Animals & Nature
More Jataka Tales
The continued success of the "Jataka Tales," as retold and published ten years ago, has led to this second and companion volume. W…
The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels
"When Johnnie Green sent him along the road at a trot, Twinkleheels' tiny feet moved so fast that you could scarcely have told one from…
Billy Bunny and Uncle Bull Frog
David Cory is the author of over 50 children's book including the Little Jack Rabbit series and the Puss-in-Boots series. These Billy Bunny …
The Tale of Muley Cow
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 …
Myths and Legends of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes
It is a loss to American literature that so much of the legendary history of these Indian tribes has gone, beyond hope of recovery. Exquisit…
The Life of the Spider
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French entomologist and author. He was born in St. Léons in Aveyron, France. Fabre was largely an auto…
Hunting Dogs
The title of this book quotes its object. To tell something of night hunting, and especially to suggest how the ever necessary dog can best …
The Living Animals of the World
The Living Animals of the Natural World, subtitled "a popular Natural History", proposed to present the most updated version of th…
Bashan And I
Simple and unpretentious as a statement by Francis d’Assisi, yet full of a gentle modern sophistication and humour, this little work will br…
Shasta Of The Wolves
She-wolf Nitka finds an abandoned Native American baby and raises him with her cubs. Shasta learns the wolf ways and meets his kin, where he…
Beautiful Birds
In this volume, Edmund Selous explains the beauty of birds to children. We meet some of the most beautiful birds in the world, and learn abo…
Anecdotes of Big Cats
Although David Alec Wilson is best known for his writings about Thomas Carlyle, he was a Scottish civil servant who spent much time in India…
Nature
This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Th…
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Join Doctor John Dolittle, a remarkable physician with a unique gift: he can communicate with animals in their own languages. Preferring the…
Dog
The title says it all: stories about dogs. - Summary by david wales
Peace On Earth, Good-Will to Dogs
If you don't like Christmas stories, don't read this one!And if you don't like dogs, I don't know just what to advise you to do!For I warn y…
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…
On The Seashore
This gifted nature writer who is so good at describing animals and their habitat and habits here gives us a look at many of the fascinating …
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…
The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot
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 …