Animals & Nature
Happy Jack (Version 2)
Read by Jude Somers
Thornton W. Burgess
Who would have thought dropping a nut would cause so much trouble? No sooner does Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel go scampering down the tree t…
The Natural History Volume 3
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Pliny the Elder
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …
Pussy and Doggy Tales
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E. Nesbit
Charming Tales about cats and dogs. (Summary by Elli)
The Tiger
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William Blake
LibriVox volunteers bring you twelve different recordings of The Tiger, by William Blake. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of…
Ways of Wood Folk
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William J. Long
Late nineteenth-century naturalist William J. Long invites us in to the secret worlds of the woodland animals. Containing Long's own animal …
The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat
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Arthur Scott Bailey
The rats and the mice thought that Miss Kitty Cat was a terrible person. She was altogether too fond of hunting them. They agreed, however, …
The Gamekeeper at Home
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Richard Jefferies
Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire …
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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Charles Darwin
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is a book by Charles Darwin, published in 1872, concerning genetically determined aspects …
Little Bear
Read by Carolyn Frances
Laura Rountree Smith
A story for children about a little bear with no name, “there were not enough names to go round,” and his adventures in finding one. (Summar…
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
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Hugh Lofting
Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in fa…
Rescue Dog of the High Pass
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Jim Kjelgaard
Jim Kjelgaard has long wanted to tell the story of the gallant dogs who have gone out with the monks of St. Bernard Hospice to rescue travel…
Letters from a Cat
Read by NoelBadrian
Helen Hunt Jackson
Letters from a Cat: published by her mistress for the benefit of all cats and the amusement of little children is a collection of letters th…
The Life of the Spider
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Jean-Henri Fabre
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French entomologist and author. He was born in St. Léons in Aveyron, France. Fabre was largely an auto…
The Biography of a Grizzly
Read by John W. Michaels
Ernest Thompson Seton
I first read this little book when I was in the fifth grade, and now more than fifty years later, I still find it fascinating. Ernest Thomps…
It's Like This, Cat
Read by Betsie Bush
Emily Neville
1964 Newbery Medal winner, It's Like This, Cat is the story of a young man, Dave Mitchell, and how he grew to maturity, helped along indirec…
Old Granny Fox (Version 2)
Read by Jude Somers
Thornton W. Burgess
Old Granny Fox and grandson Reddy Fox must use all their cunning to hunt up enough food to survive the long winter. Food in the Green Meadow…
Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier
Read by Lee Ann Howlett
Frances Trego Montgomery
Zip, a little fox terrier, lives in the town of Maplewood in the house of his owner, Dr. Elsworth. Each day when Dr. Elsworth drives his car…
Little Joe Otter
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Thornton W. Burgess
“Folks aren’t so sure about you when You spring surprises now and then.” Little Joe Otter.Join Little Joe Otter and Peter Rabbit in their a…
School of The Woods
Read by Maggie Travers
William J. Long
Some Life Studies of Animal Instincts and Animal TrainingThis is the third book in the Wood Folk series by William J. Long, where he masterf…
The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
Read by Allyson Hester
Alfred Elwes
This fictional work is written in 1st person by the dog himself. It's a cute story of the adventures in the life of a noble dog who is appro…