29 Best 20th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction Books
20th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top 20th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 20th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction audiobooks below.
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
- By: Vashti Harrison
- Narrator: Robin Miles
- Length: 1 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: December 05, 2017
- Language: English
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4.59(1978 ratings)
4.59(1978 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.98 USDThis beautifully illustrated board book edition of instant bestseller Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History showcases women who changed the world and is the perfect goodnight book to inspire big dreams. Featuring 18 trailblazing black womenThis beautifully illustrated board book edition of instant bestseller Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History showcases women who changed the world and is the perfect goodnight book to inspire big dreams.
Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the irresistible board book adaptation of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History.
Among these women, you’ll find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things – bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn’t always accept them.
The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come.
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Three Days at the Brink: Young Readers’ Edition
- By: Bret Baier
- Narrator: Bret Baier
- Length: 5 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: October 22, 2019
- Language: English
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4.31(30 ratings)
4.31(30 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThis young readers’ edition from New York Times bestselling author and Fox News anchor Bret Baier dives into the first of the secret World War II meetings between President Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, which wouldThis young readers’ edition from New York Times bestselling author and Fox News anchor Bret Baier dives into the first of the secret World War II meetings between President Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, which would shape the world for decades to come.
In the process, it tells the story of the personal and political evolution of Roosevelt, and how he came to be the man who orchestrated the most decisive conference of the war.
Following Germany’s invasion of the USSR in June 1941, Prime Minister Winston Churchill offered his support to the Soviets. But by the time the United States entered what had become the second World War in history, it became crucial for the Allied forces to better align themselves against the Axis powers.
This meeting of the minds took place in Tehran, and in attendance were some of the most iconic leaders of the twentieth century: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin.
Though America, Britain, and the Soviet Union all had a common enemy, their political goals differed greatly. This young readers’ edition will explore how their united stance against Nazi Germany allowed them to mend their differences, paving the way for what eventually became one of the most important victories in world history.
This book, which includes a glossary of terms, tells the inside story of their secret conference.
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Underground Fire
- By: Sally M. Walker
- Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 3 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 11, 2022
- Language: English
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4.3(20 ratings)
4.3(20 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USD“It is November 13, 1909, and the coal miners of Cherry, Illinois, head to work with lunch pails in hand, just like any other day. By seven a.m., 484 of these men are underground, starting jobs that range from taking care of the mules that“It is November 13, 1909, and the coal miners of Cherry, Illinois, head to work with lunch pails in hand, just like any other day. By seven a.m., 484 of these men are underground, starting jobs that range from taking care of the mules that haul coal to operating cages that raise and lower workers and coal to chiseling out rocks and coal from the tunnels of the mine. With the electrical system broken, they’re guided by kerosene torches–and come early afternoon, a slow-moving disaster begins, barely catching the men’s attention until it’s too late. In what starts as an hour-by-hour account, Sally Walker tells the riveting and horrifying story of the Cherry Mine fire, which trapped hundreds of men underground. Alternating between rescue efforts above and the heroic measures of those trying to survive the poor air and entrapment below, this tragic story unfolds over eight excruciating days in a narrative compelled by the miners’ hope and absolute will to survive.”
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Saving Earth
- By: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Narrator: Imani Jade Powers
- Length: 4 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: April 05, 2022
- Language: English
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4.3(32 ratings)
4.3(32 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDA timely and inspiring nonfiction guide for middle grade readers about the history of our fight against climate change, and how young people today are rising to action. Inspired by Nathaniel Rich’s Losing Earth: A Recent History, the acclaimedA timely and inspiring nonfiction guide for middle grade readers about the history of our fight against climate change, and how young people today are rising to action.
Inspired by Nathaniel Rich’s Losing Earth: A Recent History, the acclaimed book that grew out of an August 2018 issue of the New York Times Magazine solely dedicated to it, Saving Earth tells the human story of the climate change conversation from the recent past into the present day. It wrestles with the long shadow of our failures, what might be ahead for today’s generation, and crucial questions of how we understand the world we live in–and how we can work together to change the outlook for the better.
Written by acclaimed author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and enlivened with illustrations from Tim Foley, and filled with the voices of climate activists from the past and present, this book is both a call to action and a riveting dramatic history.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
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A Ride to Remember
- By: Sharon Langley
- Narrator: Sharon Langley
- Length: 48 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 26, 2019
- Language: English
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4.3(288 ratings)
4.3(288 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDWhen Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry. This interesting tale reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, theWhen Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry.
This interesting tale reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Co-author Sharon Langley was the first African-American child to ride the carousel. This was on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Langley’s ride to remember demonstrated the possibilities of King’s dream.
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Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion
- By: Chris Barton
- Narrator: Johnny Heller
- Length: 44 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: May 15, 2018
- Language: English
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4.27(707 ratings)
4.27(707 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDDuring World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern. Why would anyone put such eye-catching designs on ships? Desperate to protect ships from German torpedo attacks, BritishDuring World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern. Why would anyone put such eye-catching designs on ships? Desperate to protect ships from German torpedo attacks, British lieutenant-commander Norman Wilkinson proposed what became known as dazzle. These stunning patterns and colors were meant to confuse the enemy about a ship’s speed and direction. By the end of the war, more than four thousand ships had been painted with these mesmerizing designs. Author Chris Barton and illustrator Victo Ngai vividly bring to life this little-known story of how the unlikely and the improbable became just plain dazzling.
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Becoming Kareem
- By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Narrator: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Length: 5 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: November 21, 2017
- Language: English
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4.27(1303 ratings)
4.27(1303 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.98 USDThe first memoir for young readers by sports legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcomingThe first memoir for young readers by sports legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. But with a talent for basketball, and an unmatched team of supporters, Lew Alcindor was able to transform and to become Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
From a childhood made difficult by racism and prejudice to a record-smashing career on the basketball court as an adult, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s life was packed with “”coaches”” who taught him right from wrong and led him on the path to greatness. His parents, coaches Jack Donahue and John Wooden, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee, and many others played important roles in Abdul-Jabbar’s life and sparked him to become an activist for social change and advancement. The inspiration from those around him, and his drive to find his own path in life, are highlighted in this personal and awe-inspiring journey.
Written especially for young readers, Becoming Kareem chronicles how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar become the icon and legend he is today, both on and off the court.
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Fifty Cents and a Dream
- By: Jabari Asim
- Narrator: LaQuita James
- Length: 20 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: February 23, 2021
- Language: English
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4.26(756 ratings)
4.26(756 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDBooker dreamedof making friends with words,setting free the secretsthat lived in books. Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey,Booker dreamed
of making friends with words,
setting free the secrets
that lived in books.Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream about to come true. The young slave who once waited outside of the schoolhouse would one day become a legendary educator of freedmen.
Award-winning artist Bryan Collier captures the hardship and the spirit of one of the most inspiring figures in American history, bringing to life Booker T. Washington’s journey to learn, to read, and to realize a dream.
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VIP: Dr. Mae Jemison
- By: Heather Alexander
- Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 1 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: January 05, 2021
- Language: English
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4.25(29 ratings)
4.25(29 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0011.99 USDSoar to the stars with Dr. Mae Jemison in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true–and amazing–stories of some ofSoar to the stars with Dr. Mae Jemison in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true–and amazing–stories of some of history’s greatest trailblazers. Meet the VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE who changed the world!
Mae Jemison is the first African American woman to travel to space. She’s also a medical doctor who once joined the Peace Corps. And a trained dancer, too! Experience all the exciting moments in Dr. Jemison’s thrilling life in this exciting biography, packed with two-color illustrations and fun facts, including the secrets of NASA.
Short and engaging chapters are interspersed with special lists and other information made to order to engage kids, whether they’re already biography fans or “have to” write a report for school.
The special sections in VIP: Dr. Mae Jemison include “Answers to Some Big Questions Mae Wondered About”; “10 Things Women Couldn’t Do in the 1960s and 1970s”; and “QUIZ: Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Astronaut?”
The VIP series features inspiring adventures and fun facts about some of history’s greatest trailblazers–smart, tough, persevering innovators who will inspire today’s kids. Featuring underappreciated historical figures and groups, with a focus on leaders in science and technology, the nonfiction biographies in the VIP series are fun and engaging. Just looking at the cover will make kids want to learn more about these VIPs, and once they dive in they will zoom through stories that read like adventures.
Each book in the VIP series allows your middle grader to experience all the exciting moments in some very important but lesser known lives. These biographies for kids age 9-12 include: VIP: Lewis Latimer: Engineering Wizard; VIP: Mahalia Jackson: Freedom’s Voice; and VIP: Lydia Darragh: Unexpected Spy.
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Race Against Time
- By: Sandra Neil Wallace
- Length: 2 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: October 18, 2022
- Language: English
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4.23(132 ratings)
4.23(132 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDIn October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside. Many were killed by a white mob in what became known as the Elaine Massacre. Others wereIn October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside.
Many were killed by a white mob in what became known as the Elaine Massacre.
Others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death.
Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who’d been born enslaved, answered the call and represented the twelve–but could he save the men’s lives and set them free?
Through their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, noted nonfiction authors Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace carefully examined the complex proceedings and offer a riveting and clear account of this landmark civil rights case.
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Strong Voices
- By: Tonya Bolden
- Narrator: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 3 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: February 11, 2020
- Language: English
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4.17(170 ratings)
4.17(170 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USD“A wide-ranging collection of speeches and a worthwhile resource for students of American history.” —Booklist “A golden celebration of the multicultural voices who demand the U.S.–and the world–do better.”“A wide-ranging collection of speeches and a worthwhile resource for students of American history.” —Booklist
“A golden celebration of the multicultural voices who demand the U.S.–and the world–do better.” —Kirkus
“An important addition to American history collections.” —School Library Journal
Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a collection of significant speeches, made both by those who held the reins of power and those who didn’t, at significant times in American history. Read the original words–sometimes abridged and sometimes in their entirety–that have shaped our cultural fabric.
Introductions by acclaimed writer Tonya Bolden provide historical context and critical insights to the meaning and impact of every speech. Illustrations by award-winning artist Eric Velasquez illuminate what it was really like at each moment in history. This collection includes the following:
- Patrick Henry, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”
- George Washington, Farewell Address
- Red Jacket, “We Never Quarrel about Religion”
- Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
- Sojourner Truth, “I Am a Woman’s Rights”
- Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
- Theodore Roosevelt, “Citizenship in a Republic”
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, “The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself”
- Lou Gehrig, “Farewell to Baseball”
- Langston Hughes, “On the Blacklist All Our Lives”
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy, “We Choose to Go to the Moon”
- Martin Luther King, Jr., “I Have a Dream”
- Fannie Lou Hamer, “I Question America”
- Cesar Chavez, Address to the Commonwealth Club of California, 1984
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights”
Strong Voices includes a foreword by #1 New York Times bestselling author and celebrated journalist Cokie Roberts, as well as a timeline in the back of the book, along with letters to the reader from Tonya Bolden and Eric Velasquez.
Strong Voices is a tremendous introduction to the extraordinary words spoken in history.
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Enemy Child
- By: Andrea Warren
- Narrator: Caroline McLaughlin
- Length: 3 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: April 30, 2019
- Language: English
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4.15(202 ratings)
4.15(202 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDOne by one, things that Norm and his Japanese American family took for granted are taken away. In a matter of months they, along with everyone else of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast, are forced by the government to move to internmentOne by one, things that Norm and his Japanese American family took for granted are taken away. In a matter of months they, along with everyone else of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast, are forced by the government to move to internment camps, leaving everything they have known behind. At the Heart Mountain internment camp in Wyoming, Norm and his family live in one room in a tar paper barracks with no running water. There are lines for the communal bathroom and lines for the mess hall, and they live behind barbed wire and under the scrutiny of armed guards in watchtowers. Meticulously researched and informed by extensive interviews with Norm Mineta himself, this narrative sheds light on a little-known subject of American history. Andrea Warren covers the history of early Asian immigration to the United States and provides historical context for the U.S. government’s decision to imprison Japanese Americans alongside a deeply personal account of the sobering effects of that policy.
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Children of the Dust Bowl
- By: Jerry Stanley
- Narrator: Fred Sullivan
- Length: 1 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.15(1350 ratings)
4.15(1350 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDThis is the compelling story of the “Okie” migration to California and of the construction and life of a remarkable school at a farm workers’ camp. This memorable book provides a glimpse of a neglected period of American historyThis is the compelling story of the “Okie” migration to California and of the construction and life of a remarkable school at a farm workers’ camp. This memorable book provides a glimpse of a neglected period of American history and tells a story of prejudice being transformed into acceptance and despair into hope.
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The Race to Space
- By: Ben Thompson
- Length: 1 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: December 07, 2018
- Language: English
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4.14(46 ratings)
4.14(46 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDIn this second installment of the Epic Fails series, explore the many failures that made up the Race to Space, paving the way for humanity’s eventual success at reaching the stars. Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong’s famousIn this second installment of the Epic Fails series, explore the many failures that made up the Race to Space, paving the way for humanity’s eventual success at reaching the stars. Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong’s famous words as he first set foot on the moon: “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” He made it look easy, but America’s journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first satellite, into orbit, America had barely crossed the starting line of the great Space Race. Later that year, our first attempt was such a failure that the media nicknamed it “Kaputnik.” Still, we didn’t give up. With each failure, we gleaned valuable information about what went wrong, and how to avoid it in the future. So we tried again. And again. And each time we failed, we failed a little bit better. The Epic Fails series by Erik Slader and Ben Thompson explores the humorous backstories behind a variety of historical discoveries, voyages, experiments, and innovations that didn’t go as expected but succeeded nonetheless, showing that many of mankind’s biggest success stories are the result of some pretty epic failures indeed.
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Three Days in Moscow Young Readers’ Edition
- By: Bret Baier
- Narrator: Bret Baier
- Length: 4 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 15, 2018
- Language: English
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4.13(23 ratings)
4.13(23 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDA gripping historical account of President Ronald Reagan’s battle to end the Cold War, adapted for young readers from the book by #1 bestselling author and Fox News Channel anchor Bret Baier On May 31, 1988, President Ronald Reagan stoodA gripping historical account of President Ronald Reagan’s battle to end the Cold War, adapted for young readers from the book by #1 bestselling author and Fox News Channel anchor Bret Baier
On May 31, 1988, President Ronald Reagan stood before a packed audience at Moscow State University. He delivered a speech that would go down in history, as it was the first time an American president had given an address about human rights on Russian soil. The importance of this speech was largely overlooked at the time, yet the following year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole superpower on the world stage.
Adapted for a younger audience, Three Days in Moscow reveals the president’s critical and often misunderstood role in orchestrating a successful, peaceful ending to the Cold War.
This accessible account sheds light on America’s current place in the world while introducing young readers to one of America’s most remarkable leaders–and the unique qualities that allowed him to succeed with America’s most dangerous enemy, when his predecessors had fallen short.
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Peace Is a Chain Reaction
- By: Tanya Lee Stone
- Length: 3 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: October 18, 2022
- Language: English
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4.13(30 ratings)
4.13(30 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDAdults wage war, while children are unwitting victims, pulled into a maelstrom of fear and hate without any choice. This is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war. It is a storyAdults wage war, while children are unwitting victims, pulled into a maelstrom of fear and hate without any choice. This is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war. It is a story about
the adults some of those teens became, forever connected by acts of forgiveness, understanding, and peace. And it is a story about one remarkable man, whose heart belonged to both America and Japan, who put that peace and understanding in motion.Panning the camera wide, Tanya Lee Stone lays the global groundwork for the story’s context before zeroing in on the lives of the people involved providing an intimate look at how their changing perspectives affected their actions. Through
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meticulous research and interviews, she skillfully weaves all these stories together, illuminating how, despite the devastating pain and destruction caused by war, peace can be a chain reaction. -
A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition)
- By: Michael J. Tougias
- Narrator: Alex Boyles
- Length: 5 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.08(40 ratings)
4.08(40 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDWhen 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. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of theWhen 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. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the four intrepid Coast Guardsmen who braved this ruthless storm in the hopes of saving them. A spellbinding tale of courage and survival from the author of The Finest Hours.
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The Wright Brothers
- By: Ben Thompson
- Length: 1 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: December 07, 2018
- Language: English
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4.05(58 ratings)
4.05(58 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDA hilarious nonfiction look at two of history’s most epic “failures”: the Wright brothers, whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success. Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes forA hilarious nonfiction look at two of history’s most epic “failures”: the Wright brothers, whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success. Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering?they are acknowledged as the first men to successfully achieve powered, piloted flight?their success was hard-earned. (Spoiler alert: there were a lot of nosedives involved.) In fact, it took the self-taught engineers years of work and dozens of crashes before they managed a single twelve-second flight! In this first installment of the brand new Epic Fails series, Ben Thompson and Erik Slader take readers through the Wright brothers’ many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation. The Epic Fails series takes a humorous and unexpected view of history, exploring the surprising stories behind a variety of groundbreaking discoveries, voyages, experiments, and innovations, illustrating how many of mankind’s biggest successes are in fact the result of some pretty epic failures.
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Into the Blizzard
- By: Michael J. Tougias
- Narrator: Shawn Compton
- Length: 6 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 10, 2019
- Language: English
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4.04(57 ratings)
4.04(57 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDIn the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, theIn the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker–both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his forty-nine-foot steel boat, the Can Do, into the blizzard.
Perfect for fans of the I Survived series ready for a longer-form account, this middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book chronicles the harrowing journey between Captain Quirk and the Coast Guard as they struggled in the holds of a radical storm. It’s an epic tale of heroism and bravery at sea.
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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition)
- By: Casey Sherman
- Narrator: Alex Boyles
- Length: 3 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.03(157 ratings)
4.03(157 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDOn 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. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfictionOn 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. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the shipwreck and a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than thirty stranded sailors. This is a fast-paced, uplifting story that puts young listeners in the middle of the action. It’s a gripping story of heroism and survival with the same intensity as The Perfect Storm.
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice
- By: Ilene Cooper
- Narrator: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: August 07, 2018
- Language: English
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4.02(180 ratings)
4.02(180 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDEleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice shows young listeners how the former First Lady evolved from a poor little rich girl to a protector and advocate for those without a voice. Although now seen as a cultural icon, she was a woman deeply insecureEleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice shows young listeners how the former First Lady evolved from a poor little rich girl to a protector and advocate for those without a voice. Although now seen as a cultural icon, she was a woman deeply insecure about her looks and her role in the world. But by recognizing her fears and constantly striving to overcome her prejudices, she used her proximity to presidents and her own power to aid in the fight for Civil Rights and other important causes. This biography gives listeners a fresh perspective on her extraordinary life. A supplemental PDF containing historic photographs is included.
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Spooked!
- By: Gail Jarrow
- Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: August 30, 2022
- Language: English
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4.01(546 ratings)
4.01(546 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDOn Halloween eve 1938, people across America gathered around the radio to listen to their favorite Sunday evening program. Expecting to hear the latest drama from Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre, many were alarmed when news bulletinsOn Halloween eve 1938, people across America gathered around the radio to listen to their favorite Sunday evening program. Expecting to hear the latest drama from Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre, many were alarmed when news
bulletins interrupted the show. New Jersey had been rocked by mysterious explosions. The announcements continued, each more frantic than the last. An invading army’s strange and powerful weapons had killed thousands. Listeners
feared the worst. Was America under attack by the Germans? Could this be the start of another world war?Award-winning author Gail Jarrow reveals in riveting detail the events leading up to the terrifying radio broadcast and its aftermath. She explores the reactions of listeners, the mass hysteria reported by the media, the public’s susceptibility to
propaganda, and the role of radio as a source of both entertainment and information.The shocking broadcast has never been forgotten. Tune in …
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The Voice that Challenged a Nation
- By: Russell Freedman
- Narrator: Russell Freedman
- Length: 2 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: May 02, 2008
- Language: English
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3.96(1143 ratings)
3.96(1143 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDWinner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, The Voice That Challenged a Nation is an inspiring biography. In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt,Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, The Voice That Challenged a Nation is an inspiring biography. In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights.
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The Changing Face of American Society
- By: Christopher Collier
- Narrator: Jim Manchester
- Length: 2 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.93(10 ratings)
3.93(10 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDHistory is dramatic–and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling book aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through presentHistory is dramatic–and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling book aimed at young readers.
Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, this volume explores far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The Changing Face of American Society chronicles societal changes in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century, including the women’s movement, civil rights gains, technological innovations, and advances in medicine. This book summarizes the important themes that took place between the years 1945 and 2000 and what they mean to us now.
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Bringing Down a President
- By: Andrea Balis
- Narrator: Liisa Ivary
- Length: 3 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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3.89(113 ratings)
3.89(113 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDA middle-grade retelling of Richard Nixon’s downfall, Bringing Down a President: The Watergate Scandal is an inventive and timely look at one of the biggest scandals to ever rock our nation by Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy. Comprised almostA middle-grade retelling of Richard Nixon’s downfall, Bringing Down a President: The Watergate Scandal is an inventive and timely look at one of the biggest scandals to ever rock our nation by Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy.
Comprised almost completely of primary source quotes (good thing Nixon’s recorder was on) and interspersed with contextual narrative, this captivating account of the trials and tribulations of the Nixon Administration has been rendered screenplay style offering an extraordinarily immediate narrative of one of America’s most turbulent eras.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- By: Teri Kanefield
- Narrator: Chris Lutkin
- Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 08, 2019
- Language: English
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3.87(34 ratings)
3.87(34 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThe fifth book in the Making of America series examines the life of America’s 32nd president: his birth into one of America’s elite families, his domineering mother, his marriage to Eleanor Roosevelt, his struggle with polio, and hisThe fifth book in the Making of America series examines the life of America’s 32nd president: his birth into one of America’s elite families, his domineering mother, his marriage to Eleanor Roosevelt, his struggle with polio, and his political career. A Democrat, Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) won a record four presidential elections and is the longest-serving US president. During his time in office, he led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. He helped to redefine the role of the US government with the New Deal. Scholars often rate him as one of the three greatest US presidents along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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Three Days in January: Young Readers’ Edition
- By: Bret Baier
- Narrator: Bret Baier
- Length: 4 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: December 23, 2019
- Language: English
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3.86(7 ratings)
3.86(7 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDIn January 1961, three days before President Dwight D. Eisenhower passed the torch to John F. Kennedy, the president had one final mission. In the young readers’ edition of his New York Times bestselling book, Fox News anchor Bret BaierIn January 1961, three days before President Dwight D. Eisenhower passed the torch to John F. Kennedy, the president had one final mission.
In the young readers’ edition of his New York Times bestselling book, Fox News anchor Bret Baier examines the historic transition and Eisenhower’s last chance to lead the country he loved through his legendary farewell address and his personal appeals to Kennedy.
Baier paints a vivid picture of the contrasts between old and new at the beginning of a decisive decade in American history. Eisenhower and Kennedy were very different men. Eisenhower, at seventy, was an elder statesman, a five-star Army general during WWII, and one of the most popular Republican presidents of the past century. Kennedy, a forty-three-year-old Democrat, had captured the nation’s attention with his energy and youth, but was inexperienced.
Eisenhower believed he had hard-won knowledge to pass on to his successor, but he didn’t know if Kennedy would listen. It was Eisenhower’s final mission as president to leave the new president, and the country, with the lessons he had learned and guidance for a direction forward.
Meticulously researched, broad in scope, and full of timely insights, this edition will enable young readers to experience a piece of “living history” and will inspire a deeper understanding of the pivotal moments that forged the next seventy-five years.
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The Rise of the Cities
- By: Christopher Collier
- Narrator: Jim Manchester
- Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.77(19 ratings)
3.77(19 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDHistory is dramatic–and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through presentHistory is dramatic–and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
The Rise of the Cities discusses the factors leading to the settlement and growth of cities in the United States and examines some of the social problems that are part of city life. The authors explore the role of technological advances, governing strategies, and social welfare.
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The Middle Road
- By: Christopher Collier
- Narrator: Jim Manchester
- Length: 2 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.62(8 ratings)
3.62(8 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDHistory is dramatic–and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through presentHistory is dramatic–and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
In The Middle Road, the terms democrat, republican, liberal, and conservative are defined. Readers learn how these philosophies dominated and shifted during the years covered in this volume.
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