Junior Classics Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
William Patten , Various
Play
Length 14 h 49 min
Chapters 65
First published 1912
The eighth book in the Junior Classics Series is an anthology of collected animal and nature tales designed to appeal to the young and young at heart. (Summary by Lynne Thompson)
Chapters
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01 -Little Cyclone: The Story of a Grizzly Cub, W. T. Hornaday Read by Lynne T 5:11
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02 - Some True Stories, of Tigers, Wolves, Foxes, and Bears, W. H. G. Kingston Read by Arnold 39:11
3
03 - Some Animal Friends in Africa, Bayard Taylor Read by Sharon Kilmer 18:30
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04 - My Fight with a Catamount, Allen French Read by Tom Merritt 40:30
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05 - In Canada with a Lynx, Roe L. Hendrick Read by Tom Merritt 24:55
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06 - Solomon's Grouch: The Story of a Bear, Franklin W. Calkins Read by Arnold 26:10
7
07 - A Droll Fox-Trap, C. A. Stephens Read by Arnold 23:56
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08 - The Horse That Aroused the Town, Lillian M. Gask Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 11:01
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09 - What Ginger Told Black Beauty, Anna Sewell Read by Lynne T 8:53
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10 - Some True Stories of Horses and Donkeys, W. H. G. Kingston Read by Arnie Horton 30:00
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11 - "Old Mustard": A Tale of the Western Pioneers, E. W. Frentz Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:16
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12 - Carlo, the Soldiers' Dog, Rush C. Hawkins Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 25:56
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13 - A Brave Dog, Sir Samuel W. Baker Read by Lee Smalley 29:15
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14 - Uncle Dick's Rolf, Georgiana M. Craik Read by Lee Smalley 24:21
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15 - Scrap, Lucia Chamberlain Read by Lynne T 13:45
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16 - A Fire-Fighter's Dog, Arthur Quiller-Couch Read by David Lawrence 7:02
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17 - Plato: The Story of a Cat, A. S. Downs Read by Sharon Kilmer 15:46
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18 - Peter: A Cat O' One Tail, Charles Morley Read by Lynne T 42:49
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19 - Jeff the Inquisitive, Rush C. Hawkins Read by Sheila Wood 20:12
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20 - The Impudent Guinea-Pig, Charles F. Lummis Read by Bill Mosley 20:00
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21 - Hard to Hit, Ernest Ingersoll Read by Lynne T 6:29
22
22 - That Sly Old Woodchuck, William O. Stoddard Read by Greg Giordano 25:56
23
23 - The Faithful Little Lizard, W. Hill James Read by Bill Mosley 15:57
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24 - Toby the Wise, Rush C. Hawkins Read by Melora 18:36
25
25 - Blackamoor, Ruth Landseer Read by Melora 28:19
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26 - A Parrot That Had Been Trained to Fire a Cannon,Sir Samuel W. Baker Read by Chessie Joy 9:21
27
27 - The Sandpiper's Trick, Celia Thaxter Read by Sharon Kilmer 12:22
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28 - How Did the Canary Do It?, Celia Thaxter Read by Sharon Kilmer 15:52
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29 - A Runaway Whale, Capt. O. G. Fosdick Read by readread 29:53
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30 - Saved by a Seal, Theodore A. Cutting Read by Lucretia Bell 30:23
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31 - Old Muskie the Rogue, Levi T. Pennington Read by Arnold 48:01
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32 - Teaching Fish to Ring Bells, C. F. Holder Read by Chessie Joy 9:17
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33 - Marcus Aurelius, Octave Thanet Read by readread 1:04:36
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34 - Anna and the Rattler, Mrs. Cornell Read by JamesMcAndrew 30:31
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35 - The Butterfly's Children, Mrs. Alfred Gatty Read by Sheila Wood 24:37
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36 - The Dragon-Fly and the Water-Lily, Carl Ewald Read by Sharon Kilmer 23:40
37
37 - Powder-Post, C. A. Stephens Read by readread 17:30
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38 - The Queen Bee, Carl Ewald Read by Jacki Horn 29:48
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39 - A Swarm of Wild Bees, Albert W. Tolman Read by Arnold 29:03
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40 - The Intelligence of Ants, Sir John Lubbock Read by Tom Merritt 32:18
41
41 - The Katy-Did's Party, Harriet B. Stowe Read by Sharon Kilmer 26:14
42
42 - The Beech and the Oak, Carl Ewald Read by Sheila Wood 30:42
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43 - The Oak and the Snail, Mrs. Alfred Gatty Read by Sharon Kilmer 15:58
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44 - The Story of a Stone, David Starr Jordan Read by nomorejeffs 23:41
45
45 - How the Stone-Age Children Played, Charles C. Abbott Read by Arnie Horton 19:18
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46 - The Mist, Carl Ewald Read by Greg Giordano 23:12
47
47 - The Anemones, Carl Ewald Read by Greg Giordano 23:04
48
48 - The Weeds, Carl Ewald Read by Greg Giordano 21:27
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49 - Some Voices from the Kitchen Garden, Mrs. Alfred Gatty Read by thestorygirl 41:36
50
50 - The Wind and the Flowers, Mrs. Alfred Gatty Read by thestorygirl 33:41
51
51 - PHIL'S ADVENTURES AMONG THE ANIMALS Read by Lynne T 1:03
52
52 - At Home With the Beavers, Lillian M. Gask Read by Lynne T 19:23
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53 - Two Enemies of the Beavers, Lillian M. Gask Read by maryagneskatherine 41:21
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54 - The Squirrel's Story, Lillian M. Gask Read by Gertrude Durette 47:46
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55 - A Den in the Rocks, Lillian M. Gask Read by rookieblue 37:43
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56 - Ships of the Desert, Lillian M. Gask Read by rookieblue 39:15
57
57 - The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter Read by Ann Boulais 12:57
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58 - Lions and Tigers, Anonymous Read by Greg Giordano 19:54
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59 - Apes and Monkeys, Anonymous Read by Lynne T 4:50
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60 - The Hippopotamus and the Rhinoceros, Anonymous Read by Kane 9:49
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61 - The Giraffe, Anonymous Read by Greg Giordano 9:12
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62 - Parrots, Anonymous Read by Kane 12:22
63
63 - Rab And His Friends, John Brown, M.D. Read by Gabriela Cowan 44:33
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64 - A Ride With A Mad Horse In A Freight-Car, W.H.H. Murray Read by Lynne T 37:20
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65 - A-Hunting Of The Deer, Charles Dudley Warner Read by Greg Giordano 32:00
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