Against the Odds Winter Whiteouts
- Author DK
- Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publish Date 1 January 2026
- Run Time 1 hours and 59 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Weather and climate, Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks).
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What to expect
From blinding blizzards to a devastating avalanche, three young people battle against some of the most brutal natural disasters in history.
The Children’s Blizzard, 1888
Yungay Avalanche, 1970
The Storm of the Century, 1993
This audiobook is part of the Against The Odds series, a captivating series of fictional - but inspired by true events. Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.
The series is carefully written with a focus on morphology, which is hugely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Against the Odds: Winter Whiteouts focuses on adjective and adverb suffixes and comparatives and superlatives.
This audiobook will empower listeners to confidently understand the meaning behind the text.
Federico Louhau is a South American born, London based voice over actor who has worked in the industry for over 20 years working with many different clients for example Apple, NFL and VISA. However, you will probably know him from his roles in video games for example RoboCop: Rogue City and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
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