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Going Up! the No-worries Guide To Secondary School
Author: J Alexander
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
Author J Alexander
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 1h 24m
Can't wait to change schools, or worried about fitting in? Listen to this audiobook to have fun from day one. Including: having the right stuff, finding your way around, making new friends, staying on top of classwork and homework and getting on with the older kids.
View Book100 Things You Should Know About Oceans
Author: C Oliver
Format: MP3 CD
Author C Oliver
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 1h 5m
This audiobook will take you on an underwater journey. Young minds will be amazed by fascinating facts about gigantic whales, beautiful coral landscapes and incredible ships and boats. With exactly 100 numbered facts, this audiobook will be great for project work and all those with inquisitive minds.
View BookHorrible Histories: Awesome Egyptians
Author: Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
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....
View BookThe Handmaid's Tale: York Notes For A Level
Author: Various
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
Author Various
Narrator Suzanne Elise Freeman
Duration 8h 44m
Including an enhanced exam section containing: expert guidance on approaching exam questions, writing high-quality responses and using critical interpretations, plus practice tasks and annotated sample answer extracts. This text guide has your key skills covered: focused tasks to develop your analysis and understanding, plus regular study tips, rev...
View BookThe Horrible Science of Everything
Author: Nick Arnold
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
Author Nick Arnold
Narrator Greg Patmore
Duration 3h 13m
Bored of biology classes? Totally fed up of physics? Couldn't care less about chemistry? Hmmmm. Dare you discover. Why you're breathing in dinosaur burps? What poos in your bed 20 times a day? What happens when you drop a rabbit through the centre of the earth? If you're sick to death of science, you need THIS BOOK! From the dizzy science of daydre...
View BookAuthor: Stephen Hawking
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
Author Stephen Hawking
Narrator Erik Davies
Duration 4h 30m
In this audiobook Hawking attempts to make the ideas and concepts of his bestseller 'A Brief History of Time' even more accessible. It is up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings, and is a guide to non-scientists everywhere in the search for the secrets of time and space.
View BookLondon the Biography: Street Life and People
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Ackroyd
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 3h
This social history audiobook vividly describes the everyday activities and concerns of Londoners. Particular areas of interest include customs, food, drink, entertainment, sex, crime and punishment.
View BookStone Girl, Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning of Lyme Regis
Author: Laurence Anholt
Format: MP3 CD + Stream / Download
Author Laurence Anholt
Narrator Rachel Sternberg
Duration 15m
Mary Anning is probably the world's best-known fossil-hunter. As a little girl, she found a fossilised sea monster, the most important prehistoric discovery of its time. Best-selling author Laurence Anholt turns Mary's fascinating life into a beautiful story, ideal for reading aloud.
View BookHow To Be Smart With Your Money
Author: Duncan Bannatyne
Format: MP3 CD
Author Duncan Bannatyne
Narrator David Rintoul
Duration 3h 30m
A book aimed at everyone who wants to be smarter with their cash. Told in Duncan's straightforward style, he explains the forces and choices that influence how much we have in our pockets. Today's turmoil in the financial markets illustrates how important it is to be in control of your money. This book addresses the core fundamentals of financial l...
View BookAuthor: Max Arthur
Format: MP3 CD
Author Max Arthur
Narrator Clive Mantle, Patience Tomlinson
Duration 5h
Max Arthur's new book interviews the families of First World War veterans, revealing how the war affected the families down the generations.
View BookSeven Ages: An Anthology of Poetry With Music
Author: Various
Format: MP3 CD
Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 33m
This entertaining anthology of verse is the comic, tragic, tender and telling story of life's seven ages - from childhood to old age. Included are 150 great poems from all ages from Chaucer to Ted Hughes. They are presented by one of the finest casts on one recording.
View BookThe Persian War From the Histories
Author: Herodotus
Format: MP3 CD
Author Herodotus
Narrator Roy Marsden
Duration 3h 55m
Herodotus tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia.
View BookAuthor: Simon Sebag Montefiore
Format: MP3 CD
Author Simon Sebag Montefiore
Narrator Andrew Sachs
Duration 11h 50m
Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilisations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is the epic history of 3,000 y...
View BookThe Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire Part 2
Author: Edward Gibbon
Format: MP3 CD
Author Edward Gibbon
Narrator Philip Madoc
Duration 7h 15m
Part 2 discusses the Roman Empire's rise to greatness as well as its eventual decline and fall brought about by increasingly dramatic military, economic and social changes.
View BookAuthor: Tim Peake
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Author Tim Peake
Narrator Robin Ince
Duration 7h 14m
What happens when you sneeze in space? Was it fun to do a space walk? How squashed were you in the capsule on the way back? What were your feelings as you looked down on Earth for the first time? Were you ever scared? Where to next-the Moon, Mars, or beyond? Based on his historic mission to the International Space Station, Ask an Astronaut is Tim P...
View BookThe Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire Part 1
Author: Edward Gibbon
Format: MP3 CD
Author Edward Gibbon
Narrator Philip Madoc
Duration 7h 53m
Part 1 charts the gradual collapse of Roman rule, from Augustus (23 BC to AD 14) to the first of the Barbarian kings, Odoacer (476-490 AD). Gibbon documents not only their corruption and depravity, but also the great achievements of the emperors. The music includes overtures by Schumann and symphonies by Raff.
View BookThe History of Classical Music
Author: Richard Fawkes
Format: MP3 CD
Author Richard Fawkes
Narrator Robert Powell
Duration 5h 13m
Robert Powell narrates the history of over 1000 years of Western classical music, from Gregorian chant to Henryk Gorecki. Many musical expressions and musical forms are explained and illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings of recent years.
View BookAuthor: Pam Pollack
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Author Pam Pollack
Narrator Rob Shapiro
Duration 1h 2m
Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio. A college dropout, J...
View BookBritish History Makers: Guy Fawkes
Author: Leon Ashworth
Format: MP3 CD
Author Leon Ashworth
Narrator Ruth Sillers
Duration 1h
Part of a series that focuses on some of the most colourful characters from history. This audio book features Guy Fawkes, describing his life and the events he orchestrated that could have changed the course of history.
View BookBritish History Makers: Oliver Cromwell
Author: Leon Ashworth
Format: MP3 CD
Author Leon Ashworth
Narrator Ruth Sillers
Duration 55m
Part of a series that focuses on some of the most colourful characters from history. This audio book focuses on the life and times of Oliver Cromwell, explaining how he helped to shape history.
View BookAuthor: Dr Sylvia Moody
Format: MP3 CD
Author Dr Sylvia Moody
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 5h 8m
This audiobook will help teenagers tackle the problems that dyslexia brings. It will help with reading, writing, spelling and memory, as well as giving tips on how to take notes, organise study, deal with examinations and use IT. It also shows how to improve confidence, deal with stress and build on creative talent.
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