Parables from Nature
Complete Set

Name: Parables from Nature
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Margaret Gatty
ISBN: 9781483011462

Author: Margaret Gatty

Series: Parables from Nature Series

Narrator: David Thorn, Bobbie Frohman

Unabridged: 11 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Alcazar AudioWorks

Published: 02/20/2014

Categories: Children's Fiction, Science & Nature Stories, Fairy Tales, Classic Children's Stories

Synopsis

Inspired by nature and imbued with moral lessons, Parables from Nature is a collection of classic tales, both fun and thought-provoking. Children will be enthralled with this intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Stories include: "A Lesson of Faith""The Law of Authority and Obedience""The Unknown Land""Training and Restraining""Waiting""The Law of the Wood""Cobwebs""Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief""The Light of Truth""A Lesson of Hope""The Circle of Blessing""Active and Passive""Not Lost, but Gone Before""Motes in the Sunbeam""Red Snow""Whereunto?""Purring When You're Pleased""The Voices of the Earth""The Master of the Harvest""The Deliverer""Inferior Animals""The General Thaw""The Light of Life""Gifts""Night and Day""Kicking""Imperfect Instruments""Birds in the Nest"

About Margaret Gatty

Margaret Gatty (1809–1873) was a British children’s author. The wife and daughter of clergymen, her best-known works include Parables from Nature, Worlds Not Realized, Proverbs Illustrated, and Aunt Judy’s Tales.

About David Thorn

David Thorn spent his childhood in the Channel Islands off the coast of France, was schooled in England, and then immigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-three. He is retired from international commerce and currently resides in California.

About Bobbie Frohman

Bobbie Frohman, a third generation Californian, was raised in a large extended family, the niece of cowboys. Early on she developed a deep love of animals, training her dogs to perform with her at dog shows, and as a competitive barrel racer with her beloved horse, Lucky.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darlene

Read aloud to the kids for school over the course of 3 years. The author uses the order God created in nature to reveal lessons about our own hearts. We regularly refer to these beautiful stories when adventuring outside and we’ve been able to make many connections to our own lives. It was not an ea......more

Goodreads review by Eliza

Such a lovely collection of stories. We had to grow into reading this one. It was a struggle when we first started but we read it very (very, very) slowly over the course of Ambleside online years 1-3. It's kind of strange to finish it now. I'm interested to see how it will be as a reread in a few y......more

Goodreads review by Clearwords

I cannot say enough about Parables from Nature by Margaret Scott Gatty. What a treasure! Mrs. Gatty wrote with a wonderful prose style, and included many encouraging morals which are a joy to share with children. The stories , which seek to uncover God’s craftsmanship in the natural world, are chall......more