Children's Non-fiction

The Age of Fable

by Thomas Bulfinch Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes…

Benjamin Franklin

by Robin Mckown Read by Ciufi Galeazzi 4.8
This biography of Franklin was written for young people, but can be enjoyed by anyone. The author Robin McKown, is known for her young adul…

Historical Tales

by Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews Read by Kalynda 4.6
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises…

The Chemical History of A Candle

by Michael Faraday Read by Availle 4.9
The Chemical History of a Candle is a series of 6 lectures on chemistry presented to a juvenile audience in 1848. Taught by Michael Faraday …

American History Stories

by Mara L. Pratt Read by Kalynda 4.5
American History Stories by Mara L. Pratt invites young listeners on a captivating journey through the early chapters of American history. F…

The Man Who Fought the Devil

by Eva K. Betz Read by Maria Therese 4.8
Jean Marie Vianney always found it hard to learn. In fact, he made history by receiving a zero as his examination mark after his first year …

Royal Children of English History

by E. Nesbit Read by Cori Samuel 4.8
From the first chapter: "History is a story, a story of things that happened to real live people in our England years ago; and the thin…

The Discovery of New Worlds

by M. B. Synge Read by Laura Caldwell 4.5
This is the second volume in the series, The Story of the World, which covers the period of history from the rise of Rome to the Conquest of…

Our Young Folks' Plutarch

by Rosalie Kaufman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Plutarch's Lives is a series of fifty biographies of famous Greek and Roman men written around 100 AD. In Our Young Folks' Plutarch, Rosalie…

Indian Child Life

by Charles Alexander Eastman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (th…

Hurlbut's Story of the Bible

by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …

The Story of Napoleon

by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall Read by Patrick Saville 4.4
This book gives an exciting account of Napoleon's rise to power. It opens with his humble beginning on the island of Corsica and ultimately …

Wings and the Child

by E. Nesbit Read by Cori Samuel 4.6
"When this book first came to my mind it came as a history and theory of the building of Magic Cities on tables, with bricks and toys a…

Birds of the Air

by Arabella B. Buckley Read by Laura Caldwell 4.5
Arabella Buckley had a great love of nature and wished to impart that love to children. Birds of the Air will encourage children to observe …

The Awakening of Europe

by M. B. Synge Read by Laura Caldwell 4.5
The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge invites listeners on a journey through a transformative period in European history, spanning from 152…

Knight of Molokai

by Eva K. Betz Read by Maria Therese 5
Hurricane! Volcano eruptions and fire! Leprosy! Nothing deterred Father Damien from doing the work to which he had been called. Outstandingl…

Stories from the History of Rome

by Emily Beesly Read by Melissa Jane 3.9
Mrs. Emily Beesly, the writer of this brilliant narrative, lived in an era of nothing but fairy tales and "the stories of nursery life&…

The Frozen North

by Edith Horton Read by Laura Victoria 4.7
The Frozen North invites young listeners on an adventurous journey through the icy realms of the polar regions. This engaging audiobook pres…

On the Shores of the Great Sea

by M. B. Synge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Book I of the "Story of the World" series. Focuses on the civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the time of Abraham…

Philosophy and Fun of Algebra

by Mary Everest Boole Read by Patricia Oakley 4.5
Mary Everest Boole (1832-1916) was born Mary Everest in England and spent her early years in France. She married mathematician George Boole.…

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