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Madam How and Lady Why

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(3,233 Sterne; 178 Bewertungen)

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) (7 hr 38 min)

Chapters

Preface

10:50

Read by alwpoe

Chapter 1 - The Glen pt 1

20:42

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Chapter 1 - The Glen pt 2

21:31

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Chapter 2 - Earthquakes

34:28

Read by Spinhop

Chapter 3 - Volcanoes

33:48

Read by Esther

Chapter 4 - The Transformations of a Grain of Soil

25:03

Read by Lonelle Yoder

Chapter 5 - The Ice-Plough

27:31

Read by Pentti Hirvonen

Chapter 6 - The True Fairy Tale

30:40

Read by Pentti Hirvonen

Chapter 7 - The Chalk-Carts

32:29

Read by Pentti Hirvonen

Chapter 8 - Madam How's Two Grandsons

26:22

Read by Kalynda

Chapter 9 - The Coral-Reef

39:07

Read by Availle

Chapter 10 - Field and Wild pt 1

26:37

Read by Spinhop

Chapter 10 - Field and Wild pt 2

23:50

Read by Dawn Larsen

Chapter 11 - The World's end

44:30

Read by Spinhop

Chapter 12 - Homeward Bound pt 1

28:17

Read by E.Lee

Chapter 12 - Homeward Bound pt 2

32:55

Read by Sarah Crampton

Bewertungen

Great for kids

(3 Sterne)

It is a well-written book, the first I've read on this app. !!!

Very bad

(1 Sterne)

Not recommended. Great app for books though! The readers were okay but some were hard to understand. I wish there was only one reader. One star.

YouShouldKnowByNow

(5 Sterne)

Seen in the context of the 2024 election this is a timely admonition! C'mon Merica!

good science book.

(4 Sterne)

I can’t tell if Like it?🤔🤨🤔🤨

(5 Sterne)

Why do you wish there was only one reader, like why do you care and how does it make humanity look stupid and grown men idiots it's a great book it's five stars.

5 stars

(5 Sterne)

Great Science Book, it talks about many different things.