Length9h 59m
About this audiobook
The wonders of plant and animal life told with rare literary charm by Uncle Paul in conversations with three children. Besides such stories as the ants' subterranean city, the spider's suspension bridge, and the caterpillars' processing, he unlocks the mystery behind thunder and lightning, clouds and rain, the year and its seasons, and volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for ages 9 to 12. (Goodreads)
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Science and Nature
Length9 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 29, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE
42CHAPTER XLI CLOUDS
2CHAPTER I THE SIX
43CHAPTER XLII THE VELOCITY OF SOUND
3CHAPTER II THE FAIRY TALE AND THE TRUE STORY
44CHAPTER XLIII THE EXPERIMENT WITH THE BOTTLE OF COLD WATER
4CHAPTER III THE BUILDING OF THE CITY
45CHAPTER XLIV RAIN
5CHAPTER IV THE COWS
46CHAPTER XLV VOLCANOES
Show all chaptersShow less
6CHAPTER V THE SHEEPFOLD
47CHAPTER XLVI CATANIA
7CHAPTER VI THE WILY DERVISH
48CHAPTER XLVII THE STORY OF PLINY
8CHAPTER VII A NUMEROUS FAMILY
49CHAPTER XLVIII THE BOILING POT
9CHAPTER VIII THE OLD PEAR-TREE
50CHAPTER XLIX THE LOCOMOTIVE
10CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TREES
51CHAPTER L EMILE’S OBSERVATION
11CHAPTER X THE LENGTH OF ANIMAL LIFE
52CHAPTER LI A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD
12CHAPTER XI THE KETTLE
53CHAPTER LII THE EARTH
13CHAPTER XII METALS
54CHAPTER LIII THE ATMOSPHERE
14CHAPTER XIII METAL PLATING
55CHAPTER LIV THE SUN
15CHAPTER XIV GOLD AND IRON
56CHAPTER LV DAY AND NIGHT
16CHAPTER XV THE FLEECE
57CHAPTER LVI THE YEAR AND ITS SEASONS
17CHAPTER XVI FLAX AND HEMP
58CHAPTER LVII BELLADONNA BERRIES
18CHAPTER XVII COTTON
59CHAPTER LVIII POISONOUS PLANTS
19CHAPTER XVIII PAPER
60CHAPTER LIX THE BLOSSOM
20CHAPTER XIX THE BOOK
61CHAPTER LX FRUIT
21CHAPTER XX PRINTING
62CHAPTER LXI POLLEN
22CHAPTER XXI BUTTERFLIES
63CHAPTER LXII THE BUMBLE-BEE
23CHAPTER XXII THE BIG EATERS
64CHAPTER LXIII MUSHROOMS
24CHAPTER XXIII SILK
65CHAPTER LXIV IN THE WOODS
25CHAPTER XXIV THE METAMORPHOSIS
66CHAPTER LXV THE ORANGE-AGARIC
26CHAPTER XXV SPIDERS
67CHAPTER LXVI EARTHQUAKES
27CHAPTER XXVI THE EPEIRA’S BRIDGE
68CHAPTER LXVII SHALL WE KILL THEM BOTH?
28CHAPTER XXVII THE SPIDER’S WEB
69CHAPTER LXVIII THE THERMOMETER
29CHAPTER XXVIII THE CHASE
70CHAPTER LXIX THE SUBTERRANEAN FURNACE
30CHAPTER XXIX VENOMOUS INSECTS
71CHAPTER LXX SHELLS
31CHAPTER XXX VENOM
72CHAPTER LXXI THE SPIRAL SNAIL
32CHAPTER XXXI THE VIPER AND THE SCORPION
73CHAPTER LXXII MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND PEARLS
33CHAPTER XXXII THE NETTLE
74CHAPTER LXXIII THE SEA
34CHAPTER XXXIII PROCESSIONARY CATERPILLARS
75CHAPTER LXXIV WAVES SALT SEAWEEDS
35CHAPTER XXXIV THE STORM
76CHAPTER LXXV RUNNING WATERS
36CHAPTER XXXV ELECTRICITY
77CHAPTER LXXVI THE SWARM
37CHAPTER XXXVI THE EXPERIMENT WITH THE CAT
78CHAPTER LXXVII WAX
38CHAPTER XXXVII THE EXPERIMENT WITH PAPER
79CHAPTER LXXVIII THE CELLS
39CHAPTER XXXVIII FRANKLIN AND DE ROMAS
80CHAPTER LXXIX HONEY
40CHAPTER XXXIX THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING-ROD
81CHAPTER LXXX THE QUEEN BEE
41CHAPTER XL EFFECTS OF THE THUNDERBOLT
Series
More from Jean-Henri Fabre
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal11h 23m$29 · $0.00
We Crossed a Bridge and It TrembledWendy Pearlman6h$24 · $0.00
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m$8 · $0.00
The Red RecordIda B. Wells-Barnett2h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman, Malcolm Brabant7h 54m$26 · $0.00
Lily's PromiseLily Ebert, Dov Forman8h 54m$29 · $0.00
Saving My EnemyBob Welch9h 11m$20
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m$29 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m$33 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
EnduranceAlfred Lansing6h 1m$20
LES MISERABLES (Illustrated Edition)Victor Hugo66h 17m$1 · $0.00
BeyondStephen Walker15h 39m$33 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m$29 · $0.00
No EscapeNury Turkel9h 30m$28 · $0.00
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Complete 6 Volume Edition)Edward Gibbon179h 45m$2 · $0.00
Jubal Stone: U.S. Marshal: Blood Trail To Hell: A Western Adventure NovelCasey Nash3h 42m$18 · $0.00
Fall and RiseMitchell Zuckoff17h 23m$40 · $0.00
The SurvivorJosef Lewkowicz, Michael Calvin9h 22m$29 · $0.00
What If? 10th Anniversary EditionRandall Munroe7h 29m$23
Nikola Tesla - Ultimate Collection: 70+ Scientific Works, Lectures & EssaysNikola Tesla48h 43m$2 · $0.00
Total Cat MojoJackson Galaxy10h 13m$23 · $0.00
Earth at NightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration2h 31m$1 · $0.00
My Life Among the UnderdogsTia Torres5h 51m$24 · $0.00
What It Takes to Save a LifeKwane Stewart6h$24 · $0.00
Pastoral SongJames Rebanks8h 35m$26 · $0.00
How Stella Learned to TalkChristina Hunger7h$24 · $0.00
Craig & FredCraig Grossi8h 6m$26 · $0.00
Celebrating BirdsNatalia Rojas, Ana Maria Martinez6h 47m$24 · $0.00
WildingIsabella Tree12h 22m$23
Saving JemimaJulie Zickefoose4h 59m$20 · $0.00
Horse Brain, Human BrainJanet L. Jones8h 22m$27 · $0.00
Hot Cowgirl Sh*tLacie Evans2h 15m$15
We Are the Middle of ForeverDahr Jamail, Stan Rushworth13h 39m$23
Will's Red CoatTom Ryan8h 23m$26 · $0.00
Inconvenient FactsGregory Wrightstone3h 54m$17
Of Time and TurtlesSy Montgomery10h 34m$29 · $0.00
Forever HomeRon Danta, Danny Robertshaw, Larry Lindner7h 11m$24 · $0.00
Zen and the Art of Saving the PlanetThich Nhat Hanh9h 20m$29 · $0.00
You may also like
The Burgess Animal Book for ChildrenThornton W. Burgess7h 57m$2.30
The Story-book of ScienceJean-Henri Fabre9h 54m$2 · $0.00
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and PastimesDorothy Canfield Fisher9h 48m$1 · $0.00
The Spell of the RockiesEnos A. Mills4h 19m$2 · $0.00
Everyday birds: Elementary studiesBradford Torrey2h 18m$2 · $0.00
Sun BirdLindsay Moore9m$4 · $0.00
Pete the Cat: Pete at the BeachJames Dean4m$4 · $0.00
Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern MinnesotaRobert R. Ream, P. D. Karns, John W. Winship, L. David Mech, Louis Daniel Frenzel2h 42m$1 · $0.00
Do Elephants Have Knees? and Other Stories of Darwinian OriginsCharles R. Ault Jr.10h 36m$20
The Courtship of AnimalsW. P. Pycraft7h 32m$1 · $0.00
The Berenstain Bears Down on the FarmJan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain4m$4 · $0.00
Rightful HeritageDouglas Brinkley22h 49m$46 · $0.00
The Berenstain Bears at the AquariumJan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain7m$4 · $0.00
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North AmericaHoward Irving Chapelle, Tappan Adney10h 24m$2 · $0.00
A Guide to Natural Bridges National Monument, UtahAnonymous47m$2 · $0.00
The Burgess Bird Book for Children (Illustrated)Thornton Burgess7h 55m$2 · $0.00
The Book of HusbandryAnthony Fitzherbert9h 30m$1 · $0.00
The Essence of Wilderness: 9 Classic Wildlife BooksAlfred Wellesley Rees, William Davenport Hulbert, John Burroughs, William J. Long, Joaquin Miller, William T. Hornaday, Enos A. Mills, Harry Perry Robinson52h 58m$2 · $0.00
A Present for Infants; or, Pictures for the NurseryAnonymous12m$1 · $0.00
The Forests of Mount Rainier National ParkG. F. Allen38m$2 · $0.00