Animals & Nature

Idle Days in Patagonia

by William Henry Hudson Read by Kevin W. Davidson 4.9
Hudson traveled to Patagonia to study the birds, but shortly upon arrival accidentally shot himself in the knee, requiring a lengthy period …

The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails

by Kathleen Gray Nelson Read by Caroline Lilyard 4.8
A fox aspires to reach his 1000th birthday safely and be rewarded with nine golden tails in this wise and charming fairytale.

The Book of the Cat

by Mabel Humphrey Read by Foon 4.7
Stories of kittens and cats who have a variety of adventures. This book is aimed at children, but adults (especially those who love cats!) w…

Slovenly Betsy

by Heinrich Hoffmann Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Hienrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist and doctor. He had written poetry and sketches for his son, and was persuaded to have a collecti…

Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained

by Moses Quinby Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BEES, DIRECTIONS FOR OBTAINING THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF PURE SURPLUS HONEY WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE EXPENSE, REMEDIES FO…

Barks and Purrs

by Colette Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Barks and Purrs is a collection of seven episodes in the lives of Toby-Dog, a French Bulldog, and Kiki-the-Demure, a Maltese cat, living in …

Careers of Danger and Daring

by Cleveland Moffett Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
In this volume of adventure the author depicts the lives of certain humble modern heroes whose unconscious courage ordinarily goes unnoticed…

The Tale of Major Monkey

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) 4.3
Arthur Scott Bailey was the author of more than forty children's books.Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worl…

A Dog's Tale

by Mark Twain Read by Aaron Elliott 3.9
This short novel of Twain’s, from 1903, is told from the point of view of a loyal and beloved family pet. Themes of heroics, valor and heart…

The Wonders of the Jungle

by Sarath Kumar Ghosh Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
How do elephants drink? What is the Law of the Jungle at the water hole? How does an elephant baby learn to feed and learn to swim? How do t…

Umboo, The Elephant

by Howard R. Garis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be in a circus? What if, rather than choosing to be in one, you were captured and taken away from…

Heart and Science

by Wilkie Collins Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Heart and Science is one of Wilkie Collins' didactic novels. It is the story of young doctor Ovid Vere, who fights for his love against all …

Cats by the Way

by Sarah E. Trueblood Read by Jessica Louise 4.2
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…

The Little Colonel's Hero

by Annie Fellows Johnston Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
In this sixth volume of “The Little Colonel Series” for girls, Lloyd is surprised with a gift for her twelfth birthday, of a summer trip to …

Northern Trails

by William J. Long Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The reader who follows these trails will find them leading into a new country, a land of space and silence where it is good to be, away up a…

The Tale of Buster Bumblebee

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by Rosslyn Carlyle 4.2
This charming collection of short stories features a bumblebee called Buster, his (extensive) family, and a great number of other animals wh…

Our Search for a Wilderness

by William Beebe and Blair Niles Read by Sue Anderson 4.4
In 1908-1909, Mary Blair Beebe and her husband, C. William Beebe made two private expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana, exploring and…

Jataka Tales

by Ellen C. Babbitt Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Jataka Tales form a part of the collective Indian Fairy tales with the only distinction that most of Jataka Tales have a moral. These are fa…

Animal Heroes

by Ernest Thompson Seton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
A hero is an individual of unusual gifts and achievements. Whether it be man or animal, this definition applies; and it is the histories of …

House, Garden and Field

by Louis Compton Miall Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.7
"Nature study seeks above all things to develop the earliest rudiments of the scientific discover." L. C. MiallThis book contains…

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