Book Category: Wildlife
Book Category: Wildlife
- Wild and Tame Animals
Non-FictionDahlov Ipcar Introduces young readers to the concept of wild and tame. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 1909263648 Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: wild and tame
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
FictionKate Messner Explore the lives of many animals in a vegetable garden, above and below the soil. Ages 7-8 ISBN-10: 1452161365 Category(ies): Soil, Wildlife – Keywords: vegetable gardens
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Hike
FictionAlison Farrell Three girls venture out for a day of hiking. Labeled illustrations help young readers discover plants and wildlife. Ages 3-5 ISBN-10: 145217461X Category(ies): Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: hiking
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Busy Tree
FictionJennifer Ward A rhyming text describes the activities that go on in a tree, including the wildlife the tree supports. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 0761455509 Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Over and Under the Snow
Fiction Kate Messner A child and caregiver explore what lives on and under the snow in a forest. Ages 5-8 ISBN-10: 0545514422 Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Wildlife – Keywords: snow, winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Lots of Spots
Non-FictionLois Ehlert A book of illustrated poems about animal camouflage and coloration. Ages 2-4 ISBN-10: 1442489278 Category(ies): Nature, Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage, coloration
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Kate and Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story
Non-FictionMartin Springett The true story of an unusual relationship between a dog and a deer. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0805094879 Category(ies): Nature, Wildlife – Keywords: deer, dog
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Dotty
FictionPaola Opal When Dotty wants to cross the stream like her mother, she looks at how other animals get across. Ages 2-4 ISBN-10: 1897476543 Category(ies): River/Riparian, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Daylight, Starlight Wildlife
Non-FictionWendell Minor Compare and contrast day and night in nature, including the behaviors of diurnal and nocturnal wildlife species. Ages 3-5 ISBN-10: 0545946049 Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: diurnal, nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Cat in the Hat, Knows a Lot About That! I Love the Nightlife!
FictionTish Rabe Sally, Nick, and the Cat in the Hat rely on the help of nocturnal animals who use their keen vision, hearing, and sense of smell to locate the Cat’s lost hat. Ages 3-7 ISBN-10: 0375863547 Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Budding Biologist, Am I an Insect?
Non-FictionKristine Duehl Through guided questions, young learners distinguish insects from other animals. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 0985548100 Category(ies): Insects & Inverts, Wildlife – Keywords: guided questions
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bird, Butterfly, Eel
FictionJames Prosek Explore the lives of three species that live at the same coastal farm in the summer, but travel far away from one another during the rest of the year. Ages 6-8 ISBN-10: 0545227391 Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: coastal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Around One Log, Chipmunks, Spiders and Creepy Insiders
FictionAnthony D. Fredericks A fallen oak tree becomes a home for many animals. Ages 4-8 ISBN-10: 1584691389 Category(ies): Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- At the Edge of the Pond
Non-FictionDewey, J.O. 1987. Little, Brown, and Company. Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Insects & Inverts, Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: aquatic life
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- McCrephy’s Field
FictionMyers, C. and Myers, L.B. 1991. Houghton Mifflin & Com. Category(ies): Environmental Issues, Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Cycles, Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants, Prairie, Stewardship, Wildlife – Keywords: change over time
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- Living on the Edge: Endangered Species in Iowa
Non-FictionHowell, D. and Leoschke, M. 1992. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Category(ies): Endangered Species, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Nature Cross-Sections
Non-FictionOrr, R. 1995. Dorling Kindersley. Category(ies): Art & Nature, Forest/Trees, Habitats & Ecosystems, Nature, Nature Exploration, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords:
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- Iowa’s Natural Heritage
Non-FictionCooper, T.C. 1982. Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and Iowa Academy of Science. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Stewardship, Wildlife – Keywords: Iowa specific
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Trends in Wildlife Populations and Harvest
Non-FictionIowa Department of Natural Resources. 2016. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Iowa Hunting and Trapping Regulations
Non-FictionIowa Department of Natural Resources. 2016. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
Age Group: Parents & educators
- White-tailed Deer Population Management in the North Central States
Non-FictionHine, L. and Nehls, S. 1980. North Central Section of the Wildlife Society. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Landscaping for Wildlife
Non-FictionHenderson, C.L. 1987. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Plants, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
Age Group: Parents & educators
- The Ring-necked Pheasant in Iowa
Non-FictionFarris. A.L. 1977. Iowa Conservation Commission. Category(ies): Birds, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
Age Group: Parents & educators
- A Field Guide to Animal Tracks (Peterson Field Guide Series)
Non-FictionMurie, O. J. 1975. Houghton-Mifflin Co. Category(ies): Mammals, Nature Exploration, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: field guide
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Pond and Brook: A Guide to nature in Freshwater Environments
Non-FictionCaduto, M.J., Meadows, D.H. 1990. University Press of New England. Category(ies): Fish, Habitats & Ecosystems, Plants, Pond/Lake, Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildlife – Keywords: field guide
Age Group: Parents & educators
- National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Non-FictionU.S. Department of the Interior. 1992. U.S. Department of the Interior. Category(ies): Fish, Fishing, Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Parents & educators
- An American Crusade for Wildlife
Non-FictionTrefethen, J.B. 1975. Boone and Crocket Club. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Beyond Fair Chase: The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting
Non-FictionPosewitz, J. 1994. Falcon Publishing, Incorporated. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: hunter ethics
Age Group: Parents & educators
- There’s a Bat in the Attic and a Woodchuck in the Garden
Non-FictionPatterson, R.A. 1985. Indian Creek Nature Center. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Mammals, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: Bats, gardens, woodchucks
Age Group: Parents & educators
- North Central Hunter Education Manual
Non-FictionOutdoor Empire Publishing. 1993. Outdoor Empire Publishing. Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: hunter education
Age Group: Parents & educators
- A Home for Pearl Video and Teacher’s Guide
Non-FictionWestervelt E. and M.O. 1990. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Category(ies): Birds, Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Common Cents for Wildlife
Non-FictionIowa Department of Natural Resources. 2001. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Parents & educators
- A Career in the Environment? Naturally!
Non-FictionIowa Department of Natural Resources. 2001. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: careers
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Attracting Backyard Wildlife
Non-FictionIowa Department of Natural Resources. 2001. Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Category(ies): Habitats & Ecosystems, Natural Resources & Land Use, Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: urban wildlife
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Management of Nongame Wildlife in the Midwest: A Developing Art
Non-FictionHale, J.P. et al. 1986. North Central Section of the Wildlife Society. Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Wildlife Management on Your Own Land
Non-FictionCadieux, C. L., 1985. Stakpole Books. Category(ies): Natural Resources & Land Use, Wildlife – Keywords: wildlife management
Age Group: Parents & educators
- Creatures of the Night
FictionBrooks, S. 2005. Purple Sky Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Today is Monday
FictionCarle, E. 1997. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Eric Carle’s Animals, Animals
FictionCarle, E. 1999. Putnam Juvenile.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
FictionCasey, D. and A. Wilson. 2006. Barefoot Books.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: Chinese Zodiac
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What’s Awake 1 2 3
Non-FictionWhitehouse, P. 2002. Heinemann.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What’s Awake ABC
Non-FictionWhitehouse, P. 2002. Heinemann.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
FictionBarrett, J. and R. Barrett. 1988. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Annie and the Wild Animals
FictionBrett, J. 1989. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- DK Readers: Wild Baby Animals (Level 1: Beginning to Read)
Non-FictionWallace, K. 2000. DK Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: wild baby animals
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Best Book of Night Time Animals
Non-FictionWeber, B. 2006. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- I Love Animals: Wild, Scary, Cute or Cuddly, We Love Them All
Non-FictionPriddy, R. and J. Rigg. 2004. St. Martin’s Press.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What is an Amphibian?
Non-FictionSchaefer, L.M. 2001. Coughlan Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: amphibians
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors
Non-FictionSidman, J., and B. Prange. 2010. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: animal survivors
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Fact, Animal Fable
Non-FictionSimon, S. 1987. Random House Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- North Country Night
Non-FictionSouci, D.S. 1990. Doubleday Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals in Camouflage
Non-FictionTildes, P. L. 2000. San Val.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- When It Is Night and when It Is Day
Non-FictionTyers, J. 1996. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Can I Keep Him?
Non-FictionKellog, S. and S. Seidel. 1992. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Picture Book of Night-Time Animals
Non-FictionMabie, G. 1997. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Night Animals
Non-FictionMeredith, S. 2003. Usborne Publishing Limited.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Camouflage
Non-FictionMettler, R. 2001. Moonlight Publishing Co.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- What Color is Camouflage?
Non-FictionOtto, C. and M. Lloyd. 1996. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- It’s a Perfect Night
Non-FictionPizer, A. 2003. Macmillan UK.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- If Not for the Cat
Non-FictionPrelutsky, J. 2004. Greenwillow.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
Non-FictionJenkins, S. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- How do animals hide?
Non-FictionKalman, B. 2010. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Clever Camouflagers
Non-FictionFredericks, A. D., and K. Povelite. 2000. T&N Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- 3-D Close Up: Animal Camouflage
Non-FictionGilpin, D. 2010. Advantage Publishers Group.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Claws, Coats, and Camouflage: The Ways Animals Fit Into Their Worlds
Non-FictionGoodman, S. E. and M. Doolittle. 2001. Lerner Publishing Group.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: adaptations
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones (World of Nature Series)
Non-FictionHeller, R. 1999. Penguin Group (USA).
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: egg laying animals
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Hide and Seek: Nature’s Best Vanishing Acts
Non-FictionHelman, A., and G. Jecan. 2008. Walker & Company.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- All Kinds of Animals (It’s Science)
Non-FictionHewitt, S. 1999. Children’s Press (CT).
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- I Read Signs
Non-FictionHoban, T. 1987. HarperCollins Publishers.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: symbols & signs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Big and Little
Non-FictionJenkins, S. 1996. Haughton Mifflin.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Sunset Switch
Non-FictionKudlinski, K. 2005. T&N Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Daytime and Nighttime Animals
Non-FictionBehm, B.J. 1999. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals by Day & Night
Non-FictionBertolucci, C., A. Bartolozzi, and F. Milo. 2003. School Specialty Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Why Do Tigers Have Stripes? A Book about Camouflage
Non-FictionDell, P. J. 2006. Capstone Press.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: camouflage
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Planet: The Most Extreme Predators
Non-FictionDiscovery Channel. 2007. Wiley, John & Sons.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: predators
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Where Are the Night Animals?
Non-FictionFraser, M.A. 1999. HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Wild in the City
FictionThornhill, J. 1996. Sierra Club Books for Children.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Living Town
Non-FictionHester, N. 2004. Watts Pub Group.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: city wildlife
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Urban Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar Species (North American Nature Guides)
Non-FictionKavanagh, J. and R. Leung. 2001. Waterford Press.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: urban wildlife
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals in Cities and Parks
Non-FictionRaintree Steck-Vaughn. 1987. Steck-Vaughn.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- One Very Small Square: Nighttime in My Backyard
Non-FictionSilver, D.M. 1994. W. H. Freeman Company.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: nocturnal
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Baby Einstein: Neighborhood Animals
Non-FictionSinger, M., J. Aigner-Clark, and N. Zaidi. 2001. Hyperion Books for Children.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: urban wildlife
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Empty Lot
FictionFife, D. 1996. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: 0, Earth Day
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- In My Backyard
FictionGiogas, V. 2007. Sylvan Dell Publishing.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: frogs
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Each Living Thing
FictionRyder, J. 2000. Harcourt Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Stewardship, Wildlife – Keywords:
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bugs for Dinner?: The Eating Habits of Neighborhood Creatures
Non-FictionEpstein, S. 1989. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: neighborhood animals
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The City Kid’s Field Guide
Non-FictionHerberman, E. 1989. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Urban Environment, Wildlife – Keywords: city field guide
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animal Senses: How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell and Feel
Non-FictionKaner, E. 1999. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: animal senses
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Noisy Counting Book
Non-FictionSchade, S. and J. Butler. 1987. Random House Books for Young Readers.
Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: wetlands
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Voices from the Wild: An Animal Sensagoria
FictionBouchard, D. and R. Parker. 1996. Chronicle Books LLC.
Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: animal sounds
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- How Animals Use Their Senses
Non-FictionHickman, P. 2006. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Category(ies): Senses, Wildlife – Keywords: animal senses
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Bear Snores On
FictionWilson, K. 2002. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- The Big Snow
FictionHader, B. 2005. Simon & Schuster Children’s.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Moon Glowing
FictionPartridge, E. 1992. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- In November
FictionRylant, C. 2000. Harcourt.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: fall
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- North Country Spring
FictionSivertson, L. 1997. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: spring
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Little Bit of Winter
FictionStewart, P. 1999. HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- A Bed for Winter
FictionWallace, K. 2000. DK Publishing, Inc.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Animals in the Fall
Non-FictionSaunders-Smith, G. 1997. Capstone Press.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: fall
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade
- Snow
Non-FictionStojic, M. 2002. Crown Books for Young Readers.
Category(ies): Seasons, Wildlife – Keywords: winter
Age Group: Pre K-2nd grade