Animals & Nature
Toto's Merry Winter
Over a cold winter, Toto and several animal friends (who can talk!) spend cozy evenings by the fire listening to his grandmother tell fantas…
The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse
"All the four-footed folk in the neighborhood agreed that Dickie Deer Mouse was well worth knowing. Throughout Pleasant Valley there wa…
Tale of Buster Bumblebee
Buster Bumblebee and his family move into a new home. Excitement and buzzing abound. Buster meet a strange fellow called a carpenter bee, wa…
Bird Stories from Burroughs
What a better way to learn about birds than to read this delightful collection of interesting bird stories! John Burroughs was a nature essa…
The Tale of Betsy Butterfly
Arthur Scott Bailey (1877 – 1949) was the author of more than forty children's books. "Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal,…
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Doctor John Dolittle is an animal doctor and famous naturalist whose success hinges on his ability to speak the languages of many different …
The Natural History
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …
Dinosaurs
America has had a fascination with dinosaurs, particularly since the wild enthusiasm of Jurassic Park and its sequels. The term "dinosa…
A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories
Beatrix Potter's delightful stories come to life in this LibriVox recording of some of her most famous tales. This collection is extra speci…
The Tale of Old Mr. Crow
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 …
Squirrels and Other Fur-bearers
Squirrels and other Fur-Bearers, a collection of essays by American naturalist and essayist, John Burroughs, provides fascinating insight in…
Uncle Remus
Many readers will already be familiar with Uncle Remus’ favorite animal characters – Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Fox among them – and some of the…
Pep: The Story Of A Brave Dog
This 1922 adventure story for youth and dog lovers will delight anyone with just a little suspension of disbelief. Sentimental and anthropom…
The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit
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…
The Strangest Things in the World
"THE STRANGEST THINGS IN THE WORLD - A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature" This title sums up the wonderful line up…
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
In The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920), the first of Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle books, we are introduced to the good doctor who gives up…
A Shepherd's Life
Hudson wrote this classic work in 1910; it is admiringly mentioned by many other writers. It focuses on the memories of a head shepherd, Ca…
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…
A Horse's Tale
Soldier Boy is the top steed at Fort Paxton. He is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse and has led a life of glory and honor. One day General Alis…
The Behavior of the Honey Bee
The value of the honey bee in cross pollinating the flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact information be available concerning…