- Environment (525)
Bestsellers
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine
- By: Donn Fendler, Joseph Egan
- Narrated by: Jacob McNatt, James Fouhey
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Based on the true account of a boy's harrowing journey through the vast wilderness of the Katahdin Mountains, Lost on a Mountain in Maine is a gripping survival story for all ages....
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Loved it!
- By chaser on 02-03-22
By: Donn Fendler, 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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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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Who Is Jane Goodall?
- Who Was...?
- By: Roberta Edwards
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A life in the wild! Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age 26, off she went to Africa! Goodall's up-close observations of chimpanzees changed what we know about them....
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It was so good it made me smile
- By Amazon Customer on 11-14-23
By: Roberta Edwards
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Spooky Lakes
- 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet
- By: Geo Rutherford
- Narrated by: Geo Rutherford
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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From Geo Rutherford-the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over sixty-five million likes!)-comes this thrilling nonfiction book that plumbs the depths of twenty-five unusual lakes around the world.
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You are awesome and inspiring, thank you for all your hard.
- By Your big brother on 11-22-24
By: Geo Rutherford
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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
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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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Epic Encounters in the Animal Kingdom (Brave Adventures Vol. 2)
- By: Coyote Peterson
- Narrated by: Sean Kenin
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Wildlife expert and YouTube phenomenon, Coyote Peterson, is back with the sequel to the best-selling Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World. Once again, Coyote and his crew voyage to new environments and encounter an even more eclectic ensemble of the planets' animals....
By: Coyote Peterson
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine
- By: Donn Fendler, Joseph Egan
- Narrated by: Jacob McNatt, James Fouhey
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on the true account of a boy's harrowing journey through the vast wilderness of the Katahdin Mountains, Lost on a Mountain in Maine is a gripping survival story for all ages....
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Loved it!
- By chaser on 02-03-22
By: Donn Fendler, 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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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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Who Is Jane Goodall?
- Who Was...?
- By: Roberta Edwards
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A life in the wild! Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age 26, off she went to Africa! Goodall's up-close observations of chimpanzees changed what we know about them....
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It was so good it made me smile
- By Amazon Customer on 11-14-23
By: Roberta Edwards
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Spooky Lakes
- 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet
- By: Geo Rutherford
- Narrated by: Geo Rutherford
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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From Geo Rutherford-the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over sixty-five million likes!)-comes this thrilling nonfiction book that plumbs the depths of twenty-five unusual lakes around the world.
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You are awesome and inspiring, thank you for all your hard.
- By Your big brother on 11-22-24
By: Geo Rutherford
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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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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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Epic Encounters in the Animal Kingdom (Brave Adventures Vol. 2)
- By: Coyote Peterson
- Narrated by: Sean Kenin
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Wildlife expert and YouTube phenomenon, Coyote Peterson, is back with the sequel to the best-selling Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World. Once again, Coyote and his crew voyage to new environments and encounter an even more eclectic ensemble of the planets' animals....
By: Coyote Peterson
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Fashionopolis (Young Readers Edition)
- The Secrets Behind the Clothes We Wear
- By: Dana Thomas
- Narrated by: Dana Thomas
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
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A look at fast fashion and its impact on the environment and social justice, perfect for middle-grade classrooms....
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Perfect for newbies to Fashion world!
- By LDJ on 04-08-22
By: Dana Thomas
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Snowflake Bentley
- By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian
- Narrated by: Sean Astin
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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From the time he was a small boy in Vermont, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture the wonder of the tiny crystal....
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and others
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The Unlikely Hero: The Story of Wolf 8
- Chronicles of the Yellowstone Wolves, Book 1
- By: Rick McIntyre, David A. Poulsen
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
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The Unlikely Hero tells the action and adventure story of one of Yellowstone’s most famous animals, Wolf 8: a runt of the litter who surprised scientists by becoming a powerful leader.
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What stood out to me was that 8 was born a good leader and died a good leader
- By Misty Howell on 11-09-24
By: Rick McIntyre, and others
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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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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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La Semillita [The Tiny Seed]
- By: Eric Carle
- Narrated by: Elka Rodriguez
- Length: 8 mins
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Eric Carle's eloquent text turns the simple life cycle of a plant into an exciting story, a nature lesson, and an inspiring message of the importance of perseverance....
By: Eric Carle
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3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults
- Animal Trivia, Book 2
- By: Shmuel Cohen
- Narrated by: Logan Phillipi
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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Explore the untamed realm of fauna unlike anything you've ever seen with "3,000 Animal Fun Facts for Kids and Their Adults: The Next Volume of Awesome Trivia."
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I loved this book!
- By Penny on 07-06-24
By: Shmuel Cohen
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Stegosaurus
- By: Ben Garrod, Scott Hartman - illustrator, Gabriel Ugueto - illustrator, and others
- Narrated by: Ben Garrod
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Pop a dinosaur in your pocket.....
By: Ben Garrod, and others
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Orca Rescue!
- The True Story of an Orphaned Orca Named Springer
- By: Donna Sandstrom
- Narrated by: Donna Sandstrom
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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In 2002, a young orca was discovered near Seattle - lost, alone, and 300 miles away from home. Six months later she was rescued, rehabilitated and reunited with her family on the north end of Vancouver Island.
By: Donna Sandstrom
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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
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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.
By: Jerry Stanley
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Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth
- By: Stacy McAnulty
- Narrated by: Samantha Turret
- Length: 15 mins
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Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! And your awesome home! Actually, Earth is home to all the plants and all the animals in the solar system, including nearly eight billion people. Humans have accidentally moved Earth's climate change into the fast lane....
By: Stacy McAnulty
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The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale
- Restoring an Island Ecosystem (Scientists in the Field)
- By: Nancy F. Castaldo
- Narrated by: Mikhaila Aaseng
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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On Isle Royale, a unique national park more than fifty miles from the Michigan shore and about fifteen miles from Minnesota, a thrilling drama is unfolding between wolves and moose, the island’s ultimate predator and prey....
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the enthusiasm and brilliant future an example
- By Gloria on 08-10-24
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Ocean! Waves for All
- Our Universe, Book 4
- By: Stacy McAnulty, David Litchfield
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 15 mins
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With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Ocean in this next "autobiography" in the Our Universe series....
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Great
- By DPHF on 07-17-20
By: Stacy McAnulty, and others
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El Ciclo del Agua [The Water Cycle]
- By: Robin Nelson
- Narrated by: Intuitive
- Length: 3 mins
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From lakes, to clouds, to rain that falls back to Earth - discover how water changes through various processes to form the water cycle....
By: Robin Nelson
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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
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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 listeners....
By: Walter Isaacson
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The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth
- Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems
- By: Rachel Ignotofsky
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
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The New York Times best-selling author of Women in Science presents a fascinating tour of the planet, exploring ecosystems large and small, from reefs, deserts, and rainforests to a single drop of water....
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Good; Not for me
- By Babs on 08-15-19
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Investigating the Water Cycle
- By: Candice Ransom
- Narrated by: Intuitive
- Length: 12 mins
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Water is essential to life on our planet. Water is constantly moving between Earth's surface, the air, and the ground. But did you know that water cannot be created or destroyed? Or that water is not only a liquid but also a solid and a gas? Learn about the water cycle....
By: Candice Ransom
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Into the Blizzard
- Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978
- By: Michael J. Tougias
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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In 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....
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Remembering the Blizzard of 78
- By Elizabeth B. on 12-07-22
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Volcanoes
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith
- Length: 53 mins
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On this adventure, we're going to encounter a phenomenon of nature—the volcano! We'll travel through the different layers of the earth to reach its core and learn about how scientist document changes over years and years....
By: Ladybird
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Deep Sea Dive
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for 4-to 7-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them....
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Great narration
- By JLY on 08-13-24
By: Ladybird
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Natural Wonders of the World
- Ladybird Audio Adventures
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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On this adventure, we're going to travel all around the globe and learn more about the seven natural wonders of the world....
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5 yr old approved!
- By Sarah on 11-18-23
By: Ladybird
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Where Is the Bermuda Triangle?
- By: Megan Stine, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Lisa Larsen
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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Even before it was named, the Bermuda Triangle - roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico - had gained a mythic reputation....
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Interesting
- By RMy on 11-12-24
By: Megan Stine, and others
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How to Change Everything
- The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other
- By: Naomi Klein, Rebecca Stefoff - contributor
- Narrated by: Katie Ryerson
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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An empowering, engaging guide for young learners to understanding and battling climate change from the expert and best-selling author of This Changes Everything and On Fire, Naomi Klein....
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quite good!
- By Kojo C. on 09-29-21
By: Naomi Klein, and others
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Over and Under the Canyon
- By: Kate Messner
- Narrated by: Torian Brackett
- Length: 21 mins
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Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world. Discover the wonders concealed in the curves of the canyon and all the secret life hidden in its arms.
By: Kate Messner
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Cool Earth Facts for Kids
- By: Audio Education Academy
- Narrated by: Lyle Blaker
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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Well, Cool Earth Facts for Kids has all of those facts and more! Made for kids eight and up, and younger ambitious learners, this audiobook breaks down all of the planet's coolest and most interesting processes....
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Great tavel companion
- By Larry Skorupski on 10-08-21
New releases
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Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World
- Your Hidden Life
- By: Eleanor Spicer Rice PhD
- Narrated by: Stephanie Richardson
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells—the rest are microbes. Whether helping people digest their food or using mind-control techniques to lure mice into the path of hungry cats (no, really), microbes form an unseen jungle all around us.
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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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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.
By: Jerry Stanley
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A Trash-Free Future?
- By: Alison Pearce Stevens
- Narrated by: Sara Hazelwood
- Length: 5 mins
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What happens to trash after the garbage truck picks it up? Where does it go? The problem of too much trash is hurting the planet. Recycling, reusing, composting and creating new ways to make less trash is a start! Learn to recycle old furniture, and how safer materials are being developed that can easily decompose. People are working hard every day on new ways to have a trash-free future! Are you?
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A Visit to the Recycling Center
- By: Tracy Vonder Brink
- Narrated by: Sara Hazelwood
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Travel through Rumpke’s recycling center to find a plastic jug? Trash that can be recycled takes a ride on the conveyor belt to become something new! Try to find the milk jug on the conveyor belt! Trash at the factory goes through many machines to make sure it can be recycled. Can you guess what the milk jug will help make once it leaves the factory? What other types of trash go on the conveyor belt?
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What Makes Wind?
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: Kristen Scribner
- Length: 2 mins
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The wind moves air. The heat from the sun warms the earth’s surface, warming the air above it. Warm air is lighter than cold air, so the warm air floats up to the sky! Why are some places windier than others? Learn what happens on a sandy beach when the air over the beach rises. Does the air become hot? Can you see hot air? Try the hot air experiment to find out how to see hot air rise!
By: Amy Tao
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Trees!
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 3 mins
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Can you guess when trees stop growing–they don’t stop! Their massive roots keep them in the ground and require plenty of water, sunshine and nutrients from the soil to help them grow. Trees are the oldest, largest and tallest living things on Earth, with the oldest part of the tree being its strong, woody middle. Find out how a maple tree gets its start! How does a tree grow?
By: Amy Tao
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Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World
- Your Hidden Life
- By: Eleanor Spicer Rice PhD
- Narrated by: Stephanie Richardson
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells—the rest are microbes. Whether helping people digest their food or using mind-control techniques to lure mice into the path of hungry cats (no, really), microbes form an unseen jungle all around us.
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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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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.
By: Jerry Stanley
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A Trash-Free Future?
- By: Alison Pearce Stevens
- Narrated by: Sara Hazelwood
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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What happens to trash after the garbage truck picks it up? Where does it go? The problem of too much trash is hurting the planet. Recycling, reusing, composting and creating new ways to make less trash is a start! Learn to recycle old furniture, and how safer materials are being developed that can easily decompose. People are working hard every day on new ways to have a trash-free future! Are you?
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A Visit to the Recycling Center
- By: Tracy Vonder Brink
- Narrated by: Sara Hazelwood
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Travel through Rumpke’s recycling center to find a plastic jug? Trash that can be recycled takes a ride on the conveyor belt to become something new! Try to find the milk jug on the conveyor belt! Trash at the factory goes through many machines to make sure it can be recycled. Can you guess what the milk jug will help make once it leaves the factory? What other types of trash go on the conveyor belt?
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What Makes Wind?
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: Kristen Scribner
- Length: 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The wind moves air. The heat from the sun warms the earth’s surface, warming the air above it. Warm air is lighter than cold air, so the warm air floats up to the sky! Why are some places windier than others? Learn what happens on a sandy beach when the air over the beach rises. Does the air become hot? Can you see hot air? Try the hot air experiment to find out how to see hot air rise!
By: Amy Tao
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Trees!
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Can you guess when trees stop growing–they don’t stop! Their massive roots keep them in the ground and require plenty of water, sunshine and nutrients from the soil to help them grow. Trees are the oldest, largest and tallest living things on Earth, with the oldest part of the tree being its strong, woody middle. Find out how a maple tree gets its start! How does a tree grow?
By: Amy Tao
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Where Does the Garbage Go?
- By: Liz Huyck
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 2 mins
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What happens when the trash you throw out is picked up by the garbage truck? Where does it go? Once the garbage truck picks up the trash in your neighborhood, it goes on a journey to be broken down. A recycling truck might pick it up and make new things or it may be used for a compost heap, or maybe it goes to a landfill where it’s covered with dirt. Find out what happens when a landfill is full!
By: Liz Huyck
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Stumps
- By: Bill Cairns
- Narrated by: Christine Bohn
- Length: Less than 1 minute
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A tree’s rings can tell us many things about its long life–whether it was healthy, or unhealthy, if it needed rain or if its wide rings show it grew healthy and strong. Through poetry, this story shares the life of a tree and how special these giant plants really are! Find a stump and count the rings to listen to a tree’s story. Will the tree you pick be healthy? How will you know?
By: Bill Cairns
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Garden Friends
- By: Faith Hickman
- Narrated by: Sara Hazelwood
- Length: 2 mins
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Gardens make great habitats for many types of animals. Water, protection and food are the benefits for animals living in a garden, and in return they keep the soil healthy, eat pesky insects, and help pollinate the flowers.
By: Faith Hickman
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Animal Firefighters to the Rescue
- By: Sonja Cole
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 6 mins
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Climate change affects many regions with hotter and drier weather, and forest fires are a growing problem. Learn how hungry animals might help reduce wildfires. Fires need fuel, oxygen and heat to start a flame. The forest floors are covered with dry grass, dead wood, and bark called duff–fire fuel! Learn how conservationists are using sheep, goats, beavers and other animals to reduce fires!
By: Sonja Cole
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Click and the Kids: Hike Through the Forest
- By: Betsy Page Brown
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 3 mins
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Martin, Liz, and their friend take a hike through the forest and learn about animals and plant life. This forest ecosystem is a healthy environment for animals and plant life to grow. A woodpecker checks for bugs to eat in a nearby tree, with bark that is ancient. Martin notices moss on the old tree bark and poisonous mushrooms! What else will they find on their forest hike?
By: Betsy Page Brown
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The Power of Wind
- By: Christine Graf
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 2 mins
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The wind is moving air! When warm air rises through the atmosphere, cool air flows in to take its place, creating wind! Did you know that wind power can produce electricity? Tall machines called wind turbines are solar-powered and becoming the fastest-growing renewable source of energy–they burn no fuel and cause no pollution. Turbines can be found on many wind farms, especially in Europe!
By: Christine Graf
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Who Visits the Garden?
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 2 mins
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What kind of insect protects itself with bright colors, warning insect eaters to stay way–a ladybug! Learn about insects and animals that live together in a garden. Interacting together, these living organisms have a lot in common! Some can help a garden grow strong and others can cause a lot of trouble. Raccoons like to eat the seeds and berries while spiders help by eating the pesky insects.
By: Amy Tao
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Click and Jane: Make Compost
- By: Rob McClurkan
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 2 mins
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Making a compost pile is a simple way to dispose of waste—like leaves, grass clippings, fruit, and vegetable peels—and turns them into healthy food for plants! Cece notices how nice Jane’s flowers are and wants to make a compost pile, too! Jane and Click show their friends how to make compost and you can learn too! What else is needed to help the compost decompose?
By: Rob McClurkan
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Yo Wants to Know: What Should I Recycle?
- By: Lea Daniel
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 1 min
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Yo helps his father recycle garbage and learns what types of trash go into the recycling bin. Yo learns his fleece vest is made of plastic and that special factories recycle the plastic and melt it down into new things like toys and his favorite fleece vest! Can you guess which trash goes into the blue bins? Yo wants to surprise his mother with a special present–knowing how to recycle!
By: Lea Daniel
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Yo Wants to Know: How Do Forest Fires Start?
- By: Lea Daniel
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 1 min
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Yo learns an important rule about using a campfire when she goes camping with her mother and father. Yo notices land destroyed by a forest fire. Campfires can start just from a small spark hidden in the coals of a campfire and a little wind! Yo discovers how forest fires can start and how to prevent them. What does Yo learn about being safe with campfires? How would you put out a fire?
By: Lea Daniel
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The Watermelon Seed
- By: Kay Haugaard
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 3 mins
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What is juicy, red and green with white stripes and pops up from the ground ready to eat—watermelon! Their seeds need plenty of water, lots of sun and nutrient rich soil. Follow along as a tiny, black seed bursts into a delicious fruit. Watermelons are ready to be picked when their yellow petals have all fallen. Find out what Bee-u-ti-ful insect helps the watermelon grow?
By: Kay Haugaard
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Trash or Toys?
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: Sara Hazelwood
- Length: 2 mins
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Reusing your trash to make toys can be lots of fun–and decrease pollution and waste! Things we use around the house get old and we throw them away. What if you use them to make toys or gadgets that make life better? Experts think reusing things may be better than recycling! Learn how to make a piggy bank from a plastic can or a train with egg cartons. What things can you create by reusing?
By: Amy Tao
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Washed Ashore
- By: Liz Huyck
- Narrated by: Rebecca Taylor
- Length: 2 mins
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Did you know about 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year? Learn about the Washed Ashore project that helps to clean up beaches through re-use of collected plastic—and then is recycled into art! Which sculpture in the project is your favorite?
By: Liz Huyck
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Upcycle!
- By: Amy Tao
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 1 min
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Got a pair of old tights, an empty can or a plastic bottle that you plan to throw away? You can upcycle those old things and turn them into new items you can use! Upcycling is recycling in a better way! Learn how to make a decorative pencil holder, a draft dodger to keep the cold out, or turn plastic bottles into bowling pins. What things can you create to reduce the use of plastic and metal?
By: Amy Tao
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How Do Desert Plants Do It?
- By: Elizabeth Preston
- Narrated by: Rebecca Taylor
- Length: 3 mins
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Have you ever seen or felt a prickly cactus or a juicy aloe? These are just two of the amazing plants that can survive in the desert! In the study of botany, identify the different plants that thrive in hot, dry climates like deserts.
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Curious Clouds
- By: Liz Huyck
- Narrated by: Jonny Walker
- Length: 11 mins
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Do you know what clouds are made of—they are made up of water particles! Learn about weather science, the characteristics of clouds, and how clouds recycle water. What are the effects on weather and different organisms in the world? Understand the science of precipitation—how clouds create rain, snow, and hail!
By: Liz Huyck
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A People and a Tree
- By: Christine Graf
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 4 mins
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Native American tribes from the Northwest Coast learned to use the wood of cedar trees for many of their daily needs. Tribes used recycling to conserve resources hundreds of years ago. Pounding bark until it was fluffy to make diapers and with special thin branches called withes, cedar trees were soaked and used to make rope. What special technique did tribes use to take down big cedar trees?
By: Christine Graf
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Pumpkin Planting
- By: Krista Curran
- Narrated by: Kristen Scribner
- Length: 5 mins
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It’s the season to plant vegetables in Emmy’s garden! Emmy is excited to plant her pumpkin seeds. Discover all the different seeds that Emmy and her mother choose for their family garden. What seeds would you plant in your garden?
By: Krista Curran