Librivox Audiobooks

I first read this little book when I was in the fifth grade, and now more than fifty years later, I still find it fascinating. Ernest Thompson Seton was a man with a concern for nature her creatures and an excellent story teller. I could almost feel Wahb, the great grizzly’s pain and frustration as he tried to avoid contact with humans and just be left alone to carry out his bear business. Listening to this audio book will be an hour and a half well spent. Summary by Mike Vendetti, Narrator.
Genre(s): Animals & Nature
Language: English
Keyword(s): children (1119), adventure (1061), forest (27), bear (23), grizzly (3), wild life (2)

Bill Nye was a famous American humor columnist in the middle 1800's. He said "We can never be a nation of snobs so long as we are willing to poke fun at ourselves." And he did exactly that in hundreds of newspaper columns that were later collected into books. This is a selection of just 35 of the most humorous, wry and downright funny cogitations of his, written of course in the somewhat convoluted style common in the 19th century which just adds to their flavor in my opinion. The selection process was rigorous: only those that made me laugh, giggle or snort are included. (Summary by phil Chenevert)

The Book of Mormon (Part 4)
The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible, used by Latter Day Saints. It is a record of God’s dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas.
The book was written by ancient prophets through the spirit of prophecy and revelation. It gives an account of two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. This group is known as the Jaredites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are among the ancestors of the American Indians.
The crowning event recorded in the Book of Mormon is the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after his resurrection. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come. (Summary by Elaine Webb)
Genre(s): Religion
Language: English
Keyword(s): lds (7), Mormonism (6), mormons (4), latter day saints (2)

The Bent Twig (Part 3)
⁠⁠Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 - 1958)⁠⁠
Semi-autobiographical series of incidents in the life of an intellectual American family in the late 19th - early 20th Century as seen by favored daughter, Sylvia Marshall. Her father is an economics professor in a Midwestern state university and she is following in his inquisitive footsteps. Canfield writes this in a matter-of-fact manner with Tarkingtonesque good humor. ( Summary by BellonaTimes )
Genre(s): General Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Romance
Language: English
Keyword(s): ⁠⁠family⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠kids⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Americana⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠Montessori⁠⁠ , unconventional

The Bent Twig (Part 2)
⁠Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 - 1958)⁠
Semi-autobiographical series of incidents in the life of an intellectual American family in the late 19th - early 20th Century as seen by favored daughter, Sylvia Marshall. Her father is an economics professor in a Midwestern state university and she is following in his inquisitive footsteps. Canfield writes this in a matter-of-fact manner with Tarkingtonesque good humor. ( Summary by BellonaTimes )
Genre(s): General Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Romance
Language: English
Keyword(s): ⁠family⁠ , ⁠kids⁠ , ⁠Americana⁠ , ⁠Montessori⁠ , unconventional