Dooryard Stories

Clara Dillingham Pierson (1868 - 1952)

A collections of stories about the animals around our houses, the birds, the cats, and even the bugs! Written in a humorous and very interesting style, the animals sound almost human, and you can learn along with them. You'll learn what happens to a hog caterpillar when he does not take advice, how a a young bird took a nasty fall because he didn't obey his parents, and how happy it made some robins when they helped their parents care for their younger siblings that came so close behind the first ones. Lots of other stories too about the animal's lives, make you realize that the animals in your dooryard may be more interesting than you think! (summary by Trotsa)

Genre(s): Animals & Nature

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Preface and Silvertip Teresa Bauman
00:09:45
Play 02 The Fight for the Bird-House Teresa Bauman
00:07:07
Play 03 The Fir-Tree Neighbors Teresa Bauman
00:09:41
Play 04 The Industrious Flicker Teresa Bauman
00:08:26
Play 05 Plucky Mrs. Polistes Teresa Bauman
00:13:00
Play 06 Silvertip Stops a Quarrel Teresa Bauman
00:06:53
Play 07 A Young Swift Tumbles Teresa Bauman
00:12:06
Play 08 The Very Rude Young Robins Teresa Bauman
00:07:21
Play 09 The Systematic Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Teresa Bauman
00:08:47
Play 10 The Helpful Tumble-Bugs Teresa Bauman
00:07:29
Play 11 Silvertip Leans a Lesson Teresa Bauman
00:09:01
Play 12 The Robin's Double Brood Teresa Bauman
00:09:09
Play 13 The Sparrows Inside the Eaves Teresa Bauman
00:09:54
Play 14 A Rainy Day on the Lawn Teresa Bauman
00:07:01
Play 15 The Persistent Phoebe Teresa Bauman
00:11:25
Play 16 The Sad Story of the Hog Caterpillar Teresa Bauman
00:08:01
Play 17 The Cat and the Catbird Teresa Bauman
00:09:03
Play 18 The Friendly Blackbirds Teresa Bauman
00:08:52