Children's Non-fiction

Little Pillows, or Good-Night Thoughts for Little Ones

by Frances Ridley Havergal Read by Jael Baldwin 4.6
Thirty-one little evening devotionals, simple enough for the child audience for which they were written, but also inspiring for adults needi…

Squirrels and Other Fur-bearers

by John Burroughs Read by Laura Caldwell 4.3
Squirrels and other Fur-Bearers, a collection of essays by American naturalist and essayist, John Burroughs, provides fascinating insight in…

How to Tell Stories to Children

by Sara Cone Bryant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to…

Stories of Birds

by Lenore Elizabeth Mulets Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This volume contains stories, poems, myths, and facts about lots of different birds, intended for teaching children. It is divided into nine…

When They Were Children

by Amy Steedman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Sketches about the childhood of many famous men and women, written just for children!

The Book of Art for Young People

by Agnes Ethel Conway Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.4
This is a charming book on Art History for children (and everyone else). Each chapter focuses on a great painting, reproduced in color in th…

French History for English Children

by Caroline Emelia Stephen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
French History for English Children offers a captivating journey through the rich tapestry of France's past, tailored specifically for young…

Makers of Many Things

by Eva March Tappan Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.7
How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become paper? Who makes the dishes on our tables? Published in 1916, this children's bo…

The Adventures of a Grain of Dust

by Hallam Hawksworth Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
This charming book for children is full of interesting facts about all sorts of plants, insects, birds and animals and how they all help to …

The Book of Famous Sieges

by Tudor Jenks Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
History is dominated by war, battles, and sieges. Our history books are full of these. But history books usually don't explain sieges in suc…

The Story of Edison and The Wonders of Electricity

by Frank Mundell Read by Steve C 4.5
Despite not having attended conventional school for more than a few months during his childhood, Thomas Alva Edison received a good groundin…

Knights of Art

by Amy Steedman Read by Susan Morin 4.5
Knights of Art invites young listeners into the vibrant world of art and the lives of its most celebrated creators. Adapted from Giorgio Vas…

Going His Way

by Rev. Gerald T. Brennan Read by Maria Therese 5
Going His Way offers a unique approach to spiritual education for children, presenting sermons designed to engage young minds and hearts. Re…

Home Geography for Primary Grades

by C. C. Long Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Lessons and exercises for young children, exploring map and compass, mountains and rivers, trees and flowers, wind and rain, and more. (Summ…

On The Seashore

by R. Cadwallader Smith Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
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 …

Leading Events in the History of the Church

by The Sisters Of Notre Dame Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
The first volume in a series of Catholic Church history books written for children. Volume 1 covers the time period from after Our Lord's de…

Music Talks With Children

by Thomas Tapper Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
"A book of this kind, though addressed to children, must necessarily reach them through an older person. The purpose is to suggest a fe…

Historical Tales

by Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews Read by Kalynda 4.5
Volume VII of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This seventh volume cover…

Around the World with the Children

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 4.8
An introduction to world geography for young and old alike. Topics such as China, Japan, the American Indian, Europe and the oceans on a beg…

Flower Stories

by Lenore Elizabeth Mulets Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This volume contains stories, poems, and facts about lots of different flowers, intended for teaching children. It is divided into thirteen …

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