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animals

Books about animals for readers of all ages.

Cover of Everybody has a house & Everybody eats

Everybody has a house & Everybody eats

Mary McBurney Green

Ages 3–7animalshomes

Cover of A honey of a day

A honey of a day

Janet Perry Marshall

Ages 3–8celebrationcommunity

Cover of Evie Brooks is marooned in Manhattan

Evie Brooks is marooned in Manhattan

Sheila Agnew

Ages 9–13adjustmentfamily

Cover of The sea pony

The sea pony

Ellen Potter

Ages 7–11friendshipadventure

Cover of Our cat (Foundations)

Our cat (Foundations)

Helen Depree

Ages 4–7familypets

Cover of Stories for 4 year olds

Stories for 4 year olds

Melanie Joyce

Ages 3–6animalsfamily

Cover of Dog Donovan

Dog Donovan

Diana Hendry

Ages 5–9fearcourage

Cover of Tales From Elisa's Garden

Tales From Elisa's Garden

N. Stan

Ages 6–10friendshipnature

Cover of Foolish Goose

Foolish Goose

Shirley Simon

Ages 3–7consequenceslearning

Cover of Penny on safari

Penny on safari

Eileen O'Hely

Ages 7–11adventurelearning

Cover of Roll out the barrel

Roll out the barrel

James Hoffman

Ages 3–7animalsadventure

Cover of Preschool time

Preschool time

Mij Kelly

Ages 2–5schoolnew experiences

Cover of Ms. Wilde and Oscar

Ms. Wilde and Oscar

Sharon Callen

Ages 5–9friendshipteachers

Cover of Duck for a day

Duck for a day

Meg McKinlay

Ages 5–9responsibilityanimals

Cover of Good Morning, Good Night

Good Morning, Good Night

Teresa Imperato

Ages 2–5bedtimedaily routines

Cover of Pippa's first summer

Pippa's first summer

C. E. Badgley

Ages 4–8self-discoverynature

Cover of What do I eat?

What do I eat?

La Coccinella

Ages 1–4animalsfood

Cover of Circus Train

Circus Train

Adria F. Klein

Ages 3–7adventureanimals

Cover of The orchestra pit

The orchestra pit

Johanna Wright

Ages 3–7musiccreativity

Cover of Iglook's seal

Iglook's seal

Bernard Wiseman

Ages 4–8friendshipanimals

Cover of The magic ark

The magic ark

Brian Price-Thomas

Ages 4–8imaginationanimals

Cover of When it snowed that night

When it snowed that night

Norma Farber

Ages 4–10nativityanimals

Cover of Noah's Shark

Noah's Shark

Alan Durant, Holly Surplice

Ages 4–8animalsimagination

Cover of Hip, hop =

Hip, hop =

Catherine Hnatov

Ages 2–5animalslanguage learning