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Makers of Many Things

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Eva March Tappan


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 Railway Children (version 3)

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


E. Nesbit


When their father mysteriously goes away, three children and their story-writing mother leave their comfortable life in London and move to a…

A Day at the County Fair

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Alice Hale Burnett


Three little friends are taken to the County Fair in Uncle Billy's motorcar, but a slight delay occurs on the way. How they finally arrived …

Johnny Crow's Garden

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


L. Leslie Brooke


A beautifully illustrated children's picture book featuring Johnny Crow who made a garden in which a variety of animals do bizarre things in…

Johnny Crow’s Party

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


L. Leslie Brooke


A beautifully illustrated children’s picture book. Listen to the narration while you view (on gutenberg.org) a variety of delightful animals…

The Natural History of Proposals

In The Spinster Book

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Myrtle Reed


A cross between guidebook and social commentary, The Spinster Book gives clever and humorous insights on topics such as courting, handling m…

Chapter 18

In The Adventures of Pinocchio

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


C. Collodi and Carlo Collodi


The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi (here transl. by Carol della Chiesa). The first half was…

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In The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Joseph Trienens and Joseph Triemens


Written in 1910, this "cyclopedia" is full of information that was quite useful at the time. A hundred years later, its text is mo…

Goody Side, The

In The Goody-Naughty Book

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Sarah Cory Rippey


The Goody-Naughty Book was originally published as two books back to back. Opening the book from one end, the reader experiences "The G…

Introduction

In Our Island Story, Part 1

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


H.E. Marshall and Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall


Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…

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