Animals & Nature
Shaggo, The Mighty Buffalo
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Richard Barnum
One of a series of children's books in the Kneetime Animal Stories series by Richard Barnum, the pen name of a number of authors in the Stra…
The Honey-Bee
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William Hetherington Harris
"In these days of intense business-pressure, it is a good thing for men to cultivate hobbies. We say this, notwithstanding the fact tha…
Bully and Bawly No-Tail
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Howard R. Garis
"Once upon a time, not so very many years ago, there were two little frog boys who lived in a little pond near a nice big farm. It wasn…
The Tale of Daddy Longlegs
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Arthur Scott Bailey
Arthur Scott Bailey, famous for his children's animal series, adds another fun tale of the critter that we call a Daddy Longlegs. His life a…
The History of a Tame Robin
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William James McGlothlin
A delightful children's tale of a tame robin, "supposed to be written by himself" about his domestic life with humans. - Summary b…
The Adventures of Old Man Coyote
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Thornton W. Burgess
Join the animals of the Green Forest as they try to outsmart a trickster newcomer. Can they outfox him? (Summary by Victoria Bell)
Old Farm Fairies
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Henry Christopher Mccook
The Brownies of the Mansion at Hillside are under siege from Pixie forces. The Pixies, whose treacherous weavings mimic those of our own use…
How Animals Talk
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William J. Long
Hear about different animals and their various ways of communicating among themselves and with others! Features dogs, deer, beavers, and ma…
Bonnie Prince Fetlar
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Marshall Saunders
Soon after his arrival to the lovely, cool summer escape of Devering Farm, Bonnie Prince Fetlar knows his new home will be a good one. Set i…
Bannertail
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Ernest Thompson Seton
A baby squirrel is adopted by a farm cat after his mother is killed, but when he is half-grown the barn which is his home catches fire. He f…
The Alley Cat’s Kitten
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Caroline Fuller
"The Alley Cat took no pride in her own appearance. Indeed, it had been said when she was born that her mother, the blooded tortoise-sh…
The Adventures of a Bear
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Alfred Elwes
This is the second book in this series of three which include The Adventures of a Dog and of a Cat. British author and philologist, Alfred…
The American Beaver and His Works
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Lewis Henry Morgan
A comprehensive study of the behavior of the American beaver, based on the author's first-hand observations. - Summary by Joanne Turner
Animals' Rights Considered in Relation to Social Progress
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Henry Salt
In the book, Salt argues against the idea of speciesism, though the term was not coined for another 76 years.The book also argues against vi…
Little Jack Rabbit and Professor Crow
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David Cory
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happy Land, and the Littl…
The Jay Bird Who Went Tame
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John Breck
The Jay Bird Who Went Tame is a children's story about different animals from the nature relating with humans in a rural environment. (Summa…
Dido, the Dancing Bear
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Richard Barnum
One of the Kneetime Animal Stories for children, Dido the Dancing Bear may seem unethical today, but when it was written in 1916, such spect…
Fuzzy Wuzz
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Allen Chaffee
"A LITTLE brown bear, no bigger than a house cat, that the Ranger found near drowning, is brought up with the orphaned fawn his childre…
Little Jack Rabbit's Big Blue Book
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David Cory
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Puss in Boots, Jr., Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happ…
The Romance of the Animal World
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Edmund Selous
A description of the animal world, from the smallest protozoa all the way to man eating tigers!