Children's audiobooks
Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales
By: Beatrix Potter
Narrated by: Gary Bond, Janet Maw, Michael Hordern, Patricia...
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
Penguin presents The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter, beautifully brought to life by a talented cast of readers, including Gary Bond, Michael Hordern, Rosemary Leach, Janet Maw, Patricia Routledge and Timothy West.
The twenty-three tales in this set have never lost their popularity, and sell in their millions all over... Read more
The American Revolution
By: Christi Parker
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 20 minutes
Abridged: No
The American Revolution was the colonists' fight for freedom in the New World. It involved the help of spies, women, and people from other countries. The colonists fought against a giant, and they won their freedom from Great Britain against all odds. After winning the impossible, the colonists had a new battle to fight: setting up a new... Read more
View audiobookThomas Jefferson
By: Jill K. Mulhall
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Thomas Jefferson was a gifted writer whose words helped form the country. Although at one time he wanted to be a great speaker, he found comfort and ease in writing. Not only was he a great writer, but also an architect, inventor, surveyor, scientist, and a brilliant politician. He wanted to make life better for all people. Read more
View audiobookThe Declaration of Independence
By: Jill K. Mulhall
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 20 minutes
Abridged: No
The Declaration of Independence was a document that declared the right to be a country that would make its own decisions, starting with the decision to separate from the British control. From taxation to the Boston Tea Party to Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, tension was building against Great Britain. Events finally led to a resolution in Congress... Read more
View audiobookPocahontas
By: Marie Patterson
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Pocahontas was the daughter of the great Chief Powhatan. Pocahontas was instrumental in helping Jamestown settlers survive a difficult winter and literally keeping peace between two diverse cultures. Read more
View audiobookEarly American Indian Tribes
By: Marie Patterson
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 20 minutes
Abridged: No
The American Indian culture consisted of specific customs and traditions that regulated everything from who would lead the tribes to who would marry within the tribes. They kept precise, detailed accounts of their tribal histories because they foresaw the importance of passing down their histories. Read more
View audiobookPhillis Wheatley
By: Emily R. Smith
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Phillis Wheatley was the first black person in America to have a book published, opening the door for other black writers and female authors. She was kidnapped and brought to the colonies as a child and served as a slave to a family in Boston. Phillis learned to read and write at a young age. Read more
View audiobookLife in the Colonies
By: Emily R. Smith
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The colonies were the birthplace of the United States and they were made up of people that came from various backgrounds seeking religious freedom, wealth, and success. Daily life for the colonists was different depending on the region in which they lived, yet they established a united nation built on freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Read more
View audiobookChristopher Columbus
By: Wendy Conklin
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Christopher Columbus set out on August 3, 1492, to find the East by sailing west. Over the course of a few years, he convinced the king and queen of Spain to pay for his trip, promising them fame and riches in return. Columbus discovered more than he bargained for—he had found a new continent. Read more
View audiobookExploring the New World
By: Wendy Conklin
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 18 minutes
Abridged: No
From the Vikings to Henry Hudson, the great explorers sailed across uncharted waters during the Age of Discovery in search of many things, including adventure and wealth. Their exploration not only changed maps of the world but also paved the way for the settlement of the New World. Read more
View audiobookAfrican Americans Today
By: Stephanie Kuligowski
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 20 minutes
Abridged: No
There was a time in American history where African Americans did not have the same rights as other Americans. Segregation laws forced African Americans to have separate schools, restrooms, parks, and even drinking fountains. They suffered from racism and discrimination. Despite these disadvantages, African Americans fought for equality and set... Read more
View audiobookFreedom: Life After Slavery
By: David Anthony & Stephanie Kuligowski
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Slavery officially ended in 1865 with the Thirteenth Amendment. But this did not mean that hard times were over. All of a sudden there were over 400,000 freed slaves who needed jobs and homes. Despite the fact that the law said they were free, many African Americans experienced discrimination due to segregation laws and racism. They were paid... Read more
View audiobookLangston Hughes: Harlem Renaissance Writer
By: David Anthony & Stephanie Kuligowski
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 19 minutes
Abridged: No
After the Civil War, African Americans were still experiencing discrimination and segregation. Many people chose to move North in search of equality and freedom. Langston Hughes was one of these migrants. He moved to New York City to attend college at Columbia University. He settled in Harlem, a thriving city full of jazz and blues music, art,... Read more
View audiobookThe Fight for Freedom
By: Melissa Carosella & Stephanie Kuligowski
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Slavery in America began in 1619. It destroyed countless lives and led to a war that nearly tore the country in half. Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person and were treated as pieces of property. Many brave Americans fought to abolish slavery and to provide equality for all people. Harriet Tubman became a conductor for the Underground... Read more
View audiobookThe Prince and the Sphinx
By: Stephanie Herweck Paris
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Thutmose and Menes were princes, sons of the great Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep. One of them would be the next ruler of Egypt and the other would spend much of his time scheming to bring the other down. Who will triumph? Read more
View audiobookAtrahasis
By: Stephanie Paris
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 21 minutes
Abridged: No
This myth from ancient Mesopotamia reveals a battle between good and evil, humans and gods. Who shall be victorious? Be prepared for destruction, heroism, survival, and so much more! Read more
View audiobookIndentured in America
By: Corinne Brown
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Charles is a young boy sold into servitude when his parents die coming to America. He befriends a slave, Henry, and together, they learn the value of sacrifice for that which they value most—their own freedom. A sailor, Adam, risks his freedom to help them achieve theirs. Read more
View audiobookNarcissa Whitman and the Westward Movement
By: Catherine M. Shannon
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Two missionaries set up elaborate programs in the Oregon Territory to teach “white” Christian ways to the local Cayuse and Nez Perce tribes and to provide them with a medical outreach program. As a result, there is violent tribal resistance to the work of the missionaries. Read more
View audiobookCauses of the Civil War
By: Wendy Conklin
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Abolitionist John Brown raises a small army of men in the hopes of starting a slave revolt and leads his men to Harper’s Ferry to take over the United States arsenal. Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant Jeb Stuart are sent by President Buchanan to put down the uprising. In the end, John Brown is captured, tried, and convicted of treason. Read more
View audiobookThe Tortoise and the Hare
By: Dona Rice
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Tortoise and Hare live in the woods with all their animal friends. Hare loves to hop and run very fast. It always boasts that it is the fastest and best in the woods. The other animals know that Hare is fast. But they think Hare’s boasting is annoying. Tortoise decides to do something about it. Tortoise challenges Hare to a race. Hare thinks... Read more
View audiobookThe Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
By: Debra Housel
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 14 minutes
Abridged: No
The town mouse visits its cousin, the country mouse. The country mouse offers the town mouse a dull meal. The town mouse tells the country mouse to come to its home to try some fine dining. The country mouse follows its cousin to town. After a series of adventures, the two reach the table to find that the food is tasty. There is plenty of it,... Read more
View audiobookEl ganso de los huevos de oro / The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
By: Kathleen Bradley
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 14 minutes
Abridged: No
It is time to pay taxes to the king, but all that Joseph and his mother have to offer him is a goose. They were told that the goose is magical and lays golden eggs. But they never see a single golden egg—until they give the goose to the king. In the king's luxury, the goose begins to lay the precious eggs. But the goose has many demands of the... Read more
View audiobookEl raton del campo y el raton de la ciudad / The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
By: Debra Housel
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 16 minutes
Abridged: No
The town mouse visits its cousin, the country mouse. The country mouse offers the town mouse a dull meal. The town mouse tells the country mouse to come to its home to try some fine dining. The country mouse follows its cousin to town. After a series of adventures, the two reach the table to find that the food is tasty. There is plenty of it,... Read more
View audiobookLa zorra y el cuervo / The Fox and the Crow
By: Dona Rice
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 14 minutes
Abridged: No
A hungry fox comes upon a crow sitting in a tree. The crow holds a piece of cheese in its beak. The fox would like to eat that cheese. Of course, the crow also wants to eat the cheese. Can the sly fox trick the crow into giving up the cheese? Read more
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