Children's Non-fiction

Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now

by Jane Andrews Read by Virginia Neville
A children’s book that describes the life of ten boys in different historical time periods. The book shows the reader what the daily life of…

Socialist Readings for Children

by John Spargo Read by KevinS
A collection of readings designed more for youngsters aged 12 or older than for children, in my view. The presentation is idealistic and off…

A Young Girl's Diary

by Anonymoustranslated Bycedar Paul, Anonymoustranslated By Cedar Paul and William James McGlothlin Read by KHand 4.2
The diary of an upper middle class Austrian girl, this book describes her life between the ages of eleven and fourteen. It's a coming of age…

The Story of the Thirteen Colonies

by H. A. Guerber Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.3
These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run fr…

Around the World with the Children

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 4.8
An introduction to world geography for young and old alike. Topics such as China, Japan, the American Indian, Europe and the oceans on a beg…

Good Stories for Great Birthdays

by Frances Jenkins Olcott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
"Here are over 200 stories celebrating 23 great birthdays of patriot-founders and upbuilders of the Republics of both North and South A…

The Boys' and Girls' Pliny

by Pliny the Elder Read by Foon 4.3
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of …

History of Japan

by Helen Ainslie Smith Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A simplified history of the country of Japan, from ancient Prehistoric times to the late 19th century, written chiefly in words of one sylla…

Travel Stories Retold

by Various Read by David Wales 4.2
St. Nicholas was a popular magazine aimed at young folks in the late nineteenth – early twentieth century. Its articles were usually well-w…

The Moral Picture Book

by William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A collection of stories is presented here with the intent of teaching children the value of moral behavior. Specific virtues presented inclu…

Flower Stories

by Lenore Elizabeth Mulets Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This volume contains stories, poems, and facts about lots of different flowers, intended for teaching children. It is divided into thirteen …

Deer Godchild

by Marguerite Bernard, Marguerite Bernardandedith Serrell and Marguerite Bernard And Edith Serrell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A young New-Yorker of twelve heard an appeal for the Fatherless Children of France and his heart was touched. He had no money, but he resolv…

Girl Scout Collection

by Various Read by Betsie Bush
These articles, pamphlets, and stories relating to the Girls Scouts of America touch on the history, activities, ideals, and traditions of t…

The Latch Key of My Bookhouse

by Olive Beaupre Miller Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
This is the final book in a six volume set of the "My Bookhouse" books. This final title in the series leaves off the format of th…

Little Folded Hands

by William James McGlothlin Read by JP4KJV 4.7
Little Folded Hands offers a collection of heartfelt Christian prayers designed specifically for children. This audiobook serves as a gentle…

Lives of the Presidents of the United States

by Helen W. Pierson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 1.5
This book consists of simple biographies of the first 23 Presidents of the United States written chiefly in words of one syllable. Books suc…

The Upward Path

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
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…

Harper's Young People

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, po…

The Birds of the Air

by John Frost Read by Elsie Selwyn
In this book, aimed at children, the author provides a brief profile of 35 different bird species. Strangely for a book titled The Birds of …

True Stories from History and Biography

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Read by Susan Morin 2.7
In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such…

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