Historical Audiobooks

The Mysterious Dark Day

A mysterious dark day causes panic during American Revolution; solved years later.

Lois Miner Huey (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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An American Army of Two Saves the Day

Were Rebecca and Abigail Bates real heroes of the War of 1812?

Edmund A. Fortier (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Tiny-Island Tellers

Storytellers from the Marshall Islands share folktales, songs, and dances of their native land.

Ii Daniel A. Kelin (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Phillis Wheatley: Slave Poet; An Hymn to the Evening

An African American slave girl, raised by a prominent Boston family, became a published poet.

Doris Boyko (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Ben Franklin: Fit for Life

This Founding Father knew the value of a good workout.

Highlights For Children (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Pull Your Own Weight

Prairie boy is home alone on a cold winter day when a calf is born. He must figure out how to care for it until Papa and Mother come home.

Marilyn Kratz (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The President Pitches!

Article about how President William Howard Taft started a tradition by throwing out the first pitch at the Opening Day of a Nationals/Athletics baseball game in 1910. Explains how this tradition benefited baseball and how every president except Jimmy Carter has throw an Opening Day first pitch since 1910.

Katherine L. House (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Apple-Seed Man

John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, traveled west in the late 1700s--planting apple orchards and spreading good will.

Paula Appling (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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"Swat the Fly!": The Birth of the Fly Swatter

Highlights's science editors answer kids' questions about how stuff works, such as Why Do Balloons Run out of Air?

Bob Rose (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Princess and the Tulips

Each year Holland sends a special thank-you to Ottawa Canada for providing a haven for the Dutch royal family during World Wor II.

Sandra Beswetherick (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Nelly's Other World

While hiding from the Nazis during World War II this young girl created a world of her own in watercolor paintings.

Nelly S. Toll (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Gabbing About GUM

This article covers the history of chewing gum from the Stone Age to the 20th century.

Patricia Nikolina Clark (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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