Children's Non-fiction

A Book of English Martyrs

by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
This volume is a simple narrative suited to children's understanding of the thrilling times when English Catholics suffered for the Faith in…

Floor Games

by H. G. Wells Read by Mark F. Smith 4.5
H.G. Wells had so much fun playing with his children on the floor of their playroom, he decided to write a jovial little book to inspire oth…

How to Tell Stories to Children

by Sara Cone Bryant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to…

When They Were Girls

by Rebecca Deming Moore Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Frances Burnett, Julia Howe, Hellen Keller, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are some of the influenc…

Mary's Grammar

by Jane Marcet Read by Jennifer Dallman 4.8
Mary's teacher has taxed her with the task of learning that most onerous of all parts of the English language: Grammar. Through stories and …

The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh

by Margaret Duncan Kelly Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
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.…

A Child's Book Of The Seasons

by Arthur Ransome Read by David Wales 4.7
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…

When Mother Lets Us Cook

by Constance Johnson Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.6
A book of simple receipts for little folk with important cooking rules in rhyme together with handy lists of the materials and utensils need…

Peeps at Many Lands

by R. Talbot Kelly Read by Sibella Denton 4.7
Peeps at Many Lands invites listeners on a captivating journey through Egypt, as seen through the eyes of R. Talbot Kelly. This travelogue, …

Carpenter's Geographical Reader

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 4.5
The book tries to give its young readers a living knowledge of Europe. The author conducts tours through various parts of Europe giving a gl…

Sermons to Children

by Sabine Baring-Gould Read by MaryAnn 5
Twenty-three sermons where the truth to be taught is appended to a story as a Moral. Some of these sermons reflect the doctrines of infant …

Good Morning, Boys and Girls!

by Rev. Thomas J. Hosty Read by Maria Therese 4.6
Forty simple, delightful sermons for children. The stories cover a full school year, all Sundays and a few holydays in between. Under such …

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, …

Little Wanderers

by Margaret Warner Morley Read by SweetHome 4.6
This book discusses a great variety of plants and their seeds in a simple, yet interesting way that children will enjoy. As the books says, …

Really So Stories

by Elizabeth Gordon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
These stories for young people are Really So; they are not made up stories about bears or witches. These are short educational sketches abo…

The Bible For Young People

by William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
"The Bible for Young People tells the sweet and simple stories of the Bible in the Bible language, omitting only genealogies and doctri…

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…

Star Stories for Little Folks

by Gertrude Chandler Warner Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Gertrude Chandler Warner, known mainly for her "Boxcar Children" series of mystery books, published this small book of Astronomy, …

Seed-Babies

by Margaret Warner Morley Read by SweetHome 4.8
Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style bet…

The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book

by Jane Eayre Fryer Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Mary Frances is a little girl whose Aunt Maria intends to teach her to knit and crochet, but she's very strict and demanding. It's a good th…

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