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Little Busybodies: The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, and Others

Jeannette Augustus Marks, Julia Moody

Read by Linette Geisel, Kathrine Engan, Sarocha T, sashelliott, Christi Lupher, Le, Michele Fry and Brett Phillips · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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A Word to the Children and the Wise (6:59)
The Journey (9:40)
Rangeley Village (10:11)
The Little Army (Locusts and Grasshoppers) (14:24)
Fiddlers (Crickets) (9:55)
How Katy Did (Katydids) (7:19)
Fishing (Dragon-flies) (11:44)
The Swimming-Pool (The May-fly) (6:00)
The Rainy Day (Leaf and Tree Hoppers) (9:41)
The Prize (Lace-Wing, Ant-Lion, and Caddis-Worm) (13:43)
A Nagging Family (Flies and Mosquitoes) (13:46)
Camping Out (Butterflies and Moths) (12:25)
Camp-In-The-Clouds (Butterflies and Moths, continued) (8:09)
Storm-Bound (Beetles) (14:50)
A Day's Hunting (Bees) (21:00)
Leaving Camp (Wasps) (18:03)
Eyes And No Eyes (Ants) (20:31)