The Wonder Book of Chemistry: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Wonder Book of Chemistry, credited to Jean-Henri Fabre, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Wonder Book of Chemistry by Jean-Henri Fabre. (Translated by Florence Constable Bicknell.) Read in English by Belinda McReynolds. A captivating introduction to the basic principles of chemistry. Uncle Paul teaches his two nephews using lively dialogue and ordinary household objects to reveal the laws governing matter, combustion, gases, and chemical reactions. This delightful text continues to inspire scientific curiosity in listeners of all ages. Translated from the French by Florence Constable Bicknell. - Summary by Belinda Mc and Florence Constable Bicknell

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Wonder Book of Chemistry
• Author credits: Jean-Henri Fabre
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 27
• Listed recording duration: 10:38:41

Catalogue topics

• science
• chemistry
• ambleside
• homeschool
• nature study

Opening tracks: first 24 of 27

1. 00 - Translator's Preface — 4:42
2. 01 - Chapter 1 Introduction — 4:17
3. 02 - Chapter 2 Mixing and Combining — 31:49
4. 03 - Chapter 3 The Slice of Toast — 25:11
5. 04 - Chapter 4 Simple Substances — 19:59
6. 05 - Chapter 5 Compound Substances — 25:42
7. 06 - Chapter 6 Experiments with the Breath — 21:04
8. 07 - Chapter 7 Experiments with Air — 19:03
9. 08 - Chapter 8 Further Experiments with Air — 21:44
10. 09 - Chapter 9 The Two Sparrows — 23:38
11. 10 - Chapter 10 Burning Phosphorus — 24:23
12. 11 - Chapter 11 Burning Metals — 24:43
13. 12 - Chapter 12 Salts — 27:48
14. 13 - Chapter 13 Talk on Tools — 26:09
15. 14 - Chapter 14 Oxygen — 40:04
16. 15 - Chapter 15 Air and Combustion — 22:19
17. 16 - Chapter 16 Rust — 10:24
18. 17 - Chapter 17 At the Blacksmith's — 20:01
19. 18 - Chapter 18 Hydrogen — 34:15
20. 19 - Chapter 19 A Drop of Water — 34:33
21. 20 - Chapter 20 A Piece of Chalk — 28:04
22. 21 - Chapter 21 Carbonic-Acid Gas — 18:45
23. 22 - Chapter 22 Different Kinds of Water — 20:54
24. 23 - Chapter 23 Plants at Work — 37:54

Listen to this recording

Open the complete recording and player on Internet Archive. The player includes the full track list and available download formats.

Source and rights

This is a record from LibriVox's official Internet Archive collection, with a public-domain licence recorded in its metadata. LibriVox's policy includes its catalogue summaries as well as its recordings. Its public-domain assessment follows United States law; copyright status can differ elsewhere. The summary and track facts are reproduced and reformatted from that record. Dates attached to the archive upload are not treated as original book publication dates.