AuthorAnita Ganeri
NarratorPaul Vates
Duration3h 4m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, Geography
Key StageKS2
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
What looks like a nice normal hill - until it explodes in a supercharged spurt of boiling lava? A volcano, of course. So what are you waiting for? Let's go and visit some! Plan an explosive holiday with the volcano vacation guide. Get clued up with the spotter's guide to eruptions. Or read the terrifying diaries of volcano survivors. Warning: abandon hope. But don't abandon this: your laugh-out-loud guide from Horrible Geography!
Islam: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Malise Ruthven
Author Malise Ruthven
Narrator Malise Ruthven
Duration 3h 50m
This Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis and the Wahabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic) law in Islamic life. It also offers a fresh perspective on contemporary questions such as: Why is the greatest 'Jihad'...
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Horrible Geography: Earth Shattering Earthquakes
Author: Anita Ganeri
Author Anita Ganeri
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 2h 10m
Discover how to predict earthquakes, how scientists prepare for them and what really goes on under the Earth's crust when an earthquake hits it.
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How To Snog A Hagfish! Disgusting Things In the Sea
Author: Jonathan Eyers
Author Jonathan Eyers
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 3h
'How to Snog a Hagfish!' explores the most bizarre, the most disgusting and the most fascinating creatures that inhabit the oceans. When attacked, the hagfish (also known as the slime eel) ties itself in a knot that travels the length of its body, squeezing out mucus by the bucketful and making it impossible for a predator to keep hold. To eat, a s...
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Author: Tim Alborne
Author Tim Alborne
Narrator Benjamin Soames
Duration 1h 21m
For centuries, it has been the playground of big powers, from Alexander the Great to the British Empire and the Soviet Union. It has been torn by internal strife and ideological differences, yet Afghans, tribal though they may be, remain a proud nation. Here is a short history, setting the background to the current situation.
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Horrible Geography: Desperate Deserts
Author: Anita Ganeri
Author Anita Ganeri
Narrator Krystyna Gajda
Duration 2h 55m
Geography with the gritty bits left in! Does geography grind you down? Fed up with miserable maps, rotten rock piles and despicable data? Wave goodbye to boring geography lessons as you step onto the scorching sands of Desperate Deserts... Shudder! as you're forced to drink camel pee to stay alive. Gasp! as a single sand dune on the move buries who...
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Horrible Geography: Freaky Peaks
Author: Anita Ganeri
Author Anita Ganeri
Narrator Liz Staples
Duration 1h 42m
Geography with the gritty bits left in! Does geography grind you down? Fed up with miserable maps, rotten rock piles and despicable data? Wave goodbye to boring geography lessons as you scale the heady heights of 'Freaky Peaks'... Gasp! at the jellyfish stranded at the top of a mountain. Scream! when you bump into the legendary yeti and run for you...
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Author: Meredith Hooper
Author Meredith Hooper
Narrator Clive Mantle
Duration 2h 23m
The gripping true story of Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen's desperate race to Antarctica. Battered by shrieking blizzards, skin blackened by frostbite and eyes burning with snow blindness, these driven men faced agonising decisions and risked their lives as they battled across the high Atlantic plateau to reach the South Pole.
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Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Mark Maslin
Author Mark Maslin
Narrator John French
Duration 6h 39m
Climate change is still, arguably, the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century. In the third edition, Mark Maslin includes crucial updates from the last few years, including the results of the 2013 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, the effects of ocean acidification, and the impact of changes to global populat...
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Author: Sally Morgan
Author Sally Morgan
Narrator Krystyna Gajda
Duration 40m
Where do old cars go? What happens at a recycling plant? This title examines the science of waste from land fill sites to scrap heaps to nuclear power stations.
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Author: David Burnie
Author David Burnie
Narrator Paul Medlicott
Duration 1h 14m
The world is in danger! From gigantic eruptions to asteroid collisions, natural disasters have the power to devastate life on Earth. Find out why these disasters occur, what effects they have on our surroundings and how likely each disaster is to strike again. Find out what we are doing to avoid disasters in the future, and how people are learning...
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