Children's Books Suggested by ABS Members
A general listing of books about animal behavior suitable for children
Books for Early Readers
Aronsky, Jim. All about deer.
Collard, Sneed B., III. Animal dads. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Hirschi, Ron. A time for sleeping. Cobblehill Books.
Hirschi, Ron. A time for playing. Cobblehill Books.
Hirschi, Ron. A time for babies. Cobblehill Books.
Moser, Madeline and Moser, Barry. Ever Heard of Aardwolf?. Harcourt Brace.
Payne, Katherine. Elephants calling. Crown Publishers, Inc.
Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria. Putnam Publishing Group.
Thornhill, Jan. Before and After: A book of Nature Timescapes. National Geographic Society.
Tyers, Jenny. When it is night, when it is day. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Zagwyn, Deborah Turney. Turtle spring. Tricycle.
Fleishman, Paul. Joyful Noise: Poems for two voices. HarperCollins Juvenile Books.
Books for Mid-Elementary School Readers
Animal Homes. Dorling Kindersley.
Arnold, Caroline. Bat. William Morrow Co.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Fox Pups (June). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Moles (December-January). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Butterflies (May). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. Julie of the Wolves. HarperTrophy.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Chickarees (April). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the winter Bird (December). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Owls (January). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Bears (February). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Salamanders (March). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Alligators (October). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Gray Wolves (November). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Wild Pigs (July). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Mountain Lions (August). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Craighead George, Jean. The Moon of the Deer (September). HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Dietz, Lew Goodridge and Goodridge, Harry. Seal called Andre. Down East Books.
Fleisher, Paul. Life cycles of a dozen diverse creatures. Milbrook.
Gardner, Robert and Webster, David. Science project ideas about animal behavior. Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Goodall, Jane. My life with the chimpanzees. Minstrel Books.
Huynh, Quang Nhuong. Water buffalo days: growing up in Vietnam. HarperCollins Juvenile Books.
Montgomery, Sy. The snake scientist. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. What good is a tail?. Cobblehill Books.
Perry, Phyllis J.. Armor to venom: Animal defenses. Franklin Watts Inc.
Pringle, L.. Elephant woman: Cynthia Moss explores the world of elephants. Anthem Books for Young Readers.
Smyth, Karen C. and Cuneo, Norma. Crystal: the story of a real baby whale. Down East Books.
Books for Late Elementary Readers
Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller. HarperTrophy.
Mowat, Farley. Never Cry Wolf. Bantam Books.
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. The Yearling. Aladdin Paperbacks.
Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows. Bantam Starfire.
Fossey, Dian. Gorillas in the mist. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Heinrich, Bernd. One man's owl. Princeton University Press.
Lorenz, Konrad. King Soloman's Ring. Plume.
Mowat, Farley. Woman in the mists: the story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa. Warner Books.
