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Read by Laurie Anne Walden, Sean McGaughey, Kevin McAsh, Esther, Betsie Bush, Jennette Selig, Sandra, J. M. Smallheer, John Lieder, Dorothy Lieder (1915-2008), Janet Friday, Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014), Lee Ann Howlett, Jamie Wilking, Jenilee, Tammy Sanders, Claire Goget and eva · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License
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Preface (3:42) JENNY WREN GIVES PETER RABBIT AN IDEA -- Peter arranges to go to school to Old Mother Nature. (12:40) PETER AND JUMPER GO TO SCHOOL -- The Cottontail Rabbit, Northern Hare, and Marsh Rabbit. (11:12) MORE OF PETER'S LONG-LEGGED COUSINS -- The Swamp Hare, Arctic Hare, Prairie Hare, Antelope Jack and Common Jack Rabbit. (10:54) CHATTERER AND HAPPY JACK JOIN -- The Squirrel family and order of Rodents. (11:18) THE SQUIRRELS OF THE TREES -- The Red, Gray, Fox, Kaibab and Abert Squirrels. (12:34) STRIPED CHIPMUNK AND HIS COUSINS -- The Chipmunk, Spermophiles, and Flying Squirrel. (13:53) JOHNNY CHUCK JOINS THE CLASS -- The Woodchuck and his ways. (11:02) WHISTLER AND YAP YAP -- The Whistling or Hoary Marmot and Prairie Dogs. (10:29) TWO QUEER LITTLE HAYMAKERS -- The Pica or Cony and the Mountain Beaver or Sewellel. (12:04) PRICKLY PORKY AND GRUBBY GOPHER -- Introducing the Porcupine and Pocket Gopher (10:06) A FELLOW WITH A THOUSAND SPEARS -- More about the Porcupine. (10:34) A LUMBERMAN AND ENGINEER -- The Beaver and his works. (16:19) A WORKER AND A ROBBER -- The Muskrat and the Brown or Norway Rat. (9:27) A TRADER AND A HANDSOME FELLOW -- The Cotton Rat, Wood or Pack Rat and the Kangaroo Rat. (11:46) TWO UNLIKE LITTLE COUSINS -- Whitefoot the Wood or Deer Mouse and Danny Meadow Mouse, also called Field Mouse. (15:44) DANNY'S NORTHERN COUSINS, AND NIMBLEHEELS -- The Banded and Brown Lemmings and the Jumping Mouse. (11:58) THREE LITTLE REDCOATS AND SOME OTHERS -- The Pine Mouse, Red-backed Mouse, Rufous Tree Mouse, Rock Mouse and Beach Mouse. (11:15) MICE WITH POCKETS, AND OTHERS -- The Silky and Spiny Pocket Mice, Grasshopper Mouse, Harvest Mouse and House Mouse (14:31) TEENY WEENY AND HIS COUSIN -- The Common or Long-Tailed Shrew or Shrew Mouse, Short-tailed Shrew or Mole Shrew and Marsh or Water Shrew. (11:55) FOUR BUSY LITTLE MINERS -- The Common Mole, Brewer's or Hairy-tailed Mole, Oregon Mole and Star-nosed Mole. (16:38) FLITTER THE BAT AND HIS FAMILY -- The Red Bat, Little Brown or Cave Bat, Big Brown or House Bat, Silvery Bat, Hoary Bat and Big-eared Bat. (11:45) AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY -- The Common Skunk, Hog-nosed or Badger Skunk and Little Spotted Skunk. (18:14) DIGGER AND HIS COUSIN GLUTTON -- The Badger and Wolverine or Carcajou. (11:01) SHADOW AND HIS FAMILY -- The Common or Bonaparte Weasel or Ermine, New York Weasel, Long-tailed or Yellow-bellied Weasel, Least Weasel and Black-footed Ferret. (12:35) TWO FAMOUS SWIMMERS -- Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter. (13:17) SPITE THE MARTEN AND PEKAN THE FISHER -- The Pine Marten or American Sable and the Fisher or Pennant Marten. (6:18) REDDY FOX JOINS THE SCHOOL -- The Red, Black and Silver Foxes, Gray Fox, Kit Fox or Swift, Desert Fox, Arctic and Blue Foxes. (16:21) OLD MAN COYOTE AND HOWLER THE WOLF -- The Prairie Wolf or Coyote and the Timber or Gray Wolf. (8:06) YOWLER AND HIS COUSIN TUFTY -- The Bay Lynx or Bob Cat and the Canada Lynx or Lucivee. (10:14) SOME BIG AND LITTLE CAT COUSINS -- Puma the Panther, also called Cougar and Mountain Lion, the Jaguar, the Ocelot, and the Jaguarundi Cat or Eyra. (6:34) BOBBY COON ARRIVES -- The Raccoon and the Civet or Ring-tailed Cat, also called Coon Cat and Bassaris. (14:32) BUSTER BEAR NEARLY BREAKS UP SCHOOL -- The Black Bear and his habits. (14:31) BUSTER BEAR'S BIG COUSINS -- Silvertip, the Grizzly Bear, the Alaska or Great Brown Bear and the Polar Bear. (10:19) UNC' BILLY AND OLD MRS. POSSUM -- The Virginia Opossum, which is the only American Marsupial. (14:21) LIGHTFOOT, BLACKTAIL AND FORKHORN -- The White-tailed or Virginia Deer, Black-tailed Deer and Mule Deer. (15:22) BUGLER, FLATHORNS AND WANDERHOOF -- The Elk or Wapiti, Moose or Caribou. (11:26) THUNDERFOOT, FLEETFOOT AND LONGCOAT -- The Buffalo or Bison, Antelope or Musk-ox. (10:43) TWO WONDERFUL MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS -- The Rocky Mountain Sheep or Bighorn and the Rocky Mountain Goat. (8:44) PIGGY AND HARDSHELL -- The Peccary or Wild Pig and the Armadillo. (14:24) THE MAMMALS OF THE SEA -- The Sea Otter, Walrus, Sea Lions, Seals and Manatee or Sea Cow. (11:35)
