Animals & Nature
History of Animals
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
(Greek: Τῶν περὶ τὰ ζῷα ἱστοριῶν, Ton peri ta zoia historion, "Inquiries on Animals"; Latin: Historia Animalium, "History of …
Passionate Shepherd to His Love (version 2)
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Christopher Marlowe
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe. This was the Fortnightly Poetry p…
Migration of Birds
Read by Sue Anderson
U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service and U. S. Fish And Wildlife Service
Snow Geese which left James Bay, Canada, arrived at the Louisiana Gulf coast "60 hours later after a continuous flight of over 1,700 mi…
The Life of a Fossil Hunter
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Charles Sternberg
Charles Sternberg was an American fossil collector and paleontologist. He was active in both fields from 1876 to 1928, and collected fossils…
Buster the Big Brown Bear
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George Ethelbert Walsh
In the seventh volume of the Twilight Animal series, we meet Buster the Bear, a cub who lives in a cave the woods with his mother. After an …
The Story of Scraggles
Read by Tom Weiss
George Wharton James
"I was only a little baby song-sparrow, and from the moment I came out of my shell everybody knew there was something the matter with m…
In New England Fields and Woods
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Rowland E. Robinson
Born in rural Vermont in 1833, and nearly unknown to today's readers, Rowland Evans Robinson was once one of Vermont's best-known writers. A…
The Burgess Animal Book for Children (Version 2)
Read by Jude Somers
Thornton W. Burgess
From the armadillo and musk ox to the walrus and manatee, this book introduces you to the many mammals who live and play throughout North Am…
The Curious Book of Birds
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Abbie Farwell Brown
Now the interesting facts about birds we have always with us. We can find them out for ourselves, which is a very pleasant thing to do, or w…
A Florida Sketch-Book
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Bradford Torrey
This is a series of late-19th Century essays about Florida's flora & fauna written by a Massachusetts-based naturalist. (Summary by Bell…
The Train Dogs
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E. Pauline Johnson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of The Train Dogs by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 6th, 20…
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
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Helen M. Winslow
"I have known, and loved, and studied many cats, but my knowledge of her (Pretty Lady, a cat) alone would convince me that cats love pe…
Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay
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William Wordsworth
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay, a Sketch by William Wordsworth. This was t…
Grim: The Story of a Pike
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Svend Fleuron
"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…
Uncle Wiggily's Fortune (version 2)
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Howard R. Garis
Howard Garis, one of the most prolific children's writers of the 20th century, is credited with writing over 1500 Uncle Wiggily stories, ori…
The Fox That Wanted Nine Golden Tails
Read by Caroline Lilyard
Kathleen Gray Nelson
A fox aspires to reach his 1000th birthday safely and be rewarded with nine golden tails in this wise and charming fairytale.
Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures
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David Cory
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 firs…
Slovenly Betsy
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Heinrich Hoffmann
Hienrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist and doctor. He had written poetry and sketches for his son, and was persuaded to have a collecti…
The Elements of Mammalogy
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…
Wood Folk at School
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William J. Long
The unique merit of this nature student rests in his fascinating style of writing, which invariably interests young and old; for without thi…