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Firestorm
From the Series Adventures in Time
It's September 1, 1894, and 13-year-old Maggie Grant and her family are about to face a terror like none they've ever experienced. Having recently moved to the newly constructed town of… Read More →
Five Stories
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
From the real-life granddaughter of the first child depicted in the story, whose family came over in a steamship from Russia in 1913, comes a celebration of the longstanding and varied… Read More →
George Washington and the Story of the U.S. Constitution
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
Late in the spring of 1787, fifty-five men gathered at the Pennsylvania State House. They came to write a new constitution for the United States. The leader of this Constitutional Convention… Read More →
Horse Sense: The Story of Will Sasse, His Horse Star, and the Outlaw Jesse James
From the Series Adventures in Time
Will Sasse is sick of his pa's slow, careful ways. Pa says only sturdy workhorses are worth raising out in farm country. Will wants to raise beautiful pleasure horses like his mare, Star. So… Read More →
Hot Pursuit: Murder in Mississippi
It was the Freedom Summer of 1964. Civil rights workers Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney were driving through rural Mississippi. When a police cruiser flashed its lights… Read More →
Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret
In the early nineteenth century, enslaved Africans are not allowed to gather together in groups. For Simmy and his family, that means they must worship in secret. If they are caught, the… Read More →
Jazz
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"Exuberant music, powerful narration, and image-filled poetry combine to create this extraordinary recording, winner of ALA's first Odyssey Award for excellence in audiobook production." The Horn Book Read More →
John Greenwood's Journey to Bunker Hill
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In mid-May 1775, the American Revolution was barely a month old. Many British soldiers were in Boston, Massachusetts. The American troops were nearby. The next battle could break out at any… Read More →
Johnny Moore and the Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
Before December 1903, flying in the air was just a dream for most people. That year, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright went to North Carolina's Outer Banks. They were determined to make… Read More →
Judah Touro Didn't Want to be Famous
Setting out from Boston to New Orleans in 1801, Judah Touro dreamed of becoming a successful shopkeeper. Through his skill in business, he earned a great fortune. But the harrowing experience Read More →
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"The excitement of a near tragedy in 1865, averted by the heroic actions of young Kate Shelley, comes alive in this readalong production. Stirring music frames a story rich with the sound… Read More →
Kate Shelley y el tren de medianoche (Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
Kate miró el destartalado puente de madera. Había tablones sueltos en su estrecha pasarela. No había ninguna barandilla para sostener. Tenía miedo de cruzar este puente incluso a la luz del… Read More →
La Bandera de Estrellas Centelleantes (The Star-Spangled Banner): el himno nacional
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around… Read More →
La Dama de Cobre (The Copper Lady)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
The boat creaked and moaned as the storm's waves smashed into the ship. Down in the hold, Andre‚ sat between crates that held the great copper lady, the Statue of Liberty. They were on their… Read More →
La niña que ponchó a Babe Ruth (The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
Jackie Mitchell has always wanted to be a great pitcher, and she finally has the chance to become one! In her first minor league game, she is up against two of the greatest home-run hitters… Read More →
Last of the Name
April 1863, height of the US Civil War Twelve-year-old Danny O'Carolan arrives in New York City with nothing but his father' songs, his brothers' dancing steps, and his only remaining… Read More →
Live Oak Media eReadalong Collection — Live Oak Media eReadalong Set
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
eReadalongs are eBooks integrated with the fully-produced, high-quality audio productions that distinguish Live Oak Media in the field of children's recordings. Read by the most prominent… Read More →
Mantén las luces encendidas, Abbie (Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie)
From the Series Yo solo: Historia (On My Own History)
Abbie tenía miedo. Nunca había tenido que mantener las luces encendidas por sí misma. Pero muchas vidas dependían del faro, y papá dependía de Abbie. Esta es la emocionante historia real de… Read More →
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence
"All men are born free and equal." Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone Read More →
My Name Is Hamburger
Say your name with pride! Trudie Hamburger is the only Jewish kid living in the small southern town of Colburn in 1962. Nobody else at her school has a father who speaks with a German accent… Read More →
Nothing: John Cage and 4'33"
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
One night in 1952, master pianist David Tudor took the stage in a barnlike concert hall called the Maverick and performed John Cage's 4'33", a controversial yet enduring piece, whose purpose… Read More →
Overground Railroad
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
From the award-winning author and illustrator of Before She Was Harriet comes an original and moving perspective of the Great Migration, as seen through the eyes of the young girl Ruth Ellen, Read More →
Pavel and the Tree Army
Pavel is a new American, excited about his new country. When his rabbi tells him that the Civilian Conservation Corps is hiring young people, Pavel is thrilled. As a member of the Corps, he… Read More →
President Lincoln, Willie Kettles, and the Telegraph Machine
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In March 1865, the Civil War between the North and South and had been going on for four years. The armies of the North were fighting their way to Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the… Read More →