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What's That Edison Boy Up to Now?
- By: Ruth Spencer Johnson
- Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
- Length: 3 mins
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When Thomas Edison was a boy, he loved performing experiments and coming up with new inventions. His curiosity sometimes got him in trouble, though, like when he accidentally burned down his dad’s barn! By the time he turned 12, he had found ways to make a living by learning how to print newspapers and send telegraphs in Detroit, Michigan. Imagine what he did as an adult!
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Louis Braille
- Opening the Doors of Knowledge
- By: James Rumford
- Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
- Length: 7 mins
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In the late 1700s, young Louis Braille overcame his disability by inventing "night writing," a system of raised dots to help blind people read. This alphabet of raised dots allowed sightless people to live more independent lives.
By: James Rumford
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Garrett Morgan
- Inventor Hero
- By: Paula Morrow
- Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
- Length: 3 mins
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Garrett Morgan was an inventor concerned for the well-being of other people. His inventions included the safety hood gas mask and signals that set the standard for today's traffic lights. It is easy to see that the lives of many people were made better or saved by Garrett Morgan’s inventions.
By: Paula Morrow
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The Next Scientist
- The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists
- By: Kate Messner, Julia Kuo - illustrator
- Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen
- Length: 27 mins
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How does a kid grow up to become a scientist? This enthralling nonfiction book from New York Times bestselling author Kate Messner explores the unexpected beginnings behind some of the most fascinating discoveries in scientific history. This book of unexpected beginnings powerfully shows that the great scientists of the future could be practically anyone . . . including you.
By: Kate Messner, and others
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Ramanujan
- By: Vashanti Rahaman
- Narrated by: Tyler Thompson
- Length: 8 mins
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Srinivasa Ramanujan has been described as a rock-star mathematician. Though he died almost one hundred years ago, his work in mathematics will always be important.
By: Vashanti Rahaman
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Keeping Close to Nature's Heart
- By: Carollyne Hutter
- Narrated by: Brian Scott Mitchell
- Length: 4 mins
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Every visitor of Yosemite National Park in California should say "thank you" to one man: John Muir.
By: Carollyne Hutter
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What's That Edison Boy Up to Now?
- By: Ruth Spencer Johnson
- Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Thomas Edison was a boy, he loved performing experiments and coming up with new inventions. His curiosity sometimes got him in trouble, though, like when he accidentally burned down his dad’s barn! By the time he turned 12, he had found ways to make a living by learning how to print newspapers and send telegraphs in Detroit, Michigan. Imagine what he did as an adult!
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Louis Braille
- Opening the Doors of Knowledge
- By: James Rumford
- Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In the late 1700s, young Louis Braille overcame his disability by inventing "night writing," a system of raised dots to help blind people read. This alphabet of raised dots allowed sightless people to live more independent lives.
By: James Rumford
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Garrett Morgan
- Inventor Hero
- By: Paula Morrow
- Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Garrett Morgan was an inventor concerned for the well-being of other people. His inventions included the safety hood gas mask and signals that set the standard for today's traffic lights. It is easy to see that the lives of many people were made better or saved by Garrett Morgan’s inventions.
By: Paula Morrow
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The Next Scientist
- The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists
- By: Kate Messner, Julia Kuo - illustrator
- Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
How does a kid grow up to become a scientist? This enthralling nonfiction book from New York Times bestselling author Kate Messner explores the unexpected beginnings behind some of the most fascinating discoveries in scientific history. This book of unexpected beginnings powerfully shows that the great scientists of the future could be practically anyone . . . including you.
By: Kate Messner, and others
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Ramanujan
- By: Vashanti Rahaman
- Narrated by: Tyler Thompson
- Length: 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Srinivasa Ramanujan has been described as a rock-star mathematician. Though he died almost one hundred years ago, his work in mathematics will always be important.
By: Vashanti Rahaman
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Keeping Close to Nature's Heart
- By: Carollyne Hutter
- Narrated by: Brian Scott Mitchell
- Length: 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Every visitor of Yosemite National Park in California should say "thank you" to one man: John Muir.
By: Carollyne Hutter