Children's Non-fiction

The Chemical History of A Candle

by Michael Faraday Read by Availle 4.9
The Chemical History of a Candle is a series of 6 lectures on chemistry presented to a juvenile audience in 1848. Taught by Michael Faraday …

The Burgess Animal Book for Children

by Thornton W. Burgess Read by Jude Somers 4.6
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…

Benjamin Franklin

by Robin Mckown Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 4.8
This biography of Franklin was written for young people, but can be enjoyed by anyone. The author Robin McKown, is known for her young adul…

The Age of Fable

by Thomas Bulfinch Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes…

The Story of Abraham Lincoln

by Mary Agnes Hamilton Read by John Lieder 4.5
In this biography for young adults, Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glow…

Indian Boyhood

by Charles Alexander Eastman Read by Carol Pelster 4.7
Indian Boyhood is a lively and appealing first-person recounting of the life of a Sioux child in the last days of the tribe's "wild&quo…

Four Great Americans

by James Baldwin Read by Sibella Denton 4.6
Written for children, James Baldwin's history of Washington, Franklin, Webster, and Lincoln brings these men to life in a way that will be i…

My School Days

by E. Nesbit Read by Cori Samuel 4.6
A short memoir about the author's school days, serialised in The Girl's Own Paper from October 1896 to September 1897. It includes stories a…

Hurlbut's Story of the Bible

by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …

The Wonder Book of Bible Stories

by Logan Marshall Read by Ron Altman 5
Book of Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments, in language easy for children to understand. - Summary by Ron Altman

The Fairyland of Science

by Arabella B. Buckley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
"I have promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science, -- a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look…

American History Stories

by Mara L. Pratt Read by Kalynda 4.5
American History Stories by Mara L. Pratt invites young listeners on a captivating journey through the early chapters of American history. F…

The Story of Wool

by Sara Ware Bassett Read by David Olson 4.8
Join Mr. Clark and his young companion Donald as they embark on an enlightening journey to Crescent Ranch in Idaho, where they immerse thems…

Indian Child Life

by Charles Alexander Eastman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (th…

Heroes Every Child Should Know

by Hamilton Wright Mabie Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Heroes Every Child Should Know is a curated collection that introduces young listeners to the lives of remarkable figures from various cultu…

Birds of the Air

by Arabella B. Buckley Read by Laura Caldwell 4.5
Arabella Buckley had a great love of nature and wished to impart that love to children. Birds of the Air will encourage children to observe …

Historical Tales

by Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews Read by Kalynda 4.6
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises…

Hannibal

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most renowned military leaders. This biography delves into the…

Carpenter's Geographical Reader

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 4.8
Through travelogues, lifestyle descriptions and cultural notes the reader will visit China, Japan, India, Korea, parts of the Holy Land and …

The Discovery of New Worlds

by M. B. Synge Read by Laura Caldwell 4.5
This is the second volume in the series, The Story of the World, which covers the period of history from the rise of Rome to the Conquest of…

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