Jill Engle

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Biography & Autobiography

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Elizabeth Ross Haynes - Unsung Heroes

This book consists of 17 biographies of remarkable men and women who, in 1921, were «unsung.» Some of them are now pretty well known while others are still, sadly, rather unrecognized. Written by Elizabeth Ross Haynes...

Jim Locke and 7 more 5 hours 19 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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James Baldwin - Thirty More Famous Stories Retold

Thirty More Famous Stories Retold, the sequel to the popular Fifty Famous Stories Retold, retells the stories of legendary people and mythological figures in simple, easy-to-understand language appropriate for...

Jill Engle and 13 more 5 hours 3 minutes

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General

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Theodore Roosevelt - Letters to His Children

The strong, vigorous, exalted character of a doting father who loved playing with his children and their pets, even while serving as the President of the United States, stands revealed in this selection of letters he...

Michele Fry and 9 more 4 hours 47 minutes

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Science

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William J. Long - Ways of Wood Folk

Late nineteenth-century naturalist William J. Long invites us in to the secret worlds of the woodland animals. Containing Long's own animal observations along with stories related to him by other humans who inhabit...

Jill Engle and 7 more 4 hours 44 minutes Wood Folk Series

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Short Stories

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David Cory - Jumble Book

This is a lovely collection of short stories and poems some well known others not so well known. Something to appeal to everyone. (Summary by Michele Eaton )

Halle Kill and 20 more 4 hours 40 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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Abbie Farwell Brown - Curious Book of Birds

Now the interesting facts about birds we have always with us. We can find them out for ourselves, which is a very pleasant thing to do, or we can take the word of others, of which there is no lack. But it is the...

Jill Engle and 12 more 4 hours 32 minutes

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History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, Part 2

Biography & Autobiography

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Charles E. Flandrau - History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, Part 2

A series of stories written by Judge Charles E. Flandrau «at different times during his long residence in the Northwest, which embrace historical events, personal adventures, and amusing incidents.» This book of tales...

deongines and 8 more 4 hours 29 minutes

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General

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William J. Long - Secrets of the Woods

The unique merit of this nature student rests in his fascinating style of writing, which invariably interests young and old; for without this element his pioneer work in the realm of nature would now be familiar only...

Kangaroo and 4 more 4 hours 17 minutes Wood Folk Series

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Children's Fiction

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Clara Dillingham Pierson - Among the Pond People

Lovely book for children written by teacher and naturalist Clara Dillingham Pierson. This book in the «Among the People» series explores the animal inhabitants of a pond. The beautiful writing brings the pond...

Jill Engle and 8 more 3 hours 20 minutes Among the People Series

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Animals & Nature

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Aesop - Aesop for Children

A collection of Aesop's fables for children from the classic American book illustrated by Milo Winter. Read along and see the illustrations at: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19994. (Summary by Jill Engle)

Bob Neufeld and 18 more 3 hours 11 minutes

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Animals & Nature

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William J. Long - Northern Trails, Book 1

«In the original preface to „Northern Trails“ the author stated that, with the solitary exception of the salmon's life in the sea after he vanishes from human sight, every incident recorded here is founded squarely...

Jill Engle and 7 more 3 hours 8 minutes

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General

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Caroline French Benton - Little Cook Book for a Little Girl

Join Margaret, a little girl who really wants to learn how to properly cook and bake everything from seafood to cake, as she sets out to make all the recipes she can find from her family, friends and the rest of the...

ashleighjane and 9 more 2 hours 58 minutes

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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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