Animals & Nature
Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants
An overview of bees and stinging insects - Summary by Larry Wilson
Little Tales of the Desert
In the enchanting landscape of the Arizona desert, a six-year-old girl named Mary embarks on a memorable Christmas vacation with her parents…
Northern Trails
The reader who follows these trails will find them leading into a new country, a land of space and silence where it is good to be, away up a…
The Wishing-Stone Stories
“Tommy scuffed his bare, brown feet in the grass … A scowl, a deep, dark, heavy scowl, had chased all merriment from his round, freckled fac…
The Tale of Snowball Lamb
Another Tuck-Me-In book from Arthur Scott Bailey. This time still in Pleasant Valley, we find ourselves on the Green Farm where Johnnie got…
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
From the armadillo and musk ox to the walrus and manatee, this book introduces you to the many mammals who live and play throughout North Am…
The Tale of Frisky Squirrel
Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects …
The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad
Old Mr. Toad decides to join the Chorus at the Smiling pool - with unexpected results. He encounters Buster Bear as well as the famous Pete…
The House at Pooh Corner
The concluding ten chapters to the much beloved chronicles of Winnie the Pooh and friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. - Summary by aquio
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's Farm
"Bunny! Bunny Brown! Where are you?" Bunny's mother stood on the front porch, looking first in the yard, then up and down the stre…
Stormy, Misty's Foal
Misty is a Chincoteague pony mare who is close to foaling, and the Beebe family is anxious about it. Unfortunately, a terrible storm system …
The Memoirs of a White Elephant
"We are told by writers of antiquity that elephants have written sentences in Greek, and that one of them was even known to speak. Ther…
The Adventures of Tommy Postoffice
Peggy the cat lives in the post office at R., and she's just had a litter of kittens. However, instead of snuggling up with them in the box …
The Tale of Sandy Chipmunk
Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects …
Midnight
This is an adventure story about a horse in the wild west. (Summary by Rocky Taylor)
Travels in France
Arthur Young, an English agriculturist, set out to write a travelogue on the state of agriculture in France and found himself in the midst o…
Flower Stories
This volume contains stories, poems, and facts about lots of different flowers, intended for teaching children. It is divided into thirteen …
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse
Danny Meadow Mouse, along with his friend Peter Rabbit, lead exciting lives. Everyday they have adventures and close calls with hungry folks…
Our Search for a Wilderness
In 1908-1909, Mary Blair Beebe and her husband, C. William Beebe made two private expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana, exploring and…
The Tale of Nimble Deer
Another Sleepy Time Tale from Arthur Scott Bailey, this time Nimble Deer is the focus of the story and how he was such a tiny, frail, spotte…