Animals & Nature

The Elements of Mammalogy

by William Ruschenberger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…

The Memoirs of a White Elephant

by Judith Gautier Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
"We are told by writers of antiquity that elephants have written sentences in Greek, and that one of them was even known to speak. Ther…

The Book of Clever Beasts

by Myrtle Reed Read by Daryl Wor 3.9
A humorous book, hitting off the many writers who have returned to nature and made intimate friends in the Animal World. The author describe…

Best Dog Stories

by Booth Tarkington Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.2
A collection of adult stories - sad, humorous, and adventurous - about Man's Best Friend. NOTE: Some of these selections contain violence an…

A Child's Book of the Garden

by Arthur Ransome Read by David Wales 3.6
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…

Kittens and Cats

by Eulalie Osgood Grover Read by Rosslyn Carlyle 4.1
This book consists of fifty-two very short fictitious stories about cats and kittens, which have been written for children. Many of the stor…

Our Vanishing Wild Life

by William T. Hornaday Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Our Vanishing Wild Life is a passionate call to action from William T. Hornaday, a pioneering conservationist, who confronts the alarming de…

Spiders

by Cecil Warburton Read by Sue Anderson 4.2
The mental capacity of spiders; web architecture; spiders that live under water, even though they need air to breath; spiders that mimic ant…

Three Little Kittens

by Katharine Pyle Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Jazbury, Yowler and Fluffy are three brave and curious kittens craving adventure. Join them as they accidentally venture into the woods and …

A Chautauqua Idyl

by Grace Livingston Hill Read by Scarlett Martin 3.7
The trees, flowers, and animals of a peaceful pasture meet together to discuss and learn of theology. Summary by Scarlett Martin.

Coffee Break Collection

by Henry David Thoreau Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
This is the eighth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in len…

Stories of Animal Sagacity

by William Henry Giles Kingston and W. H. G. Kingston Read by Allyson Hester 3.4
Stories of Animal Sagacity invites listeners into a whimsical world where animals display remarkable intelligence and cleverness. This colle…

Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

by Andrew Barton Paterson and Banjo Paterson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.8
From Banjo Paterson, bush poet and favorite son of Australia, here is a collection of colorful stories from Australia that offer a window in…

White Dandy

by Velma Caldwell Melville Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
This book is written from the horse's point of view, much as Black Beauty was. Indeed, it is intended to be a companion book to Black Beaut…

The Tiger

by William Blake Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
LibriVox volunteers bring you twelve different recordings of The Tiger, by William Blake. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of…

The Elements of Ornithology

by William Ruschenberger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
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…

A Treatise of Modern Falconry

by James Campbell Read by Curt Walton 4.2
The 18th century book A Treatise on Modern Falconry is still one of the most quoted books in today's falconry community. The preface was pos…

Jarwin and Cuffy

by R. M. Ballantyne Read by Esther ben Simonides 3.8
Jarwin is an English sailor who has been shipwrecked. He is stranded on a raft with only his dog Cuffy, and land is nowhere in sight. Their …

Constructive Beekeeping

by Ed Clark and Ed H. Clark Read by Vann Lantz 3.5
The author explores the effects of condensation and evaporation as they relate to the success of a beehive. The results of various experimen…

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Kenneth Grahame wrote a classic children’s tale in 1908 - he penned The Wind in the Willows. He wrote of the English countryside and the bea…

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