Children's Non-fiction

The Child's Book of American Biography

by Mary Stoyell Stimpson Read by Laura Victoria 4.5
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…

Old Testament

by Louis Laravoire Morrow Read by Maria Therese 4.6
A short, simple Old Testament Bible History for children, but which can also be enjoyed by adults alike. Starting with Creation, the section…

Hurlbut's Story of the Bible

by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …

Lessons on Manners

by Edith E. Wiggin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
It is true that good manners, like good morals, are best taught by the teacher's example. It is also true that definite lessons, in which th…

Historical Tales

by Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews Read by Kalynda 4.5
Volume II of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This second volume supplem…

Carpenter's Geographical Reader

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 4.5
The book tries to give its young readers a living knowledge of Europe. The author conducts tours through various parts of Europe giving a gl…

The Autobiography of an Electron

by Charles R. Gibson Read by Laura Victoria 4.5
"While many scientific men now understand our place in the universe, we electrons are anxious that every person should know the very im…

A Book of English Martyrs

by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
This volume is a simple narrative suited to children's understanding of the thrilling times when English Catholics suffered for the Faith in…

Historical Tales

by Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews Read by Kalynda 4.2
Volume IV of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fourth volume covers …

Hurlbut's Story of the Bible

by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …

Floor Games

by H. G. Wells Read by Mark F. Smith 4.5
H.G. Wells had so much fun playing with his children on the floor of their playroom, he decided to write a jovial little book to inspire oth…

A Guide to Mythology

by Helen Clarke Read by PhyllisV 4.3
My aim in this book on Mythology for young readers has been to give them solid knowledge on the subject, as far as it is advisable to go wit…

A Child's Book Of The Seasons

by Arthur Ransome Read by David Wales 4.7
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…

When Mother Lets Us Cook

by Constance Johnson Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.6
A book of simple receipts for little folk with important cooking rules in rhyme together with handy lists of the materials and utensils need…

Music Talks With Children

by Thomas Tapper Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
"A book of this kind, though addressed to children, must necessarily reach them through an older person. The purpose is to suggest a fe…

Stories of Great Composers for Children

by Thomas Tapper Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.1
This is a collection of ten short, entertaining, informative picture-book biographies of famous composers. Each book tells about the childho…

Seed-Babies

by Margaret Warner Morley Read by SweetHome 4.8
Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style bet…

Abigail Adams and Her Times

by Laura E. Howe Richards Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 4.7
This is a young person's biography of Abigail Adams that will appeal to readers of all ages. In the author's own words, "I am not writi…

Really So Stories

by Elizabeth Gordon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
These stories for young people are Really So; they are not made up stories about bears or witches. These are short educational sketches abo…

The Tree-Dwellers

by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.8
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…

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