Animals & Nature
Gypsy, the Talking Dog
Gypsy is a particularly smart little dog, who knows a lot of tricks which he performed with his owner, a street artist. But one day, he is s…
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
“Poor Pig Robinson Crusoe!
Oh, how in the world could they do so?
They have set him afloat, in a horrible boat,
Oh, poor pig Robinson Crusoe…
The Gorilla Hunters
Ralph Rover is happily at home from his adventure on The Coral Island and wondering if he should settle down when he receives a visit from a…
Our Feathered Friends
This volume displays the romance of birds in beautiful prose and dialog in simple language for children and adults alike. Written by a moth…
A Chapter on Birds
A short book about birds that are rare in England, but may visit from time to time.
Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes
One day, Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail rescue a little snubby nose bunny from a snowdrift and the adventures begin among the Cotton-Tail famil…
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame wrote a classic children’s tale in 1908 - he penned The Wind in the Willows. He wrote of the English countryside and the bea…
Doctor Rabbit and Brushtail the Fox
Dr. Rabbit and his animal friends are enjoying the peace of the Big Green Woods. However, that peace is not to last as a unpleasant new neig…
Bee Hunting
Many books on sports of various kinds have been written, but outside of an occasional article in periodicals devoted to bee literature, but …
Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks
Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks brings to life the enchanting world of Jean de la Fontaine's timeless fables, skillfully translated into En…
The Wavy Tailed Warrior
This is a children's story about a skunk and his different animals friends such as cows, snakes, mice and rabbits who share a forest togethe…
Daisy
"I was born in a clothes-basket, and do not feel ashamed of my birthplace, though fire and the swill man long ago removed all trace of …
Tamba, The Tame Tiger
Richard Barnum was the pseudonym adopted by several authors of the Stratemeyer Syndicate when writing the Kneetime Animal Stories for childr…
Billy Whiskers in France
Billy Whiskers is in France, but he is homesick. Of course, he makes new friends and entangles himself in many adventures. He has encounte…
Bannertail
A baby squirrel is adopted by a farm cat after his mother is killed, but when he is half-grown the barn which is his home catches fire. He f…
Shaggo, The Mighty Buffalo
One of a series of children's books in the Kneetime Animal Stories series by Richard Barnum, the pen name of a number of authors in the Stra…
Jack Miner and the Birds
Recollections of personal experiences and observations by a noted Canadian conservationist and influential figure in the practice of banding…
The Romance of the Animal World
A description of the animal world, from the smallest protozoa all the way to man eating tigers!
Great Testimony against Scientific Cruelty
Vivisection is a pejorative term used by opponents of the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of physiological…
Wild Bird Guests
How to entertain them; with chapters on the destruction of birds, their economic and aesthetic values, suggestions for dealing with their en…