Animals & Nature

The Tale of Rusty Wren

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
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 …

Insect Adventures

by Jean-Henri Fabre Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for childre…

Animals of the Past

by Frederic Lucas Read by Jeffery 4.7
Prior to the emergence of paleontology and comparative anatomy as scientific disciplines at the end of the 18th century, it was generally kn…

Dog Heroes of Many Lands

by Sarah Noble Ives Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Dogs are great, everyone knows that. And they can be heroes, too! This book brings together eleven dogs from around the world who have prove…

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…

Outa Karel’s Stories

by Sanni Metelerkamp Read by NoelBadrian 4.6
Sanni Metelerkamp was a South African playwright and author born in 1867. She is well known for her biography of her great-grandfather, Geor…

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 Tale of Jimmy Rabbit

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
From his Tuck-Me-In series, Arthur Scott Bailey wrote many "Tales" books about animals and birds to be read to children for bed-ti…

The Woodpeckers

by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm Read by Laura Victoria 5
The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, …

The Journal of a Disappointed Man

by W. N. P. Barbellion Read by Adam Whybray 4.7
The journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from his early childhood through to his early death from complications …

The Watchman and Other Poems

by Lucy Maud Montgomery Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
While L. M. Montgomery is better known for her novels, such as Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon, she also wrote hundreds of poems.…

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 …

The Tale of Muley Cow

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This series of Tuck Me In Tales and Slumber Town Tales of animal stories for children from three to eight years, tells of the adventures of …

Moths of the Limberlost

by Gene Stratton-Porter Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.3
Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 - December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, specializing in…

The Tale of Betsy Butterfly

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) 4.7
Arthur Scott Bailey (1877 – 1949) was the author of more than forty children's books. "Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal,…

Within the Deep

by R. Cadwallader Smith Read by Laura Victoria 4.8
Presented in the form of lessons, R. Cadwallader Smith vividly portrays life in the ocean. Learn about the common and not so common that swi…

The Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods

by Edward Stratemeyer and Captain Quincy Allen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Join the Outdoor Chums as they embark on a thrilling adventure in the snowy wilderness! When a playful challenge ignites a snowball fight, f…

Bashan And I

by Thomas Mann Read by David Wales 3.5
Simple and unpretentious as a statement by Francis d’Assisi, yet full of a gentle modern sophistication and humour, this little work will br…

Uncle Remus

by Joel Chandler Harris Read by Mark F. Smith 4.5
Many readers will already be familiar with Uncle Remus’ favorite animal characters – Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Fox among them – and some of the…

Beautiful Birds

by Edmund Selous Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
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…

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