Thirty More Famous Stories Retold


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(4.4 stars; 19 reviews)

Thirty More Famous Stories Retold, the sequel to the popular Fifty Famous Stories Retold, retells the stories of legendary people and mythological figures in simple, easy-to-understand language appropriate for intermediate readers and listeners of all ages. Contained within are the fascinating and thrilling stories from science and myth, from Camelot and Rome, that every child should know. In James Baldwin's introduction he explains that: "Nearly all the stories are true, and there are not more than three or four that might not have happened. In every one there is something worth learning and remembering." - Summary by Introduction & Jill Engle (5 hr 3 min)

Chapitres

Dedication; To the Boys and Girls 3:00 Lu par Jill Engle
Columbus and the Egg 3:41 Lu par Kenneth Thompson Marchesi
Upon A Peak in Darien--First Story 6:32 Lu par Adzuom
Upon A Peak in Darien--Second Story 5:03 Lu par Adzuom
The Fountain of Youth 7:16 Lu par Ian Quinlan
Eureka! 6:51 Lu par Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
Galileo and the Lamps 3:58 Lu par Greg Giordano
Sir Isaac Newton and the Apple 5:13 Lu par Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
The First Printer 6:28 Lu par Emily Maynard
John Gutenberg and the Voices 4:49 Lu par Greg Giordano
James Watt and the Teakettle 5:16 Lu par mhaudio
Dr. John and His Father 9:23 Lu par Lynne T
Webster and the Woodchuck 7:24 Lu par Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
Friar Bacon and the Brazen Head 18:49 Lu par Jon Smith
As Rich as Croesus 8:45 Lu par James Koss
The Gordian Knot 9:50 Lu par Greg Giordano
Why Alexander Wept 3:29 Lu par mhaudio
King Richard and Blondel 15:37 Lu par Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
King John and Prince Arthur 13:27 Lu par Carina Pereira
King John and the Magna Charta 6:46 Lu par Greg Giordano
Frederick Barbarossa 14:03 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Man in the Iron Mask 6:30 Lu par Carina Pereira
The Fall of Troy 23:43 Lu par Jennifer Dallman
Penelope's Web 27:44 Lu par Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
How Rome Was Founded 24:19 Lu par Steve Kleiser
How Decius Mus Saved Rome 5:08 Lu par Greg Giordano
Delenda est Carthago! 7:39 Lu par Greg Giordano
Hannibal, the Hero of Carthage 7:42 Lu par Kenneth Thompson Marchesi
Crossing the Rubicon 6:18 Lu par Greg Giordano
The White-headed Zal 12:50 Lu par Lynne T
Peter Klaus the Goatherd 15:43 Lu par Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)

Critiques

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(5 stars)

We really liked the book we stood up all night listening to it !!!! We hope there will be more thanks!!


(4 stars)

these abbreviated version of popular tales is a pleasant way to pass the time.