AuthorAnita Ganeri
NarratorPaul Vates
Duration3h 25m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, Geography
Key StageKS2
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
Horrible Geography takes you under the sea with Odious Oceans. Discover where in the world you can tuck into a poisonous pufferfish, spot some perilous pirates and explore the savage seabed! Horrible Geography is the perfect escapism from miserable maps, rotten rock piles and dire diagrams. Hold tight!
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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Extreme Frontiers: Racing Across Canada From Newfoundland To the Rockies
Author: Charley Boorman
Author Charley Boorman
Narrator David John
Duration 6h 55m
Charley Boorman is back on his bike exploring the world's second largest country - home to some of the most stunning and challenging terrain known to man. Canada is a country of extremes, and Charley knows all about pushing the limits. He goes dirt biking in New Brunswick, dives through old shipwrecks in Tobermory and rides along Butch Cassidy's...
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Where On Earth?: Geography Without the Boring Bits
Author: James Doyle
Author James Doyle
Narrator Lynsey Murrell
Duration 2h 22m
Where on Earth? is jam-packed with all of gegraphy's greatest hits, with all the boring bits taken out. From how to make raindrops to cool ways to remember the world's wonderful waterfalls, longest rivers and most desolate deserts - plus all the countries and continents in which these fantastic features are found. The perfect learning companion to...
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Horrible Geography: Violent Volcanoes
Author: Anita Ganeri
Author Anita Ganeri
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 3h 4m
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: aband...
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Author: Wolfgang Korn
Author Wolfgang Korn
Narrator Philip Scott-Wallace
Duration 3h 55m
How does a piece of clothing end up in your wardrobe? Where does it come from, and where does it go? This is not just a story about manufacturing. This is a story about people, their livelihoods and their life expectations. This is the story of globalisation. Made on Earth follows the incredible journey of a red fleece manufactured in Bangladesh. F...
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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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Voyage To the Volcano: A Great Galloon Adventure
Author: Tom Banks
Author Tom Banks
Narrator Tom Banks
Duration 3h 49m
Poor Captain Anstruther is still searching for his kidnapped bride, Isabella, but he thinks the key to winning her back may lie in the heart of the Chimney Islands, a mind-boggling patchwork of volcanoes where Anstruther and Isabella first swore eternal love. Can he attend the party and be reunited with his beloved? Stanley and Rasmussen must do...
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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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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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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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