Britannica 5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime, Jackie McCann
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Britannica 5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime

Author: Jackie McCann, Jen Arena, Rachel Valentine and Sally Symes

Narrator: Joanna Lumley

Unabridged: 2 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook

Publisher: Author's Republic

Published: 10/13/2020

Genre: Children & Young Adults Nonfiction - Animals - Nocturnal

Synopsis

Why do we sleep? Do animals dream? Where is the oldest bed in the world? In this compendium of 5-minute really true stories, you will travel to Ancient Egypt to explore the five beds of Tutankhamun, jet off into space to discover how astronauts get ready for bed and plunge underwater to learn how hibernating turtles breathe through their bottoms. With up-to-the-minute, expert information that is beautifully read by British actress Joanna Lumley, this audiobook is the ultimate brainy bedtime companion for young children.

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