Title |
Type |
Access |
Author |
Summary |
Concepts |
Additional Info |
Crinkleroots Guide to knowing Animal Habitats |
PB |
M |
Jim Arnosky |
Through his chatty dialogue, Crinkleroot introduces students to wetlands, forest, field and dessert habitats. Best for grades K-3. |
Habitat, species |
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The Magic School Bus Hops Home: A Book About Animal Habitats |
PB |
M |
Pat Relf |
Searching for a frog, Ms. Fizzles class studies animal habitats |
Habitat |
Also available in Spanish |
*The Salamander Room^ |
PB |
M |
Anne Mazer |
When a young boy decides to create a home for a salamander in his room, he realizes the complexities of taking animals out of their habitats. |
Habitats, basic needs. |
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Window |
PB |
E |
Jeannie Baker |
A boy watches as the habitat outside of his bedroom window changes from rural to urban. |
Urban sprawl, habitat loss |
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Around the Pond Who’s Been Here |
NPB |
M |
Lindsay Barrett George |
Picking blueberries, two children find evidence of animal life |
Habitats, Animal signs |
Best for grades K-3 |
In the Woods Who’s Been Here |
NPB |
M |
Lindsay Barrett George |
Two children exploring the woods find evidence of animal life. |
Habitats, Animal signs |
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Pass the Energy Please |
NPB |
H |
Barbara McKinney |
In this upbeat rhyming story, the food chain connects herbivores, carnivores, insects and plants together in a fascinating circle of players |
Food Chains |
Sharing Nature With Children Book, Teacher’s Guide by Carol Manor available. |
Tracks, Scats and Signs |
NPB |
H |
Leslie Dendy |
This handy guide illustrates wildlife signs found in the forest. |
Animal signs, habitats, animal habits |
Take-Along Guide series |
Whose Tracks are These? |
NPB |
H |
Jim Nail |
This simple book tracks down the maker of tracks in the snow. Illustrates other things you can learn from observing tracks. |
Tracks, wildlife habits, predator
/prey |
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Autumn Moon, Winter Moon, Spring Moon, or Summer Moon |
NF MG |
M |
Jean Craig-head George |
In this four book series, George portrays the 13 moons of the lunar year. Each book contains 3-4 long chapters, each from the perspective of a different animals in a unique habitat (everglades, arctic tundra, prairie, etc.). Autumn (deer, alligator, wolf), Winter (sparrow, mole, great horned owl, bear), Spring (salamander, chickaree, monarch butterfly), Summer (fox, peccary, mountain lion). |
Animal habits, habitats, human impacts |
Seasons of the Moon Series, reading level ages 8-12 |
One Day in the Woods |
MG |
M |
Jean Craig-head George |
Rebecca spends a day in the woods searching for the wizard of the woods, the ovenbird. She discovers abundant wildlife. |
Wildlife |
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*One Day on Beetle Rock |
MG/YA |
M |
Sally Carrighar |
In this nature writing classic, each chapter tells the day’s story of a different animal living near Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park. Tells of their trials and tribulations and their interactions. Story is so authentic that the anthropomorphism does not even show. |
Connec-tions, animal behavior |
Note: not all animals are native to Alabama. |
Field Trips |
AG |
M |
Jim Arnosky |
Provides advice and information for bug hunting, animal tracking, shore walking and bird watching |
Wildlife, habitats, animal habits, |
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