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  • Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer?

  • The Story of Johannes Gutenberg: Audiobook
  • Written by: Robert Beckham
  • Narrated by: Jim Weiss
  • Length: 30 mins

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Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer?

Written by: Robert Beckham
Narrated by: Jim Weiss
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Publisher's Summary

Discover the intriguing story of Johannes Gutenberg in this unabridged junior-level audio CD of Robert Beckham's Who in the World was The Secretive Printer?, read by Jim Weiss.

Johannes Gutenberg spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did he need so much money? Was he making expensive gold jewelry? Weapons? Armor? What project could possibly take up so many hours of Johannes's time? And how did his invention change the world?

This unabridged reading by Jim Weiss of the book is 29 minutes, giving second-grade listeners insight into the life of this explorer.

About the series:

The classical curriculum introduces even the youngest student to the pleasures of true learning. Elementary students learn history not through predigested textbooks with multiple-choice answers, but through reading the stories of history. Unfortunately, biographies of great men and women of the past are almost all written for older students, limiting the ability of young students to explore history through reading. Libraries are crammed with biographies written for high school students and adults—while beginning readers are provided with a shelf full of junior-level books about football players, NASCAR drivers, and movie stars. Now, Peace Hill Press puts real history back into the grasp of the youngest historians with the Who in the World Biography Series. The entries in the series provide young listeners and their parents and teachers with biographies of great men and women of the Middle Ages. Designed to be used as part of The Story of the World curriculum, these biographies give beginning historians in grades 2-4 a chance to explore beyond the textbook. The accompanying book is also available separately.

©2005 Robert Beckham (P)2008 The Well-Trained Mind Press
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