Non-Fiction Audiobooks

Squirrels

Whether they’re scrambling up trees or scampering across lawns, squirrels are fun animals to watch! Beginning readers can learn about these furry backyard visitors through low-level text and bright photos in this engaging title. Features such as body part labels and food photos support young students as they practice independent reading.

Derek Zobel (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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City Trains

Driving around a busy downtown area can be a hassle, especially during rush hour. Cars, taxis, buses, bicycles, and pedestrians create traffic jams on city streets. So city trains are the answer for many people. In this title, beginning readers will follow city trains from stop to stop.

Christina Leighton (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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High-Speed Trains

High-speed trains get their speed and their nickname from their bullet-like shape. Their long, curved noses cut through air easily to allow speeds much faster than 100 miles per hour! This quick read will get elementary students turning pages and on track for reading success.

Christina Leighton (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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Electricians

An electrician wires a new circuit. Now the lights shine bright! This leveled title introduces the important work of electricians, bringing readers along as they wire buildings, check parts, and solve problems. Special features highlight electrician skills and gear, and photo labels and picture glossaries reinforce the meanings of important words. Readers will soon understand how these hardworking helpers light up the community!

Rebecca Sabelko (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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Backhoes

Digging deep in the dirt. This is what a backhoe is built to do, with its long arm and bucket scoop. No muscular man or woman with a shovel in hand can match the machine’s strength. Young readers will dig this title that breaks down how backhoes work.

Chris Bowman (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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Diwali

For five days every fall, India shines especially bright. The occasion is Diwali, the country’s Festival of Lights. Clay lamps, fireworks and sparklers, and colorful rangoli sand art all add visual brilliance. The Diwali celebration will come alive in this early elementary read.

Rachel Grack (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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Toucans

The rain forest is full of color, and toucans prove it! These vivid birds flap through the rain forest canopy, using their bills to peel tasty fruit along the way. This bright book takes young readers on a journey through the rain forest biome, where they’ll learn all about how the toucan survives its wild home!

Rachel Grack (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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The Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope is a lens for discovering the hidden secrets of outer space. The tool has zoomed in on unknown galaxies! This book gives young readers a close-up of the Hubble Space Telescope, showing off its mirrors, cameras, solar panels, and more.

Allan Morey (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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Owls

Owls are predators built to detect prey in the dark of night! Their ears become their eyes as papery feathers help them locate the direction of sounds, and noiseless flight then lets them swoop toward their prey undetected. Readers will learn about these unique birds of prey in this low-level title.

Nathan Sommer (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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How To Draw Chibi

“How to Draw Chibi Manga” is a book that teaches beginners how to draw Chibi Manga characters. Chibi characters are small, chubby, round, child-like characters that are frequently seen in Japanese manga and anime. With 'How to Draw Chibi Manga,' even someone who has never tried to draw manga characters before will be able to learn and draw cute chibi in no time. This book is a series of tutorials that teaches you step by step how to draw a chibi, starting with the eyes, then the face, the hair, and so on, until you have drawn a complete chibi. After drawing a complete chibi, you will go on to learn specifics about drawing girl or boy chibi, how to draw facial expressions, hairstyles, and chibi pets. In the last tutorial, you will learn how to draw fantasy chibi characters, like Domo-kun, or characters that don't resemble real-world creatures. Chibi are fun to draw. If you're looking for a simple, straightforward tutorial to learn to draw these fun, cute, adorable characters, then get How to Draw Chibi Manga today! HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Howexpert (Author), Allie James (Narrator)

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Chipmunks

Look at those big cheeks! A chipmunk is getting ready for winter! This low-level title introduces readers to basic facts about these charming critters through literacy-focused text and bright photos. Features such as a diagram and photo labels reinforce the text to support students.

Christina Leaf (Author), Dana Fleming (Narrator)

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Music Theory: A Complete Guide to Understand the Fundamental of Music for Beginners

Music is an art form of combining different sound notes to express feelings, ideas and emotions by using the elements such as harmony, rhythm, color and melody. The essence of music fulfills a variety of purposes in our daily life: aesthetic pleasure, during ceremonies, religious practices, or as a source of entertainment. You’re here because you want to make awesome melodies while you probably don’t know much yet about music theory.  This book skims over the most important topics and explains the essential basics that gives you the most profitable results. Make no mistake, you do have to know a couple of important basic topics to have a musical structure to follow.  Throughout this book, the readers will learn about the different methods of reading the various notes of sound. This book aims to develop an interest in the minds of the readers regarding the beauty associated with the different sounds, and also enable them to understand the wide variety of musical compositions available today.  By actually applying the information right away, you’ll develop that deeper understanding quickly.  Key contents. - The Fundamentals of Music - The Basics of Reading Music - Learn to play a melodious tune - Reading Counting and Tempo - Reading the Basics of Keys and Scales - How to Read Notes - Reading Dynamics and Articulation - How to Read Rhythm - Reading Chords & Chord Progression 

Carl C. Jones (Author), Shawntay Fields (Narrator)

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