Nature
The Woodpeckers
Read by Laura Victoria
Fannie Hardy Eckstorm
The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, …
The Passenger Pigeon
Read by Maria Kasper
William B. Mershon
"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…
In the Heart of Africa
Read by Steven Seitel
Samuel White Baker
A wonderfully readable condensation of two of Baker's earlier, longer works recounting his self-sponsored expeditions into the Dark Continen…
Old Hampshire Vignettes
Read by David Wales
Mary Elizabeth Hawker
Old Hampshire Vignettes invites listeners into the serene landscapes and rich experiences of the Hampshire Valley through the eyes of Mary E…
The Romance of Plant Life
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
George Francis Scott-Elliot
Romance needs not always indicate a love story. In the series "The Library of Romance", authors look at the romantic side of scien…
Letters to a Friend
Read by Paul Fleischman
John Muir
When John Muir was a student in the University of Wisconsin he was a frequent caller at the house of Dr. Ezra S. Carr. The kindness shown hi…
Travels by the Fireside
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of Travels by the Fireside by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the Fortnightly Poetry projec…
The Hurricane Hunters
Read by David Wales
Ivan Ray Tannehill
This 1955 book by an acknowledged authority is an absorbing account of meteorology before the advent of weather satellites. “This is the li…
Ten Common Trees
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Susan Stokes
These are short sketches of ten common trees found in North America -- Black Willow, American Elm, Apple Tree, Horse-Chestnut, Birch, White …
Our National Parks
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
John Muir
This book is a collection of sketches first published in the Atlantic Monthly magazine and gathered into book form in 1901. The focus here i…
The Railway Train
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Emily Dickinson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Railway Train by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 28, 2011.Alt…
The Old Man and the Ass
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Jean de la Fontaine
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of The Old Man and the Ass by Jean de La Fontaine. (There was no translator acknowledged in the t…
Bee Hunting
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
John Ready Lockard
Many books on sports of various kinds have been written, but outside of an occasional article in periodicals devoted to bee literature, but …
The Consolation
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Anne Brontë
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of The Consolation by Anne Brontë. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 14th, 2010.
Little Tales of the Desert
Read by Bellona Times
Ethel Twycross Foster
In the enchanting landscape of the Arizona desert, a six-year-old girl named Mary embarks on a memorable Christmas vacation with her parents…
Growing Old
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Matthew Arnold
Growing Old is a reflective exploration of the passage of time and the inevitability of aging, penned by the esteemed British poet and cultu…
The Demon of the Gibbet
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Fitz-James O'Brien
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Demon of the Gibbet by Fitz-James O'Brien. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Fe…
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Aimé Bonpland, Alexander von Humboldt and Alexander Von Humboldt
Volume 3, the final volume of the “Personal Narrative”, records the travels of Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland …
Spiders
Read by Sue Anderson
Cecil Warburton
The mental capacity of spiders; web architecture; spiders that live under water, even though they need air to breath; spiders that mimic ant…
Safe in their Alabaster Chambers
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Emily Dickinson
Safe in their Alabaster Chambers invites listeners into the introspective world of Emily Dickinson, where themes of death, immortality, and …