Animals & Nature
Finn The Wolfhound
Dawson published over thirty books, the one best remembered today probably being the animal adventure story Finn the Wolfhound (1908)…. Hi…
Swamp Cat
This adventure in the great outdoors follows the cat Frosty and a young man named Andy as they make a life for themselves in a swamp. They w…
Just So Stories
These whimsical short stories offer fanciful answers to a dozen of childhood's favorite "why" and "how" questions. With …
The Christmas Reindeer
Tuktu and her brother, Aklak, are Eskimo children who live happily with their beloved reindeer in the Northland. When Tuktu is lost in a fog…
Around The Campfire
Action and adventure short stories of men and animals in the wild. - Summary by David Wales
Round About a Great Estate
John Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) wrote of country life, natural history, and agricultural practice at a time when the industrial revolutio…
Aesop's Fables
Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? the Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and hundreds m…
Dooryard Stories
A collections of stories about the animals around our houses, the birds, the cats, and even the bugs! Written in a humorous and very interes…
The Tale of Reddy Woodpecker
Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects …
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
In 1898, during the construction of river-crossing bridge for the Uganda Railway at the Tsavo River, as many as 135 railway workers were att…
The Tale of Henrietta Hen
The Tale of Henrietta Hen invites young listeners into the charming world of Henrietta, a spirited hen with a knack for adventure. As she na…
A Little Brother to the Bear
William J. Long again introduces us to some of the Wood Folk and their stories of living based on his own observations in the woods. In this…
The Natural History of Selborne
The Reverend Gilbert White was the curate of the village of Selborne, a village in Hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of…
Wild Animals I Have Known
A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICA...
Ernest Thompson Seton was an influential naturalist, and a sometime professional hunter and trapper. Much of…
The Song of the Cardinal
The Song of the Cardinal is about a big male Cardinal who lives in a tree near a farmer and his wife. The Cardinal immediately starts to sin…
Stickeen
A great dog story, a well told tale--the naturalist and adventurer John Muir recounts how he and his companion, a dog named Stickeen, each, …
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard
Uncle Wiggily Longears, an old bunny gentleman now stricken with rheumatism and getting around with a cane, still is quite active. In these …
The Call of the Wild
Buck, a magnificent mix of St. Bernard and Scotch shepherd dog, rules contentedly at Judge Miller’s place in California’s Santa Clara Valley…
Just So Stories
The Just So Stories generally have the theme of a particular animal being altered from an original form to its current form by the acts of h…
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
John Dolittle, M. D., was once a famous doctor. But then he learned to talk Animal-Language, picked up several interesting pets, and gradual…