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- The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
- By: Traci Sorell
- Narrated by: DeLanna Studi, Traci Sorell, John Ross
- Length: 20 mins
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Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. This story traces her journey from being the only girl in a high school math class to becoming a teacher to pursuing an engineering degree, joining the top-secret Skunk Works division of Lockheed, and being a mentor for Native Americans and young women interested in engineering. In addition, this story highlights Cherokee values such as working cooperatively, remaining humble, and helping ensure equal opportunity and education for all.
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- The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
- Narrated by: DeLanna Studi, Traci Sorell, John Ross
- Length: 20 mins
- Release date: 17-08-21
- Language: English
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Race to the Bottom of the Earth
- Surviving Antartica
- By: Rebecca E.F. Barone
- Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, another intrepid explorer, Roald Amundsen, set his sights on the same goal. Suddenly two teams were vying to be the first to make history - what was to be an expedition had become a perilous race. In 2018, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task: the first solo crossing of treacherous Antarctica.
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Race to the Bottom of the Earth
- Surviving Antartica
- Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 12-01-21
- Language: English
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Albert Einstein Was a Dope?
- Wait! What?
- By: Dan Gutman
- Narrated by: Jesús E. Martínez, Tyla Collier
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Did you know that Albert Einstein was a high-school dropout and that he failed his physics class when he finally made it to college? Or that when he died, his brain and eyeballs were removed from his body? Have you ever wondered why his hair looked so wild? Siblings Paige and Turner have - and they’ve collected some of the kookiest and most unusual facts about him, from his childhood and school days through his time studying relativity and working on the atomic bomb.
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Albert Einstein Was a Dope?
- Wait! What?
- Narrated by: Jesús E. Martínez, Tyla Collier
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 13-07-21
- Language: English
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Blips on a Screen
- How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession
- By: Kate Hannigan
- Narrated by: Jamie K. Brown
- Length: 22 mins
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Do you ever wonder how video gaming was invented? What came before your PlayStation or Xbox? This is the story of Ralph Baer, a refugee from Nazi Germany, who used his skills—and a lot of ingenuity and persistence—to make life a little more fun.
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Blips on a Screen
- How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession
- Narrated by: Jamie K. Brown
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 03-05-22
- Language: English
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Alexander von Humboldt
- Explorer, Naturalist & Environmental Pioneer
- By: Danica Novgorodoff
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 30 mins
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Whether sailing across the ocean, hiking through the jungle, or climbing the highest volcanic peaks, everywhere Alexander went, he observed the land, animals, and culture. And where others saw differences, Alexander spotted connections.
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Alexander von Humboldt
- Explorer, Naturalist & Environmental Pioneer
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 22-02-22
- Language: English
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How to Hear the Universe
- Gaby González and the Search for Einstein's Ripples in Space-Time
- By: Patricia Valdez
- Narrated by: Ana Osorio
- Length: 19 mins
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In 1916, Albert Einstein had a theory. He thought that somewhere out in the universe, there were collisions in space. These collisions could cause little sound waves in the fabric of space-time that might carry many secrets of the distant universe. But it was only a theory. He could not prove it in his lifetime.
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How to Hear the Universe
- Gaby González and the Search for Einstein's Ripples in Space-Time
- Narrated by: Ana Osorio
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 08-03-22
- Language: English
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She Persisted: Sally Ride
- She Persisted
- By: Atia Abawi, Chelsea Clinton - introduction, Alexandra Boiger - contributor
- Narrated by: Carolyn Kang, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 45 mins
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In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Atia Abawi, listeners learn about the amazing life of Sally Ride - and how she persisted. As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride broke barriers and made her dreams come true. But she wanted to do even more! After leaving NASA, she created science and engineering programs that would help other girls and women make their dreams come true as well.
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She Persisted: Sally Ride
- She Persisted
- Narrated by: Carolyn Kang, Chelsea Clinton
- Series: She Persisted
- Length: 45 mins
- Release date: 02-03-21
- Language: English
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I Am Benjamin Franklin
- Ordinary People Change the World
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Brett Boles, Michael Braun, Danny Campbell, and others
- Length: 19 mins
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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. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction listeners and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This volume features Founding Father and scientist Benjamin Franklin.
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I Am Benjamin Franklin
- Ordinary People Change the World
- Narrated by: Brett Boles, Michael Braun, Danny Campbell, Jonathan Davis, Robin Miles, Natasha Soudek, Oliver Wyman
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 13-10-20
- Language: English
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DK Life Stories: Leonardo da Vinci
- By: Stephen Krensky
- Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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Leonardo was a creative genius who wanted to understand how things worked. This audiobook traces his life, from his birth in a hilltop village near Florence, Italy, through to his work as a painter, sculptor and engineer. Leonardo made hundreds of drawings and paintings, including the Mona Lisa - probably the most famous painting in the world. Learn how Leonardo made detailed sketches of the human body and designs of parachutes, helicopters and armoured tanks - many years before the technology existed to build them.
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DK Life Stories: Leonardo da Vinci
- Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 27-05-21
- Language: English
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DK Life Stories: Albert Einstein
- By: Will Mara
- Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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In this kids' biography, follow the remarkable life story of Albert Einstein, whose legendary genius and creative imagination made him one of the world's most famous thinkers.
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DK Life Stories: Albert Einstein
- Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 24-06-21
- Language: English
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Puffin Lives: Sunita Williams
- A Star in Space
- By: Aravinda Anatharaman
- Narrated by: Rohini Vij
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Sunita Williams' story is one of having to settle for second choices. She grew up wishing to become a professional swimmer. Then she wanted to train as a vet. Instead she went on to join the Naval Academy and serve as a pilot. Before long, however, space was calling. A new dream had been born in Sunita. But it wasn't all cakewalk. The path to becoming an astronaut called for resilience, patience, and grit. Sunita had all this and more.
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Puffin Lives: Sunita Williams
- A Star in Space
- Narrated by: Rohini Vij
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 23-03-21
- Language: English
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VIP: Dr. Mae Jemison
- By: Heather Alexander
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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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 fun facts, including the secrets of NASA. 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?"
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VIP: Dr. Mae Jemison
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 05-01-21
- Language: English
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Albert Schweitzer 1
- Abenteurer unserer Zeit
- By: Kurt Stephan
- Narrated by: Herbert Ohm, Peter Mann, Kurt Stephan, and others
- Length: 37 mins
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Abenteurer unserer Zeit, die Kultserie aus dem bekannten Märchenland-Katalog. Diese Folge stellt euch Albert Schweitzer vor, den weltbekannten "Urwald-Doktor", der ein Krankenhaus in Zentralafrika gründete und für sein menschliches Handeln den Friedensnobelpreis bekam.
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Albert Schweitzer 1
- Abenteurer unserer Zeit
- Narrated by: Herbert Ohm, Peter Mann, Kurt Stephan, Rolf Mamero, Horst Uhde
- Series: Abenteurer unserer Zeit
- Length: 37 mins
- Release date: 11-02-19
- Language: German
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Genius Physicist Albert Einstein
- STEM Trailblazer Bios
- By: Katie Marsico
- Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
- Length: 19 mins
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Have you ever used your imagination to solve a problem? When Albert Einstein was young, he was fascinated by the way magnetism made a compass work. As an adult, he used thought experiments to solve some of the universe's greatest mysteries. Einstein loved to think about math and science. He worked for a while at a patent office, but his mind wasn't focused on inventions. Instead, he thought about the universe. In 1905, Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity solved questions that scientists had grappled with for hundreds of years.
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Genius Physicist Albert Einstein
- STEM Trailblazer Bios
- Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 28-12-18
- Language: English
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The Girls Who Could Fly in the Night - An Inspirational Tale About the Women of World War Two
- The Girls Who Could Series, Book 5
- By: Maya Cointreau
- Narrated by: Maya Cointreau
- Length: 7 mins
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This special fifth volume in The Girls Who Could series honors not just one girl, but an entire fleet of fierce female aviators. Dubbed “The Night Witches” by their German adversaries, this all-female battalion out-flew and outmatched all other units, flying eight or more missions every night in small canvas planes. No parachutes. No fear. Just honest heroine-ism standing up for what was right. The Girls Who Could Fly in the Night encourages your little ones to be upstanders, fight bullies, do good, and shine bright.
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The Girls Who Could Fly in the Night - An Inspirational Tale About the Women of World War Two
- The Girls Who Could Series, Book 5
- Narrated by: Maya Cointreau
- Series: The Girl Who Could
- Length: 7 mins
- Release date: 12-12-18
- Language: English
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Flight
- By: Robert Burleigh
- Narrated by: Susan Pelosi
- Length: 18 mins
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Flight. Loneliness. Fear. Danger. Courage. Charles Lindbergh considered all these things and more when he set out for Paris on the morning of May 20, 1927, with only two compasses and the stars for his guides. Experience all the drama of Lindbergh's history-making flight with startling intimacy as you travel along with the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic, and follow the courage and endurance of one man who dared to make his dream come true.
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Flight
- Narrated by: Susan Pelosi
- Length: 18 mins
- Release date: 22-01-19
- Language: English
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The Glorious Flight
- Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909
- By: Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen
- Narrated by: Stuart Blinder
- Length: 8 mins
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Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunning audiobook depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight.
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The Glorious Flight
- Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909
- Narrated by: Stuart Blinder
- Length: 8 mins
- Release date: 10-07-18
- Language: English
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Johannes Gutenberg und das Werk der Bücher
- Kinder entdecken berühmte Leute
- By: Christine Schulz-Reiss
- Narrated by: Peter Kaempfe
- Length: 1 hr
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Der Buchdruck mit bewegten Lettern im Jahre 1454 läutete ein neues Zeitalter ein. Endlich war es möglich, Neuigkeiten, Ideen und Worte und vor allem Wissen unter die Leute zu bringen - eine Veränderung so bedeutend, wie 500 Jahre später die Erfindung des Computers und des Internets. Doch wie funktionierte der Buchdruck eigentlich?
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Johannes Gutenberg und das Werk der Bücher
- Kinder entdecken berühmte Leute
- Narrated by: Peter Kaempfe
- Series: Kinder entdecken berühmte Leute
- Length: 1 hr
- Release date: 12-02-18
- Language: German
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Albert Einstein
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 21 mins
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Albert Einstein (1879-1955) needs no formal introduction. He is known around the world as one of history’s most brilliant geniuses, and one of its most influential scientists. History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Albert Einstein profiles the life and legacy of the famous scientist, while examining his career and contributions to science and technology.
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Albert Einstein
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 14-11-17
- Language: English
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Galileo Galilei
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 27 mins
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It would be impossible to overstate the accomplishments and legacy of a man history has dubbed the "Father of Modern Science". In his lifetime, Galileo straddled the epochs of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution, and it was his work and technological advances that helped usher in a brand new understanding of the solar system and the scientific method.
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Galileo Galilei
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 27 mins
- Release date: 20-07-17
- Language: English
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