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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorChickens Aren't the Only Ones
Ruth Heller · 44 pages
A pictorial introduction to the animals that lay eggs, including chickens as well as other birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, insects, and even a few mammals.
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
Joyce Sidman
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
Steve Jenkins · 32 pages
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
Katherine Applegate · 40 pages
"The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta."-- This picture book tells the true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at Zoo Atlanta.
Mama Built a Little Nest
Jennifer Ward · 40 pages
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests burrowing owls dig. Includes brief facts about each kind of bird. Illustrations and text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes that falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests that burrowing owls di
Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
Annette LeBlanc Cate · 64 pages
A conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching featuring quirky full-color illustrations portray dozens of birds chatting about their distinctive characteristics, including color, shape, plumage, and beak and foot types.
Just Ducks!
Nicola Davies
On her way to school, a young girl spots mallard ducks in the river and enthusiastically describes their appearance, habits, and behavior. Interspersed throughout the pages are facts about ducks.
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
Katherine Roy · 46 pages
Me...Jane
Patrick McDonnell
Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.
Feathers: Not Just for Flying
Melissa Stewart · 32 pages
The Magic School Bus Spins A Web: A Book About Spiders
Tracey West, Joanna Cole · 32 pages
Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
Isabella Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu, Craig Hatkoff · 40 pages
The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and the elderly tortoise adopted each other. Now they are inseparable, swimming, eating, and playing together. Here is a joyo
Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do
Steve Jenkins, Robin Page · 32 pages
The Wild Robot
Peter Brown · 287 pages
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabita
If You Were a Penguin
Wendell Minor, Florence Minor
Pictures and rhyming text present some of the many extraordinary things penguins can do. Includes facts about penguins as well as related websites.
Over and Under the Snow
Kate Messner · 44 pages
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white, but under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many others who live outside in the woods during the winter.
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America: Second Edition
David Allen Sibley · 464 pages
A Book of Babies
Il Sung Na
While baby animals are born--some with fur and some with scales, some with lots of brothers and sisters, some with none--a curious duck watches.
A Field Guide to Western Birds
Roger Tory Peterson · 366 pages
A field guide to the birds of western North America -- sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute.
Bears Nature Guide Berenstain Bears
Stan Berenstain
The Daily Coyote: Story of Love, Survival, and Trust In the Wilds of Wyoming
Shreve Stockton · 287 pages
One Gorilla
Anthony Browne
Learn to count with a variety of primates--gorillas, gibbons, mandrills, and others.
The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon
Jacqueline Davies · 32 pages
As a boy, John James Audubon loved to watch birds. In 1804, at the age of eighteen, he moved from his home in France to Pennsylvania. There he took a particular interest in peewee flycatchers. While observing these birds, John James became determined to answer a pair of two-thousand-year-old questions: Where do small birds go in the winter, and do they return to the same nest in the spring?