Animals & Nature
Dragons of the Air
Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" ("Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile") in the 19th cent…
The Book of Cats
One day, ever so long ago, it struck me that I should like to try and write a book about Cats. I mentioned the idea to some of my friends: t…
History of Animals
(Greek: Τῶν περὶ τὰ ζῷα ἱστοριῶν, Ton peri ta zoia historion, "Inquiries on Animals"; Latin: Historia Animalium, "History of …
Gypsy, the Talking Dog
Gypsy is a particularly smart little dog, who knows a lot of tricks which he performed with his owner, a street artist. But one day, he is s…
The Tale of Benny Badger
"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…
The Giraffe Hunters
The Young Yägers, Hans and Hendrik Von Bloom, Groot Willem and Arend Van Wyk, are again on a hunting expedition. This time, the reader…
More Jataka Tales
The continued success of the "Jataka Tales," as retold and published ten years ago, has led to this second and companion volume. W…
The Sun's Babies
The Sun's Babies invites young listeners into a delightful world where nature comes alive through enchanting stories and poems. Authored by …
British Sea Birds
Charles Dixon describes briefly each of the British sea-going birds, their appearance, habits and distribution, in an easy to understand man…
Fables of Aesop and Others
The origins of these fables are perhaps lost in obscurity, but they are so closely identified with the Greek writer Aesop, that we may regar…
Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks
Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks brings to life the enchanting world of Jean de la Fontaine's timeless fables, skillfully translated into En…
To a Dog
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of To a Dog by John Jay Chapman, published in 1917. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Novem…
Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest
Written by a forester, this book aims to educate people on the importance of maintaining forests and those events which pose a danger to for…
The Kitten's Garden of Verses
The Kitten's Garden of Verses is a book of short poetry, modeled after Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses. Of course, the p…
The Tale of Three Lions
Taking place in the heart of Africa, “The Tale of Three Lions” is one more thrilling adventure from the eventful life of old hunter Quaterma…
Studies About Trees
In this work Levison aims to create a book that allows beginners to be able to understand how to identify trees, as well as to give informat…
Birds and All Nature
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and br…
Grim: The Story of a Pike
"To devour others and to avoid being devoured oneself,that is life’s end and aim." This is the fascinating and exciting story of a…
Birds and Nature
"Birds and Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief …
Baby's Own Aesop
"Baby's Own Aesop" presents the fables as one-stanza limericks, each "pictorially pointed" by Walter Crane, the noted pa…