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Author: Richard Hughes
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Author Richard Hughes
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 5h 35m
Published to great acclaim in 1929, this classic and bestselling tale did away with sentimental Victorian visions of childhood and paved the way for later works such as Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'. Set in the last century against a tropical landscape and the ever-present sea, this audiobook tells the story of a family of English children who, on...
View BookAuthor: Steven Paulsen
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Author Steven Paulsen
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 40m
Nathan and his mother have a new pet - a stray cat. It turns up one night and makes itself at home. No harm in that. or is there? Why does the cat want Nathan to follow it? And what is old Everett's awful secret? Part of the Franklin Watts `After Dark' series for reluctant readers.
View BookDisasters In Nature: Volcanoes
Author: Catherine Chambers
Format: MP3 CD
Author Catherine Chambers
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 1h 8m
What does it mean when a volcano is said to be dormant? Why was the island of Montserrat evacuated in 1997? How can scientists predict when a volcano will re-erupt? Find the answers to these questions and many more in this audio book, which examines the causes and effects of natural disasters.
View BookThe Elements In Poetry: Poems About Air
Author: Andrew Fusek (ed.) Peters
Format: MP3 CD
Author Andrew Fusek (ed.) Peters
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 23m
The poems in this audiobook explore air in many different guises, from breathing to hurricanes, thunder and lightning to migrations and the first historic hot air balloon flight. They cannot fail to make listeners young and old think anew about the amazing world that we live in.
View BookAuthor: Matthew Condon
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Author Matthew Condon
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 38m
`Come and play, come and play.' The ghostly children's voices echo through the stillness of the forest. Jack's parents have warned him not to go there, but something draws him closer to the sounds of lost souls coming from the tunnel. Part of the Franklin Watts `After Dark' series for reluctant readers.
View BookGoing Up! the No-worries Guide To Secondary School
Author: J Alexander
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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 BookAuthor: Anne Fine
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Author Anne Fine
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 6h 34m
Colin is in many ways an ideal citizen. A responsible job for the council, visits to his aged mother Norah, and cooking and shopping for her. But no-one knows about his other - much more secret - life that involves a garden shed, a circus acrobat, and a much-adored three-year-old charmer.
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.
View BookAuthor: Virginia Woolf
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Author Virginia Woolf
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 5h 50m
Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's first truly experimental novel. It is a portrait of a young man, who is both representative and victim of the social values which led Edwardian society into war. Jacob Flanders first appears as a child playing by the seaside. The novel follows his progress to school, Cambridge, London, Paris, Italy, Greece and to hi...
View BookKS2 English: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Study Book
Author: CGP Publications
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Author CGP Publications
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 1h 10m
This book explains everything KS2 students will need to know about Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling for the English SATS. There are plenty of examples to demonstrate each point, with quick recap questions for every topic and exam-style tasks at the end of each section.
View BookHow To Be A Community Champion! A Practical Manual For Young Activists
Author: Michael Norton
Format: MP3 CD
Author Michael Norton
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 1h 10m
A lively and practical guide packed with ideas and advice for young people wanting to take action in their community or change the world. Including: planning a project, producing leaflets and posters, influencing decision makers, raising money and much more.
View BookAuthor: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 6h 42m
A collection of short stories to startle, surprise and satisfy. How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million pounds? A recommended text for GCSE English.
View BookHorrible Histories: The Cut-throat Celts
Author: Terry Deary
Format: MP3 CD
Author Terry Deary
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 2h 35m
'The Cut-Throat Celts' gives you the ghastly truth about the wild warrior race who weren't afraid to fight the rotten Romans and who had the horrible habit of collecting human heads.
View BookKey Stage Three Shakespeare: Macbeth
Author: Group Publications Coordination
Format: MP3 CD
Author Group Publications Coordination
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 2h 41m
This revision guide to Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' leads you painlessly through the plot, exploring characters and explaining historical detail in ordinary, straightforward language. This is ideal for helping you with your Key Stage 3 English SATS.
View BookDCI Matilda Darke Series Book 3: A Room Full of Killers
Author: Michael Wood
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Author Michael Wood
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
SeriesDCI Matilda Darke, Book 3
Duration 12h 22m
The third book in Michael Wood's darkly compelling crime series featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Peter James, Lee Child and Karin Slaughter. Eight killers. One house. And the almost perfect murder...Starling House is home to some of the nation's deadliest teenagers, still too young for prison. When the latest arrival is found brutal...
View BookDCI Matilda Darke Series Book 2: Outside Looking In
Author: Michael Wood
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Author Michael Wood
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
SeriesDCI Matilda Darke, Book 2
Duration 11h
The second book in Michael Wood's darkly compelling new crime series featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, Mark Billingham and Val McDermid.When elderly George Rainsford goes to investigate a suspicious noise one night, the last thing he expects to find is a bloodbath. A man has been killed and a woman brutally beaten, l...
View BookDCI Matilda Darke Series Book 1: For Reasons Unknown
Author: Michael Wood
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Author Michael Wood
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
SeriesDCI Matilda Darke, Book 1
Duration 10h
DCI Matilda Darke has returned to work after a nine month absence. A shadow of her former self, she is tasked with re-opening a cold case: the terrifyingly brutal murders of Miranda and Stefan Harkness. The only witness was their eleven-year-old son, Jonathan, who was too deeply traumatized to speak a word. Then a dead body is discovered, and the i...
View BookThe Great Depression and the Americas 1929-1939
Author: Nick Fellows
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Author Nick Fellows
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 10h 25m
An exciting series that covers selected topics from the Higher Level options in the IB History syllabus. This coursebook covers Higher Level option 3, Topic 7, The Great Depression and the Americas 1929-39. The text is divided into clear sections following the IB syllabus structure and content specifications. It offers a sound historical account al...
View BookAuthor: John Townsend
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Author John Townsend
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 40m
Robbers tried to steal diamonds worth 350 million pounds from the Millennium Dome. It would have been the world's biggest robbery. But John Shatford - head of the flying squad at Scotland Yard - wasn't going to let them get away with it.
View BookCitizen Guides: What Happens At the Stock Exchange
Author: Soraya Moeng
Format: MP3 CD
Author Soraya Moeng
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 41m
What is the London Stock Exchange? Why do companies float on it? The decisions taken at the London Stock Exchange can have an important effect on you, but do you know what actually happens there? A Franklin Watts title.
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