Animals & Nature
Some Winter Days in Iowa
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Frederick Lazell
Accented with snatches of verse and a mix of scientific and Christian insight, University of Iowa professor Lazell takes us on vivid nature …
The Tale of Betsy Butterfly (Version 2)
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Arthur Scott Bailey
Betsy Butterfly has an exciting time in the meadow. Some dangers of course but lots of fun and productive work. Join her as she flutters …
The KEA: a New Zealand problem
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George Reginald Marriner
The kea (Nestor notabilis) is the world's only alpine parrot, and is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Although this large parrot …
My Father's Dragon (Version 2)
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Ruth Stiles Gannett
Have you ever wanted to fly on the back of a dragon? Well, so did a little boy whose name was Elmer. This the story of how this little boy w…
The American Bee Journal, Vol. I, No. 1, January 1861
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Various
The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…
Kitty-Cat Tales
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Alice van Leer Carrick and Alice Van Leer Carrick
Dolly's parents go away to care for her grandmother. She misses them dreadfully. Miss Jane is no help at all in comforting Dolly, Miss Jan…
Winkie, the Wily Woodchuck: Her Many Adventures
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Richard Barnum
Winkie is a girl woodchuck that is always up for any adventure. And she and her sister Blinky have a lot of them as they scurry through the…
Love Me, Love My Dog
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Carolyn Verhoeff
As unlikely as it seemed at first, three eleven-year-old girls, thrown together by circumstance, become inseparable friends who call themsel…
Mostly About Nibble the Bunny
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John Breck
Follow, “A Very Small Bunny Has a Very Big Adventure” as Nibble Rabbit romps through the clover patch and into the woods where he founds the…
To and Again
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Walter R. Brooks
Older readers will enjoy this book for its portrait of a simpler time, one of magic and modest adventure. Children will enjoy being introduc…
Travels of Puss in Boots, Jr.
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David Cory
David Cory is the author of more than 40 children's books. This is the second book in the series of Puss in Boots, Jr. The roots for the leg…
Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten)
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Oskar Pfungst
Oskar Pfungst book is a detailed piece of investigative journalism looking into Clever Hans, an Orlov Trotter horse that was claimed to have…
Tamba, The Tame Tiger; His Many Adventures
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Richard Barnum
Richard Barnum was the pseudonym adopted by several authors of the Stratemeyer Syndicate when writing the Kneetime Animal Stories for childr…
Zip, the Adventures of a Frisky Fox Terrier (version 2)
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Frances Trego Montgomery
From the author of the popular Billy Whiskers books comes this delightful tale of an adventurous little dog. Find out about the hidden silv…
Moo Cow Tales
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Rosamund Edith Nesbit Bland
Moo Cow Tales is a collection of four children's short stories written during the 1890's by young author Rosamund Edith Nesbit Bland. In 190…
Mother West Wind's Children (Version 2)
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Thornton W. Burgess
Little stories about animals. - Summary by Henrietta Strauss
Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens
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Laura Rountree Smith
Three little kittens unwisely leave their mittens on the bank of the pond when they go ice-skating one day, and they return to find the mitt…
Shaggo, The Mighty Buffalo (Version 2)
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Richard Barnum
One of a series of children's books in the Kneetime Animal Stories series by Richard Barnum, the pen name of a number of authors in the Stra…
The Honey-Bee: Its Nature, Homes and Products
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William Hetherington Harris
"In these days of intense business-pressure, it is a good thing for men to cultivate hobbies. We say this, notwithstanding the fact tha…
The History of a Tame Robin, written by Himself
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William James McGlothlin
A delightful children's tale of a tame robin, "supposed to be written by himself" about his domestic life with humans. - Summary b…