Animals & Nature
In New England Fields and Woods
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Rowland E. Robinson
Born in rural Vermont in 1833, and nearly unknown to today's readers, Rowland Evans Robinson was once one of Vermont's best-known writers. A…
Buster the Big Brown Bear
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George Ethelbert Walsh
In the seventh volume of the Twilight Animal series, we meet Buster the Bear, a cub who lives in a cave the woods with his mother. After an …
The Story of Scraggles
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George Wharton James
"I was only a little baby song-sparrow, and from the moment I came out of my shell everybody knew there was something the matter with m…
The Curious Book of Birds
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Abbie Farwell Brown
Now the interesting facts about birds we have always with us. We can find them out for ourselves, which is a very pleasant thing to do, or w…
A Florida Sketch-Book
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Bradford Torrey
This is a series of late-19th Century essays about Florida's flora & fauna written by a Massachusetts-based naturalist. (Summary by Bell…
The Train Dogs
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E. Pauline Johnson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of The Train Dogs by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 6th, 20…
Concerning Cats
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Helen M. Winslow
"I have known, and loved, and studied many cats, but my knowledge of her (Pretty Lady, a cat) alone would convince me that cats love pe…
Old Man Travelling
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William Wordsworth
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay, a Sketch by William Wordsworth. This was t…
Grim: The Story of a Pike
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Svend Fleuron
"To devour others and to avoid being devoured oneself,that is life’s end and aim." This is the fascinating and exciting story of a…
The Elements of Mammalogy
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…
Uncle Wiggily's Fortune
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Howard R. Garis
Howard Garis, one of the most prolific children's writers of the 20th century, is credited with writing over 1500 Uncle Wiggily stories, ori…
Slovenly Betsy
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Heinrich Hoffmann
Hienrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist and doctor. He had written poetry and sketches for his son, and was persuaded to have a collecti…
The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails
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Kathleen Gray Nelson
A fox aspires to reach his 1000th birthday safely and be rewarded with nine golden tails in this wise and charming fairytale.
Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures
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David Cory
David Cory is the author of over 50 children's book including the Little Jack Rabbit series and the Puss-in-Boots series. This is the firs…
Wood Folk at School
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William J. Long
The unique merit of this nature student rests in his fascinating style of writing, which invariably interests young and old; for without thi…
The Tale of Muley Cow
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Arthur Scott Bailey
This series of Tuck Me In Tales and Slumber Town Tales of animal stories for children from three to eight years, tells of the adventures of …
The Book of the Cat
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Mabel Humphrey
Stories of kittens and cats who have a variety of adventures. This book is aimed at children, but adults (especially those who love cats!) w…
Good Hunting
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most passionate of natural conservationsts having establish five national parks, 18 national monuments, an…
The Topaz Story Book
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Ada M. Skinner
From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest …
The Animal Story Book
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Various
Edited by Andrew Lang, this book is an anthology of interesting stories about a wide variety of diffferent animals collected from numerous s…