Animals & Nature
The Tale of Grumpy Weasel
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…
The Woodpeckers
The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, …
Heart and Science
Heart and Science is one of Wilkie Collins' didactic novels. It is the story of young doctor Ovid Vere, who fights for his love against all …
The Biography of a Grizzly
Wahb (meaning White Bear) is an orphaned Grizzly Bear who learns to respect his fears, fight for peace, and trust the healing powers of a st…
Indian Why Stories
Delightful fables, collected by a devotee of Indian lore, recounts many of the legends told to him by tribal members, among them intriguing …
The Natural History
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …
The Tale of Fatty Coon
This series of Tuck Me In Tales and Slumber Town Tales of animal stories for children from three to eight years, tells of the adventures of …
Moths of the Limberlost
Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 - December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, specializing in…
Buff: A Collie and Other Dog-Stories
Buff: A Collie and Other Dog-Stories is one of many popular books written by Albert Payson Terhune that have delighted dog lovers for decade…
House, Garden and Field
"Nature study seeks above all things to develop the earliest rudiments of the scientific discover." L. C. MiallThis book contains…
The Dog Crusoe and his Master
Set in the exciting North American frontier this tale of a rescued dog and its loyalty and help to its new master really underlines the old …
The Confessions of a Poacher
The poacher of these "Confessions" was no imaginary being. Following in his father's and forefather's footsteps, he learnt from an…
Tommy Smith's Animals
Tommy Smith is a wicked little boy, who would harm animals for sport. He would catch them if he could, throw stones if he could not, and gen…
Trains at Work
This is a wonderful children's book about trains, specifically those exciting steam engines that covered our country in the early 1900's. I…
The Journal of a Disappointed Man
The journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from his early childhood through to his early death from complications …
The Tale of Rusty Wren
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 Tale Of Tommy Fox
Bailey's writing has been described thusly by the Newark Evening News: "Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insec…
Animals of the Past
Prior to the emergence of paleontology and comparative anatomy as scientific disciplines at the end of the 18th century, it was generally kn…
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…
Uncle Remus
Many readers will already be familiar with Uncle Remus’ favorite animal characters – Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Fox among them – and some of the…