Animals & Nature
Bumper the White Rabbit
All little boys and girls who love animals should become acquainted with Bumper the white rabbit. Bumper had many friends, such as Mr. Blind…
In New England Fields and Woods
Born in rural Vermont in 1833, and nearly unknown to today's readers, Rowland Evans Robinson was once one of Vermont's best-known writers. A…
The Tree-Dwellers
Katharine E. Dopp was well-known as a teacher and writer of children's textbooks at the turn of the 20th Century. She was among the first e…
Toodle and Noodle Flat-tail
Toodle and Noodle, the rambunctious young beaver boys take center stage in this book about their adventures. Fun, excitement and a bit of m…
The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit
From his Tuck-Me-In series, Arthur Scott Bailey wrote many "Tales" books about animals and birds to be read to children for bed-ti…
A Child's Book Of The Seasons
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
Generation of Animals
Generation of Animals (or On the Generation of Animals; Greek: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως (Peri Zoion Geneseos); Latin: De Generatione Animalium) Bo…
The Mason-Bees
This is more than a book about bees and their lives; the author talks about his cats, red ants, and insect psychology in general. Jean Hen…
Dot and the Kangaroo
Dot and the Kangaroo invites listeners into the enchanting world of the Australian outback through the eyes of a young girl named Dot. When …
Uncle Wiggily's Travels
This is the second of 79 Uncle Wiggily books published and contains another selection of bedtime stories from those originally published in …
The Animal Story Book
Edited by Andrew Lang, this book is an anthology of interesting stories about a wide variety of diffferent animals collected from numerous s…
Pond And Stream
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
Fables of Aesop and Others
The origins of these fables are perhaps lost in obscurity, but they are so closely identified with the Greek writer Aesop, that we may regar…
Northern Trails
"In the original preface to "Northern Trails" the author stated that, with the solitary exception of the salmon's life in the…
Little Wanderers
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, …
Kittyboy's Christmas
Is Santa Claus real? Six year old Elinor thinks so as she sends her letter, and persuades her friend Bill to do likewise. On the other side …
The American Book of the Dog
Here is a period piece, covering 47 breeds, about the early days of dog breeding, the birth of the American Kennel Club (1884) which firmly …
History of Animals
(Greek: Τῶν περὶ τὰ ζῷα ἱστοριῶν, Ton peri ta zoia historion, "Inquiries on Animals"; Latin: Historia Animalium, "History of …
The Book of the Cat
Stories of kittens and cats who have a variety of adventures. This book is aimed at children, but adults (especially those who love cats!) w…
Dragons of the Air
Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" ("Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile") in the 19th cent…