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animal behavior

Books about animal behavior for readers of all ages.

Cover of City Cats, Country Cats

City Cats, Country Cats

Barbara Shook Hazen

Ages 3–7city and country lifeanimal behavior

Cover of How to clean a hippopotamus

How to clean a hippopotamus

Robin Page, Steve Jenkins

Ages 4–8animal behaviorsymbiosis

Cover of The life cycle of a whale

The life cycle of a whale

Bobbie Kalman, Karuna Thal

Ages 5–10naturelife cycles

Cover of A Tree full of Pigs

A Tree full of Pigs

Arnold Lobel

Ages 3–8lazinessfarm life

Cover of Nutik, the wolf pup

Nutik, the wolf pup

Jean Craighead George

Ages 8–12naturefamily

Cover of Red fox

Red fox

Hannah Giffard

Ages 4–8naturewildlife

Cover of I Am a Little Lion

I Am a Little Lion

Amrei Fechner

Ages 2–6self-discoveryanimal behavior

Cover of The proud and fearless lion

The proud and fearless lion

Ann Cartwright

Ages 4–8pride and vanitybullying

Cover of Silly Goose

Silly Goose

Marni McGee

Ages 3–7humorindividuality

Cover of When I'm hungry

When I'm hungry

Jane R. Howard

Ages 3–7animalsfood habits

Cover of Henrietta's first winter

Henrietta's first winter

Rob Lewis

Ages 3–8seasonshibernation

Cover of How is a moose like a goose?

How is a moose like a goose?

Robin Michal Koontz

Ages 3–7animal behaviorcomparison

Cover of The out-of-door book

The out-of-door book

Eva March Tappan, Eva March Tappan

Ages 8–12nature appreciationanimal behavior

Cover of Rough, tough, Rowdy

Rough, tough, Rowdy

William H. Hooks

Ages 4–8acceptanceanimal behavior

Cover of Cool time song

Cool time song

Carole Lexa Schaefer

Ages 3–7animal behaviornature

Cover of Jaguar

Jaguar

Roland Smith

Ages 9–14naturewildlife

Cover of The Sly Fox and the Chicks Read-Along (Another Sommer-Time Story Series) (Another Sommer-Time Story Series)

The Sly Fox and the Chicks Read-Along (Another Sommer-Time Story Series) (Another Sommer-Time Story Series)

Carl Sommer

Ages 4–8character developmentmaking good choices

Cover of The wise monkey and other animal stories

The wise monkey and other animal stories

Geeta Ramanujam

Ages 5–10wisdomanimal behavior

Cover of Koko's kitten

Koko's kitten

Francine Patterson

Ages 3–8friendshipcompassion

Cover of Sleepy Sammy

Sleepy Sammy

Rose Impey

Ages 3–7sleepfatigue

Cover of Bad frogs

Bad frogs

Thacher Hurd

Ages 3–7mischiefhumor

Cover of Brutus

Brutus

Jill Eggleton

Ages 3–7dogspets

Cover of Red fox

Red fox

Hannah Giffard

Ages 4–8natureanimal behavior

Cover of Canada Goose at Cat Tail Lane

Canada Goose at Cat Tail Lane

Daniel Stegos, Janet Halfmann

Ages 3–8naturefamily