Historical Audiobooks

Pink and Say

When Sheldon Russell Curtis told this story to his daughter, Rosa, she kept every word in her heart and was to retell it many times. I will tell it in Sheldon's own words as nearly as I can. He was wounded in a fierce battle and left for dead in a pasture somewhere in Georgia when Pinkus found him. Pinkus' skin was the color of polished mahogany, and he was flying Union colors like the wounded boy, and he picked him up out of the field and brought him to where the black soldier's mother, Moe Moe Bay, lived. She had soft, gentle hands and cared for him and her Pink. But the two boys were putting her in danger, two Union soldiers in Confederate territory! They had to get back to their outfits. Scared and uncertain, the boys were faced with a hard decision, and then marauding Confederate troops rode in. In this Civil War story passed from great-grandfather to grandmother, to son, and finally to the author-artist herself, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the shared humanity of the peoples of this world.

Patricia Polacco (Author), Hal Hollings, Melba Sibrel (Narrator)

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Pilgrims and Puritans: 1620–1676

History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. In Pilgrims and Puritans, the authors begin in the year 1620 in England and end in New England in the year 1676. The book recounts the religious, political, and social history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and its influence on our lives today. The narrative follows various groups of settlers from their departure from England through arrival in the New World and their often violent conflicts with the native peoples of the Americas. The authors examine a number of issues that arose in the new society that was founded and the rise and fall of the “city on a hill.” 

Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier (Author), Jim Manchester, Unknown (Narrator)

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Piensa fuera de la caja

~ #1 Bestseller Internacional ~ 'Estamos aquí para criar humanos creativos, apasionados y solucionadores de problemas que estén listos para enfrentarse al mundo'. —The Children's Book Review ( ¡También en ediciones en inglés y bilingüe! — Think Outside the Box ) Para el artista, el libre pensador, el individuo inventivo único en cada uno de nosotros, Piensa fuera de la caja abre la llave para aplicar la creatividad a la vida diaria y darle la vuelta a cualquier problema o preocupación. Diseñado para definir el pensamiento fuera-de-la-caja (creativo) para los más pequeños de nosotros, este viaje ilustrativo único y divertido nos recuerda a todos lo simple y práctico que puede ser aplicar una nueva perspectiva incluso a los desafíos más abrumadores. Piensa fuera de la caja es una biblioteca que debe tener en casa para cualquier futuro idealista, instigador, activista, inconformista, o influyente—y para todas las personas.

Justine Avery (Author), Christian Stoner (Narrator)

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Pictures at the Protest

In 1959, the Prince Edward County, Virginia public schools closed. For five years.Back then, it wasn't over a health pandemic, but because county leaders refused to desegregate white and Black schools. So when long-hidden photographs surface from the student protests along Main Street in Farmville, Sam, Derek, and Caitlin are on the case to help identify the brave teenagers who stood for justice nearly sixty years ago. Their search winds through Virginia's checkered racial past of Jim Crow and Massive Resistance, sending them to key sites like the Moton Museum, Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson Ward, and the Virginia State Capitol, and courageous voices like Barbara Johns, Oliver Hill, and Maggie Walker.  But when protests over Confederate monuments and cries for social justice ignite their city, will the kids use their lessons from history to take a stand in the present? How far will they go to support new friends while confronting faces from the past?   Pictures at the Protest is the ninth book in The Virginia Mysteries series. The books make perfect complements to social studies units, field trips, and family vacations. If you enjoy mystery and adventure like the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Magic Tree House, or National Treasure, you'll love author Steven K. Smith's exciting middle-grade series-modern-day fictional mysteries with twists of real locations and events from Virginia history for ages 7-12. 

Steven K. Smith (Author), Tom Mcelroy (Narrator)

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Phoebe the Spy

Someone is planning to kill George Washington, and young Phoebe Fraunces is trying to save his life. Phoebe gets a job as George Washington's housekeeper, but her real job is to work as a spy. She listens and watches very carefully, and she meets her father every day to tell him what she has learned. One day Phoebe's father tells her that Washington is planning to leave town in a few days, and the person plotting against him will act before then. Phoebe is very frightened, but she is determined to figure out who is after Washington before it's too late. . . .

Judith Griffin (Author), Allyson Johnson (Narrator)

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Phoebe Saves George Washington

During the Revolutionary War, Samuel Fraunces, the owner of a tavern, overhears a plot to kill George Washington. So, on Washington's next visit to the area, Samuel sends his daughter, Phoebe, to act as a housekeeper for Washington while making sure that no one harms him. At the end of Washington's visit, Phoebe manages to figure out the identity of his would-be killer just in time to save Washington's life.

Reyna Eisenstark (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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Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley was the first black person in America to have a book published, opening the door for other black writers and female authors. She was kidnapped and brought to the colonies as a child and served as a slave to a family in Boston. Phillis learned to read and write at a young age.

Emily R. Smith (Author), Teacher Created Materials (Narrator)

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Persistence: Flashbacks

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

Paul W. Richards (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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PERDIDO EN EL TIEMPO: Novela histórica en español

"El mundo no está en peligro por las malas personas sino por aquellas que permiten la maldad" -Albert Einstein Corría el año 1941, y bajo los inescrutables y secretos búnkeres bajo tierra los físicos del Tercer Reich trabajaban fatigosamente por desentrañar el mayor secreto de la historia...

Leon James (Author), Bey Henry (Narrator)

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Percy Jackson erzählt, Teil 2: Griechische Heldensagen (Gekürzt)

Wem klaut Perseus einen Augapfel? Was hat Herkules angestellt? Und wer schlug der Medusa den Kopf ab? Noch einmal öffnet Percy Jackson die Büchse der Pandora. Und dieses Mal bringt er die ruhmreichen Taten und kühnen Abenteuer der griechischen Helden auf den Tisch. Holt euch den flammenden Speer und streift das Löwenfell über - jetzt werden Königreiche gerettet und Monster enthauptet!

Rick Riordan (Author), Marius Clarén (Narrator)

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Penny From Heaven

Jennifer Holm's New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor Winner is the story of a summer of adventures and secrets that will change everything, at a time in America’s history, just after World War II, when being Italian-American meant confronting prejudice because you'd been the enemy not that long ago . It’s 1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing’s that easy in Penny’s family. For starters, she can’t go swimming because her mother’s afraid she’ll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her dog, Scarlett O'Hara, is sick. Her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her best friend is turning into a criminal. And no one will tell Penny the truth about how her father died. Inspired by three time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm’s own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a story about families—about the things that tear them apart and the things that bring them back together. "Holm impressively wraps pathos with comedy in this coming-of-age story, populated by a cast of vivid characters."—Booklist

Jennifer L. Holm (Author), Amber Sealey (Narrator)

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