A remarkable audiobook experience that becomes truly magical when paired with the print book.
Few audiobooks are as effective in conveying their message. This rich collaboration is more homage than field guide, with descriptions of each of its 49 endangered British species accompanied byrecordings of each bird’s natural sounds. While print readers miss out on the bird song, listeners don’t get to see Morris’ marvelous illustrations. That aside, this is a deeply satisfying listening experience. Macfarlane’s essays are insightful and imaginative, and his narration, which makes up the bulk of the audiobook, captures the urgency of his message and blends naturally with the enveloping bird song.
A remarkable audiobook experience that becomes truly magical when paired with the print book.Pub Date: June 9, 2026
Duration: 3 hrs, 38 mins
DD ISBN: 9781696623438
Publisher: HighBridge
Review Posted Online: Aug. 18, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 2026
The author describes her efforts to implement a meaningful sustainability initiative for Wales and the world at large. An educator and minister of the environment, sustainability, and housing in her tiny country, she's a wonderful narrator who sounds at once relaxed and passionate, likable and dignified. Her voice is a perfect vehicle for amplifying her humanitarian intentions as well as the breadth of her methodical thinking. But what makes this audio so inspiring are the personal asides she shares throughout concerning her willingness to be vulnerable and her calm resolve to do something for the world's future generations. Davidson's descriptions of the laborious process of cultural transformation would have been dry listening without her pleasing UK speaking voice.
Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2020
Duration: 6 hrs, 45 mins
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
When Captain Salvador Alvarenga and his young assistant, Ezequiel Cordova, set out from Costa Azul, Mexico, on a fishing expedition, the experienced captain could not possibly have expected the type of journey that lay ahead. Narrator George Newbern does an excellent job delivering the story of Alvarenga's struggle to survive at sea in an open boat for 438 days before finally coming ashore on a remote island many miles away in the South Pacific. Newbern’s consistent pace and varied tone keep the compelling story going, communicating the harrowing aspects of the journey as well as Alvarenga's inspirational will to survive his extended ordeal at sea.
Pub Date: Nov. 17, 2015
Duration: 7 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781442396029
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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