Elisabeth Holland

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Biography & Autobiography

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Smith Burnham - Hero Tales from History

This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It is divided into nine sections: Mighty Men of Long Ago, Heroes of the Middle...

Larry Wilson and 18 more 10 hours 50 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Thornton W. Burgess - Buster Bear's Twins

Continuing the adventure of Buster Bear, we meet his twins, Boxer and Woof-Woof, from their first bath to misadventures with neighbors including Peter Rabbit. — Summary by Larry Wilson

Larry Wilson and 6 more 2 hours 32 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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David Cory - Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures

David Cory is the author of over 50 children's book including the Little Jack Rabbit series and the Puss-in-Boots series. This is the first of the Little Jack Rabbit books. — Summary by Larry Wilson

Larry Wilson and 7 more 1 hour 36 minutes

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Poetry

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Evaleen Stein - Child Songs of Cheer

This is a little volume of children's poetry by Indiana poet Evaleen Stein. The poems in this volume concern really anything that could be fun for children, from picking flowers to learning things in school to...

Stefan Von Blon and 10 more 1 hour 9 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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Margaret Vandercook - Camp Fire Girls Amid the Snows

Betty and Esther are having another camping adventure in the New Hampshire hills, but this time it is the dead of winter. They are stuck with an overturned sleigh in the middle of a snowstorm! That is just the...

Shasta and 7 more 5 hours 37 minutes

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Science

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Mary Earle Hardy - Sea Stories for Wonder Eyes

Water is fascinating! Which child is not delighted by the sea shore, by rivers, even by puddles in the street? This little book explains to children that a river can cut through rock to weave its way to the sea, how...

Cris Marks and 9 more 2 hours 12 minutes

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General

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Ruth Plumly Thompson - Cowardly Lion of Oz (version 2)

Mustafa of Mudge has heard of the famous Cowardly Lion of Oz, and decides to capture him and put him into a zoo! He enlists the help of Bob Up and a clown called Notta Bit More — the master of disguise! The Cowardly...

Beth Thomas and 6 more 5 hours 16 minutes Oz books

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School

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Mary C. Hungerford - Friendly Five

«There were neither examinations nor graduation exercises at the Coventry Institute. The only ceremony peculiar to the last day of school, except the farewells, was a little sermon from Mrs. Abbott, the principal,...

Annike Lindhout and 16 more 5 hours 37 minutes

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Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old

Christianity - Other

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Jesse Lyman Hurlbut - Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old

Hurlbut's Life of Christ For Young and Old is a detailed, chronological presentation of the life of Christ, relying heavily on quoted portions of Scripture/ Rev. Hurlbut makes the gospel story accessible for the...

Devorah Allen and 22 more 12 hours 5 minutes

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 7)

Children's Fiction

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Mark Twain - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 7)

A slightly more complex sequel to Mark Twain's original book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, this book really shows the true side of racism in quite a different light. A brilliant masterpiece, The Adventures of...

JayKitty76 and 16 more 11 hours 58 minutes

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Little Pilgrimages Among the Women Who Have Written Famous Books

Biography & Autobiography

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Edward Francis Harkins - Little Pilgrimages Among the Women Who Have Written Famous Books

The purpose of this book is to renew an intimate acquaintance with the women whom the American reading public regards as favorites, and to establish a like intimate acquaintance with the promising newcomers. The...

MaryAnn and 6 more 4 hours 59 minutes

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General

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Helen Wells - Cherry Ames, Island Nurse

A private duty nursing case takes Cherry Ames to a remote Canadian island, where a mystery surrounds a mining operation. The Cherry Ames series stars a mystery-solving nurse, in the lines of Nancy Drew. The 27...

HappyBanz and 6 more 4 hours 34 minutes

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New

Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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