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Inventions Audiobooks

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    Wheels for Kids: A Fun Guide to the Amazing Invention of the Wheel

    by Emily Farnsworth ...
    Narrated by Emily Farnsworth ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 45 min

    Spark young curiosity with a playful STEM adventure revealing how one simple round invention changed human history. Travel back in time to imagine a world without moving gears, carts, or bicycles, and experience the heavy lifting of ancient life. This high-energy journey connects early engineering problems to the creative solutions that built modern civilization.Perfect for turning daily school ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Glorious Flight

    Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909

    by Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen ...
    Narrated by Stuart Blinder ...

    Unabridged

    8 min

    Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunning audiobook depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight. ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

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    Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and the Personal Computer

    by Donald Lemke ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...

    Unabridged

    19 min

    Tells the story of how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the personal computer. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    George Eastman and the Kodak Camera

    by Jennifer Fandel ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...

    Unabridged

    13 min

    Tells the story of George Eastman and the invention of the Kodak camera. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Miracle Mud

    Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud That Changed Baseball

    by David A. Kelly ...
    Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

    Unabridged

    9 min

    Lena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, he played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better way. Thanks to a well-timed fishing trip and a top-secret mud recipe, Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud was born. For seventy-five years, baseball teams have used Lena's magic mud to prepare ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    Jaxon's Magical Adventure with Black Inventors and Scientists (Just Imagine...What If There Were No Black People in the World?)

    by Tamara Shiloh ...
    Narrated by Tyra Kennedy, Tre Mosley, Leon Nixon and Germaine Hatcher ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 35 min

    Jaxon's Magical Adventure with Black Inventors and Scientists is the first book in the series, Just Imagine...What If There Were No Black People in the World? This fun children's chapter book that tells the story of Jaxon, a 10-year-old Black boy who discovers and learns about several of the African American inventors and historical figures who have made a positive impact on our everyday lives. ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Slick Little Robot, A

    by Harry T. Roman ...
    Narrated by Highlights for Children ...
    Series series Read With Highlights

    Unabridged

    5 min

    This robot was designed to clean and inspect gigantic oil tanks. ... Read more

    $2.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    "Swat the Fly!"

    The Birth of the Fly Swatter

    by Bob Rose ...
    Narrated by Highlights for Children ...
    Series series Read With Highlights

    Unabridged

    4 min

    Highlights presents "Swat the Fly!" by Bob Rose: The invention of the fly swatter. ... Read more

    $2.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    25 Invenções Acidentais

    Histórias Surpreendentes de Erros que Mudaram o Mundo

    by Mike Ciman ...
    Narrated by Voz Digital Paulo G ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 18 min

    Este audiolivro é narrado por uma voz digital.25 invenções acidentais que - por engano - mudaram o mundo.Muitas das invenções que usamos no nosso dia a dia têm origem em momentos inesperados, em que cientistas, engenheiros e inventores tropeçaram em soluções brilhantes enquanto perseguiam outros objetivos.Desde a criação da Penicilina à descoberta dos Raios-X, e do Micro-ondas aos Balões de Ar ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Medical Invention Breakthroughs

    by Heather E. Schwartz ...
    Narrated by Kathleen Li ...
    Series series Edge of Medicine

    Unabridged

    19 min

    With trusted expertise from Mayo Clinic, the Edge of Medicine series sets out to inspire and educate the next generation of young scientists by highlighting the medical breakthroughs of a diverse range of scientists and researchers. From the stethoscope to the clinical trial, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest inventions in medicine. Get to know the physicians, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Fabulous Fashion Inventions

    by Laura Hamilton Waxman ...
    Narrated by Intuitive ...
    Series series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day

    Unabridged

    30 min

    Did you realize that swimming suits used to weigh 22 pounds (about 10 kilograms)? Or that the first people to wear high heels were French royalty (even the king!) in the 1500s? Get ready to learn the amazing stories behind inventions you use every day. From the society woman who invented bras to the Swiss inventor who came up with the idea for Velcro, you'll find out how we got some of our ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    Isaac the Alchemist

    Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd

    by Mary Losure ...
    Narrated by Steven Crossley ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 36 min

    Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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    Repurpose It

    Invent New Uses for Old Stuff

    by Tammy Enz ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    Series series Invent It

    Unabridged

    29 min

    Create amazing inventions and help the environment at the same time. In Repurpose It, you’ll invent a solar still, a bug robot, a textbook safe, and many other resourceful contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Leonardo da Vinci

    El gran genio del Renacimiento

    by Javier Alonso López ...
    Narrated by Ferran Farré, Sofía Martín ...
    Series series Mis pequeños héroes

    Abridged

    8 min

    DEJA QUE EL MISMÍSIMO LEONARDO DA VINCI TE EXPLIQUE SU VIDA, EN PRIMERA PERSONA Y COMO SI FUERA UN CUE NTO.¿Qué te gustaría ser de mayor? Seguro que, cuando te hacen esa pregunta, respondes con una profesión en concreto: veterinaria, astronauta, maestro... Sin embargo, si me hubieran preguntado a mí, no habría sabido qué responder. A mí me interesaba casi todo, y a lo largo de mi vida hice ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Mysterious Messages

    A History of Codes and Ciphers

    by Gary Blackwood ...
    Narrated by George Guidall ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 5 min

    History?s amazing secrets and codes?and how to crack them yourself. This fascinating look at history?s most mysterious messages is packed with puzzles to decode and ciphers that kids can use themselves. Here are the encrypted notes of Spartan warriors, the brilliant code-crackers of Elizabeth I, secret messages of the American Revolution, spy books of the Civil War, the famous Enigma Machine, and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Video Games

    A Graphic History

    by Sean Tulien ...
    Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...
    Series series Amazing Inventions

    Unabridged

    18 min

    Video games evolved over decades from simple consoles to cutting-edge entertainment in homes and arcades. In the twenty-first century, they've also become some of the world's most popular apps. Find out more about the technological innovations, major players, and controversies that have made video-game history. And from the role of game cartridges to the power of the internet, learn how new ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Hidden Heroes in Technology

    by Carol Kim ...
    Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...
    Series series Who Else in History? (Alternator Books ®)

    Unabridged

    18 min

    Tech is everywhere! Learn more about the innovators who created the technology world. These innovators are women, people of color, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are ready to be recognized.From creating color television to the first search engine to computer chips, these heroes saw a world no one else thought was possible. Get to know how these innovators created their ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    Philo Farnsworth and the Television

    by Ellen Niz ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...

    Unabridged

    17 min

    Tells the story of how Philo Farnsworth came up with the idea for electronic television at age 14, and later developed his idea into the technology for television that is still used today. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    How We Got to Now

    Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

    by Steven Johnson ...
    Narrated by Steven Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 57 min

    From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Extra Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their ... Read more

    $15.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    What Is AI?

    by Wes Locher, Who HQ ...
    Narrated by Holter Graham ...
    Series series What Was?

    Unabridged

    1 hour 11 min

    Have you ever wondered how AI came to be? How did ChatGPT develop? Who is “Siri”? Find out everything you need to know about the rise of AI and advancing technology, including future applications and concerns, in this informative book.It all began in 1822 when an English mathematician created the “Difference Engine,” the world’s first mechanical calculating machine. Fast-forward two hundred years, ... Read more

    $8.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Electric Guitar

    A Graphic History

    by Blake Hoena ...
    Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...
    Series series Amazing Inventions

    Unabridged

    22 min

    For decades, the blasts and howls of the electric guitar have been some of the defining sounds of popular music. But more than a century of effort and innovation had to happen before this instrument went electric. Learn about the master craftspeople who created the guitar as we know it, the inventors who figured out how to send guitar notes through amplifiers and give the guitar a bigger sound, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Wood, Wire, Wings

    Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane

    by Kirsten W. Larson ...
    Narrated by Libby McKnight ...

    Unabridged

    20 min

    Problems always set Emma “Lilian” Todd’s mind soaring—even as a girl. Growing up during the golden age of invention and from a family of innovators, Lilian couldn’t hold strips of wire or bits of tin without tinkering. She turned toys and trash into useful inventions.But when Lilian grew up and learned that inventing wasn’t considered women’s work, she decided on the next best thing. She got a job ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Inventing Tiny Ears

    by Harry T. Roman ...
    Narrated by Highlights for Children ...
    Series series Read With Highlights

    Unabridged

    2 min

    Scientists are developing microsensors to detect electrical sparks. ... Read more

    $2.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Madam C. J. Walker and New Cosmetics

    by Katherine Krohn ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...

    Unabridged

    17 min

    Tells the story of Madam C. J. Walker, who invented a line of African American hair products and cosmetics that her to become the first self-made female millionaire of any race. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus