Children's Non-fiction

Little Pillows, or Good-Night Thoughts for Little Ones

by Frances Ridley Havergal Read by Jael Baldwin 4.6
Thirty-one little evening devotionals, simple enough for the child audience for which they were written, but also inspiring for adults needi…

Squirrels and Other Fur-bearers

by John Burroughs Read by Laura Caldwell 4.3
Squirrels and other Fur-Bearers, a collection of essays by American naturalist and essayist, John Burroughs, provides fascinating insight in…

Knights of Art

by Amy Steedman Read by Susan Morin 4.5
Knights of Art invites young listeners into the vibrant world of art and the lives of its most celebrated creators. Adapted from Giorgio Vas…

Young Folks' Treasury

by Hamilton Wright Mabie Read by BettyB 5
Historical vignettes of selected locations throughout the world and many of our early explorers as well. Fascinating travel adventures throu…

Historic Girlhoods

by Rupert S. Holland Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Biographical sketches of ten girls who became famous before becoming women - some not even making it to womanhood. From Joan of Arc to Cathe…

The Insect Folk

by Margaret Warner Morley Read by Laura Caldwell 4.8
Through delightful outings with her students, a teacher introduces her class to the fascinating world of insects. She encourages her student…

Home Geography for Primary Grades

by C. C. Long Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Lessons and exercises for young children, exploring map and compass, mountains and rivers, trees and flowers, wind and rain, and more. (Summ…

Pond And Stream

by Arthur Ransome Read by David Wales 4.3
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…

On The Seashore

by R. Cadwallader Smith Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This gifted nature writer who is so good at describing animals and their habitat and habits here gives us a look at many of the fascinating …

When They Were Children

by Amy Steedman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Sketches about the childhood of many famous men and women, written just for children!

Makers of Many Things

by Eva March Tappan Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.7
How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become paper? Who makes the dishes on our tables? Published in 1916, this children's bo…

The Adventures of a Grain of Dust

by Hallam Hawksworth Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
This charming book for children is full of interesting facts about all sorts of plants, insects, birds and animals and how they all help to …

Cats by the Way

by Sarah E. Trueblood Read by Jessica Louise 4.3
Between these pages you will find only the good, old-fashioned, every-day cat. No Angora or thoroughbred has been entered here, unless it be…

Carpenter's Geographical Reader

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
In this book the children are taken by the author upon a personally conducted tour through the most characteristic parts of the South Americ…

On The Trail

by Lina Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Lina and Adelia Beard, co-founders of the first American girls' scouting group, originally called the Girl Scout Society, then the Girl Pion…

The Book of Famous Sieges

by Tudor Jenks Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
History is dominated by war, battles, and sieges. Our history books are full of these. But history books usually don't explain sieges in suc…

Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now

by Jane Andrews Read by Virginia Neville
A children’s book that describes the life of ten boys in different historical time periods. The book shows the reader what the daily life of…

Going His Way

by Rev. Gerald T. Brennan Read by Maria Therese 5
Going His Way offers a unique approach to spiritual education for children, presenting sermons designed to engage young minds and hearts. Re…

Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures

by Arabella B. Buckley Read by J. M. Smallheer 5
"The present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, The Fairyland of Science. …

The Story of the Thirteen Colonies

by H. A. Guerber Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.3
These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run fr…

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