. But that mission was never completed. As they began the procedure for landing on the Moon, the spacecraft was rocked by a violent explosion. Oxygen began pouring out of the Service Module, and the spacecraft began to lose power. Jim Lovell radioed Mission Control with the now-famous words, "Houston, we have a problem."
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Noah Webster: Weaver of Words
- Weaver of Words
- By: Pegi Deitz Shea
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 59 mins
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One of the most important patriots in post-Revolutionary times. Most people know Noah Webster for his dictionary masterpieces and his promotion of a living "American Language" that embraces words and idioms from all its immigrant peoples. But he was also the driving force behind universal education for all citizens, including slaves, females, and adult learners. Speaker of twenty languages, he developed the new country's curriculum, writing and publishing American literature, American history, and American geography. He published New York City's first daily newspaper.
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Noah Webster: Weaver of Words
- Weaver of Words
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 21-10-2013
- Language: English
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Cleopatra Rules!
- The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen
- By: Vicky Alvear Shecter
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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Good. Evil. Dangerous. Glamorous. Will the real Cleopatra please stand up? Almost everything we know about the last queen of Egypt came from her enemies the Romans. Now it's time to meet the ''real'' Cleopatra, a ruler more complex, brilliant, and powerful than we ever knew. Cleopatra didn't just rock the boat when she became queen at seventeen. She rocked the world with brilliant alliances that kept her in power and in control. When Mark Antony tried to put Egypt under his thumb, she negotiated for - and won - more territory than any Egyptian ruler had snagged in generations.
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Cleopatra Rules!
- The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 21-10-2013
- Language: English
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Farmer George Plants a Nation
- By: Peggy Thomas
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 mins
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George Washington as he's rarely seen. Besides being a general and the first president of the United States, George Washington was also a farmer. His efforts to create a self-sufficient farm at Mount Vernon, Virginia, mirrored his struggle to form a new nation. Excerpts from Washington's writings are featured throughout the book, which also includes a timeline, resource section, as well as essays on Washington at Mount Vernon and his thoughts on slavery.
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Farmer George Plants a Nation
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 18-10-2013
- Language: English
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Ask Albert Einstein
- By: Lynne Barasch
- Narrated by: Dru Fereday
- Length: 13 mins
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In 1952, April is seven years old and adores her big sister, Annabel. But Annabel is failing her math class and desperately needs help with a tough math problem. April decides to write to Albert Einstein, asking him to give a hand.
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Ask Albert Einstein
- Narrated by: Dru Fereday
- Length: 13 mins
- Release date: 21-12-2006
- Language: English
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I Am a Star
- Child of the Holocaust
- By: Inge Auerbacher
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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Inge Auerbacher is a happy German girl when the nightmare begins. Six-year-old Inge is made to wear a yellow star to identify her as a Jew. As the Nazis gain power, her family is subjected to greater and greater horrors. Their home and citizenship are taken away. Inge’s relatives are sent away, and she and her parents are forced into the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.
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I Am a Star
- Child of the Holocaust
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 16-04-2010
- Language: English
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Lewis and Clark
- Explorers of the Louisiana Purchase
- By: Richard Kozar
- Narrated by: Bill Brooke
- Length: 47 mins
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This book is a history of the team that explored the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory from 1804-06 while seeking the elusive Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. The expedition took place shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, and consisted of a select group of U.S. Army volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend, Second Lieutenant William Clark.
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Lewis and Clark
- Explorers of the Louisiana Purchase
- Narrated by: Bill Brooke
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 12-02-2013
- Language: English
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