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How Elevators Know Which Floor

Iris Fennimore · narrated by Duncan Winslow

2026

3h 49m
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Press the button and listen: a building wakes up, a hidden room hums behind the wall, and a brain made of switches decides whether you go up or down. Iris Fennimore's step-by-step mystery explains real elevator mechanics through secret rooms, counterweights, and the language of bumps and beeps. Best for curious six- to ten-year-olds who take apart how things work. Duncan Winslow reads with the patient clarity of a good teacher, pausing just long enough for young listeners to picture each moving part before the next one clicks into place.

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17 chapters

  1. 1Before We Start4m
  2. 2Chapter 1: The Button That Woke Up the Building13m
  3. 3Chapter 2: The Hidden Room Behind the Buttons14m
  4. 4Chapter 3: The Brain Made of Switches19m
  5. 5Chapter 4: The Puzzle of Going Up While Others Want Down16m
  6. 6Chapter 5: The Secret Language of Bumps and Beeps15m
  7. 7Chapter 6: The Rope That Is Stronger Than Steel12m
  8. 8Chapter 7: The Counterweight That Makes Lifting Easy16m
  9. 9Chapter 8: The Brakes That Grip Even When the Power Fails17m
  10. 10Chapter 9: The Door That Knows When Someone Is Still There16m
  11. 11Chapter 10: The Computer That Learned to Be Patient19m
  12. 12Chapter 11: The Day the Elevator Had to Choose15m
  13. 13Chapter 12: The Repair That Took Three Days18m
  14. 14Chapter 13: The Elevator in the Hospital That Never Sleeps14m
  15. 15Chapter 14: The Night Marnie Rode the Elevator Home and Understood18m
  16. 16About Iris Fennimore1m
  17. 17What to Read Next1m
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