AuthorRichard Platt
NarratorKarola Gajda
Duration2h 15m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, History
Key StageKS3
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
In 1945 Fidel Castro was an unknown law student. Today he is the leader of the only Communist state in the Western hemisphere. Find out all about his extraordinary life in this informative audio book.
Twentieth Century History Makers: Adolf Hitler
Author: Liz Gogerly
Author Liz Gogerly
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 2h 13m
History has its fair share of evil characters, but Adolf Hitler is still considered by many to have been the most inhumane and dangerous of all. How did a man who was sleeping rough on the streets of Vienna in 1909 become one of the world's most feared dictators?
View BookTwentieth Century History Makers: Albert Einstein
Author: Chris Oxlade
Author Chris Oxlade
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 0m
In 1900 scientist Albert Einstein was working in obscurity. By the time he died in 1955 Einstein was a household name. Find out how he became one of the world's best known scientists in this informative guide to his life.
View BookTwentieth Centuryhistory Makers: Mao Zedong
Author: Anne Faulkner
Author Anne Faulkner
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 2h 50m
Mao Zedong helped found the Chinese Communist Party and rose with it to power. As Leader of the party, he transformed his country into the People's Republic of China. Learn all about his life in this informative audio book.
View BookTwentieth Century History Makers: Winston Churchill
Author: Simon Adams
Author Simon Adams
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 2h 26m
Churchill is considered by many to be one of the greatest world leaders. But how did he make the transition from young army officer to political statesman? Find out all about his life in this clear and informative guide.
View BookTwentieth Century History Makers: Mother Teresa
Author: Emma Johnson
Author Emma Johnson
Narrator Karola Gajda
Duration 2h 10m
In 1948 an Albanian nun called Sister Teresa started to help the poor of India. Working in Calcutta she dedicated her life to the poor, the sick and the destitute she found on the streets, helping them when no one else would. Discover more about her amazing life in this informative audiobook
View BookTwentieth Century History Makers: Mahatma Gandhi
Author: Simon Adams
Author Simon Adams
Narrator Karola Gajda
Duration 2h 15m
To some people a living saint, to others a fraud, Gandhi nevertheless influenced people around the world with his philosophy of peace and non violence. Discover all about his extraordinary life in this informative audio book.
View BookTwentieth Century History Makers: Anne Frank
Author: Emma Johnson
Author Emma Johnson
Narrator Vashti Maclachlan
Duration 2h 25m
In 1939 Anne Frank was a young schoolgirl. In 1945 she died in a Nazi death camp. By 1955 her diary had become an international bestseller. This audio book assesses the impact Anne's short life had on the world we live in today.
View BookWould You Believe... Marzipan Contains Cyanide?! and Other Freaky Food Facts
Author: Richard Platt
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Jane Steel
Duration 1h 35m
Young historians and chefs get a real taste of the stories behind the food we eat as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international cuisine past and present. Listeners will learn about the often disgusting yet utterly fascinating foods that our ancestors ate such as maggot cake or rotten fish, as well as those that are still eaten around the...
View BookAuthor: Richard Platt
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Julia Bliss
Duration 2h
The year is AD 102 and Iliona, an educated Greek girl, has been orphaned and sold as a slave in Rome. Apart from her beloved diary, she hasn't a friend in the world... But the family she works for are not unkind, and as Iliona begins to make friends and look around her, she discovers that the teeming city at the heart of the empire is a fascinating...
View BookWould You Believe... In 1400, Reading Could Save Your Life?! and Other Academic Advantages
Author: Richard Platt
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Rachel Sternberg
Duration 1h
Listeners will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful educational practices that our ancestors employed and explore some unusual teaching methods used today. Find out about the Neolithic cave school, the English charity boarding school in Dickensian times, where pupils shared their boarding rooms with chickens and turkeys, and the...
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