Animals & Nature
Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks
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Jean de la Fontaine
Several of La Fontaine's fables, translated into English by W. T. Larned. (Summary by bge1234)
The Wonders of the Jungle
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Sarath Kumar Ghosh
How do elephants drink? What is the Law of the Jungle at the water hole? How does an elephant baby learn to feed and learn to swim? How do t…
The Giant Crab And Other Tales From Old India
Read by David Wales
W.H.D. Rouse and W. H. D. Rouse
This is the first collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. There is a second entitled The Talking Thrush (LibriVox audio…
Uncle Wiggily on the Farm
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Howard R. Garis
Uncle Wiggily is not feeling very well and Dr. Possum suggests a unique treatment. He tells Uncle Wiggily that he needs to get out in the co…
Uncle Wiggily's Automobile
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Howard R. Garis
The irrepressible Uncle Wiggily falls ill and Dr. Possum prescribes "an automobile drive before every meal". thus Uncle Wiggly bu…
The Tale of Major Monkey
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Arthur Scott Bailey
Arthur Scott Bailey was the author of more than forty children's books.Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worl…
The Wonder Garden
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Frances Jenkins Olcott
"Here are 150 nature myths and short stories from all parts of the World. They are the kind that children delight in -- tales of transf…
The Biography of a Grizzly (version 2)
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Wahb (meaning White Bear) is an orphaned Grizzly Bear who learns to respect his fears, fight for peace, and trust the healing powers of a st…
Kittens and Cats: A Book of Tales
Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Eulalie Osgood Grover
This book consists of fifty-two very short fictitious stories about cats and kittens, which have been written for children. Many of the stor…
Squinty the Comical Pig
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Richard Barnum
"This comical children's tale about the funny adventures of a funny pig written by an unknown author. The publisher has hired authors t…
The Tale of Jolly Robin
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Arthur Scott Bailey
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 …
Shasta Of The Wolves
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Olaf Baker
She-wolf Nitka finds an abandoned Native American baby and raises him with her cubs. Shasta learns the wolf ways and meets his kin, where he…
The Cat: Its Natural History, Varieties and Management
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Philip M. Rule
"The origin of the domestic cat (Felis domestica) is a subject about which there has been much conjecture and scientific discussion, bu…
Denslow's Three Bears
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
W. W. Denslow
This version of the classic tale of the three bears has a heroine named Golden Hair. The jolly bears, instead of chasing her away from their…
The Elements of Ornithology
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Ornithology is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This…
The Tale of Grumpy Weasel
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Arthur Scott Bailey
From his Tuck-Me-In series, Arthur Scott Bailey wrote many "Tales" books about animals and birds to be read to children for bed-ti…
Anecdotes of Dogs
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Edward Jesse
"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." The character, sensibilities, and intellectual facu…
Bowser The Hound (Version 2)
Read by Keith Salis
Thornton W. Burgess
Bowser the hound is a great tracking dog. He doesn't fall for many tricks, but this time he did. Old Man Coyote leads him off on a wild chas…
It's Like This, Cat (Version 2)
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Emily Neville
This novel won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1964. This delightful story revolves around a 14 year o…
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat (Version 2)
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Thornton W. Burgess
Jerry Muskrat and his friends love their homes in the Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook. So when the Smiling Pool suddenly stops smiling, and …