Animals & Nature
The Gamekeeper at Home
Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire …
Swamp Cat
This adventure in the great outdoors follows the cat Frosty and a young man named Andy as they make a life for themselves in a swamp. They w…
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…
Kari the Elephant
Kari the Elephant tells the enchanting story of a young Indian boy and his cherished companion, an elephant named Kari. Set against the vibr…
Trading Jeff and His Dog
A fight in the Midwest leaves the dog's owner dead. He searches for a new friend and encounters Trading Jeff. Jeff is a traveling peddler. B…
Ways of Wood Folk
Late nineteenth-century naturalist William J. Long invites us in to the secret worlds of the woodland animals. Containing Long's own animal …
Tales of a Poultry Farm
Another interesting book by Clara Dillingham Pierson, this time focusing on the poultry you might have in your farmyard! The chickens, ducks…
Bowser The Hound
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…
The Wind in the Willows
This much-loved story follows a group of animal friends in the English countryside as they pursue adventure … and as adventure pursues them!…
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard
Uncle Wiggily Longears, an old bunny gentleman now stricken with rheumatism and getting around with a cane, still is quite active. In these …
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter
Born in Victorian London on July 28th, 1866, Beatrix Potter created some of the best-loved children’s stories of all time. Starting with Pet…
Handbook of Nature-Study
Handbook of Nature-Study was written by Anna Botsford Comstock during an era of growing societal concern for man's treatment of the natural …
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail
This is the story of Peter Rabbit, a mischievous, but cautious, lagomorph who lives in the Green Meadows. Peter Rabbit begins his adventures…
The Adventures of Reddy Fox
This timeless story tells of an overconfident little fox who steals a plump pet hen and is hotly pursued by Farmer Brown's boy and Bowser th…
In the Heart of Africa
A wonderfully readable condensation of two of Baker's earlier, longer works recounting his self-sponsored expeditions into the Dark Continen…
The Christmas Reindeer
Tuktu and her brother, Aklak, are Eskimo children who live happily with their beloved reindeer in the Northland. When Tuktu is lost in a fog…
A Dog of Flanders
"Nello and Patrasche were left all alone in the world." So begins the poignant story of the two orphans who were to become insepar…
American Big-Game Hunting
The first book published by The Boone and Crockett Club founded by Theodore Roosevelt and George Grinnell, who declared in their Editors Not…
Uncle Wiggily on the Farm
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…
Mowgli
In the Jungle Books, Kipling tells 9 wonderful and exciting tales about Mowgli, the human baby raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of …