Picture Books
- Wild animals: A very first picture book - by Nicola Tuxworth
- Wild animals of Africa ABC - by Hope Ryden
- Don’t take your snake for a stroll - by Karin Ireland
- Curious George books - by Margret Rey
- Seven spunky monkeys - by Jackie French Koller
- We’re going on a lion hunt - by David Axtell
- Who is the beast? - by Keith Baker
- Deep in the jungle - by Dan Yaccarino
- Snuggle up, sleepy ones - by Claire Freedman
- The House on East 88 th street - by Bernard Wabe
Readers
- Tigers at twilight - by Mary Pope Osborne
- Safari journal: the adventures in Africa of Carey Monroe - by Hudson Talbott
- The Jungle book - by Rudyard Kipling
- Tiger, tiger - by Lynne Reid Banks
- A Giraffe and a half - by Shel Silverstein
- Summer of the monkeys - by Wilson Rawls
- Dr. Dolittle - by Hugh Lofting
- Pippi Longstocking - by Astrid Lindgren
- Good morning, gorillas - by Mary Pope Osborne
- Polar bears past bedtime - by Mary Pope Osborne
- Robi Dobi: the marvelous adventures of an Indian elephant - by Madhur Jaffrey
- Eva - by Peter Dickinson
Websites with Games
- Kids' Planet - Visit here to play some games that will test your wild animal knowledge.
Online Library Resources
- Kids Search - Get magazine and newspaper articles and even animal videos. Click on the link titled “Animals”, then type the name of any animal you are interested in. Click “Go” and you will be on your way to a new adventure!
Lesson Plans for Teachers
- The Learning Page - Fact sheets, lesson plans, cut outs, murals, funsheets, and more for the zoo.
- Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education - You have been hired by the curator of the local zoo to help in setting up an Australian animal exhibit
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