10 Great Audiobooks to Help Kids Love History
January 10, 2020
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Sterling Biographies
- George Washington: An American Life
- By: Laurie Calkhoven
- Narrated by: Roscoe Orman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
From Washington's childhood, through his days as a soldier and general, to his inauguration as the first president of the United States, this biography captures his life....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good information
- By Brian on 02-26-15
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Sterling Biographies
- George Washington: An American Life
- Narrated by: Roscoe Orman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 07-01-09
- Language: English
- America’s first president is often the very first historical figure kids learn about, and for good reason! This George Washington biography takes young listeners from Washington's childhood through his presidency, setting the record straight about a lot of the myths and rumors about his life along the way.
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Sterling Point Books
- Path to the Pacific: Story of Sacagawea
- By: Neta Lohnes Frazier
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
Seldom given the credit she deserves, Sacajawea is one of America's true heroines. Without her help, the Lewis and Clark Expedition would never have succeeded....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable, but have questions.
- By Kimberly on 02-21-17
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Sterling Point Books
- Path to the Pacific: Story of Sacagawea
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 07-01-09
- Language: English
- Sacagawea is often credited as Lewis and Clark’s guide to the western shores of the United States, but history books often fail to mention that the famous explorers would have died without her insight. This biography tells how she was born into a Shoshone tribe and kidnapped as a young girl, then forced to lead the expedition west with her baby, before covering what little is known about her final years.
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Sterling Biographies
- Abraham Lincoln: From Pioneer to President
- By: Ellen Blue Phillips
- Narrated by: Roscoe Orman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
"Honest Abe", "The Great Emancipator", "The Martyr": Abraham Lincoln was perhaps America's greatest president....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lincoln: an excellent overview.
- By William R. Todd-Mancillas (Name includes hyphen and capitalized M). on 11-08-18
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Sterling Biographies
- Abraham Lincoln: From Pioneer to President
- Narrated by: Roscoe Orman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 04-20-09
- Language: English
- Detailing the life of the most beloved president of the United States, this Abraham Lincoln biography for kids tells of Lincoln’s path from his humble beginnings in Illinois to his careers as lawyer and president. As kids will learn, Lincoln served during some of the darkest days in US history and was responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation before his life was cut tragically short by assassination.
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Sterling Biographies
- Frederick Douglass
- By: Frances E. Ruffin
- Narrated by: Cornelius Jones Jr.
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 276
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Story4 out of 5 stars 196
Frances E. Ruffin explores this inspiring figure in all his complexity, and captures the hardships, prejudice, and violence Frederick Douglass endured as he fought for justice....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Great if you're 9 years old
- By Marsha on 06-10-11
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Sterling Biographies
- Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Cornelius Jones Jr.
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 07-01-09
- Language: English
- For listeners who are too young for Douglass’s famous autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, this biography is a great introduction to the remarkable life of the man who was born a slave, learned how to read and write, escaped from slavery, and went on to become an abolitionist, activist, and famous writer. Douglass disproved the erroneous misconception of many white people of the time that African Americans could not be educated, and his writing inspired many to join the anti-slavery movement.
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I Am Helen Keller
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Various
- Length: 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for her to communicate with anyone. But when she was six years old, she met someone who changed her life forever: her teacher, Annie Sullivan....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great length and interest for a 7 year old
- By Michelle on 08-06-22
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I Am Helen Keller
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Various
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Length: 17 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
- Helen Keller’s childhood is a story of tragedy and amazing triumph, but her story was just beginning. When she was young, she suffered from a disease that left her unable to hear or see. It wasn’t until she met her teacher, Annie Sullivan, that she learned how to communicate. But she didn't stop there. This Helen Keller biography for kids details how she went on to become an activist who advocated for the rights and fair treatment of people with disabilities.
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Sterling Biographies
- Albert Einstein: The Miracle
- By: Tabatha Yeatts
- Narrated by: A. C. Fellner
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Thanks to his monumental accomplishments, Albert Einstein's name is synonymous with genius....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A short, nice biography
- By Oliver Nielsen on 12-25-13
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Sterling Biographies
- Albert Einstein: The Miracle
- Narrated by: A. C. Fellner
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-21-09
- Language: English
- Most kids know that Albert Einstein was a brilliant inventor equated with genius—but many don’t realize he was also an immigrant who fled the Holocaust and cared deeply about human rights. This Albert Einstein biography for kids explores his childhood and explains his scientific breakthroughs in kid-friendly terms!
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Sterling Biographies
- Rosa Parks
- By: Ruth Ashby
- Narrated by: Cornelius Jones Jr.
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
She just wouldn't get up - and with that simple, courageous act Rosa Parks struck a blow against injustice....
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVE THE NARRATOR
- By Anonymous User on 09-18-22
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Sterling Biographies
- Rosa Parks
- Narrated by: Cornelius Jones Jr.
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 04-21-09
- Language: English
- Rosa Parks is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white person on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, but that wasn't her only accomplishment for the civil rights movement. In this Rosa Parks biography for kids, listeners will learn about her work for the NAACP and her fight against injustice beyond that moment on the bus. Her story, and her act of nonviolent resistance, inspired many from 1955 to now.
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Sterling Biographies
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- By: Alice Fleming
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
"I have a dream." Those rousing words, spoken by Martin Luther King, Jr. at an historic civil rights rally in Washington, D.C., brought hope to those who listened....
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5 out of 5 stars
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best book ever
- By Brandee on 01-10-13
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Sterling Biographies
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 04-21-09
- Language: English
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While most kids may recognize the words
I have a dream...
from his famous speech, they may not know much more about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s lifelong struggle for equal rights. Beginning with King’s childhood in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929, this biography tells how King became a pastor in Alabama and a leader in the civil rights movement before his tragic assassination.
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I Am Sonia Sotomayor
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Various
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. This volume features Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice....
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I Am Sonia Sotomayor
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Various
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
- Sonia Sotomayor grew up in a poor neighborhood in the Bronx, where her parents struggled and worried about money. But that did not stop her from working hard and becoming the first Latina to be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. This accessible biography details her journey from New York City to Washington, DC, celebrating the accomplishments of a living legend.
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Tirzah Price is a writer and contributing editor at Book Riot who discovered a love of nonfiction through audiobooks!
