Science
The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting
Read by Roger Melin
D. B. Casteel
The value of the honey bee in cross pollinating the flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact information be available concerning…
The Formation of Vegetable Moulds through the Action of Worms with Observations…
Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin LL.B F.R.S was the discoverer of evolution and argued the role of "natural selection" in directing the evolution of…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 001
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Various
A collection of ten short essays or other short nonfiction works in the public domain read by LibriVox volunteers.
Our Journey to Sinai
Read by Sue Anderson
Agnes Von Blomberg Bensly
Fortress-walled Saint Catherine's monastery on the Sinai peninsula has been a pilgrimage site since its founding by the Byzantine Emperor Ju…
The Children's Life of the Bee
Read by Phil Chenevert
Maurice Maeterlinck
Buzz, buzz, buzz. A fascinating and beautifully written explanation of the life of the honey bee. Maeterlinck, who won the Noble Prize for L…
Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life
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Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Compan…
Mighty Animals
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Jennie Irene Mix
A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers. (Summary by …
Food Values
Read by TriciaG
Dr. Albert Philip Sy
A short pamphlet from WWI, a sequel of sorts to "Food Preparedness." It first describes basic nutrition and things to consider whe…
Moths of the Limberlost
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 - December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, specializing in…
The Bird Study Book
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Thomas Gilbert Pearson
Do you enjoy bird watching? Would you like to learn a little more about the early conservation efforts to protect wild birds? In the Preface…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003
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Various
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…
Trees Every Child Should Know
Read by MaryAnn
Julia Ellen Rogers
The best time to being to study the trees is to-day! The place to begin is right where you are, provided there is a tree near enough, for a…
Bacon
Read by Bill Boerst
Richard William Church
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days and progresses to his relationships with Que…
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air
Read by LivelyHive
Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley, FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political th…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007
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Various
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…
The World's Lumber Room
Read by Ruth Golding
Selina Gaye
If this book were written today, it would be called "The Story of the World's Rubbish".That may not sound a promising subject for …
The Book of the National Parks
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Robert Sterling Yard
Robert Sterling Yard was an American writer, journalist, and wilderness activist. Born in Haverstraw, New York, Yard graduated from Princeto…
The Dancing Mania
Read by Martin Geeson
Justus Hecker
Numerous theories have been proposed for the causes of dancing mania, and it remains unclear whether it was a real illness or a social pheno…
Star Stories for Little Folks
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Gertrude Chandler Warner
Gertrude Chandler Warner, known mainly for her "Boxcar Children" series of mystery books, published this small book of Astronomy, …
The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children
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Jane Andrews
"You may think that Mother Nature, like the famous "old woman who lived in the shoe," has so many children that she doesn't k…