Animals & Nature
The History of a Tame Robin
A delightful children's tale of a tame robin, "supposed to be written by himself" about his domestic life with humans. - Summary b…
The Adventures of Old Man Coyote
Join the animals of the Green Forest as they try to outsmart a trickster newcomer. Can they outfox him? (Summary by Victoria Bell)
Shaggo, The Mighty Buffalo
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 American Beaver and His Works
A comprehensive study of the behavior of the American beaver, based on the author's first-hand observations. - Summary by Joanne Turner
The Tale of Daddy Longlegs
Arthur Scott Bailey, famous for his children's animal series, adds another fun tale of the critter that we call a Daddy Longlegs. His life a…
Bonnie Prince Fetlar
Soon after his arrival to the lovely, cool summer escape of Devering Farm, Bonnie Prince Fetlar knows his new home will be a good one. Set i…
Bannertail
A baby squirrel is adopted by a farm cat after his mother is killed, but when he is half-grown the barn which is his home catches fire. He f…
The Adventures of a Bear
This is the second book in this series of three which include The Adventures of a Dog and of a Cat. British author and philologist, Alfred…
Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress
In the book, Salt argues against the idea of speciesism, though the term was not coined for another 76 years.The book also argues against vi…
Little Jack Rabbit and Professor Crow
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happy Land, and the Littl…
Gay-Neck
First published in 1927, Mukerji's charming historical fiction novel was designated a Newbery Honor book in 1928. It follows the north-India…
The Jay Bird Who Went Tame
The Jay Bird Who Went Tame is a children's story about different animals from the nature relating with humans in a rural environment. (Summa…
Dido, the Dancing Bear
One of the Kneetime Animal Stories for children, Dido the Dancing Bear may seem unethical today, but when it was written in 1916, such spect…
Fuzzy Wuzz
"A LITTLE brown bear, no bigger than a house cat, that the Ranger found near drowning, is brought up with the orphaned fawn his childre…
Little Jack Rabbit's Big Blue Book
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Puss in Boots, Jr., Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happ…
The Romance of the Animal World
A description of the animal world, from the smallest protozoa all the way to man eating tigers!
Puss in Boots, Jr.
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happy Land, and the Littl…
Book of Monsters
“Book of Monsters” by David and Marian Fairchild was published in 1914. Riveting descriptions of spiders and insects, from the perspective o…
Nibble Rabbit Makes More Friends
Enjoy the further adventures of Nibble Bunny as he travels through wood and dell where he meets so many more friends such as Chaik Jay, Chew…
Doctor Rabbit and Brushtail the Fox
Dr. Rabbit and his animal friends are enjoying the peace of the Big Green Woods. However, that peace is not to last as a unpleasant new neig…