Inventions in Technology & Kids Audiobooks

Audiobook

Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine

by Katherine Krohn ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Unabridged

17 min

Tells the story of Jonas Salk's involvement in the development of a polio vaccine. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

$9.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tells the story of Jonas Salk's involvement in the development of a polio vaccine. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Audiobook

Milton Hershey's Sweet Idea

A Chocolate Kingdom

by Sharon Katz Cooper ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series series The Story Behind the Name
Unabridged

7 min

Have you ever tasted a Hershey chocolate bar? Milton Hershey’s chocolate bars are famous around the world, but it wasn’t an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with Milton’s beginnings as a family farmer, his string of failed candy businesses, and his eventual massive success. ... Read more

$4.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Have you ever tasted a Hershey chocolate bar? Milton Hershey’s chocolate bars are famous around the world, but it wasn’t an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Readers will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with Milton’s beginnings as a family farmer, his string of failed candy businesses, and his eventual massive success.
... Read more
Audiobook

Tremendous Technology Inventions

by Katie Marsico ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Unabridged

22 min

Did you know that President Thomas Jefferson used a copier? Or that one of the world's fastest computers is the size of a two-story house? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind technology inventions you use every day. From the teenager who first imagined the television to a $900 smartphone named Simon, you'll find out how we got the technological wonders that help us connect, create, and ... Read more

$9.00 CAD

Did you know that President Thomas Jefferson used a copier? Or that one of the world's fastest computers is the size of a two-story house? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind technology inventions you use every day. From the teenager who first imagined the television to a $900 smartphone named Simon, you'll find out how we got the technological wonders that help us connect, create, and
... Read more
Audiobook

Robots

Explore the World of Robotics and AI

by Neon Squid, Dr. Henny Admoni ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Series series Myth Busters
Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

**Robots features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the beeps and hums of computers and techno music!The future is here. Explore the world of robots and artificial intelligence in this kids’ STEM audiobook by robotics professor Dr. Henny Admoni.**Hang out in a factory with a pizza-making robot, blast into the past to meet the robot statues in ... Read more

$13.49 CAD

**Robots features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the beeps and hums of computers and techno music!The future is here. Explore the world of robots and artificial intelligence in this kids’ STEM audiobook by robotics professor Dr. Henny Admoni.**Hang out in a factory with a pizza-making robot, blast into the past to meet the robot statues in
... Read more
Audiobook

Smartphones

by Lisa J. Amstutz ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Cottle ...

Series series Focus Readers: How It Works
Unabridged

11 min

Introduces readers to the science that makes Smartphones possible. Accessible text and engaging discussion topcs make this short audiobook an exciting introduction to understanding technology. ... Read more

$12.31 CAD

Introduces readers to the science that makes Smartphones possible. Accessible text and engaging discussion topcs make this short audiobook an exciting introduction to understanding technology.
... Read more
Audiobook

The Flying Man

Otto Lilienthal, the World's First Pilot

by Mike Downs ...

Narrated by Mark Sanderlin ...

Unabridged

14 min

In 1862, balloons were the only way to reach the sky. But 14-year-old Otto Lilienthal didn’t want to fly in balloons. He wanted to soar like a bird.Scientists, teachers, and news reporters everywhere said flying was impossible.Otto and his brother Gustav desperately wanted to prove them wrong, so they made their own wings and tried to take flight. The brothers quickly crashed, but this was just ... Read more

$9.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In 1862, balloons were the only way to reach the sky. But 14-year-old Otto Lilienthal didn’t want to fly in balloons. He wanted to soar like a bird.Scientists, teachers, and news reporters everywhere said flying was impossible.Otto and his brother Gustav desperately wanted to prove them wrong, so they made their own wings and tried to take flight. The brothers quickly crashed, but this was just
... Read more
Audiobook

Astrophysicist and Space Advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson

by Marne Ventura ...

Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

Series series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Unabridged

14 min

Have you ever stared into the night sky, full of stars and planets? As a kid, Neil deGrasse Tyson was star-struck when he first visited a planetarium. The universe was calling him.Tyson pursued his interest in astronomy and studied to be an astrophysicist. In 1996, he became the director of New York's Hayden Planetarium. He is passionate about teaching people about the universe. Known for making ... Read more

$8.61 CAD

Have you ever stared into the night sky, full of stars and planets? As a kid, Neil deGrasse Tyson was star-struck when he first visited a planetarium. The universe was calling him.Tyson pursued his interest in astronomy and studied to be an astrophysicist. In 1996, he became the director of New York's Hayden Planetarium. He is passionate about teaching people about the universe. Known for making
... Read more
Audiobook

Hidden Heroes in Technology

by Carol Kim ...

Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

Series series Who Else in History? (Alternator Books ®)
Unabridged

18 min

Tech is everywhere! Learn more about the innovators who created the technology world. These innovators are women, people of color, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are ready to be recognized.From creating color television to the first search engine to computer chips, these heroes saw a world no one else thought was possible. Get to know how these innovators created their ... Read more

$8.61 CAD

Tech is everywhere! Learn more about the innovators who created the technology world. These innovators are women, people of color, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community who are ready to be recognized.From creating color television to the first search engine to computer chips, these heroes saw a world no one else thought was possible. Get to know how these innovators created their
... Read more
Audiobook

The History of Information

by Chris Haughton ...

Narrated by Siobhan McAuley ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

The debut non-fiction audiobook from bestselling author and illustrator Chris Haughton that takes readers on an illuminating journey through the evolution of knowledge and communication.We are used to technology improving all the time. Next year we will have better phones, cars, and technology. What is it that makes technology improve rather than stay static or even fall into decline? The answer ... Read more

$16.20 CAD

The debut non-fiction audiobook from bestselling author and illustrator Chris Haughton that takes readers on an illuminating journey through the evolution of knowledge and communication.We are used to technology improving all the time. Next year we will have better phones, cars, and technology. What is it that makes technology improve rather than stay static or even fall into decline? The answer
... Read more
Audiobook

Ladybird Audio Adventures: Incredible Inventors

by Ladybird ...

Narrated by Sophie Aldred ...

Series series Ladybird Audio Adventures
Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

Brought to you by Ladybird.Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!On this adventure, we're learning about incredible inventors. We'll ... Read more

$9.77 CAD

Brought to you by Ladybird.Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!On this adventure, we're learning about incredible inventors. We'll
... Read more
Audiobook

We Are All Inventors!

Discover how to turn your ideas into reality!

by Kate Pankhurst ...

Narrated by Kate Pankhurst, Dinita Gohil, Lily Lefkow, Megan Gage, Nneka Okoye, Polly Edsell, Wayne Forester ...

Unabridged

52 min

Bloomsbury presents We Are All Inventors! by Kate Pankhurst. Read by Kate Pankhurst, Nneka Oyoye and Lily Lefkow with Megan Gage, Polly Edsell, Dinita Gohil, and Wayne Forester.Unleash your IMAGINATION and learn all about INVENTING in this fact-packed new picture book from the bestselling creator of the FANTASTICALLY GREAT WOMEN series and WE ARE ALL ASTRONAUTS. This is the perfect introduction to ... Read more

$13.50 CAD

Bloomsbury presents We Are All Inventors! by Kate Pankhurst. Read by Kate Pankhurst, Nneka Oyoye and Lily Lefkow with Megan Gage, Polly Edsell, Dinita Gohil, and Wayne Forester.Unleash your IMAGINATION and learn all about INVENTING in this fact-packed new picture book from the bestselling creator of the FANTASTICALLY GREAT WOMEN series and WE ARE ALL ASTRONAUTS. This is the perfect introduction to
... Read more
Audiobook

Self-Driving Cars

by Betsy Rathburn ...

Narrated by Dana Fleming ...

Series series Cutting Edge Technology
Unabridged

6 min

Self-driving cars don’t need a human to guide them. Instead, they have plenty of help in the form of sensors, cameras, and radar! In this fascinating title, engaging text and crisp photos show readers how self-driving cars work, how they developed, and how they are used. Added features such as a diagram, timeline, graph, and pro/con comparison highlight additional information about self-driving ... Read more

$11.23 CAD

Self-driving cars don’t need a human to guide them. Instead, they have plenty of help in the form of sensors, cameras, and radar! In this fascinating title, engaging text and crisp photos show readers how self-driving cars work, how they developed, and how they are used. Added features such as a diagram, timeline, graph, and pro/con comparison highlight additional information about self-driving
... Read more
Audiobook

Marvelous Medical Inventions

by Ryan Jacobson ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Unabridged

27 min

Did you know that a scientist discovered X-rays by accident? Or that people have been taking pain medicine for more than 5,000 years? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the Roman warrior with a famous false hand to the Boy Scouts who made Band-Aids a big deal, you'll find out how we got the medical wonders that help us heal faster and feel better. ... Read more

$9.00 CAD

Did you know that a scientist discovered X-rays by accident? Or that people have been taking pain medicine for more than 5,000 years? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the Roman warrior with a famous false hand to the Boy Scouts who made Band-Aids a big deal, you'll find out how we got the medical wonders that help us heal faster and feel better.
... Read more
Audiobook

Fun Food Inventions

by Nadia Higgins ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Unabridged

23 min

Do you know what happened when a kid forgot his glass of soda with a stir stick in it outside on a freezing cold night? Popsicles were invented! And did you know ancient people loved to chew on gum, just like we do? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the guy who thought white-flour snacks were evil so he invented graham crackers to the evolution of ... Read more

$9.00 CAD

Do you know what happened when a kid forgot his glass of soda with a stir stick in it outside on a freezing cold night? Popsicles were invented! And did you know ancient people loved to chew on gum, just like we do? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the guy who thought white-flour snacks were evil so he invented graham crackers to the evolution of
... Read more
Audiobook

Terrific Transportation Inventions

by Laura Hamilton Waxman ...

Narrated by Intuitive ...

Series series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Unabridged

28 min

Did you know that the world's first submarine traveled the Thames River in England way back in 1615? Or that early cars had three wheels instead of four? Get ready to learn the fascinating stories behind inventions you use every day. From the motorcycle inventor who died while riding his creation to the engineers who figured out a better way to launch humans into space, you'll find out how we got ... Read more

$9.00 CAD

Did you know that the world's first submarine traveled the Thames River in England way back in 1615? Or that early cars had three wheels instead of four? Get ready to learn the fascinating stories behind inventions you use every day. From the motorcycle inventor who died while riding his creation to the engineers who figured out a better way to launch humans into space, you'll find out how we got
... Read more
Audiobook

First to the Future

Inventors, Innovators, and Ideas

by Dale Jones ...

Narrated by Soraya Butler ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Active Minds: Book of Firsts
Unabridged

25 min

Every moment in time has been shaped by curious minds looking toward the future. Forward-thinking inventors and innovators constantly create new technologies that make our lives easier—and more fun! Log on to look at discoveries that were made behind a computer screen. Every click, scroll, like, and share is a new step forward to shaping our world. ... Read more

$10.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Every moment in time has been shaped by curious minds looking toward the future. Forward-thinking inventors and innovators constantly create new technologies that make our lives easier—and more fun! Log on to look at discoveries that were made behind a computer screen. Every click, scroll, like, and share is a new step forward to shaping our world.
... Read more
Audiobook

Robots in the Field

by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst ...

Narrated by Dana Flemming ...

Series series Robots at Home
Unabridged

1 min

In Robots in the Field, early fluent readers learn about the roles robots play in the field of battle, including reconnaissance, bomb disposal, and search and rescue operations. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the fascinating world of robots.An infographic illustrates the unique features of a particular robot, and an activity ... Read more

$12.62 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Robots in the Field, early fluent readers learn about the roles robots play in the field of battle, including reconnaissance, bomb disposal, and search and rescue operations. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the fascinating world of robots.An infographic illustrates the unique features of a particular robot, and an activity
... Read more
Audiobook

Build It

Invent New Structures and Contraptions

by Tammy Enz ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series series Invent It
Unabridged

31 min

If you like tinkering with widgets, wing nuts, gadgets, and gauges, you’ve picked up the right book. In Build It, you’ll invent a trash grabber, a newspaper fort, a coin sorter, and other amazing contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits! ... Read more

$4.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you like tinkering with widgets, wing nuts, gadgets, and gauges, you’ve picked up the right book. In Build It, you’ll invent a trash grabber, a newspaper fort, a coin sorter, and other amazing contraptions. When it comes to inventing, your imagination has no limits!
... Read more
Audiobook

Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

by Trina Robbins ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Unabridged

13 min

Tells the story of how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for a secret communication system, which would much later become the basis for wireless technology. Written in graphic-novel format. ... Read more

$9.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tells the story of how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr came up with the idea for a secret communication system, which would much later become the basis for wireless technology. Written in graphic-novel format.
... Read more
Audiobook

Indigenous Ingenuity

A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge

by Deidre Havrelock, Edward Kay ...

Narrated by Erin Tripp ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this beautifully designed, award-winning interactive nonfiction book—perfect for fans of Braiding Sweetgrass.Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other, ... Read more

$29.69 CAD

Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this beautifully designed, award-winning interactive nonfiction book—perfect for fans of Braiding Sweetgrass.Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other,
... Read more
Audiobook

Medical Robotics Breakthroughs

by Heather E. Schwartz ...

Narrated by Melanie Carey ...

Series series Edge of Medicine
Unabridged

20 min

From laboratory robots to robotic prosthetics, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in medical robotics. Get to know the physicians, scientists, and other researchers responsible for these breakthroughs in medicine, and explore the ups, the downs, and the eureka moments that are science in action. With trusted expertise from Mayo Clinic, the Edge of ... Read more

$12.31 CAD

From laboratory robots to robotic prosthetics, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in medical robotics. Get to know the physicians, scientists, and other researchers responsible for these breakthroughs in medicine, and explore the ups, the downs, and the eureka moments that are science in action. With trusted expertise from Mayo Clinic, the Edge of
... Read more
Audiobook

Cell Phones and Smartphones

A Graphic History

by Blake Hoena ...

Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media ...

Series series Amazing Inventions
Unabridged

20 min

Cell phones allowed people to connect on the go, and smartphones have transformed the way we share information. From the earliest landlines to the minicomputers that link people across the world, discover the shifts in phone technology that shaped modern communication—and the people who made them happen. This graphic history also shows readers the big changes in design, size, and battery life that ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

Cell phones allowed people to connect on the go, and smartphones have transformed the way we share information. From the earliest landlines to the minicomputers that link people across the world, discover the shifts in phone technology that shaped modern communication—and the people who made them happen. This graphic history also shows readers the big changes in design, size, and battery life that
... Read more
Audiobook

History of The Telephone

by Blake Carson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - History of
Unabridged

3 hours 16 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From Alexander Graham Bell to smartphones—how has the telephone transformed communication? The invention of the telephone revolutionized how people connected, shrinking distances and accelerating business and social interactions. This book explores the development of telecommunications, from the first wired connections to the rise of mobile technology ... Read more

$0.14 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.From Alexander Graham Bell to smartphones—how has the telephone transformed communication? The invention of the telephone revolutionized how people connected, shrinking distances and accelerating business and social interactions. This book explores the development of telecommunications, from the first wired connections to the rise of mobile technology
... Read more
Audiobook

Wheels for Kids: A Fun Guide to the Amazing Invention of the Wheel

by Emily Farnsworth ...

Narrated by Emily Farnsworth ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

Spark young curiosity with a playful STEM adventure revealing how one simple round invention changed human history. Travel back in time to imagine a world without moving gears, carts, or bicycles, and experience the heavy lifting of ancient life. This high-energy journey connects early engineering problems to the creative solutions that built modern civilization.Perfect for turning daily school ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Spark young curiosity with a playful STEM adventure revealing how one simple round invention changed human history. Travel back in time to imagine a world without moving gears, carts, or bicycles, and experience the heavy lifting of ancient life. This high-energy journey connects early engineering problems to the creative solutions that built modern civilization.Perfect for turning daily school
... Read more

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