Grades
PreK - 4
Amazing Fiction and Nonfiction Animal Book Pairings
Give your students access to a variety of genres about their favorite creatures with these fascinating reads.
Animals are a great way to get students interested in reading — and they also get both fiction and nonfiction books in kids' hands. In particular, these animal book pairings will help your students learn more about their favorite animals while sparking their enthusiasm for reading.
For young pet lovers in preschool and kindergarten, use the nonfiction book Dogs and the fiction book If You Give a Dog a Donut for classroom read-aloud time. Dogs teaches kids skills like counting and naming objects, while If You Give a Dog a Donut illustrates cause and effect in a cascade of fun.
Meanwhile, older students in grades 3-4 who are fascinated by sea creatures can independently read Who Would Win?: Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark, a STEM book about the ocean’s fiercest predators. And for a lighthearted fiction read, they will love Stink and the Shark Sleepover, about a sleepover at an aquarium and encounters with deep-water animals.
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A book about dogs; part of a colorful series that builds important skills including naming, sorting, rhyming, counting, matching and finding through fun, interactive games and activities.
The cuteness, humor, and fun information about rabbits make this new reading experience a treat.
A friendly, beautifully photographed introduction to animals' bodies, behaviors, habitats, and family and social relationships.
Peppa loves her favorite superhero, Super Potato! But can she be super, just like him? Mummy Pig thinks so!
A kindergarten-level introduction to tigers, covering their growth process, behaviors, the habitats they call home, and such defining physical features as their striped fur.
Once you conjure up a tiger, there's no telling where it might lead...
In this exciting nonfiction reader, children will discover how dinosaur bones are dug up, assembled, and studied by scientists.
Everyone's favorite dinosaurs are back, and this time they are going to school. More fun dinosaur antics await.
Take a dip with turtles in this exciting reader.
Ten skittish Eastern Painted Turtles sunning on a log are joined on the pond by their wildlife neighbors, and readers are invited to count down from ten to one in this celebration of numbers, birds, animals, insects, trees and plants.
Curious kids can learn about the fascinating world of frogs, especially their growth from tadpole to full-grown frog and the relationship between baby frogs and their parents.
Frog does not want to sit on a log! But Cat tells him that's where he belongs. Doing his best to find an alternative place to sit, Frog asks Cat a whole lot of questions. For every answer Cat has,
Photographs and text introduce readers to giant and red pandas, discussing how they look, what they eat, and where they live, looking at the lives of baby pandas, and explaining why pandas need to be protected.
In A Perfect Fit, Addy and Michael are building a go-kart for the neighborhood race, and Karl is super excited to help. But with his siblings covering most of the work, he finds himself without much to do.
This book provides a basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of elephants, Earth's biggest land animals.
Every young elephant parades their talent in front of the king to earn their special elephant name. But Num-Num doesn't have a special skill to display. With a little help from some familiar friends, will this little elephant learn that being yourself is the most important talent of them all?
Once upon a time, a howling wolf leaped at a pig, a duck, and a cow, and got no reaction. No running away, no frightened oinks or quacks or moos.
This easy-to-read book lets kids guess which ocean predator really rules under the waves!
When Stink and his friends get to sleep over at the aquarium, it's a science freak's dream come true. But after some spooky stories around the virtual campfire, can Stink manage to fall asleep thinking about Bloody Mary, the mutant Frankensquid that's supposed to be on the prowl?
Animated characters Fly Guy and Buzz add comic appeal to this colorful introduction to a host of subjects, packed with straightforward fun facts, humorous asides, and photographs throughout.
The Old Lady swallows a bat—not to mention an owl, a cat, a ghost, a goblin, some bones, and even a wizard!
What would happen if a lion and a tiger met each other? What if they were both hungry? What if they had a fight? Who do you think would win?
In this latest installment of the magical series, Jack and Annie are whisked off to the vast plains of Africa, where they must solve Morgan le Fay's third magical riddle.
Here are the answers to the questions kids really ask about about dolphins! Discover how fast they swim, how high they can jump, and much, much more!
With his trademark balance of conversational tone, informative text and stand-out illustrations, Simon delivers another delightful romp of discovery, both pictorially and factually.
A pioneering new graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series.
