Health & Family Audiobooks

Something Beautiful

For readers of Newbery Winner Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña. Everyday a young girl is disheartened by the things in her neighborhood: the trash on the streets, the graffiti on the walls, and the homeless woman that sleeps in a box. When she learns the word 'beautiful' at school, she sets out to find 'something beautiful' in her surroundings. In her search, this little girl learns to see beyond the barren ugliness of her environment to find beauty in her friendships, her family, and herself.

Sharon Dennis Wyeth (Author), Sharon Dennis Wyeth (Narrator)

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Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm: A Farms for City Children Book

Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees is perfect to read together, and celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever. Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm. Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows, and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him. From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Children, and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees, this charming story collection for young readers celebrates the countryside and the way its landscape and animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever.

Michael Morpurgo (Author), Alison Reid (Narrator)

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F.A.R.T.: Top Secret! No Kids Allowed!

When a young teen discovers a top-secret parenting manual, it’s kids versus grown-ups in this kooky, illustrated middle grade thriller with nonstop, seat-of-your-pants action that will delight fans of Jarrett Lerner and Stuart Gibbs. When a tween boy [Codename: Furious Popcorn] picks up what he thinks is a cookbook and finds a diabolical parenting manual, his world turns upside down. The Ultimate Guide to Hacking Your Kids was written by an organization called F.A.R.T. (Families Against Rotten Teens), a secret society of grizzled parents whose origins date back to antiquity. FP is determined to get to the bottom of this, but when he begins investigating F.A.R.T., the manual goes missing, his parents deny knowing anything about any kind of book, and—maybe strangest of all—kids at school start listening to their parents and teachers. What kid would ever do that? F.A.R.T. proves to be more than just some gassy acronym and parental rules and regulations when FP and the Only Onlys, his best friends since preschool, discover F.A.R.T.’s grand plan: a brain modem that can turn kids into well-behaved zombies! This wacky crew has no choice but to find out who’s behind the nefarious organization and save young people the world over from total F.A.R.T. domination!

Peter Bakalian (Author), Brian Holden (Narrator)

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The Days of Bluegrass Love

Tycho Zeling is drifting through his life. Everything in it – school, friends, girls, plans for the future – just kind of . happens. Like a movie he presses play on, but doesn't direct. So Tycho decides to break away from everything. He flies to America to spend his summer as a counselor at a summer camp, for international kids. It is there that Oliver walks in, another counselor, from Norway. And it is there that Tycho feels his life stop, and begin again, finally, as his. The Days of Bluegrass Love was originally published in the Netherlands in 1999. It was a groundbreaking book and has since become a beloved classic throughout Europe, but has never been translated into English. Here, for the first time, it is masterfully presented to American readers – a tender, intense, unforgettable story of first love.

Edward Van De Vendel (Author), Tom Picasso (Narrator)

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Uni the Unicorn Uni's First Sleepover

Uni the Unicorn is breaking out of picture book land...and entering Step into Reading! This Step 2 reader features Uni and friends on a magical fun-filled sleepover. Join Uni the Unicorn on this all-new Step into Reading adventure in the Land of Unicorns! In this Step 2 book, it's Uni's very first sleepover! The other unicorns have been to sleepovers before, and have learned LOTS of magical games. Uni struggles with game after game, and by bedtime, Uni isn't having a very good time. Will Uni find a way to contribute to the fun? Uni the Unicorn makes a Step into Reading debut in this charming and relatable story! Fans of the picture book will be excited to find their beloved friend in our early reader format, ready to accompany them on their learning-to-read journey. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Author), Victoria Villarreal (Narrator)

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History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics

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Kate Messner (Author), Jade Wheeler (Narrator)

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Farah Rocks Fifth Grade: Farah Rocks, Book 1

Farah and her best friend, Allie Liu, are getting excited to turn in their applications to the Magnet Academy, where they both hope to attend sixth grade. But when new girl Dana Denver shows up, Farah's world is turned upside down. As Dana starts bullying Farah's little brother, Samir, Farah begins to second-guess her choice to leave him behind at Harbortown Elementary/Middle School. Determined to handle it on her own, Farah comes up with a plan—a plan that involves lying to those closest to her. Will her lies catch up with her, or can Farah find a way to defeat the bully and rock fifth grade?

Susan Muaddi Darraj (Author), Laila Abdo (Narrator)

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Farah Rocks Summer Break: Farah Rocks, Book 2

It's summer break, and Farah is eager to attend an enrichment camp at her new school. But with car trouble and other family expenses, Farah's parents won't be able to pay for the camp this year. Taking matters into her own hands, Farah takes various odd jobs, including selling items at a yard sale, mowing neighbors' lawns, and finally starting her own tutoring business. When Farah discovers that someone is sabotaging her business by taking down her fliers, she's shocked. Can Farah find the culprit, continue her business success, and earn enough money in time to go to the camp of her dreams?

Susan Muaddi Darraj (Author), Laila Abdo (Narrator)

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Farah Rocks Florida: Farah Rocks, Book 4

When her little brother faces a lengthy stay in the hospital, Farah is sent visit her grandmother in Florida. Sitti Fayrouz doesn’t speak much English, and she has lots of rules. She thinks rocks are dirty, that towels need to hang a certain way, and that hummus must be scooped from the side of the plate. Even worse, Farah managed to make an enemy out of one of her grandmother’s neighbors—before she even arrived in Florida! Will Farah find a way to have fun being the only kid in a retirement community, or will she spend the trip worrying about her brother and counting the days until she can go home? Listeners will love the fourth book in this series about a strong Palestinian-American girl.

Susan Muaddi Darraj (Author), Laila Abdo (Narrator)

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PJ Masks - Contes de 5 minuts

Cau la nit a la ciutat i uns herois valents estan disposats a enfrontar-se amb els malvats dolents perquè no espatllin el dia! Coneix a l'Amaya, en Greg i en Connor i a les seves identitats com a superherois: Mussoleta, Gekko i Gatnoi. Descobreix la importància de treballar en equip, les dificultats de tenir una mascota o fins i tot, viatja amb ells fins a la Lluna. Els PJ Masks estan preparats per arreglar el dia. Ho estàs tu? Uneix-te a les superaventures amb en Gatnoi, en Gekko i la Mussoleta! Mou-te per la ciutat quan cau la nit, dins del Gat cotxe, el Gekko-Mòbil o el Mussol Planador i evita que en Romeu, la Llunàtica o el Ninja Nocturn s'apoderin del parc i de la ciutat sencera. L'hora de dormir és la millor per combatre crims, així que fica't el pijama i ve cap a la nit per arreglar el dia. Els PJ Masks t'ensenyen com ser un heroi com ells! Els PJ Masks és una col•lecció de còmics francesos. Els seus personatges es van fer mundialment coneguts quan es van emetre les seves històries per televisió, l'any 2015. En la coneguda sèrie de Netflix i Disney, seguim les aventures d'Amaya, Connor i Greg, uns nois que tenen uns pijames màgics que els permeten transformar-se en superherois a la nit. L'Amaya es converteix en Mussoleta, en Connor en Gatnoi i en Greg, en Gekko. Quan cau la nit, s'uneixen per combatre malvats com en Romeu, el Ninja Nocturn, Llunàtica, entre altres, per evitar que espatllin el dia. Els PJ Masks són capaços de superar qualsevol obstacle. Poden salvar l'escola, protegir la lluna, tornar el dinosaure robat al museu i evitar la contaminació a la Terra. Els superpijames els donen habilitats especials com la Super Gatvelocitat, el Super Gekko Camuflatge i les Superales de Mussol, però els poders més poderosos són l'amistat i el treball en equip. La sèrie aconsegueix motivar els seus espectadors perquè superin les pors nocturnes i ensenya valors positius. PJ Masks™ i les marques associades són propietat de eOne/Hasbro i es fan servir sota la llicència de Hasbro. © 2021 Hasbro

Eone (Author), Roger Serradell (Narrator)

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Hazard

A kid filled with rage, kicked off the football team for unsportsmanlike conduct, and his father, newly home from the war in Afghanistan, reckon with the injuries they've caused to others and themselves​ in this unflinching middle grade novel in verse about love and forgiveness. Everybody knows Hazard Stokes has mad football skills. A defensive back, he's never played dirty (no need for that when you're as good as he is) so it's a shock when he makes a bad hit the first game of the season and gets thrown off the field. Now Coach won't let him back on the team until a therapist gives the thumbs up. At first, Haz denies there's a problem, but over time he starts to get it: When your dad's at Walter Reed Medical Center getting fitted for a prosthetic limb to replace a leg lost in an IED blast (and won't let you come visit him while he's there), it might make you angry enough to hurt somebody. On top of that, Haz discovers his dad's dealing with wounds that go deeper than the loss of a leg. What happens when a soldier makes a split-second decision that haunts him long after the battle is over? Through emails, texts, and family interviews, Haz slowly begins to understand how the body keeps score when bad things happen to people you love, and how the anger and confusion you feel can become the violence you commit. Both Hazard and his dad have to come to terms with the suffering they've caused other people—and themselves.

Frances O'Roark Dowell (Author), Madeleine Maby, Matt Godfrey, Michael Crouch (Narrator)

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Mein Freund Flicka - Eine mitreißende Geschichte von einem Jungen und seinem Pferd

Ken ist das Sorgenkind der Familie McLaughlin, denn am liebsten streift er träumend durch die Weiten Wyomings und genießt die Natur. Um ihm endlich Pflichtgefühl und Verantwortung beizubringen, schenkt ihm sein Vater ein eigenes Fohlen. Aber Flicka ist in den Weiten Wyomings aufgewachsen und an den Umgang mit Menschen nicht gewöhnt. Ken muss viel Geduld aufbringen, bis er endlich das Vertrauen der Stute gewinnt. Als Flicka schwer erkrankt, wird ihre Freundschaft auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Gemeinsam durchwachen sie eine Nacht, die über Leben und Tod entscheidet... Mein Freund Flicka ist eine der schönsten Pferdegeschichten, die man gehört habe sollte. Denn es geht nicht nur um eine heile Welt, sondern auch um das harte Leben auf einer Ranch, halbwilde Pferde und dem Alltag einer kleinen Familie. Auch für erwachsene Pferdeliebhaber geeignet! 'Absolut hörenswert'-

Mary O'hara (Author), Susanne Dobrusskin (Narrator)

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