Nature
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Science
- Nature's Poetic Voices
- Essays on Nature and Reflection
- Nature's Tales for Young Explorers
Opticks
The famous physicist Sir Isaac Newton lectured on optics from 1670 - 1672. He worked on refraction of light into colored beams using prisms …
The Duck-Footed Hound
Old Joe was the biggest, fightingest, craftiest coon in the Creeping Hills. No one had ever been able to catch him; not even Precious Sue, a…
All About Coffee
Considered the definitive work about coffee of its time, "All About Coffee" was written by William Ukers, founder of the Tea and C…
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…
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
Myths and Legends of the Great Plains is a compendium of myths and legends from the Great Plains region of the US. It includes many short st…
Treatise on Light
Treatise on Light was published in 1690 and is probably the largest scientific volume on light published before Newton's Opticks. The book e…
Thrilling Stories of the Ocean
Authentic accounts of modern voyagers and travelers; designed for the entertainment and instruction of young people. - Summary by Marmaduke …
The Behavior of the Honey Bee
The value of the honey bee in cross pollinating the flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact information be available concerning…
Our Southern Highlanders
Our Southern Highlanders is a memoir of the Pennsylvania-born writer and librarian Horace Kephart, documenting his experiences and cultural …
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Trees Every Child Should Know
Trees Every Child Should Know invites young listeners to explore the fascinating world of trees through engaging observations and hands-on l…
Myths And Legends Of The Pacific Northwest
The basis on which these myths were selected necessarily excluded those which showed traces of the white man's religion or of the red man's …
Far Away and Long Ago
A boy (between the ages of 4 and 12) discovers the natural world around him in his home in the Argentine Pampas and in Buenos Aires. Author …
Agriculture for Beginners
A textbook used by many public schools in the early 20th century. The authors believe that "agriculture is eminently a teachable subjec…
Mother West Wind's Children
Little stories about animals. - Summary by Henrietta Strauss
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Treve
Treve is a gloriously beautiful and madly alive collie that finds himself, through a series of lucky and unlucky events, on a sheep ranch in…
Myths and Legends Around the World
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
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 …
Dwarf Fruit Trees
This book is a handbook for the home orchardist. The propagation, pruning, choice of variety, and management of dwarf fruit trees, specifica…