Animals & Nature
The Passenger Pigeon
"For the last three years I have spent most of my leisure time in collecting as much material as possible which might help to throw lig…
The Book of the Cat
Stories of kittens and cats who have a variety of adventures. This book is aimed at children, but adults (especially those who love cats!) w…
The Kitten's Garden of Verses
The Kitten's Garden of Verses is a book of short poetry, modeled after Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses. Of course, the p…
Migration of Birds
Snow Geese which left James Bay, Canada, arrived at the Louisiana Gulf coast "60 hours later after a continuous flight of over 1,700 mi…
Fables of Aesop and Others
The origins of these fables are perhaps lost in obscurity, but they are so closely identified with the Greek writer Aesop, that we may regar…
Zanzibar Tales
If you have read any accounts of adventure in Africa, you will know that travelers never mention animals of any kind that are gifted with th…
Mushrooms and Toadstools
This is a useful, but not comprehensive description of both edible and poisonous fungi found in Great Britain. Although the book is well ill…
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…
Careers of Danger and Daring
In this volume of adventure the author depicts the lives of certain humble modern heroes whose unconscious courage ordinarily goes unnoticed…
Our Search for a Wilderness
In 1908-1909, Mary Blair Beebe and her husband, C. William Beebe made two private expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana, exploring and…
The Tale of Daddy Long Legs
Arthur Scott Bailey (1877 – 1949) was author of more than forty children's books. He was born on November 15, 1877, in St. Albans, Vermont, …
Wilderness Ways
Late nineteenth-century naturalist William J. Long invites us into the secret worlds of woodland animals in this, his second, fascinating bo…
History of Animals
(Greek: Τῶν περὶ τὰ ζῷα ἱστοριῶν, Ton peri ta zoia historion, "Inquiries on Animals"; Latin: Historia Animalium, "History of …
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 …
Our Vanishing Wild Life
Our Vanishing Wild Life is a passionate call to action from William T. Hornaday, a pioneering conservationist, who confronts the alarming de…
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 …
Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants
An overview of bees and stinging insects - Summary by Larry Wilson
Kittens and Cats
This book consists of fifty-two very short fictitious stories about cats and kittens, which have been written for children. Many of the stor…
Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest
Written by a forester, this book aims to educate people on the importance of maintaining forests and those events which pose a danger to for…
Flower Stories
This volume contains stories, poems, and facts about lots of different flowers, intended for teaching children. It is divided into thirteen …