Disasters in Natural World & Kids Audiobooks

Audiobook

Worst Volcanic Eruptions of All Time, The

by Suzanne Garbe ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series 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

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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
Audiobook

Sinkholes

by Vanessa Black ...

Narrated by Dana Flemming ...

Series 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

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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.
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Audiobook

World's Worst Hurricanes, The

by John R. Baker ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series series World's Worst Natural Disasters
Unabridged

11 min

The winds pick up while heavy waves crash on the beach. A few hours later screaming winds and driving rain tear up the coastline. It's a hurricane! With winds reaching hundreds of miles per hour, these devastating storms can cause immense amounts of damage. Readers can learn all about history's biggest, deadliest hurricanes from around the world. ... Read more

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The winds pick up while heavy waves crash on the beach. A few hours later screaming winds and driving rain tear up the coastline. It's a hurricane! With winds reaching hundreds of miles per hour, these devastating storms can cause immense amounts of damage. Readers can learn all about history's biggest, deadliest hurricanes from around the world.
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Audiobook

Search and Rescue Teams

Saving People in Danger

by Justin Petersen ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series 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 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Audiobook

Fire Escape

How Animals and Plants Survive Wildfires

by Jessica Stremer ...

Narrated by Chloe Cannon ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

A captivating overview of the clever ways animals detect, respond, and adapt to wildfires, as well as how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of these devastating events in nature.Goats and beavers. Drones and parachutes. Pinecones and beetles. What do they have in common? Believe it or not, they are all crucial tools in fighting, preventing, and adapting to wildfires!These ... Read more

$34.34 CAD

A captivating overview of the clever ways animals detect, respond, and adapt to wildfires, as well as how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of these devastating events in nature.Goats and beavers. Drones and parachutes. Pinecones and beetles. What do they have in common? Believe it or not, they are all crucial tools in fighting, preventing, and adapting to wildfires!These
... Read more
Audiobook

Hurricanes

by Cari Meister ...

Narrated by Dana Flemming ...

Series series Disaster Zone
Unabridged

6 min

In Hurricanes, early fluent readers learn about the conditions that turn a thunderstorm into a full-blown hurricane. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest hurricanes and how to stay safe in hurricane conditions.An infographic illustrates where hurricanes most often form, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Hurricanes, early fluent readers learn about the conditions that turn a thunderstorm into a full-blown hurricane. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest hurricanes and how to stay safe in hurricane conditions.An infographic illustrates where hurricanes most often form, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend
... Read more
Audiobook

地球大搖晃：地震

by Newtonkids ...

Narrated by Newtonkids ...

Unabridged

38 min

生動好玩的劇場式科學故事「擠呀擠！推呀推！」因為板塊不斷的互相擠壓，才擠出了台灣島，但也因為板塊還在持續推擠，所以地層會發生晃動，造成地震。生活在台灣一定對地震不陌生，到底地震是怎麼一回事？為什麼會造成海嘯和土壤液化？快來聽故事，和阿思克一起去調查地震真相！Newtonkids科學故事鯰魚鬧、地震到？地球大搖晃──地震地球人注意，地震這樣做！搜救犬、出動！通曉天文地理的張衡【作者簡介】Newtonkids全台灣最資深的兒童科普雜誌企劃、編劇，由知名聲優生動演出，安排主角《阿思克》和《Eyebox》為孩子演說精彩的科學故事。 ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

生動好玩的劇場式科學故事「擠呀擠！推呀推！」因為板塊不斷的互相擠壓，才擠出了台灣島，但也因為板塊還在持續推擠，所以地層會發生晃動，造成地震。生活在台灣一定對地震不陌生，到底地震是怎麼一回事？為什麼會造成海嘯和土壤液化？快來聽故事，和阿思克一起去調查地震真相！Newtonkids科學故事鯰魚鬧、地震到？地球大搖晃──地震地球人注意，地震這樣做！搜救犬、出動！通曉天文地理的張衡【作者簡介】Newtonkids全台灣最資深的兒童科普雜誌企劃、編劇，由知名聲優生動演出，安排主角《阿思克》和《Eyebox》為孩子演說精彩的科學故事。
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Audiobook

Challenger

by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst ...

Narrated by Dana Flemming ...

Series 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

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Audiobook

The Sixth Extinction (Young Readers Adaptation)

An Unnatural History

by Elizabeth Kolbert ...

Narrated by Eunice Wong ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before.Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before.Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the
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Audiobook

Detecting Disasters

Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornadoes and more

by Various ...

Narrated by Charon Normand-Widmer ...

Unabridged

56 min

This close-up look at how scientists keep people safe by predicting and studying natural disasters teaches listeners about hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and more. Each audiobook examines notable examples of disasters from the past, the cutting-edge technology scientists are using today, and the science behind these natural disasters. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this educational ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

This close-up look at how scientists keep people safe by predicting and studying natural disasters teaches listeners about hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and more. Each audiobook examines notable examples of disasters from the past, the cutting-edge technology scientists are using today, and the science behind these natural disasters. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this educational
... Read more
Audiobook

Disasters!: A Who HQ Collection

by Who HQ ...

Narrated by Minka Wiltz, Lisa Flanagan, Asia Rainey, Eric Sharp, Gary Tiedemann, Akaina Ghosh, Thérèse Plummer ...

Series series What Was?
Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

An eight-audiobook collection from the creators of the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series that details the most famous disasters in history, including the Titanic, Pompeii, and the Great Depression.Perfect for curious young listeners, these eight titles provide exciting details about notable tragedies throughout history. Learn about the impact of catastrophes like the Titanic, Pompeii, ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

An eight-audiobook collection from the creators of the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series that details the most famous disasters in history, including the Titanic, Pompeii, and the Great Depression.Perfect for curious young listeners, these eight titles provide exciting details about notable tragedies throughout history. Learn about the impact of catastrophes like the Titanic, Pompeii,
... Read more
Audiobook

Tornadoes

Be Aware and Prepare

by Martha Rustad ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series 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 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Audiobook

Firefighters at Work

by Karen Latchana Kenney ...

Narrated by Alice Rea ...

Series 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

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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.
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Audiobook

What Was the Great Chicago Fire?

by Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ ...

Narrated by Minka Wiltz ...

Series series What Was?
Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series.On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Did the Great Chicago Fire really start after a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn? Find out the truth in this addition to the What Was? series.On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump
... Read more
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

$26.99 CAD

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
Audiobook

Hurricanes

Be Aware and Prepare

by Renée Gray-Wilburn ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series series Weather Aware
Unabridged

5 min

Rain falls in sheets. The wind howls, bends trees, and tosses objects through the air. Is it a hurricane? How do you know? And how can you prepare for what’s to come? Hurricanes: Be Aware and Prepare has the answers. ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Rain falls in sheets. The wind howls, bends trees, and tosses objects through the air. Is it a hurricane? How do you know? And how can you prepare for what’s to come? Hurricanes: Be Aware and Prepare has the answers.
... Read more
Audiobook

Superpower Dogs: Henry

Avalanche Rescue Dog

by Cosmic ...

Narrated by Corey Carthew ...

Unabridged

2 hours 12 min

Join Henry, one of the stars of the IMAX film Superpower Dogs, as he emBARKS on a journey to become an avalanche rescue dog in this gripping true story, perfect for fans of Max!In Whistler, British Columbia, dogs can be found riding chairlifts, perched on skiers' shoulders, and even descending from helicopters--all in the race against time to save people caught in the path of an avalanche. Meet ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Join Henry, one of the stars of the IMAX film Superpower Dogs, as he emBARKS on a journey to become an avalanche rescue dog in this gripping true story, perfect for fans of Max!In Whistler, British Columbia, dogs can be found riding chairlifts, perched on skiers' shoulders, and even descending from helicopters--all in the race against time to save people caught in the path of an avalanche. Meet
... Read more
Audiobook

Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

by Jerry Stanley ...

Narrated by Fred Sullivan ...

Unabridged

1 hour 24 min

This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school--until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field. "The story is inspiring, and Stanley has recorded the details with passion and dignity. An excellent ... Read more

$11.00 CAD

This true story took place at the emergency farm-labor camp immortalized in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Ostracized as "dumb Okies," the children of Dust Bowl migrant laborers went without school--until Superintendent Leo Hart and 50 Okie kids built their own school in a nearby field. "The story is inspiring, and Stanley has recorded the details with passion and dignity. An excellent
... Read more
Audiobook

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

$21.51 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Audiobook

What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916?

by Nico Medina, Who HQ ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Series series What Was?
Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

The panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicled in this gripping addition to the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series.On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water off Beach Haven, New Jersey—the first recorded shark attack in American history. ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicled in this gripping addition to the New York Times Best-Selling What Was? series.On July 1, 1916, witnesses watched in horror as twenty-eight-year-old Charles Vansant was attacked and killed by a shark in shallow water off Beach Haven, New Jersey—the first recorded shark attack in American history.
... Read more
Audiobook

Supervivencia para Principiantes

by Rafael Craft ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Simón G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 31 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.¿Estás preparado para lo inesperado?Supervivencia para Principiantes es la guía esencial para cualquier persona que quiera aprender a enfrentarse con confianza a situaciones extremas. Ya sea que te encuentres perdido en la naturaleza, atrapado en una emergencia urbana o simplemente quieras estar listo para cualquier imprevisto, este libro te ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.¿Estás preparado para lo inesperado?Supervivencia para Principiantes es la guía esencial para cualquier persona que quiera aprender a enfrentarse con confianza a situaciones extremas. Ya sea que te encuentres perdido en la naturaleza, atrapado en una emergencia urbana o simplemente quieras estar listo para cualquier imprevisto, este libro te
... Read more
Audiobook

Worst Hurricanes of All Time, The

by Terri Dougherty ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series series Epic Disasters
Unabridged

27 min

Powerful gusts and heavy rains starting in the ocean can mean only one thing: hurricane! The storm’s forceful winds can uproot trees and send cars flitting through the air. From Hurricane Katrina to the Great Hurricane of 1780, stand up to the storm surges and read about the worst hurricanes in history. ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Powerful gusts and heavy rains starting in the ocean can mean only one thing: hurricane! The storm’s forceful winds can uproot trees and send cars flitting through the air. From Hurricane Katrina to the Great Hurricane of 1780, stand up to the storm surges and read about the worst hurricanes in history.
... Read more
Audiobook

Al Roker's Extreme Weather

Tornadoes, Typhoons, and Other Weather Phenomena

by Al Roker ...

Narrated by William Harper ...

Unabridged

55 min

New York Times bestselling author, award-winning meteorologist, and Today Show co-anchor Al Roker explores extreme weather phenomena in his first book for kids.Dive deep into a world of fascinating weather with everyone’s favorite meteorologist, Al Roker!With this mesmerizing book that covers a wide range of topics, listeners will learn about the conditions that generate unique weather occurrences ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

New York Times bestselling author, award-winning meteorologist, and Today Show co-anchor Al Roker explores extreme weather phenomena in his first book for kids.Dive deep into a world of fascinating weather with everyone’s favorite meteorologist, Al Roker!With this mesmerizing book that covers a wide range of topics, listeners will learn about the conditions that generate unique weather occurrences
... Read more
Audiobook

What Was the Donner Party?

by Ben Hubbard, Who HQ ...

Narrated by Greg D. Barnett ...

Series series What Was?
Unabridged

54 min

The notorious true story of a group of pioneers forced to make impossible decisions when trapped in the mountains for an entire winter—part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos.In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way ... Read more

$11.00 CAD

The notorious true story of a group of pioneers forced to make impossible decisions when trapped in the mountains for an entire winter—part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos.In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way
... Read more

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