The Biographies category has 727 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 1,004 ratings. The most-rated is Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.
The Girls Who Could Fly in the Night - An Inspirational Tale About the Women of World War Two
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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. The Girls Who Could is a fun, colorful series of stories about real women who have made a difference in the world through inspired action. By giving young girls examples of women who are doing amazing things, children grow up with a template of achievement upon which to grow and expand their own dreams and goals. Fun, rhyming prose helps kids connect easily with the message in each story.
©2018 Maya Cointreau (P)2018 Maya Cointreau
Sterling Biographies
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From slave to freedom fighter: that was the long and hard journey taken by Frederick Douglass. Douglass was America's first great civil-rights leader, and he threw off the physical, mental, and legal chains of slavery to become one of America's greatest champions for human rights. It was said that his life was proof that once black people could read and write about their injustices, they would have the power to end slavery. Frances E. Ruffin explores this inspiring figure in all his complexity, and captures the hardships, prejudice, and violence Douglass endured as he fought for justice.
©2008 Sterling (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
Ghosts of War
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Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was 17. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty. It will change the way you feel about what it means to be an American.
©2009 Ryan Smithson (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers
More Great Inventors and Their Inventions
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One thing that hasn't changed much at all in the last 10,000 years is the human brain. The relentless curiosity of the human mind, combined with our ability to solve problems, has resulted in huge innovation and change. Here, then, are some of the most revolutionary ideas of the last 300 years. From James Watt and the invention of the steam engine, and the motorcars of Daimler and Benz, to cinema and television, More Great Inventors and Their Inventions explores the creation of eight great innovations, and the minds behind them. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
©2017 Naxos AudioBooks (P)2017 Naxos AudioBooks
Heinrich Schliemann - Auf den Spuren Trojas
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Als "der Entdecker Trojas" ist er berühmt geworden. Obwohl heutzutage feststeht, dass er statt der antiken Festung eine deutlich ältere Siedlung an derselben Stelle ausgegraben hat, gehört Heinrich Schliemann zu den bedeutendsten Archäologen Deutschlands. Das Abenteuer-Feature erzählt seinen Werdegang vom eifrigen Kontorsgehilfen zum millionenschweren Kaufmann und schließlich zum Selfmade-Archäologen, der vor allem mit seinen Funden in Mykene und Troja große Erfolge erzielen konnte. Fachkundige Einblicke und Einschätzungen aus erster Hand kommen von Dr. Peter Jablonka, der als einer der leitenden Archäologen viele Jahre selbst die Funde in Troja begleitet hat.
©2020 headroom soundproduction GmbH & Co. KG (P)2020 headroom soundproduction GmbH & Co. KG
Alene jorden rundt
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Laura Dekker var kun 14 år, da hun stævnede ud i sin båd for at sejle jorden rundt. Alene!Efter 518 dage nåede hun som 16-årig sit mål. Hun havde på egen hånd sejlet hele kloden rundt - som den yngste nogensinde. Dette er historien om hendes utrolige eventyr. Om mod, viljestyrke, venskaber, Stillehavsøer, verdenshave, frihed, storme og ensomhed. Og om en retssag, der var ved at bremse det hele."Alene jorden rundt" er historien om en meget usædvanlige pige, som kan inspirere alle til at kæmpe for ting, de drømmer om - også selvom der er masser af modstand. Line Friis Frederiksen er uddannet biolog og har været vært på flere programmer på DR, TV2 og Discovery Channel - blandt andet "Fra Kyst til Kyst" på DR1. Line Friis Frederiksen er desuden bjergbestiger, dykker og isklatrer og medlem af Kvindelige Eventyreres Klub.
©2018 Lindhardt og Ringhof (P)2018 Lindhardt og Ringhof
Les Rois
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Certains se sont illustrés par leurs victoires militaires, d'autres par leurs alliances matrimoniales ou leur maîtrise de la diplomatie, d'autres enfin par leurs incroyables réalisations architecturales... Du guerrier mérovingien Clovis, en passant par Charlemagne, Guillaume le Conquérant, Saint Louis, Fançois Ier, Henri IV, jusqu'à Louis XIV, le raffiné Roi-Soleil, découvrez les portraits de sept rois qui ont marqué l'histoire de France.
©2019 Quelle Histoire (P)2019 Quelle Histoire
Queen of the Falls
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The New York Times best-selling author of Jumanji and The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg has garnered the National Book Award, multiple Caldecott Medals, and the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. Queen of the Falls highlights the death-defying attempt of 62-year-old former charm school teacher Annie Edson Taylor to be the first woman to survive the perilous plunge over Niagara Falls.
©2011 Chris Van Allsburg (P)2011 Recorded Books
Elon Musk: A Kid's Book About Inventions
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In the new Mini Movers and Shakers children's book series comes a cast of characters who have failed, yet succeeded despite overwhelming obstacles. In the third volume, we meet Elon Musk. Find out what happens in this kids book about inventing things. Sometimes, we are faced with challenges that seem insurmountable. But with grit and hard work, one can achieve great things! Mini Movers and Shakers was developed to inspire children to dream big and work hard. Fun, relatable characters in books easy enough for young listeners, yet interesting for adults. The Mini Movers and Shakers book series is geared to kids 3 - 11+. Perfect for boys, girls, early listeners, primary school students, or toddlers. Excellent resource for educators, parents, and teachers alike.
©2020 Grow Grit Press (P)2020 Grow Grit Press
Resist
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A perfect tool for young listeners as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, Veronica Chambers’ inspiring collection of profiles - along with Senator Cory Booker’s stirring foreword - will inspire listeners of all ages to stand up for what’s right. You may only be one person, but you have the power to change the world. Before they were activists, they were just like you and me. From Frederick Douglass to Malala Yousafzai, Joan of Arc to John Lewis, Susan B. Anthony to Janet Mock - these remarkable figures show us what it means to take a stand and say no to injustice, even when it would be far easier to stay quiet. Resist profiles men and women who resisted tyranny, fought the odds, and stood up to bullies who threatened to harm their communities. Along with their most memorable quotes, their stories will inspire you to speak out and rise up - every single day. Foreword copyright (c) 2018 by Cory Booker; Afterword copyright (c) 2018 by Samantha Fuentes PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 Veronica Chambers (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers
The Inventor's Secret
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Both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors - with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gaining fame and fortune, Henry struggled to make a single invention (an affordable car) work. Witnessing Thomas' glorious career from afar, a frustrated Henry wondered about the secret to his success. This little-known story is a fresh, kid-friendly way to show how Thomas Edison and Henry Ford grew up to be the most famous inventors in the world - and best friends, too.
©2015 Suzanne Slade (P)2015 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Sabina
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This is the memoir written by Bella Kuligowska Zucker, the only person in her family to survive the Holocaust. In September 1939, Bella was a carefree teenager living in Poland when the German army struck. She was rounded up with her friends and family and sent to a series of grim Jewish ghettos. After loved ones were separated and lost through the war years, Bella survived by changing her identity. Narrowly escaping death each time, she moved from place to place, odd job to odd job, new name to new name. After finding the birth certificate of a Catholic girl five years her senior, she became Sabina Mazurek. Then she went into the eye of the storm, Germany, where she believed she might be safest. Sabina is her story. As in Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Night by Elie Wiesel, Bella Kuligowska marshaled unexpected resources to manage as a teen during the horrors of World War II. Sabina offers a different perspective on how many Jews survived outside of the concentration camps, in more familiar yet infinitely hostile settings, with the help of others along the way.
©2018 Bella Kuligowska Zucker (P)2019 Tantor
Case for Loving
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This is the story of one brave family: Mildred Loving, Richard Perry Loving, and their three children. It is the story of how Mildred and Richard fell in love, and got married in Washington, DC. But when they moved back to their hometown of Virginia, they were arrested (in dramatic fashion) for violating that state's laws against interracial marriage. The Lovings refused to allow their children to get the message that their parents' love was wrong, and so they fought the unfair law, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court - and won!
©2015 Scholastic Inc (P)2019 Weston Woods Studios Inc
Ferdinand Magellan
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Before he led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth, Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) was a Portuguese sailor known for his incredible navigation skills. After years of sailing, he was chosen to lead a crew to circle the globe - a trip that no other ship had ever completed. Although Magellan died in combat in the Philippines before he could finish the voyage, his ship went on to complete the first circumnavigation of the world, and he is still known as one of the greatest explorers. However, as historians today note, many of the places that Magellan “discovered” already had people living there, rooting his fame in colonialism. This middle-grade biography, part of the First Names series, tackles the legacy - both good and bad - of this famous explorer.
©2020 Candy Gourlay (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Painting in the Dark
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Wilbur Award winner! In 1953, Esref Armagan was born completely blind to a poor family in Istanbul, Turkey. He received no formal education, and spent his childhood days in his father's shop where he developed the curiosity to create and draw. He experienced the world through touch, and learned to visually reproduce his surroundings, including color, shadows, and perspective, with his hands. The blind artist's story will be an inspiration to young artists of all abilities.
©2016 SueMedia Productions (P)2016 Blackstine Audio, Inc.
She Persisted: Nellie Bly
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Inspired by the number-one New York Times best seller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds! Nellie Bly was a journalist and one of the first investigative reporters ever. She went undercover to expose wrongdoing and famously raced around the world so she could write about the experience for her newspaper. Reaching for her dreams wasn't easy. But Nellie never gave up, no matter how many obstacles she faced - and she helped others along the way. In this chapter book biography by New York Times best-selling author Michelle Knudsen, listeners learn about the amazing life of Nellie Bly - and how she persisted. Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton!
©2021 Michelle Knudsen; Chelsea Clinton (introduction) (P)2021 Listening Library
While You Were Sleeping
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Discover the amazing things that happen around the world while you are asleep! Books are often used to put children to bed. But what happens after we close our eyes? The world keeps spinning, people go to work, machines plug on, and many of the Earth's living creatures are just waking up! While You Were Sleeping is going to fill its listeners in on everything they're missing after they drift off to sleep. The book is divided into six chapters (animals, the human body, space, pop culture, and sports), with each chapter focusing on different activities that happen every night.
©2012 Steve and Matthew Murrie (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
The Titanic Mission
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In New York Times best-selling author Dan Gutman's all-new series, which blends fascinating real history with an action-packed adventure, four very different kids are picked by a mysterious billionaire to travel through time and photograph some of history's most important events. This time, Luke, Julia, David, and Isabel are headed to the deck of the doomed Titanic. Their mission? Capture a shot of the sinking ship, then come right back. The only problem is, once they arrive aboard the ship, the four friends can't agree on what to do next. Should they try to save the passengers? Or maybe bring back a priceless book before it sinks with the ship? The Titanic Mission tells the story of the ship's fateful last voyage like you've never heard it before.
©2017 Dan Gutman (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
Amos Fortune
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The Newbery Award winner, based on a true story! Captured by slave traders when only 15, At-mun never forgot his roots as a prince. Nor did he ever lose his princely dignity and the courage to hold his head high. Sold at auction in America and haunted by the memory of his young sister left behind in Africa, At-mun, now Amos, began his long march to freedom. He dreamed of being free and of buying the freedom of his closest friends. By the time he was 60 years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams come true. “It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live,” he often said, and he left a legacy of freedom for himself and others that has immortalized his touching story for us all. Recommended for Grades 3 and up.
©1989 Elizabeth Yates (P)2007 AudioGO
Maria Sibylla Merian - Expedition zu den Schmetterlingen
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Entdecker, Erfinder und Visionäre zum Hören greifbar - die spannende und unterhaltsame Wissensreihe Abenteuer & Wissen. Im Jahr 1699 segelt Maria Sibylla Merian allein mit ihrer Tochter ins ferne Surinam. Dort beobachtet, sammelt und zeichnet sie die atemberaubende Welt der Insekten. Doch der Dschungel birgt auch große Gefahren: unerträgliche Hitze und gefährliche Krankheiten. Nichts kann sie jedoch von ihrem Traum abhalten, schließlich ist Maria Sibylla Merian seit Kindheitstagen absolut fasziniert von all diesen kleinen krabbelnden Wesen, die die Erwachsenen nur "Ungeziefer" oder sogar "Werkzeuge des Teufels" nennen. Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitt ist ebenfalls seit jungen Jahren hin und weg von Schmetterlingen & Co. Im Interview berichtet er kurzweilig und bunt aus dem Leben eines modernen Schmetterlingsforschers. Schmitt leitet das Senckenberg Deutsche Entomologische Institut und hat auf bereits fast allen Erdteilen nach "fliegenden Edelsteinen" gesucht.
©2021 headroom Verlag (P)2021 headroom soundproduction GmbH & Co.