The Sun's Babies
Edith Howes
Read by Laura Victoria
Charming stories and poems for young children about nature and the changes that occur with the seasons, weaving in life lessons throughout the stories. (Summary by Laura Victoria) (4 hr 49 min)
Chapters
| 01 - The Sun -Man's Babies | 1:18 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 02 - The Snowdrop Baby | 2:25 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 03 - Little Golden Heart | 2:39 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 04 - Dickie Codlin | 2:30 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 05 - The Apple Fairy | 6:11 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 06 - Johnny Crocus | 3:18 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 07 - The Daffodil Baby | 4:31 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 08 - Daffodils | 0:45 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 09 - Willy Wallflower | 4:07 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 10 - Sweet Violet | 4:01 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 11 - The Cherry Children | 2:28 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 12 - The Daisy Fairy | 3:36 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 13 - My Garden | 0:52 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 14 - Bed-time | 0:29 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 15 - Pansy | 0:48 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 16 - May Fairies | 2:47 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 17 - The Dragon | 3:26 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 18 - Gold Broom and White Broom | 3:20 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 19 - Kitty Crayfish's Housekeeping | 3:48 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 20 - The Garden Party | 3:20 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 21 - Bluebells | 0:34 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 22 - Cowslips | 0:37 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 23 - Of Royal Blood | 4:16 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 24 - Billybuzz the Drone | 3:44 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 25 - Honey | 0:34 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 26 - On the Hillside | 3:32 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 27 - The Sun's Nest | 1:19 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 28 - Crikitty-Crik | 2:20 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 29 - The Discontented Root | 4:00 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 30 - Creepy-Crawly | 3:57 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 31 - Blackie | 3:52 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 32 - Little Birds | 0:41 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 33 - The Brownies | 3:36 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 34 - Brave Rose-Pink | 3:30 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 35 - Sweet-Pea Land | 1:07 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 36 - Mrs. Frog, Mr. Frog, and the Little Frog | 4:04 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 37 - Buttercups | 2:42 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 38 - Spinny Spider | 4:37 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 39 - Spinny Spider's Children | 3:40 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 40 - Tinyboy | 6:11 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 41 - The Mosquito Babies | 2:47 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 42 - The Scrambler | 3:20 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 43 - Woollymoolly | 4:10 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 44 - Thistle-Mother | 5:17 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 45 - Sally Snail's Wanderings | 4:18 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 46 - Milly Mushroom | 3:49 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 47 - Wiggle-Waggle | 4:34 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 48 - The Leaf Fairies | 3:08 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 49 - Bunny-Boy | 3:09 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 50 - Love-Mother | 3:39 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 51 - The Hill Princess | 9:45 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 52 - Urchins in the Sea | 3:25 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 53 - Where White Waves Play 1: Red Bill | 4:12 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 54 - Where White Waves Play 2: The Sea-Squirt Who Stood on His Head | 6:11 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 55 - Where White Waves Play 3: Bobby Barnacle's Wanderings | 6:37 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 56 - Where White Waves Play 4: Little Starfish | 4:43 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 57 - Where White Waves Play 5: Kelp | 4:46 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 58 - Where White Waves Play 6: Black Shag | 5:25 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 59 - Where White Waves Play 7: Through Days of Growth | 5:38 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 60 - Where White Waves Play 8: Fanny Flatface | 8:01 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 61 - Where White Waves Play 9: The Oyster Babies | 5:33 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 62 - Fanny Fly | 3:16 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 63 - At Sunset | 4:04 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 64 - Summer Tears | 0:52 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 65 - The Wheat People | 3:01 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 66 - Chick-a-Pick | 2:52 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 67 - Chick-a-Pick's Crow | 3:58 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 68 - The Gorse-Mother | 4:38 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 69 - The Paling Fence | 5:41 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 70 - Tail-Up | 5:25 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 71 - The Rain Fairy | 3:55 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 72 - The Disobedient Sunbeams | 3:47 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 73 - White-Brier | 4:09 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 74 - A Trip Into the Country | 3:29 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 75 - Grey-King | 3:18 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 76 - The Season Fairies | 3:26 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 77 - Spring Story | 3:58 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 78 - Spring Time | 0:56 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 79 - Summer Story | 2:57 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 80 - Summer Time | 0:45 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 81 - Autumn Story | 2:34 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 82 - Autumn Time | 0:45 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 83 - Winter Story | 2:35 | Read by Laura Victoria |
| 84 - Winter Time | 1:04 | Read by Laura Victoria |
Reviews
Nature in story form
RogerL
These 84 nature stories were created as teaching tools for elementary school students. So why as a grown man did I choose this? Itâs because I am a big fan of reader, Laura Victoria. I find that her extraordinary reading skills and her charming nuance of southern accent has a calming effect on me and brings back memories of my Southern family in Alabama and Georgia. Author Edith Howes was a remarkable person. It comes as little surprise to find she was a teacher. It seems to me, for every 10,000 people who accept how things are, there is one person who sees needed improvements and does something about it. Edith Howes is the Florence Nightingale of education. As a young teacher she saw students housed in abominable dilapidated school rooms where teaching was strictly by rote. Edith felt learning could be improved if presented in story form to young children. Hence this book, âThe Sunâs Babiesâ. The title makes sense when I recall learning as a five year old that the âSun is the giver of all lifeâ according to scientist. The ancients knew this and the sun was worshiped as a god. Indeed, in a sense, all living things are the sunâs babies. It is readily apparent that Edith had a deep love and sense of wonder for nature; something she wanted to share with young people. If my kids were young again, I would put aside a âfamily timeâ each week to let them hear one or two chapters of this book. And today, with the miracle of Google, you can pull up photos of the current subject. Reader Laura Caldwell ( aka Laura Victoria) presented us with another book, âRuth of Bostonâ where a young girl described education in early America in a Puritan school. One cannot help comparing the methods of Edith Howes with Puritan schools where the teachers were much more talented at whipping students than teaching them. The world owes much to Edith Howes.
Nature in story form
Roger32713
These 84 nature stories were created as teaching tools for elementary school students. So why as a grown man did I choose this? It’s because I am a big fan of reader, Laura Victoria. I find that her extraordinary reading skills and her charming nuance of southern accent has a calming effect on me and brings back memories of my Southern family in Alabama and Georgia. Author Edith Howes was a remarkable person. It comes as little surprise to find she was a teacher. It seems to me, for every 10,000 people who accept how things are, there is one person who sees needed improvements and does something about it. Edith Howes is the Florence Nightingale of education. As a young teacher she saw students housed in abominable dilapidated school rooms where teaching was strictly by rote. Edith felt learning could be improved if presented in story form to young children. Hence this book, “The Sun’s Babies”. The title makes sense when I recall learning as a five year old that the “Sun is the giver of all life” according to scientist. The ancients knew this and the sun was worshiped as a god. Indeed, in a sense, all living things are the sun’s babies. It is readily apparent that Edith had a deep love and sense of wonder for nature; something she wanted to share with young people. If my kids were young again, I would put aside a “family time” each week to let them hear one or two chapters of this book. And today, with the miracle of Google, you can pull up photos of the current subject. Reader Laura Caldwell ( aka Laura Victoria) presented us with another book, “Ruth of Boston” where a young girl described education in early America in a Puritan school. One cannot help comparing the methods of Edith Howes with Puritan schools where the teachers were much more talented at whipping students than teaching them. The world owes much to Edith Howes.