Children's Non-fiction

The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls

by Marianne Kirlew Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Marianne Kirlew tells the story of John Wesley, English revivalist and founder of Methodism, in short chapters in simple language and an eng…

The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh

by Margaret Duncan Kelly Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The story of Sir Walter Raleigh from his boyhood days to his exploits in Ireland and his unexpected entry into the court of Queen Elizabeth.…

The Autobiography of an Electron

by Charles R. Gibson Read by Laura Victoria 4.5
"While many scientific men now understand our place in the universe, we electrons are anxious that every person should know the very im…

The Bible for Young People

by Gwendolen Jackson Gilder Read by Ron Altman 5
The Bible for Young People tells the sweet and simple stories of the Bible in the Bible language, omitting only genealogies and doctrines, a…

Carpenter's Geographical Reader

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 4.5
The book tries to give its young readers a living knowledge of Europe. The author conducts tours through various parts of Europe giving a gl…

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…

The Children's Life of the Bee

by Maurice Maeterlinck Read by Phil Chenevert 4.7
Buzz, buzz, buzz. A fascinating and beautifully written explanation of the life of the honey bee. Maeterlinck, who won the Noble Prize for L…

Lessons on Manners

by Edith E. Wiggin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
It is true that good manners, like good morals, are best taught by the teacher's example. It is also true that definite lessons, in which th…

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…

Young Folks' History of Germany

by Charlotte Mary Yonge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
An entertaining history for "young folks", covering the history of Germany from the ancient tribes of pre-Roman times to Wilhelm I…

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…

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 …

True Bear Stories

by Joaquin Miller Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Joaquin Miller dedicated this book to "my dear little daughter...for whose pleasure and instruction I have many times dug up the most o…

Seed-Babies

by Margaret Warner Morley Read by SweetHome 4.8
Seed Babies piques the child's interest about how seeds grow. It provides interesting information about seeds in a conversational style bet…

True Stories for First Communicants

by A Sister Of Notre Dame Read by Maria Therese 4.7
True Stories for First Communicants offers a heartfelt collection of twelve true stories that illuminate the experiences of young children a…

A Crown for Joanna

by Sister Mary Jean Dorcy Read by Maria Therese 4.4
She was born a princess, heir to her father’s kingdom of Portugal, and she might at will have reigned from almost any throne in Europe. But …

Pond And Stream

by Arthur Ransome Read by David Wales 5
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…

Sermons to Children

by Sabine Baring-Gould Read by MaryAnn 5
Twenty-three sermons where the truth to be taught is appended to a story as a Moral. Some of these sermons reflect the doctrines of infant …

Young Folks' Treasury

by Hamilton Wright Mabie Read by BettyB 5
Historical vignettes of selected locations throughout the world and many of our early explorers as well. Fascinating travel adventures throu…

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…

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