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Disasters Audiobooks

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    Sinkholes

    by Vanessa Black ...
    Narrated by Dana Flemming ...
    series Disaster Zone

    Unabridged

    7 min

    In Sinkholes, early fluent readers learn about the conditions that lead to and result from catastrophic sinkholes. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest sinkholes and how to stay safe in areas with sinkholes.An infographic illustrates how a sinkhole forms, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Droughts

    by Cari Meister ...
    Narrated by Dana Flemming ...
    series Disaster Zone

    Unabridged

    6 min

    In Droughts, early fluent readers learn about the conditions that lead to and result from catastrophic water shortage. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest droughts and how to help prevent them.An infographic illustrates areas of the world at risk for drought, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Firefighters at Work

    by Karen Latchana Kenney ...
    Narrated by Alice Rea ...
    series Meet Your Community Workers

    Unabridged

    7 min

    The Meet Your Community Workers illustrated nonfiction book Firefighters at Work teaches young readers about the education, tasks, tools, and role in society of firefighters. Easy-to-read text combines with colorful illustrations to provide entertainment and facts for even the youngest audience. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades PreK-4. ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Volcanoes

    by Cari Meister ...
    Narrated by Dana Flemming ...
    series Disaster Zone

    Unabridged

    6 min

    In Volcanoes, early fluent readers learn what volcanoes are, why they form, and what makes them so dangerous. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest volcanoes and how to stay safe when the ground spits fire.An infographic illustrates the different parts of a volcano, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    La camada con suerte

    cachorros de lobo rescatados de un incendio forestal

    by Jennifer Keats Curtis, John Gomes ...
    Narrated by Rosalyna Toth ...

    Unabridged

    10 min

    Mientras que un gran incendio forestal rugía a lo largo del Funny River en el Kenai National Wildlife Refuge en Alaska, los bomberos se apresuraron al rescate. Cuando encontraron a cinco cachorros de lobos de tres semanas de nacidos en apuros, se pusieron en acción para salvar a toda la camada. Sin los padres lobos para ayudar, los cuidadores de animales del zoológico y los veterinarios en el ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Detecting Hurricanes

    by Samantha S. Bell ...
    Narrated by Charon Normand-Widmer ...
    series Focus Readers: Detecting Disasters

    Unabridged

    15 min

    Examines how scientists study hurricanes. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides an exciting look at the science of disaster detection. ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Titanic

    by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst ...
    Narrated by Dana Flemming ...
    series Man-Made Disasters

    Unabridged

    In Titanic, early fluent readers will learn about the science behind the ill-fated voyage of this “unsinkable” ship. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore what we have learned in the wake of this disaster.An infographic illustrates parts of the Titanic, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Challenger

    by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst ...
    Narrated by Dana Flemming ...
    series Man-Made Disasters

    Unabridged

    3 min

    In Challenger, early fluent readers will learn about the science behind the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore what we have learned in the wake of this disaster.An infographic illustrates the parts of the Space Shuttle Challenger, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Disaster by Choice

    How our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes

    by Ilan Kelman ...
    Narrated by Rupert Bush ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 17 min

    An earthquake shatters Haiti and a hurricane slices through Texas. We hear that nature runs rampant, seeking to destroy us through these 'natural disasters'. Science recounts a different story, however: disasters are not the consequence of natural causes; they are the consequence of human choices and decisions. we put ourselves in harm's way; we fail to take measures which we know would prevent ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Challenger Explosion, The

    by Heather Adamson ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...

    Unabridged

    11 min

    Tells the story of Christa McAuliffe and the six other NASA astronauts who lost their lives in the Challenger space shuttle disaster on January 28, 1986. ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Search and Rescue Teams

    Saving People in Danger

    by Justin Petersen ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series EMERGENCY!

    Unabridged

    23 min

    When a boy is lost in the wilderness, it’s time for the experts to go to work. Curious readers can first learn how Search and Rescue teams prepare to search for lost people or help those whose lives are in danger. Then they can go on an exciting ride along to see how these brave people work to find people or save them in emergency situations. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Tornadoes

    Be Aware and Prepare

    by Martha Rustad ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Weather Aware

    Unabridged

    6 min

    Lightning flashes, and dark clouds spin. A sound like a train or jet engine fills the air. Is it a tornado? How do you know? And how can you prepare for what’s to come? Tornadoes: Be Aware and Prepare has the answers. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, The

    Core Events of an Industrial Disaster

    by Steven Otfinoski ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series What Went Wrong?

    Unabridged

    28 min

    Whether they occur at home or in the workplace, fires are devastating events that sometimes cause the tragic deaths of innocent people. Find out what happened when a factory in New York City caught fire in the early 1900s. And discover why so many workers were unable to escape the blazing building. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Deepwater Horizon

    by Nikole Brooks Bethea ...
    Narrated by Dana Flemming ...
    series Man-Made Disasters

    Unabridged

    In Deepwater Horizon, early fluent readers will learn about the science behind the biggest marine oil spill in U.S. history. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore what we have learned in the wake of this disaster.An infographic illustrates parts of an oil rig, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

    by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Who HQ ...
    Narrated by Akaina Ghosh ...
    series What Was?

    Unabridged

    1 hour 5 min

    In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake.One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake—one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition)

    The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue

    by Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman ...
    Narrated by Alex Boyles ...
    Audiobook 1 - The True Rescue Series

    Unabridged

    3 hours 43 min

    On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the shipwreck and a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    How to Survive

    by Kenny Abdo ...
    series Thrills and Chills

    Unabridged

    4 hours 48 min

    The earth is full of natural dangers that everyone should know how to survive. Step up and learn exactly what these disasters are, how to prepare, and the best ways to brave them. The easy to read text is joined with beautiful and colorful photographs showing some of the most perilous images of survival. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards, Fly! is an imprint of Abdo ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Tornadoes!

    by Gail Gibbons ...
    Narrated by Chris Lutkin ...

    Unabridged

    11 min

    Tornadoes are funnel-shaped clouds that can cause massive destruction on the ground. Their winds can swirl faster than 260 miles per hour! In addition to factual information, youngsters will learn about how such extreme weather affects the lives of people in areas where these atmospheric storms are common. Using her acclaimed combination of clear wording and detailed illustrations, Gibbons ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Worst Volcanic Eruptions of All Time, The

    by Suzanne Garbe ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Epic Disasters

    Unabridged

    27 min

    With a violent explosion, a volcano erupts, endangering all life within miles. Ash clouds the sky and red-hot lava slides across the ground. From Mount Vesuvius to the Ring of Fire, brave the fiery landscape and learn about the worst volcanoes in history. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition

    Jennifer Doudna and the Race to Understand Our Genetic Code

    by Walter Isaacson ...
    Narrated by Kathe Mazur ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 38 min

    Walter Isaacson’s #1 New York Times bestselling history of our third scientific revolution: CRISPR, gene editing, and the quest to understand the code of life itself, is now adapted for young readers!When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was The Double Helix, James Watson’s account of how he and Francis ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Tornadoes

    by Cari Meister ...
    Narrated by Dana Flemming ...
    series Disaster Zone

    Unabridged

    7 min

    In Tornadoes, early fluent readers learn about what happens during a tornado, including how and where tornadoes form. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest tornadoes and how to stay safe when a tornado is sighted.An infographic illustrates the role air temperature plays in creating a tornado, and an activity offers kids an ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Rescue of the Bounty (Young Readers Edition)

    Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy

    by Douglas A. Campbell, Michael J. Tougias ...
    Narrated by Alex Boyles ...
    Audiobook 6 - The True Rescue Series

    Unabridged

    3 hours 50 min

    Book six in the True Rescue series for young readers, this pulse-pounding account of disaster and survival at sea follows the HMS Bounty whose fateful course through Superstorm Sandy would lead to one of the most heroic Coast Guard rescue missions ever.On October 23, 2012, with Superstorm Sandy fast approaching, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Worst Earthquakes of All Time, The

    by Mary Englar ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Epic Disasters

    Unabridged

    23 min

    A slight tremble shakes the room. Suddenly, a violent force rocks the house's foundation as a crack runs down the street. Earthquake! The shattering effects of these natural disasters have wreaked havoc on people around the world. From Chile to China, stand your ground and explore the worst earthquakes in history. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Anatomy of a Plane Crash

    by Amie Leavitt ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Disasters

    Unabridged

    38 min

    Air travel is one of the safest methods of transportation, but when a disaster happens, it captures the public's imagination. Learn about how airplanes are built, how researchers investigate a crash, how engineers are making planes safer, and more. ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial