Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature


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(4.2 stars; 11 reviews)

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. The theme for this collection is Nature in various genres -- fiction and non-fiction. Botany, geology, biology, astronomy; flowers, (meteor) showers, bugs, slugs, frogs, dogs, cats, bats -- you name it, as long as it's public domain and between 3 and 15 minutes long.(Summary by BellonaTimes) (2 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Body Painting of the Orinoco Indians 10:54 Read by Mark F. Smith
Etymology of the name Emu 4:46 Read by Chris Caron
Forecasting the Weather 9:54 Read by TriciaG
Journey in Brazil, Entry December 31st 1865 14:25 Read by Leni
The July Grass 10:22 Read by Ruth Golding
The Little Wolf of the Air 11:06 Read by Bellona Times
Curious Facts in Magnetism 4:57 Read by trviscelli
Modification of Our Climate 10:55 Read by Michael Wolf
The Onyx Caves, part 1 - Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills chapter 13 7:56 Read by TriciaG
The Passenger Pigeon - from Our Vanishing Wild Life 10:53 Read by Bellona Times
Plants Protected by Insects 5:00 Read by Bellona Times
Strange Eclipse Customs 8:47 Read by TriciaG
Wildflowers of the Farm - Chapter Three: Flowers on the Walls 14:32 Read by Amy Benton
Winter Journal, Entry February 13, 1859 5:39 Read by Sue Anderson
The Wit of a Duck 8:40 Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)

Reviews

Nice little breaks indeed


(5 stars)

Some funny, some fascinating, all good. I want to search if there are other Coffee Break selections here.

Very enlightening book.


(4 stars)

Enjoyed the book. However, I wish there was only one reader.

Librivox Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature


(4 stars)

I give the four stars.