This is the sixth collection of our “coffee break” series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you’d like to hear a whole story and only have a few minutes to devote to listening. The theme for Collection 006 is “Food and Drink”! [Summary by Rosie] [chương_files]
After his parrot Polynesia teaches him to speak animal languages, Doctor Dolittle decides to abandon his human practice, and become an animal doctor. – Summary by Karen Savage [chương_files]
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the April Number. It includes the following articles: * Serilan, by W J McGee and Willard D. Johnson * The Olympic Country, by S. C. Gilman, C. E. * The Discovery of Glacier Bay, Alaska, by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore * Hydrography in the United States, by Frederick H. Newell * Recent Triangulation in the Cascades, by S. S. Gannett along with geographic literature and a few miscellaneous notes. [chương_files]
A delightful version of Alice’s Adventures following that scurrying Rabbit with the watch that is shortened for the enjoyment of younger children. She meets all of the strange talking animals (and they are just as rude or silly as usual) and eats and drinks from all of the bottles and grows and shrinks alarmingly just like in the longer version. Enjoy. (Summary by the reader, Phil Chenevert) [chương_files]
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass law, history, science, travel, philosophy, nature and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) [chương_files]
“All children, except one, grow up,” begins J. M. Barrie’s most famous novel. Barrie then proceeds to tell the story of that one extraordinary exception, Peter Pan, who lives in the Neverland with pirates and fairies and is always having adventures. One night he appears in the nursery of the Darling children and the most marvelous adventure of all begins. Light-hearted though it seems in premise, Peter Pan is a sweet but melancholy tribute to the fleeting innocence of childhood that has endured as a beloved favorite of children and adults alike ever since its first publication. (Summary by Eden Rea-Hedrick) Narrator/ Peter Pan: Eden Rea-Hedrick Mrs. Darling: KHand Mr. Darling: Ernst Pattynama Wendy: Amanda Friday Nana/ The Never Bird: Anastasiia Solokha Michael/ Tinker Bell: ElleyKat John/ The Twins: Frances Brown The Smallest Star/ Liza: Rebecca Braunert-Plunkett Captain Hook: Larry Wilson Tootles: gloriousjob Slightly: Katalina Watt Nibs: Cheryl Michele Starkey: Kristin Gjerløw Smee: nomorejeffs Curly: Charlotte Brown Tiger Lily: Woolly Bee The Voice of Hook’s School: Shakira Searle Bill Jukes: Levi Throckmorton Cecco/ Mullins: Kingof192 Noodler: Todd Jenken Cookson: LaMar Hawkins Jane: Kimberly Krause **Audio edited by:**Eden Rea-Hedrick, Kimberley Krause, and TimoleonWash This project was proof listened by: Eden Rea-Hedrick, Kimberly Krause, and Matt Bohnhoff [chương_files]
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, literature, travel, science, medicine, war, writing, education, philosophy, and religion. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) [chương_files]
American novelist Edith Wharton was living in Paris when World War I broke out in 1914. She obtained permission to visit sites behind the lines, including hospitals, ravaged villages, and trenches. Fighting France records her travels along the front in 1914 and 1915, and celebrates the indomitable spirit of the French people. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) [chương_files]
“The Shades of the Wilderness” is the seventh book of the Civil War Series by Joseph A. Altsheler. Picking up where “The Star of Gettysburg” left off, this story continues the Civil War experiences of Harry Kenton and his friends in the Southern army, from the retreat after Gettygurg, to Richmond, and then through the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, to Robert E. Lee’s heroic stand during the siege of Petersburg. Other books in the Civil War series are: “The Guns of Bull Run,” “The Guns of Shiloh,” “The Scouts of Stonewall,” “The Sword of Antietam”, “The Star of Gettysburg”,”The Rock of Chickamauga”, and “The Tree of Appomattox.” (Summary by Michael Packard) [chương_files]
The continued success of the “Jataka Tales,” as retold and published ten years ago, has led to this second and companion volume. Who that has read or told stories to children has not been lured on by the subtle flattery of their cry for “more”? The Jataka tales, regarded as historic in the Third Century B. C., are the oldest collection of folk-lore extant. They come down to us from that dim far-off time when our forebears told tales around the same hearth fire on the roof of the world. (Summary by Ellen C. Babbitt) [chương_files]
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