Animals & Nature

Folklore of the Santal Parganas, Vol. 1

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Unknowntranslated Bycecil Henry Bompas


This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its pre…

The Tree-Dwellers

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Katharine Elizabeth Dopp


Katharine E. Dopp was well-known as a teacher and writer of children's textbooks at the turn of the 20th Century. She was among the first e…

Reinaart de Vos

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Unknowntranslated Byjulius De Geyter and Translated Byjulius De Geyter


Het episch dierdicht "Van den Vos Reynaerde", geschreven in het Middelnederlands in de 13e eeuw, geldt als een hoogtepunt in de Ne…

The Tale of Benny Badger

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Arthur Scott Bailey


"Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weaving natural history into the stories in a way that won ed…

La vie des abeilles

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Maurice Maeterlinck


Vie de ces insectes stupéfiants, et aussi philosophie, voire mysticisme..., l'Esprit de la Ruche ... - Summary by Christiane Jehanne

Outa Karel’s Stories: South African Folk-Lore Tales

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Sanni Metelerkamp


Sanni Metelerkamp was a South African playwright and author born in 1867. She is well known for her biography of her great-grandfather, Geor…

Sammie and Susie Littletail

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Howard R. Garis


Once upon a time there lived in a small house built underneath the ground two curious little folk, with their father, their mother, their un…

The Talking Thrush And Other Tales From India

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W.H.D. Rouse and W. H. D. Rouse


This is the second collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. The first collection is entitled The Giant Crab (Librivox au…

Stories of Birds

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Lenore Elizabeth Mulets


This volume contains stories, poems, myths, and facts about lots of different birds, intended for teaching children. It is divided into nine…

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)

Doctor Dolittle's Post Office (version 2) (dramatic reading)

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Hugh Lofting


While working in Africa, the eminent naturalist John Dolittle sets out to create the best post office on earth, using his bird friends to ca…

Swamp Cat

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Jim Kjelgaard


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 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…

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…

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…

Favole di Jean de La Fontaine: Libro 11

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Jean de la Fontaine


Nei 12 volumi delle "Favole" (1669 - 1693) Jean de La Fontaine rinnovò la tradizione esopica, rappresentando la commedia um…

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…

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…

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…

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