Animals & Nature

My Doves

by Louisa May Alcott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
LibriVox volunteers bring you eleven readings of My Doves, by Louisa May Alcott. This was the fortnightly poem for December 21, 2014 - Janua…

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…

Tale of Brownie Beaver

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by Betsie Bush 4.4
Arthur Scott Bailey was the author of more than forty children's books, centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weavin…

Summer in a Garden

by Charles Dudley Warner Read by Mark Penfold 4.8
This is Warner's contemplative and humorous account of the wondrous and mysterious workings of a garden he tended for 19 weeks. After this i…

The Tale of Chirpy Cricket

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects …

Fishing with a Worm

by Bliss Perry Read by Betsie Bush 4.3
Fishing with a Worm invites listeners into the reflective world of Bliss Perry, a professor and passionate fly fisherman. Set against the se…

Anecdotes of Dogs

by Edward Jesse Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." The character, sensibilities, and intellectual facu…

The Natural History

by Pliny the Elder Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …

Insect Adventures

by Jean-Henri Fabre Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.3
This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for childre…

Uncle Wiggily's Fortune

by Howard R. Garis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Howard Garis, one of the most prolific children's writers of the 20th century, is credited with writing over 1500 Uncle Wiggily stories, ori…

Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers

by David Cory Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
David Cory is the author of over 50 children's book including the Little Jack Rabbit series and the Puss-in-Boots series. This is the third …

Tommy Smith's Animals

by Edmund Selous Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Tommy Smith is a wicked little boy, who would harm animals for sport. He would catch them if he could, throw stones if he could not, and gen…

The Topaz Story Book

by Ada M. Skinner Read by LibriVox Volunteers
From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest …

The Cave Twins

by Lucy Fitch Perkins Read by Bhavya 4
Lucy Perkins has given us many books featuring twins that give a child insight into different cultures and countries. In this one she explai…

That Pup

by Ellis Parker Butler Read by David Wales 4.1
When a crate unexpectedly arrives at Mr. Murchison's doorstep, he is in for a surprise: a lively puppy, unannounced and unordered, has come …

Queer Little Folks

by Harriet Beecher Stowe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
A wonderful children's classic - a collection of moral stories told by animals in the woods. The wittily written stories explore various iss…

The Tale of Grandfather Mole

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) 4.2
Arthur Scott Bailey (1877 – 1949) was the author of more than forty children's books.Bailey's writing has been described thusly by the Newar…

More Tuck-Me-In Stories

by Enos Benjamin Comstock Read by Jenn Broda 4.5
This charming book is full of short stories about the adventures and troubles animals find themselves in. Each tale contains an important l…

The Talking Thrush

by W.H.D. Rouse and W. H. D. Rouse Read by David Wales 4.4
This is the second collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. The first collection is entitled The Giant Crab (Librivox au…

The Farmer's Boy

by Clifton Johnson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
The Farmer's Boy invites listeners into the pastoral world of a New England farm at the close of the 19th century. Through the eyes of a you…

< 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 >