Animals & Nature
Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher
No big city without rats, particularly back in Ike Matthews' time. The professional rat catcher explains to us in this little volume the bes…
Lives of Two Cats
An English translation of Pierre Loti's charming 19th century memoir of his cats. - Summary by S Caulkins
The Junior Classics
Junior Classics Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories gathers tales about animals and the natural world for young readers. As the eighth volum…
The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses
Back in the day before automobiles, a good horse trainer and veterinarian was the equivalent of “Mr Goodwrench”. A badly behaving or unhealt…
Little Jack Rabbit's Big Blue Book
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Puss in Boots, Jr., Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happ…
Stories of the First American Animals
Combining beast fable with natural history, this is a highly engaging and informative account of some of the prehistoric mammals that once r…
An Introduction to the Birds of Pennsylvania
George Miksch Sutton was a world renowned ornithologist whose art and studies rival those of Audubon. In this volume Sutton presents brief d…
The Living Animals of the World
The Living Animals of the Natural world, subtitled "a popular Natural History", proposed to present the most updated version of th…
Johnny Crow's Garden
A beautifully illustrated children's picture book featuring Johnny Crow who made a garden in which a variety of animals do bizarre things in…
Twinkly Eyes at Valley Farm
Twinkly Eyes, the yearling bear cub, finds himself in a trap after visiting the Sugar Camp once too often. However, the boy from the Valley …
The Chinese Kitten
Lucy and Dora are so excited to learn they will be sleeping in a tent at the beach! Then Mother and Uncle Dan tell them that their kitten, T…
The Sun's Babies
The Sun's Babies invites young listeners into a delightful world where nature comes alive through enchanting stories and poems. Authored by …
Dot and the Kangaroo
A 5-year-old girl named Dot is lost in the outback after chasing a hare into the wood and losing sight of her home. She is approached by a r…
Shaggo, the Mighty Buffalo
This is a story on the circus animal series by Richard Barnum. Follow adventures of Shaggo, The Mighty Buffalo from prairie to circus life.…
Amphibians and Reptiles in Captivity
In recent years the number of people interested in keeping amphibians and reptiles in captivity has grown rapidly. All too often, these same…
Clever Hans
Oskar Pfungst book is a detailed piece of investigative journalism looking into Clever Hans, an Orlov Trotter horse that was claimed to have…
Handbook of Nature-Study
Handbook of Nature-Study by Anna Botsford Comstock is an essential guide for both children and educators, designed to foster a deep apprecia…
Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens
Three little kittens unwisely leave their mittens on the bank of the pond when they go ice-skating one day, and they return to find the mitt…
Puppies and kittens and other stories
Four stories about animals, primarily puppies and kittens, doing absolutely adorable and silly things - Summary by James R Hedrick
The American Bee Journal
The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…