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Madam How and Lady Why
by Charles Kingsley ((1819-1875))
Did you ever wish you knew how to explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes to your children? Search no more, this book has all the answers (at least all the ones that were known in 1869) and gives them in a pedagogical way. Listed on the Ambleside homeschooling list. (Summary by Nadine)
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Total running time: 7:38:40
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Nadine Eckert-Boulet
Dedicated Proof-Listener: Katine and Hugh Gillis
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Nadine Eckert-Boulet
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- 00 - Preface – 00:10:50
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Read by alwpoe - 01 - Chapter 1 - The Glen pt 1 – 00:20:42
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Read by Kara Shallenberg - 02 - Chapter 1 - The Glen pt 2 – 00:21:31
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Read by Kara Shallenberg - 03 - Chapter 2 - Earthquakes – 00:34:28
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Read by Spinhop - 04 - Chapter 3 - Volcanoes – 00:33:48
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Read by Esther - 05 - Chapter 4 - The Transformations of a Grain of Soil – 00:25:03
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Read by Lonelle Yoder - 06 - Chapter 5 - The Ice-Plough – 00:27:31
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Read by Pentti Hirvonen - 07 - Chapter 6 - The True Fairy Tale – 00:30:40
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Read by Pentti Hirvonen - 08 - Chapter 7 - The Chalk-Carts – 00:32:29
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Read by Pentti Hirvonen - 09 - Chapter 8 - Madam How's Two Grandsons – 00:26:22
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Read by Kalynda - 10 - Chapter 9 - The Coral-Reef – 00:39:07
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Read by Availle - 11 - Chapter 10 - Field and Wild pt 1 – 00:26:37
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Read by Spinhop - 12 - Chapter 10 - Field and Wild pt 2 – 00:23:50
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Read by Dawn Larsen - 13 - Chapter 11 - The World's end – 00:44:30
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Read by Spinhop - 14 - Chapter 12 - Homeward Bound pt 1 – 00:28:17
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Read by E.Lee - 15 - Chapter 12 - Homeward Bound pt 2 – 00:32:55
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Read by Sarah Crampton
Cataloged on June 27, 2011













