Children's Non-fiction
The Story of Napoleon
Read by Patrick Saville
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
This book gives an exciting account of Napoleon's rise to power. It opens with his humble beginning on the island of Corsica and ultimately …
This Country of Ours
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Read by Patricia Oakley
Mary Everest Boole
Mary Everest Boole (1832-1916) was born Mary Everest in England and spent her early years in France. She married mathematician George Boole.…
A Book of Discovery
Read by Kristine Bekere
M. B. Synge
Telling the history of geographical discoveries, "Book of Discovery" is a record of splendid endurance, of hardships bravely borne…
The Elder Edda
Read by Expatriate
Sæmund Sigfusson
The Elder or Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems dating from the thirteenth century CE. Though no two translators or editors seem…
The Story of the Romans
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
H. A. Guerber
The Story of the Romans by H. A. Guerber invites young listeners to explore the rich tapestry of Roman history through engaging narratives. …
Discoverers and Explorers
Read by Laura Caldwell
Edward R. Shaw
Tales of the brave and daring explorers that ventured into the unknown "Sea of Darkness" where it was thought monsters and angry g…
By Pond and River
Read by Laura Caldwell
Arabella B. Buckley
In By Pond and River, another of Arabella Buckley's wonderful science books for children, she explains the habitats of ponds and rivers, exp…
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
J. Walker McSpadden
These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the s…
A Young Girl's Diary
Read by KHand
Anonymoustranslated Bycedar Paul, Anonymoustranslated By Cedar Paul and William James McGlothlin
The diary of an upper middle class Austrian girl, this book describes her life between the ages of eleven and fourteen. It's a coming of age…
The Autobiography of an Electron
Read by Laura Victoria
Charles R. Gibson
"While many scientific men now understand our place in the universe, we electrons are anxious that every person should know the very im…
Kari the Elephant
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Kari the Elephant tells the enchanting story of a young Indian boy and his cherished companion, an elephant named Kari. Set against the vibr…
Squirrels and Other Fur-bearers
Read by Laura Caldwell
John Burroughs
Squirrels and other Fur-Bearers, a collection of essays by American naturalist and essayist, John Burroughs, provides fascinating insight in…
True Stories from History and Biography
Read by Susan Morin
Nathaniel Hawthorne
In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such…
Our Young Folks' Plutarch
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Rosalie Kaufman
Plutarch's Lives is a series of fifty biographies of famous Greek and Roman men written around 100 AD. In Our Young Folks' Plutarch, Rosalie…
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Hallam Hawksworth
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 …
Indian Boyhood
Read by Carol Pelster
Charles Alexander Eastman
Indian Boyhood is a lively and appealing first-person recounting of the life of a Sioux child in the last days of the tribe's "wild&quo…
Children's Short Works
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Charles Dickens and E. Nesbit
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, featuring the timeless tales of renowned authors Charles Dickens and …
Historical Tales
Read by Kalynda
Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume III of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This third volume covers …
Pirates of Panama
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Alexandre Exquemelin
This volume was originally written in Dutch by John Esquemeling, and first published in Amsterdam in 1678 under the title of De Americaenech…