Children's Non-fiction
The Story of Wool
Read by David Olson
Sara Ware Bassett
Mr. Clark and Donald spend a year out west to the Crescent Ranch in Idaho learning about raising sheep. (summary by David O)
Games for Hallow-e'en
Read by Nan Dodge
Mary E. Blain
This charming book starts with a brief history of Hallowe'en. There are sample invitations for a Halloween (or Hallowe'en) party, decoration…
The Upward Path
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Various
From the preface of the book: "To the present time, there has been no collection of stories and poems by Negro writers, which colored c…
Young Folks' Treasury
Read by Betty B.
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Historical vignettes of selected locations throughout the world and many of our early explorers as well. Fascinating travel adventures throu…
The Book of Famous Sieges
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Tudor Jenks
History is dominated by war, battles, and sieges. Our history books are full of these. But history books usually don't explain sieges in suc…
The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
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Margaret Duncan Kelly
The story of Sir Walter Raleigh from his boyhood days to his exploits in Ireland and his unexpected entry into the court of Queen Elizabeth.…
The Wonder Book of Bible Stories
Read by Ron Altman
Logan Marshall
Book of Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments, in language easy for children to understand. - Summary by Ron Altman
When They Were Girls
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Rebecca Deming Moore
Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Frances Burnett, Julia Howe, Hellen Keller, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are some of the influenc…
Travel Stories Retold
Read by David Wales
Various
St. Nicholas was a popular magazine aimed at young folks in the late nineteenth – early twentieth century. Its articles were usually well-w…
Beautiful Birds
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Edmund Selous
In this volume, Edmund Selous explains the beauty of birds to children. We meet some of the most beautiful birds in the world, and learn abo…
Diggers in the Earth
Read by April6090
Eva March Tappan
This book of 11 knowledgeable chapters is a good read for teaching children just how important their thoughts can be. Eva March Tappan has …
On The Trail
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Lina Beard
Lina and Adelia Beard, co-founders of the first American girls' scouting group, originally called the Girl Scout Society, then the Girl Pion…
Harper's Young People
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Various
Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction an…
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Read by Sarah Hill
E. Nesbit
This story follows the six Bastable Children; Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius, on their adventures to help their widowe…
Springtime
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Various
This is the 31st Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read 20 stories or poems of their choice, fiction or non-fict…
Harper's Young People
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction an…
Harper's Young People
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children includes delightful serialized and one-off short stories, tales fro…
Harper's Young People
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes delightful serialized and one-off short stories and tales fr…
Stories of the Fire Brigade
Read by Steve C
Frank Mundell
The stories presented here have been collected from reports of actual incidents responded to by various fire brigades with examples from bot…
Harper's Young People
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, po…