Animals Everywhere--Facts and Fiction

Music being played is "In the Jungle"

Animal Behavior

The Way Animals Sleep by Jane McCauley
*Yawn* The sleep habits of animals.
Grade level: Ps-3

Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth Heller
What other animals lay eggs?
Grade level: K-2

The Little Rabbit by Judy Dunn
Learn all about a real rabbit family through photographs.
Grade level: K-2

How to be a Nature Decetive by Millicent Selsman illus. by Ezra jack Keats
A fun book that teaches children to idenify tracks.
Grade level: 2-4

Some Feet Have Noses by Anita Gustafson illus. by April Flory
Feet, Feet, Feet, animal feet and there uses.
Grade level: 4-7

Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right:How Animals Control Their Temperatures
by Lisa Yount illus. by Harriet Springer
The tilte says it all!
Grade level: 3-6

The Kingdom of Wolves by Scott Barry
View the life and habits of a wolf.
Grade level: 4-6


Bears Bears Bears!

The Bear and the Fly:A Story by Paula Winter
See what happens when a fly interrupts a bear families dinner.
Grade level:Ps

Dream Child by David Mcphail
Dream child and tame bear come down from the sky for a night time adventure.
Grade level:Ps-K

The Bear That Heard Crying by Natalie Kinnsey-Warnock and Helen Kinsey
When a young girl wonders off into the woods she is cared for by a bear.
Grade level:K-3

The World of Pooh:The Complete Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
The lovable world of the pooh bear and his 100 acre wood friends.
Grade level: 1-4

Through the Mickle Woods by Valiska Gregory
A bear helps a king adjust to a great loss in his life.
Grade level:2-5

A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
A story of bear with a knack for getting into trouble
Grade level:3-6

The Ice Bear by Betty Levin
A Bakers helper becomes a hero when he helps a bear cub.
Grade level:5-8

Drift by William Mayne
A white boy and an indian girl are trapped on an ice floe with a bear.
Grade level:5-8

Wolves!!!

Dream Wolf by Rumer Godden
A friendly wolf leads 2 plains Indian children home.
Grade level: K-2

The Wounded Wolf by Jean Craighead George
A simple story that shows the authors knowledge of animal lore.
Grade level: 1-3

Reading about the Gray Wolf by Carol Greene
The life cycle of the Gray wolf.
Grade level: 1-3

Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokifiev
A wonderful 3-D celbration of this classic tale.
Grade level: 1-4

Wild, Wild Wolves by Joyce Milton
An easy to read science book on wolves.
Grade level: 2-3

Wolf Magic for Kids by Tom Wolpert
The world of the wolf and its habitats are introduced in this colorful book.
Grade level: 2-4

Florizella and the Wolves by Philipa Gregory
A princess adopts 4 orphaned wolf pups.
Grade level: 2-5

The Moon of the Gray Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The life and activities of the gray wolves of alaska.
Grade level: 3-6

Wolves by Gillian Standring
The life within a pack of wolves.
Grade level: 4-6

The Last Wolf of Ireland by Elona Malterre
Two friends hide wolf pups when they are threatened.
Grade level:5-7

Wolf Pack: Tracking Wolves in the Wild by Sylvia Johnson and Alice Aamodt
Fascinating details of the lives of these animals. Grade level: 5-8

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