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Exploration and Discovery Audiobooks

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    Bold Riders

    The Story of the Pony Express

    by John Micklos ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Adventures on the American Frontier

    Unabridged

    24 min

    Though the Pony Express existed for less than two years, its legend lives on today. Its mission was to deliver mail 2,000 miles across the American plains and deserts in half the time it would take by stagecoach. Riders faced many dangers, from hostile American Indians to wicked weather. Lively language and historical illustrations will help readers feel as if they are part of the journey. Meets ... Read more

    $5.99 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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    Pocahontas

    by Elizabeth Seelye, Shauna Zurbrugg ...
    Narrated by Melissa Manchester ...

    Abridged

    34 min

    The story of Pocahontas, the young daughter of Chief Powhatan, is one that has captured the imagination of children and adults for more than 400 years. Responsible for saving the life of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas also saved Jamestown colonists from starvation and saved them from being massacred by her father's warriors. To this day, no one really knows what motivated the unselfish deeds of ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Emperors of the Ice

    A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13

    by Richard Farr ...
    Narrated by Michael Page ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 4 min

    In 1909, every continent had been thoroughly explored . . . except one.That September, Captain Robert F. Scott announced a new scientific expedition that would put Antarctica firmly on the map at last and claim the South Pole for Great Britain.Twenty-three-year-old Apsley Cherry-Garrard was asked to join. With no special skills, and terrible eyesight, he seemed a surprising choice. Yet in the most ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Explorers

    Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventurers

    by Nellie Huang ...
    Narrated by William Roberts ...
    series DK Explorers

    Unabridged

    3 hours 31 min

    Meet famous explorers and adventurers in this exciting non-fiction storybook for children. Venture into steaming jungles in search of lost temples, fight off frostbite in the Arctic, and blast off into space!Great explorers have one thing in common - a desire to leap into the unknown, no matter how dangerous that might be. From Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the world 500 years ago ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Discovering the West

    The Expedition of Lewis and Clark

    by John Micklos, Jr. ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Adventures on the American Frontier

    Unabridged

    26 min

    Imagine being asked by the president of the United States to explore an unknown part of the country. That’s exactly how Lewis and Clark found themselves blazing a trail west from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, they met American Indian tribes and documented plants and animals they had never seen before. Lively language, historical illustrations, and primary source journal entries ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Space Explorers

    25 extraordinary stories of space exploration and adventure

    by Libby Jackson ...
    Narrated by Libby Jackson ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 19 min

    A collection of amazing real-life stories about space exploration and adventure.Do you know the true story of ...*The first astronauts to land on the moon and were nearly stranded there for ever, if it hadn't been for a felt tip pen that saved them?*The 'human computers' that launched NASA's first rockets into space?*The astronaut that trained to go to space by living in underground caves and ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Who Was Charles Darwin?

    by Deborah Hopkinson ...
    Narrated by Kevin Pariseau ...
    series Who Was?

    Unabridged

    48 min

    As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded for conducting “useless” experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that would ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    This Country of Ours, Part 1

    Stories of Explorers and Pioneers

    by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall ...
    Narrated by David Thorn, Bobbie Frohman ...
    Audiobook 1 - The This Country of Ours Series

    Unabridged

    3 hours 21 min

    This series, in seven parts, tells the story of America from the earliest founding through the days of Woodrow Wilson and World War I. In Part 1, you’ll hear stories of the exciting adventures of the explorers and pioneers, like Columbus and Cabot, who faced daunting trials to find the “New World.”Stories include:How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands The Sea of Darkness and the Great ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People

    by Kate Messner, Jose Barreiro ...
    Audiobook 8 - History Smashers

    Unabridged

    2 hours 30 min

    Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about Christopher Columbus, and learn all about the Taino people. Perfect for fans of the I Survived books and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and ... Read more

    $20.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Stranded in the Sierra Nevada

    The Story of the Donner Party

    by Danielle Smith-Llera ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Adventures on the American Frontier

    Unabridged

    31 min

    Imagine leaving your home and moving across the country to a new life on the unknown frontier. That’s exactly what members of the Donner Party were trying to do in the mid-1800s when they traveled out west, chasing their dreams of a better life. But instead, many were destined to meet a cruel fate. Lively language, historical illustrations, and primary source journal entries from members of the ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Curse of the Mummy, The

    Uncovering Tutankhamun's Tomb

    by Candace Fleming ...
    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 22 min

    During the reign of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled and died tragically young. In order to sendhim on his way into the afterlife, his tomb was filled with every treasure he would need after death. And then, it was lost to time,buried in the sands of the Valley of the Kings.His tomb was also said to be cursed.Centuries later, as Egypt-mania gripped Europe, two Brits -- a ... Read more

    $41.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Incredible History of the Indian Ocean

    by Sanjeev Sanyal ...
    Narrated by Rayan Madan ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 44 min

    When did the first humans arrive in India and how did they get here? What are Roman artefacts from hundreds of years ago doing in a town near Puducherry? How did merchants from Arabia end up near Kochi? From the east coast of Africa to Australia, one big blue body of water has connected diverse peoples and cultures for thousands of years: the incredible Indian Ocean. Read on to learn about the ... Read more

    $20.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Lost in Outer Space: The Incredible Journey of Apollo 13 (Lost #2)

    by Tod Olson ...
    Narrated by George Newbern ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 23 min

    This exciting second book in the Lost series tells the incredible true story of the doomed Apollo 13 moon mission that nearly ended in disaster. On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 space shuttle set off for the third intended American moon landing. Two days later and 200,000 miles from Earth, disaster struck when an oxygen tank exploded on board the spacecraft, leaving three astronauts with only one ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    WAS IST WAS Hörspiel. Versunkene Schätze entdecken

    by Johannes Disselhoff, Johannes Disselhoff, STIL Musik & Hörspiele, Christian Hagitte, Simon Bertling ...
    Narrated by Marius Clarén, Yesim Meisheit, Björn Bonn ...
    series WAS IST WAS Hörspiele

    Unabridged

    1 hour 6 min

    Versunkene Städte, gekenterte Piratenschiffe und spanische Galeonen – sagenhafte Reichtümer warten auf dem Meeresboden darauf, entdeckt und gehoben zu werden. Doch Tauchen will gelernt sein! Wer unter Wasser forschen will, braucht eine Spezialausbildung und ein ausgiebiges Training. In diesem aufregenden Hörspiel geht es mit dem bekannten Trio Theo, Tess und Quentin auf Schatzsuche unter der ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Who Was First?

    Discovering the Americas

    by Russell Freedman ...
    Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 45 min

    Historians still agree about the date of Columbus’s voyage. But did this European adventurer discover America? We now know that certain explorers from other parts of the globe set foot on American shores long before 1492–and that others may have done so. And “discovery” takes on a different meaning when the new land already has people living in it.As artifacts are unearthed and analyzed, the story ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    History Smashers: The Mayflower

    by Kate Messner ...
    Narrated by Annette Amelia Oliveira ...
    Audiobook 1 - History Smashers

    Unabridged

    2 hours 55 min

    Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. Perfect for fans of I Survived and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.In 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and made friends with Wampanoag people who gave them corn. RIGHT?WRONG! It was months before the Pilgrims met any Wampanoag people, and nobody gave anybody corn that day.Did you know that ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Which Way to the Wild West?

    Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About America's Westward Expansion

    by Steve Sheinkin ...
    Narrated by Steve Sheinkin, Vikas Adam ...
    series Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You

    Unabridged

    6 hours 29 min

    New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin welcomes young listeners to the thrilling, tragic, and downright wild historic adventure of America’s westward expansion in Which Way to the Wild West? Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn’t Tell You About America’s Westward Expansion.1805: Explorer William Clark reaches the Pacific Ocean and pens the badly spelled line ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Off The Map

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark

    by Meriwether Lewis ...
    Narrated by Pat Grimes ...

    Unabridged

    57 min

    Lewis and Clark's famous 1804 expedition was told with great detail by the explorers themselves in an eight-volume account. Now young historians have the opportunity to learn the thrills, challenges, and adventures in a version accessible for them. Two years' worth of entries are condensed into a flowing account that maintains the historical essence of the original. With a fact-filled prologue and ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Who Was Ponce de León?

    by Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ ...
    Narrated by Anthony Rey Perez ...
    series Who Was?

    Unabridged

    54 min

    Learn the story of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León and how he shaped the history of both Florida and Puerto Rico during the Age of Exploration in this new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling series.In the early 1500s, Ponce de Leon was one of the most important Spanish military figures in the Caribbean. He made his first voyage across the Atlantic with Christopher Columbus and then ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Whydah, The

    A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found

    by Martin W. Sandler ...
    Narrated by Jeff Cummings ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 22 min

    A 2018 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistThe exciting true story of the captaincy, wreck, and discovery of the Whydah — the only pirate ship ever found — and the incredible mysteries it revealed.The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure but also large and fast ships to ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    I, Columbus

    My Journal 1492-1493

    by Peter Roop ...
    Narrated by Pat Grimes ...

    Unabridged

    49 min

    Christopher Columbus had a dream-to reach the fabled lands of the East, rich with spices, jewels, silver, and especially gold. Having studied the travels of other explorers, Columbus was convinced he could reach his destination by traveling west across the seas. After convincing Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to fund his expedition, he set sail in August of 1492. In this account, the voyage ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Meriwether Lewis

    Off the Edge of the Map

    by Janet Benge, Geoff Benge ...
    Narrated by Tim Gregory ...
    series Heroes of History

    Unabridged

    5 hours 36 min

    Meriwether Lewis had been commissioned by President Jefferson to lead a daring expedition so remarkable it would become one of the most famous explorations in history. He chose as his co-captain William Clark. Their mission - to find a land route to the Pacific Ocean while learning as much as possible about the thousands of miles of unexplored territory they struggled through (1774-1809).Heroes of ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Your Life as a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail

    by Jessica Gunderson ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...

    Unabridged

    15 min

    You just tried out for the school play. And who wants the lead part more than anyone? YOU! Imagine racing horseback across the plains. Making your own rules. Roasting marshmallows and hot dogs around the campfire. But be careful what you wish for. That might not be the way it was for a pioneer on the Oregon Trail … ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial