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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorA Nest Is Noisy
Dianna Hutts Aston · 40 pages
This book introduces the world of nests, revealing the variety created by the world's birds, animals, and insects.
Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do
Steve Jenkins, Robin Page · 32 pages
Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird: A True Story
Stephanie Spinner
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.
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
Chickens 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.
The Magic School Bus Spins A Web: A Book About Spiders
Tracey West, Joanna Cole · 32 pages
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.
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.
Frogs
Nic Bishop · 48 pages
Nic Bishop's photographs show all different kinds of frogs, big ones, very tiny ones, frogs with beautiful colors of skin, and one frog you can see inside of.
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
Katherine Roy · 46 pages
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
A Boy and a Jaguar
Alan Rabinowitz
The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate. In this true story, a boy who stutters except when he speaks to animals, promises that if he can find his voice, he will be their voice and keep the
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.
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm
Jon Katz
Welcome to Bedlam Farm! Meet Rose, Izzy, Frieda, and Lenore, four dogs that work hard on the farm doing various jobs. They're good friends now, but it wasn't always this way. Just as each dog has a different role on the farm, each has a unique story. Filled with his captivating photographs, bestselling author Jon Katz's heartwarming account of his dogs' lives on Bedlam Farm is unforgettable.
Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again
Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff
Julie of the Wolves
Jean Craighead George · 170 pages
Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and unhappily married, Miyax runs away from her husband's parents' home, hoping to reach San Francisco and her pen pal. But she becomes lost in the vast Alaskan tundra, with no food, no shelter, and no idea which is the way to safety. Now, more than ever, she must look har
Little Pink Pup
Johanna Kerby
Pink, a piglet who is the runt of the litter, is adopted by Tink, a dachshund who is nursing a litter of her own, and Pink is raised in the house along with the puppies.
The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar
Martin Windrow · 288 pages
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.