The Story of the World audiobooks were originally sold by a different company and read by a different vocal artist. When the former company's license ran out, Well-Trained Mind Press took over the production of the audiobooks. We changed the packaging to reflect the Well-Trained Mind brand. Jim Weiss is the reader for all currently published The Story of the World audiobooks.
Volumes 1 & 2 have been "Revised" for a long time. Volumes 3 and 4 were revised in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
- In 2020, we revised the content of The Story of the World, Volume 3. The Original edition has a Native American man on the cover; the 2020 Revision has a Native American woman on the cover. We call the 2020 edition The Story of the World, Volume 3: Early Modern Times, Revised Edition Audiobook. All the covers of the revised content have the Native American woman on the cover.
- In 2021, we revised the content of The Story of the World, Volume 4. The Original edition has a World War I soldier on the cover; the 2021 Revision has an astronaut on the cover. We call the 2021 edition The Story of the World, Volume 4: The Modern Age, Revised Edition Audiobook. All the covers of the revised content have the astronaut on the cover.
If you want to have a child read along with the audiobook, make sure you get the text and the audiobook with matching covers. You can read more about the Volume 3 and Volume 4 revisions in these FAQs.
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