AuthorTerry Deary
NarratorStephanie Beattie
Duration1h 32m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, History
Key StageKS2
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Smashing Saxons, including who got cow pats as Christmas presents, why wearing a pig on your head is lucky and how to make a dead Saxon happy.
Author: Irene Gut Updike
Author Irene Gut Updike
Narrator Hope Davis
Duration 7h 6m
IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it.
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Author: Albert Marrin
Author Albert Marrin
Narrator Jim Frangione
Duration 5h 45m
From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic-and the chances for another worldwide pandemic.In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza. By the summer of 1918, the second wave struck as a hig...
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Horrible Histories: Awesome Egyptians
Author: Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite
Author Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite
Narrator Ffion Jones
Duration 2h 45m
They're not called the Awesome Egyptians for nothing! The foul pharaohs and their suffering slaves got up to all sorts of terrible tricks. Read this book to... Meet some fabulous pharaohs... and their mummies. Make revolting recipes for 3000 year old sweets. Discover which king had the most blackheads. Find out why some pharaohs wore false beards....
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Author: Terry Deary
Author Terry Deary
Narrator Nia Davies
Duration 3h 36m
Want to know: Why Druids split humans in half, how the Normans outwitted the Welsh with a lump of ham and how an army of Welsh mums fought off the French once and for all? With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.
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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
Author: Phillip Hoose
Author Phillip Hoose
Narrator Phillip Hoose
Duration 4h 51m
At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill...
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Author: Kenneth C. Davis
Author Kenneth C. Davis
Narrator Macleod Andrews
Duration 4h 40m
With 2018 marking the 100th anniversary of the worst disease outbreak in modern history, the story of the Spanish flu is more relevant today than ever. This dramatic narrative, told through the stories and voices of the people caught in the deadly maelstrom, explores how this vast, global epidemic was intertwined with the horrors of World War I-and...
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Author: Terry Deary
Author Terry Deary
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 6m
Terry Deary and Martin Brown's brilliant books about the nastiest periods in history have now - with the help of some astounding actors and directed by Dirk Maggs - been transformed into a series of audio extravaganzas. Featuring new, extra material not found anywhere in the books, these sound spectaculars are just as thrilling and spilling, funny...
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Author: Terry Deary
Author Terry Deary
Narrator Louise Amos
Duration 4h 51m
Readers can discover all the foul facts about Scotland, including the truth about William Wallace, the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques, and how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet...
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Author: Terry Deary
Author Terry Deary
Narrator Huw Parmenter
Duration 37m
The Viking invaders have arrived to make Ellie and her fellow villagers slaves! But nobody at the monastery where she and her brother, Symeon, live, will believe that they are under attack! Will they be able to outwit the raiders and escape?
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Author: Kadir Nelson
Author Kadir Nelson
Narrator Debbie Allen
Duration 1h 38m
Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soul is the winner of numerous awards, including the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor, and the recipient of five starred reviews. The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. This is the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the...
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