Madam How and Lady Why
Charles Kingsley
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Length 7 h 39 min
Chapters 15
First published 1869
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)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by alwpoe 10:50
2
Chapter 1 - The Glen pt 2 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 21:31
3
Chapter 2 - Earthquakes Read by Spinhop 34:28
4
Chapter 3 - Volcanoes Read by Esther 33:48
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Chapter 4 - The Transformations of a Grain of Soil Read by Lonelle Yoder 25:03
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Chapter 5 - The Ice-Plough Read by Pentti Hirvonen 27:31
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Chapter 6 - The True Fairy Tale Read by Pentti Hirvonen 30:40
8
Chapter 7 - The Chalk-Carts Read by Pentti Hirvonen 32:29
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Chapter 8 - Madam How's Two Grandsons Read by Kalynda 26:22
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Chapter 9 - The Coral-Reef Read by Availle 39:07
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Chapter 10 - Field and Wild pt 1 Read by Spinhop 26:37
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Chapter 10 - Field and Wild pt 2 Read by Dawn Larsen 23:50
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Chapter 11 - The World's end Read by Spinhop 44:30
14
Chapter 12 - Homeward Bound pt 1 Read by E.Lee 28:17
15
Chapter 12 - Homeward Bound pt 2 Read by Sarah Crampton 32:55
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