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Animals/Animales

Last Updated: December 17, 2025

American Alligators by Janie Scheffer

American Alligators
by Janie Scheffer

Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to American alligators. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade.

Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories by Jarvis

Bear and Bird may not always understand each other, but they both want nothing more than for their best friend to be happy. So when they each find today’s date circled in red, they obviously assume it’s the other one’s birthday (so sorry, Snail!). And when Bird puts her pal through his paces–to prove he’s himself and not his look-alike cousin–she finds a sweet way to soothe an unhappy Bear when the test is done.

Sign Language & Farm Animals by Bela Davis

This book introduces young readers to American Sign Language words for farm animals. Each page has a simple sentence featuring an animal. The opposite page has a bright, fun image as well as an original illustration of the sign and simple, step-by-step directions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Giraffe vs. Zebra by Cynthia O’Brien

Giraffe vs. Zebra
by Cynthia O’Brien

A battle between two African animals emerges when a giraffe calf is caught drinking from a zebra’s watering hole. The zebra is extremely strong and has a powerful kick, but the giraffe is much taller and outweighs the zebra significantly. Will the zebra back down? What will the giraffe use in the fight? Each animal is scored on each round until a victor is declared.

Wolves by Kate Riggs

Wolves
by Kate Riggs

An engaging introduction to wolves, this beginning reader features eye-catching photographs, humorous captions, and easy-to-read facts about this northern cold climate animal.

Interrupting Cow Meets the Wise Quacker by Jane Yolen

Interrupting Cow meets a duck who knows more jokes than anyone on the farm.

Bunny Hop by Sarah Hwang

Bunny Hop
by Sarah Hwang

Follows a curious bunny’s adventures in the kitchen.

Tree Frogs by Natalie Deniston

Tree Frogs
by Natalie Deniston

Engage your earliest readers with these nonfiction animal introductions! In Tree Frogs, emergent readers learn about different tree frogs that live in the wild. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Tree Frogs includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, and review questions.

101 Preguntas y Curiosidades Sobre Animales de Soledad Gopar

En este libro encontrarás la respuesta a divertidas preguntas y asombrosas curiosidades sobre animales para compartir en familia. Incluye diploma de experto. You will find in this book the answers to fun questions and amazing curiosities about animals with your family. Includes an expert diploma!

Búho nival de Grace Hansen

Búho nival
de Grace Hansen

Any animal that lives in the Arctic is tough! This title looks into how the snowy owl survives such cold and unforgiving conditions, what it eats, and more. The book is complete with large colorful photographs and a more facts section.