The Story of the World : History for the Classical Child. Volume 2, The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer; Jeff West (Illustrator) Copyright Year: 2007 ISBN-13: 9781933339092 Available format(s): Classic Audio Log in to read What's an Audio Format Audio format refers to the way an audiobook is recorded. Not all audiobooks have the same formats. Classic Audio: A human reading an audiobook without the text displayed. VOICEtext (H): Human narrator with text that you can follow along with as it reads. VOICEtext (S): Synthetic voice with text you can follow along with as it reads.