Bestsellers
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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition)
- The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (The True Rescue Series, Book 1)
- By: Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance4
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Story4
On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm....
By: Michael J. Tougias, and others
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Rhinos in Nebraska
- The Amazing Discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds
- By: Alison Pearce Stevens
- Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Rhinos in Nebraska tells the story of the Ashfall Fossil Beds, where more than 200 perfectly preserved fossils have been found....
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Quick overview of Ashfall Fossil Beds
- By Tess_W on 02-28-24
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The Sixth Extinction (Young Readers Adaptation)
- An Unnatural History
- By: Elizabeth Kolbert
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass...
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The Great Fire
- By: Jim Murphy
- Narrated by: Taylor Mali
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall175
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Performance140
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Story142
The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history - with damage so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again....
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Incredible Storytelling of Chicago's Great Fire
- By Victoria JD. on 01-26-22
By: Jim Murphy
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Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
- By: Rodman Philbrick
- Narrated by: Jerry Dixon
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall118
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Performance98
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Story99
Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina....
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Fourth Grade Student Learns Empathy Using "History"
- By Debora from Oakland on 11-13-17
By: Rodman Philbrick
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Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp
- By: Jerry Stanley
- Narrated by: Fred Sullivan
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance3
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Story3
This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school--until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field. "The...
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What every teacher needs to read
- By Jennifer Jeremiah on 06-11-25
By: Jerry Stanley
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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition)
- The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (The True Rescue Series, Book 1)
- By: Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance4
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Story4
On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm....
By: Michael J. Tougias, and others
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Rhinos in Nebraska
- The Amazing Discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds
- By: Alison Pearce Stevens
- Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Rhinos in Nebraska tells the story of the Ashfall Fossil Beds, where more than 200 perfectly preserved fossils have been found....
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Quick overview of Ashfall Fossil Beds
- By Tess_W on 02-28-24
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The Sixth Extinction (Young Readers Adaptation)
- An Unnatural History
- By: Elizabeth Kolbert
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass...
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The Great Fire
- By: Jim Murphy
- Narrated by: Taylor Mali
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall175
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Performance140
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Story142
The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history - with damage so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again....
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Incredible Storytelling of Chicago's Great Fire
- By Victoria JD. on 01-26-22
By: Jim Murphy
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Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
- By: Rodman Philbrick
- Narrated by: Jerry Dixon
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall118
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Performance98
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Story99
Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina....
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Fourth Grade Student Learns Empathy Using "History"
- By Debora from Oakland on 11-13-17
By: Rodman Philbrick
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Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp
- By: Jerry Stanley
- Narrated by: Fred Sullivan
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance3
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Story3
This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school--until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field. "The...
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What every teacher needs to read
- By Jennifer Jeremiah on 06-11-25
By: Jerry Stanley
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What Was the Great Chicago Fire?
- By: Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Minka Wiltz
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically...
By: Janet B. Pascal, and others
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Rising Water
- The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue
- By: Marc Aronson
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance27
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Story27
The incredible true story of the twelve boys trapped with their coach in a flooded cave in Thailand and their inspiring rescue—as seen in Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives. On June 23, 2018, twelve members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in...
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Surviving the Impossible
- By Peakbagger on 02-01-20
By: Marc Aronson
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What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916?
- By: Nico Medina, Who HQ
- Narrated by: André Santana
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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The panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicled in this gripping addition to the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series. On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a...
By: Nico Medina, and others
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What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?
- By: Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Akaina Ghosh
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake—one that registered...
By: Dorothy Hoobler, and others
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What Was the Hindenburg?
- By: Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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At 800-feet long, the Hindenburg was the largest airship ever built--just slightly smaller than the Titanic! Also of a disastrous end, the zeppelin burst into flame as spectators watched it attempt to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. In under a minute, the Hindenburg was gone...
By: Janet B. Pascal, and others
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A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition)
- A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas (The True Rescue Series, Book 2)
- By: Michael J. Tougias
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Story4
When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a disastrous storm, it leaves behind three weary passengers struggling to stay alive....
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Excellent heroic true story, no fluff.
- By Matthew J. Cline on 04-12-23
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The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition
- Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Walter Isaacson’s #1 New York Times bestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself, is now adapted for young readers! When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one...
By: Walter Isaacson
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Where Is Tornado Alley?
- By: Wes Locher, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Fabian Cook Jr.
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance0
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Learn about Tornado Alley, the area in the United States where tornadoes are most frequently formed and often cause the most damage. Robert Miller and Ernest Fawbush coined the term "Tornado Alley" after studying the pattern of tornadoes that occurred around Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma...
By: Wes Locher, and others
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Gunner
- Hurricane Horse
- By: Judy Andrekson
- Narrated by: Athena Karkanis
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Each book in the True Horse Stories focuses on a contemporary horse from a different part of the world, and each animal is, in his or her own way, a hero. PBJ Decks Smokin Gun (Gunner) is an American Paint Horse, one of the many of Heather Lott Goodwin's herd, and a valuable show animal that won...
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The bravery of gunner
- By Betty on 01-14-25
By: Judy Andrekson
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The Great Fire
- By: Jim Murphy
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance7
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Story7
Award-winning author Jim Murphy whisks you back in time to witness the disastrous 1871 Chicago fire....
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Historical Excellence!
- By Amazon Customer on 07-03-25
By: Jim Murphy
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More Deadly Than War
- The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War
- By: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance45
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Story46
From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a fascinating account of the Spanish influenza pandemic 100 years after it first swept the world in 1918. "Davis deftly juggles compelling storytelling, gruesome details, and historical context. More Deadly Than War reads like a terrifying dystopian...
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How the folk of 2918 and up were used as gunipigs.Doctors were not knowing just how or even if their medicine would work.
- By Bump1 on 01-12-24
By: Kenneth C. Davis
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Disasters!: A Who HQ Collection
- By: Who HQ
- Narrated by: Minka Wiltz, Lisa Flanagan, Thérèse Plummer, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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An eight-audiobook collection from the creators of the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series that details the most famous disasters in history, including the Titanic, Pompeii, and the Great Depression. Perfect for curious young listeners, these eight titles provide exciting details about...
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Love this collection.
- By Amanda on 02-20-24
By: Who HQ
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What Was Hurricane Katrina?
- By: Robin Koontz, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Asia Rainey
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico. High winds and rain pummeled coastal communities, including the City of New Orleans, which was left under 15 feet of water in some areas after the levees burst. Track this powerful storm...
By: Robin Koontz, and others
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The Mount St. Helens Volcano
- Disasters
- By: William Bankier
- Narrated by: The Staff at High Noon Books
- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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When Mount St. Helens began releasing steam, nearby residents were told to get off the mountain....
By: William Bankier
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What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?
- By: Steve Korté, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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The terrifying true story of the deadly blizzard that unexpectedly slammed the Midwest, catching many young lives in its path—part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos. On January 12, 1888, an unforseen blizzard broke out in the middle of an...
By: Steve Korté, and others
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What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?
- By: Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Allison Strong
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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The unbelievable true story of one of the strangest disasters in history—part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos. On an unusually warm winter day in Boston, Massachusetts, a storage tank in the city's North End burst, flooding the neighborhood with...
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The Narration!
- By Alpert54 on 10-26-24
By: Kirsten Anderson, and others
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Tornadoes
- The Natural Disasters Series
- By: Anne Schraff
- Narrated by: The Staff at High Noon Books
- Length: 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
Tornadoes tear through the land, skipping over one street and devastating the next....
By: Anne Schraff
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What Was the Donner Party?
- By: Ben Hubbard, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Greg D. Barnett
- Length: 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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The notorious true story of a group of pioneers forced to make impossible decisions when trapped in the mountains for an entire winter—part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos. In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from...
By: Ben Hubbard, and others
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Superpower Dogs: Henry
- Avalanche Rescue Dog
- By: Cosmic
- Narrated by: Corey Carthew
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Join Henry, one of the stars of the IMAX film Superpower Dogs, as he emBARKS on a journey to become an avalanche rescue dog in this gripping true story, perfect for fans of Max! In Whistler, British Columbia, dogs can be found riding chairlifts, perched on skiers' shoulders, and even descending...
By: Cosmic
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Rescue of the Bounty (Young Readers Edition)
- Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy (The True Rescue Series, Book 6)
- By: Michael J. Tougias, Douglas A. Campbell
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Book six in the True Rescue series for young listeners, this pulse-pounding account of disaster and survival at sea follows the HMS Bounty whose fateful course through Superstorm Sandy would lead to one of the most heroic Coast Guard rescue missions ever....
By: Michael J. Tougias, and others
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Against the Odds Winter Whiteouts
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Federico Louhau
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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From blinding blizzards to a devastating avalanche, three young people battle against some of the most brutal natural disasters in history. The Children’s Blizzard, 1888 Yungay Avalanche, 1970 The Storm of the Century, 1993 This audiobook is part of the Against The Odds series, a captivating...
By: DK
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When Forests Burn
- The Story of Wildfire in America
- By: Albert Marrin
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance1
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A fascinating look at the most destructive wildfires in American history, the impact of climate change, and what we're doing right and wrong to manage forest fire, from a National Book Award finalist. Perfect for young fans of disaster stories and national history. Wildfires have been part of...
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Comprehensive yet concise
- By Terri on 08-28-24
By: Albert Marrin
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Impact!
- Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World
- By: Elizabeth Rusch
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In this this thrilling entry into the Scientists in the Field series, follow scientists as they search for dangerous asteroids in space, study asteroids that have crashed into the ground, and strive to prevent an asteroid strike if one ever threatens our planet. Asteroids bombard our atmosphere...
By: Elizabeth Rusch
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Natural Disasters for Kids
- A Glimpse into Some of the Wackiest Weather Phenomena and Other Hazardous Wonders
- By: Kelsey Seyl
- Narrated by: Andrew Heisler
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Buckle up and embark on a journey through some of the notable weather phenomena and natural disasters that occur on our planet....
By: Kelsey Seyl