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Great Books to Read

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Here's a bibliography of animal-related books that we recommend. We like the messages in these books because they portray people, animals and the environment treated responsibly and with kindness.

Elementary Age Students

  • *Albert, Richard, Alejandro's Gift. Raincoast Books, 1994
  • Brett, Jan, First Dog. Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1988
  • Breslow, Susan and Blakemore, Sally, I Really Want a Dog. Puffin Unicorn Books, 1990
  • *Burningham, John, Hey! Get Off Our Train. Crown Publishers, 1989
  • Calmenson, Stephanie, Rosie: A Visiting Dog's Story. Clarion Books, 1994
  • Darling, Kathy, ABC Dogs. Walker Publishing Company, 1997
  • Davis, Karen, A Home For Henny. United Poultry Concerns, 1996
  • DeJong, Meindert, Along Came a Dog. HarperTrophy, 1958
  • DeJong, Meindert, Hurry Home Candy. HarperTrophy, 1953
  • Engfer, LeeAnne, My Pet Hamsters & Gerbils. Lerner Publications Company, 1997
  • *Fleming, Denise, Where Once There Was A Wood. Henry Holt and Company, 1996
  • George, Jean Craighead, How to Talk to Your Dog. HarpersCollins Publishers, 2000 Gibbons, Gail, Dogs. 1996
  • Greene, Carol, At the Animal Hospital. The Child's World, Inc., 1998
  • Halpern, Monica, A Look at Dogs. Steck-Vaughn Company, 1998
  • Herriot, James, The Market Square Dog. St. Martin's Press, 1989
  • Houk, Randy, Bentley and Blueberry. HSUS/The Benefactory, 1993
  • Houk, Randy, Hope. HSUS/The Benefactory, 1995
  • Houk, Randy, Jasmine. HSUS/The Benefactory, 1993
  • *Houk, Randy, Wolves in Yellowstone. HSUS/The Benefactory, 1995
  • Kaur Khalsa, Dayal, I Want A Dog. Dragonfly Books, 1987
  • Lane, Judith, Buster, Where Are You? HSUS/The Benefactory, 1998
  • Lauber, Patricia, The True-or-False Book of Cats. National Geographic Society, 1998
  • Lewis, Kim, Floss. Candlewick Press, 1992
  • Lidz, Jane, Zak (The One of a Kind Dog). Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1997
  • Morley, Christine and Orbell, Carole, Me and My Pet Dog. Two-Can Publishing Ltd., 1996
  • Oliver, Clare, Animals Helping With Special Needs. Franklin Watts, 1999
  • Parish, Peggy, Scruffy. Harper Trophy, 1988
  • Patterson, Dr. Francine, Koko's Kitten. Scholastic, Inc., 1985
  • Pilkey, Dav, Dog Breath. The Blue Sky Press, 1994
  • Pilkey, Dav, The Night Before Thanksgiving. Orchard Books, 1990
  • Pilkey, Dav, Happy Hallo-wiener. The Blue Sky Press, 1995
  • Polacco, Patricia, Tikvah Means Hope. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publisher Group, Inc., 1994
  • Rathmann, Peggy, Officer Buckle and Gloria. G.P. Putman's Sons, 1995
  • Reiser, Lynn, Any Kind of Dog. Greenwillow, 1992
  • Roll, Claudia, A Home For Nathan. The William Snyder Foundation for Animals, 1999
  • Rosen, Michael (editor), Speak! Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1993
  • Rosenthal, Lisa, A Dog's Best Friend, An Activity Book for Kids and Their Dogs. Chicago Review Press, 1999
  • Rylant, Cynthia, The Bookshop Dog. The Blue Sky Press, 1996
  • Schimmel, Schim, Children of the Earth…Remember. Northword Press, 1997
  • Seidel, Jennifer, Jaeger Finds a Family. Greene Bark Press Inc., 1992
  • *Shedd, Warner, The Kid's Wildlife Book. Williamson Publishing Company, 1994
  • Shook Hazen, Barbara, Stay, Fang. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990
  • Singer, Marilyn, Chester the Out of Work Dog. Henry Holt and Company, 1992
  • Spiotta-DiMare, Loren, Caesar: On Deaf Ears. HSUS/The Benefactory, 1997
  • Spiotta-DiMare, Loren, Norman to the Rescue. HSUS/The Benefactory, 1998
  • Spooner, J.B., The Story of the Little Black Dog. Arcade Publishing, 1994
  • Stanley Bare, Colleen, Sammy Dog Detective. Cobblehill Books, 1998
  • Sturla, Kim, Animal Place: Where Magical Things Happen, 1994
  • *Swanson, Diane, Coyotes in the Crosswalk. Voyaguer Press, Inc., 1995
  • Taylor, Livingston, Can I Be Good? Harcourt Brace and Company, 1993
  • T-Bone and Samantha, We Love Our New Home. Make-Hawk Publishing, Inc., 1993
  • Trapani, Iza, My Jack. Whispering Coyote Press, 1999
  • Ure, Jean, Muddy Four Paws. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1998
  • Ure, Jean, Snow Kittens. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1998
  • Varilla, Mary, Dogs. Scholastic Inc., 1999
  • Wagner, Jenny, John Brown, Rose, and the Midnight Cat. Puffin Books, 1977
  • Willis, Jeanne, Earth Hounds. Dutton's Children's Books, 1989
  • Willis, Jeanne, Earth Tigerlets. Dutton's Children's Books, 1990
  • Zolotow, Charlotte, The Poodle Who Barked at the Wind. Lothrup, Lee, & Sheppard, 1964

Middle School Students

  • Armstrong, William H., Sounder. HarperCollins Publishers, 1969
  • Bernie Strommen, Judith, Champ Hobarth. Henry Holt and Company, 1993
  • *Curtis, Patricia, All Wild Creatures Welcome. Lodestar Books, 1985
  • *The Denver Museum of Natural History, Close To Home, Colorado's Urban Wildlife. Roberts Rinehart Inc., 1990
  • *Hinshaw Patent, Dorothy, Where the Wild Horses Roam. Clarion Books, 1989
  • The Humane Society of the United States, 52 Simple Things You Can Do to Help End Pet Overpopulation. 1993
  • *Jacobs, Shannon K., Healers of the Wild. Coyote Moon Press, 1998
  • Long, Claudia, Encyclopedia of Dogs. Crescent Books, 1991
  • Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff, Dogs Have the Strangest Friends. Dutton Children's Books, 2000.
  • *Moorhead, Carol Ann, Colorado's Backyard Wildlife. Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1992
  • Morris, Willie, My Dog Skip. Vintage Books, 1995
  • O'Neill, Amanda, Cats. Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Inc., 1998
  • Parker, Steve, How Nature Works. Random House, 1992
  • Reynolds Naylor, Phyllis, Saving Shiloh. Simon and Schuster, 1997
  • Reynolds Naylor, Phyllis, Shiloh. Atheneum Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991
  • Reynolds Naylor, Phyllis, Shiloh's Season. Simon and Schuster, 1996
  • Saunders, Marshall, Beautiful Joe. Storytellers, Ink., 1990
  • Simpson Smith, Elizabeth, A Service Dog Goes to School. Morrow Junior Books, 1988
  • *Stretch, Mary Jane, For the Love of Wild Things. StackPole Books, 1995
  • Wright, H. Norman, A Friend Like No Other. Harvest House Publishers, 1999

High School Students

  • Armory, Cleveland, Ranch of Dreams. Penguin Books, 1997
  • *Bauer, Erwin A., Wild Dogs, The Wolves, Coyotes, and Foxes of North America. Chronicle Books, 1994
  • Burghoff, Gary, The Wonderful Thing about Pets. Rodale Inc., 2000
  • *Curtis, Patricia, All Wild Creatures Welcome. Lodestar Books, 1985
  • *The Denver Museum of Natural History, Close To Home, Colorado's Urban Wildlife. Roberts Rinehart Inc., 1990
  • *The Denver Museum of Natural History, Mammals of Colorado. University Press of Colorado, 1994 *Gibson, Nancy, Wolves. Voyageur Press, 1996
  • *Hinshaw Patent, Dorothy, Where the Wild Horses Roam. Clarion Books, 1989
  • *The Humane Society of the United States, Wild Neighbors. Fulcrum Publishing, 1997
  • The Humane Society of the United States, 52 Simple Things You Can Do to Help End Pet Overpopulation. 1993
  • *Jacobs, Shannon K., Healers of the Wild. Coyote Moon Press, 1998
  • Long, Claudia, Encyclopedia of Dogs. Crescent Books, 1991
  • Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff, Dogs Have the Strangest Friends. Dutton Children's Books, 2000
  • *McIntyre, Rick, A Society of Wolves. Voyageur Press, Inc., 1993
  • *Moorhead, Carol Ann, Colorado's Backyard Wildlife. Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1992
  • O'Neill, Amanda, Cats. Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Inc., 1998
  • Parker, Steve, How Nature Works. Random House, 1992
  • Rue, Leonard Lee, Wolves. Smithmark Publishers Inc., 1994
  • Starbuck, Veronica Anne, August Magic. Windigo, 1999
  • Steiger, Brad & Sherry Hansen, Animal Miracles. Adams Media Corporation, 1999
  • *Stretch, Mary Jane, For the Love of Wild Things., StackPole Books, 1995
  • Wright, H. Norman, A Friend Like No Other. Harvest House Publishers, 1999

Adults

  • Armory, Cleveland, Ranch of Dreams. Penguin Books, 1997
  • Bailey, Gwen, Adopt the Perfect Dog, Octopus Publishing Group Limited, 2000
  • Burghoff, Gary, The Wonderful Thing about Pets. Rodale Inc., 2000
  • Canfield, Jack, Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul. Health Communications Inc., 1998
  • Cohen, Barbara and Taylor, Louise, Dogs and Their Women. Little Brown & Co., 1989
  • Cohen, Barbara and Taylor, Louise, Women's Best Friend. Little Brown & Co., 1996
  • Hess, Elizabeth, Lost and Found. Harcourt Brace and Company, 1998
  • Hodge, Guy R., Pocket Guide to the Humane Control of Wildlife in Cities & Towns. The Humane Society of the United States, 1990
  • *Hoyt, John A., Animals in Peril. Avery Publishing Group, 1994
  • Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff, Dogs Have the Strangest Friends. Dutton Children's Books, 2000
  • McElroy, Susan, Animals as Guides for the Soul. The Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998
  • McElroy, Susan, Animals as Teachers and Healers. Ballantine Books, 1996
  • Moussaieff Masson, Jeffrey, Dogs Never Lie About Love. Crown Publishers, Inc., 1997
  • Moussaieff Masson, Jeffrey, When Elephants Weep. Dell Publishing, 1995
  • Owens, Delia and Mark, The Eye of the Elephant. Houghton Mifflin, Company, 1992
  • Sichel, Elaine (edited by), Circles of Compassion. Voice and Vision Publishing, 1995
  • Singer, Peter, Animal Liberation, Avon Books, 1991
  • Steiger, Brad & Sherry Hansen, Animal Miracles. Adams Media Corporation, 1999
  • Wright, H. Norman, A Friend Like No Other. Harvest House Publishers, 1999

* Books that deal with wildlife issues

Books That Deal with the Subject of Pet Loss

  • Britton, William N., The Legend of Rainbow Bridge. Savannah Publishing, 1994
  • Morehead, Debby, A Special Place for Charlee. Partners in Publishing, LLC, 1996
  • Rogers, Fred, When A Pet Dies. Putman, 1987
  • Rylant, Cynthia, Cat Heaven. Scholastic, 1997
  • Rylant, Cynthia, Dog Heaven. Scholastic, 1995
  • Sibbitt, Sally, Oh Where Has My Pet Gone? B. Libby Press, 1991
  • Sife, Wallace, The Loss of a Pet. Howell Book House, 1998
  • Viorst, Judith, The Tenth Good Thing About Barney. Aladdin Books, 1971
  • Wilhelm, Hans, I'll Always Love You. Crown Publishers, 1985

 

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