Bestsellers
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- Young Readers Edition
- By: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall110
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Performance88
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Story88
New York Times Bestseller Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi...
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if You Try, You Can Do Anything!
- By Customer789 on 04-14-24
By: William Kamkwamba, and others
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Bomb
- The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Samuelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall656
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Performance561
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Story559
Perfect for middle grade readers and history enthusiasts, New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War in Bomb: The Race to Build—and...
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Clear and Concise History of the First Bomb
- By Chrissie on 10-18-13
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Who Was Albert Einstein?
- By: Jess Brallier
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance55
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Story55
Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun...
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That he was asked to be the president
- By Tiffany Rico on 03-02-26
By: Jess Brallier
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The Disappearing Spoon
- And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)
- By: Sam Kean
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance48
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Story48
A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation?...
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Great stories for science lovers!
- By Emmilie on 09-22-20
By: Sam Kean
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Reaching for the Moon
- The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
- By: Katherine Johnson
- Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall117
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Performance95
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Story93
“This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review) The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch...
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Better than the movie!
- By WesternCOriver on 02-26-20
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Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer?
- The Story of Johannes Gutenberg: Audiobook
- By: Robert Beckham
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Johannes Gutenberg spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did he need so much money? Was he making expensive gold jewelry? Weapons? Armor? What project could possibly take up so many hours of Johannes's time....
By: Robert Beckham
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- Young Readers Edition
- By: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall110
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Performance88
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Story88
New York Times Bestseller Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi...
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if You Try, You Can Do Anything!
- By Customer789 on 04-14-24
By: William Kamkwamba, and others
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Bomb
- The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Roy Samuelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall656
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Performance561
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Story559
Perfect for middle grade readers and history enthusiasts, New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War in Bomb: The Race to Build—and...
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Clear and Concise History of the First Bomb
- By Chrissie on 10-18-13
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Who Was Albert Einstein?
- By: Jess Brallier
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance55
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Story55
Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun...
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That he was asked to be the president
- By Tiffany Rico on 03-02-26
By: Jess Brallier
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The Disappearing Spoon
- And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)
- By: Sam Kean
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance48
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Story48
A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation?...
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Great stories for science lovers!
- By Emmilie on 09-22-20
By: Sam Kean
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Reaching for the Moon
- The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
- By: Katherine Johnson
- Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall117
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Performance95
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Story93
“This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review) The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch...
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Better than the movie!
- By WesternCOriver on 02-26-20
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Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer?
- The Story of Johannes Gutenberg: Audiobook
- By: Robert Beckham
- Narrated by: Jim Weiss
- Length: 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Johannes Gutenberg spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did he need so much money? Was he making expensive gold jewelry? Weapons? Armor? What project could possibly take up so many hours of Johannes's time....
By: Robert Beckham
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Who Was Galileo?
- By: Patricia Brennan Demuth
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance29
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Story29
Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens...
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For children
- By John P Thomas on 03-05-21
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The Ocean of Truth: The Story of Sir Isaac Newton
- Joyce McPherson Biographies
- By: Joyce McPherson
- Narrated by: Mike Kozlowski
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance9
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Story9
Sir Isaac Newton is one of history's most renowned scientists. He independently developed the mathematical technique known as Calculus, wrote a treatise on the properties of light and color that is still consulted by scientists, and worked out the mathematical details of the law of gravity....
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Engaging for my 12 year old son!
- By J&J on 12-09-23
By: Joyce McPherson
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Kid Innovators
- True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers (The Kid Legends Series, Book 7)
- By: Robin Stevenson
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Moving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies of Bill Gates, Madam C. J. Walker, Hedy Lamarr, Walt Disney, and 12 other international innovators....
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An outstanding overview of the lives of many trailblazers.
- By Andrew Darlow on 11-20-23
By: Robin Stevenson
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Who Was Ben Franklin?
- By: Dennis Brindell Fradin
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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Performance38
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Story37
Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to...
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Excellent! Easy to understand and very thorough!
- By Matthew J Keefe on 03-27-21
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Who Were the Wright Brothers?
- By: James Buckley Jr., Who HQ
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance12
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Story12
As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to...
By: James Buckley Jr., and others
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Who Was Isaac Newton?
- By: Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Elliot Hill
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance16
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Story14
Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spend his time contemplating the mysteries of the universe. When the plague broke out in London in 1665 he was forced to return home from college. It was during this period of so much death, that Newton gave life to some of the most important...
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I love it and you should too
- By Anonymous on 03-10-22
By: Janet B. Pascal, and others
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I am Amelia Earhart
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Jennifer Lim, Various
- Length: 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance4
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Story4
We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this lively biography series from New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer. “Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it,” Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to...
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Great Biography book for kids
- By Diana Aragon on 11-16-22
By: Brad Meltzer
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?
- By: Roberta Edwards
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance35
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Story34
Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the...
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Excellent and brief.
- By Matthew J Keefe on 03-28-21
By: Roberta Edwards
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My Life with the Chimpanzees
- By: Jane Goodall
- Narrated by: Jane Goodall
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Abridged
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Overall171
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Performance119
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Story121
From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in...
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My 10-year old loved it!
- By Janice on 11-14-04
By: Jane Goodall
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Who Was Milton Hershey?
- By: James Buckley Jr.
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance34
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Story34
Discover the man behind the chocolate bar! Milton Hershey’s life was filled with invention and innovation. As a young man, he was not afraid to dream big and work hard. Eventually, he learned the secret to mass-producing milk chocolate and the recipe that gave it a longer, more stable shelf...
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I like it
- By Beverly Tramble on 12-03-22
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Orville Wright: The Flyer
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance1
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Story1
When Orville Wright (1871-1948) and his brother Wilbur set out to solve the problem of flight, they recognized that success would come with careful observation, perseverance, and ingenuity....
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Great story of history
- By Janet F. Salazar on 03-26-25
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Incredible Inventors
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next...
By: Ladybird
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Clara Barton
- Founder of The American Red Cross
- By: Augusta Stevenson
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance61
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Story61
Children will enjoy listening to early evidence of young Clara Barton's calling such as when Patch, her beloved dog, is injured, and Clara nurses him back to health....
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white centric history and bias in the US
- By Susannah Conn on 06-23-22
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The King of Sting
- By: Coyote Peterson
- Narrated by: Coyote Peterson
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance38
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Story38
Wildlife expert and Emmy Award-winning Coyote Peterson brings his 12.5 million YouTube subscribers and legions of kid fans a full-color exploration of his "Sting Zone" adventure series, featuring shots from the episodes and culminating in his thrilling encounter with the "King of Sting"--the...
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My love for coyote Peterson’s Channel
- By MattOh on 10-06-25
By: Coyote Peterson
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I am Leonardo da Vinci
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Danny Campbell, Bailey Carr, and others
- Length: 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
The famous Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci is the twentieth hero in the New York Times bestselling biography series. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves...
By: Brad Meltzer
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Fine Print
- A Story About Johann Gutenberg (Creative Minds Biographies)
- By: Joann Johansen Burch
- Narrated by: Lance Smith
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Although he is credited with changing history through his invention of printing, Johann Gutenberg remains mysterious. In Fine Print, author Joann Johansen Burch pieces together Gutenberg's amazing story.
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Who Was Neil Armstrong?
- By: Roberta Edwards
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance37
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Story37
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a giant leap for mankind. This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an...
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5⭐️
- By William C Gordon on 11-27-23
By: Roberta Edwards
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Who Was Marie Curie?
- By: Megan Stine
- Narrated by: Sarah Scott
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance35
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Story36
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous...
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wonderful series for children and tweens
- By EmilyK on 07-21-17
By: Megan Stine
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Who Was Steve Jobs?
- By: Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance48
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Story48
Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a...
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Story
- By Vyankat on 11-08-25
By: Pam Pollack, and others
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Black Inventors
- 15 Inventions that Changed the World
- By: Kathy Trusty
- Narrated by: Salathiel Reagan
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Discover 15 inventors and inventions that changed the world in this guide for kids ages 8 to 12. Throughout history, Black inventors have achieved some of the world's greatest advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math. This book highlights 15 men and women who made a big impact...
By: Kathy Trusty
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What Linnaeus Saw
- A Scientist's Quest to Name Every Living Thing
- By: Karen Magnuson Beil
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
The globetrotting naturalists of the 18th century were the geeks of their day: innovators and explorers who lived at the intersection of science and commerce. Foremost among them was Carl Linnaeus, a radical thinker who revolutionized biology....
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An excellent biography
- By Gael Dalton on 05-10-24
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The Story of Albert Einstein
- An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
- By: Susan B. Katz
- Narrated by: Christopher Wilson
- Length: 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Discover the life of Albert Einstein, a story about asking questions and discovering big things for ages 6 to 9. Albert Einstein became one of the most important scientists in history for his discoveries about physics and how our universe works. Before everyone knew him as a genius, Albert was a...
By: Susan B. Katz
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Who Was George Washington Carver?
- By: Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance21
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Story20
Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black...
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No offense but his voice sounds kinda like clogged you know it went Away fast though 🙂
- By Jenkins on 02-15-25
By: Jim Gigliotti, and others
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Germ Hunter
- A Story About Louis Pasteur (Creative Minds Biographies)
- By: Elaine Marie Alphin
- Narrated by: Lance Smith
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Growing up in the 1830s, Louis Pasteur saw the horrifying effects of diseases like rabies and tuberculosis. Filled with curiosity and imagination, Pasteur began a lifelong search for answers to his many questions about diseases.