All Mammals
Alligator
American Bison
Bald Eagle
Bat
Black Footed Ferret
Blue Whale
Cheetah
Chimpanzee
Dolphin/Porpoise
Eastern Timber Wolf
Elephants
Giant Panda
Gray Whale
Gray Wolf
Grizzly Bear
Humpback Whale
Jaguar
Lion
Manatee
Orca/Killer Whale
Otter
Panther
Prairie Dog
Polar Bear
Rhinoceros
Snow Leopard
Tiger

ALL MAMMALS

Crump, D., Ed. National Geographic Book of Mammals. National Geographic Society, 1981.

Nowak, R. Walker’s Mammals of the World, sixth edition. Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, Md. 1999.

Alligator

Conant, R. and Collins, J. Peterson Field Guides: Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company: 1991.

Crewe, S. Alligator. Raintree/Steck Vaughn: 1998.

Hinshaw, D. The American Alligator. Clarion Books: 1994.

Potts, S. The American Alligator (Wildlife in North America). Capstone Press: 1998.

Taylor, J.D. and Taylor, D. The Alligator and the Everglades (Animals and Their Ecosystems Series). Crabtree Publishing: 1990.

American Bison

Berman, R. American Bison (Nature Watch). Carlrhoda Books: 1992.

Isenberg, A. The Destruction of the Bison: An Environmental History, 1750-1920. Cambridge University Press: 2000 (not yet published).

McClung, R. Shag: Last of the Plains Buffalo (The Animal Life Cycles Series). Linnet Books: 1991.

Potts, S. The American Bison (Wildlife of North America). Capstone Press: 1997.

Taylor, J. David, Taylor, D., and Taylor, D. The Bison and the Great Plains (Animals and their Ecosystems Series). Crabtree Publishing: 1992.

Wilkinson, T. Bison for Kids. Northword Press: 1994.

Wilkinson, T. and Francis, M. Bison Magic for Kids (Animal Magic for Kids). Gareth Stevens: 1995.

Bald Eagle

Amato, C. The Bald Eagle: Free Again! (Young Readers’ Series). Barrons Juveniles: 1996.

Breining, G. Return of the Eagle: How America Saved Its National Symbol. Falcon Publishing Company: 1994.

Gerrard, J. The Bald Eagle: Haunts and Habits of a Wilderness Monarch. Smithsonian Institution Press: 1988.

Gieck, C. Eagles for Kids (Cocoa Table, No. 6). Northword Press: 1991.

Lee, S. Bald Eagles: Naturebook Series. Childs World: 1991.


Bat

Fenton, M.B. and Tuttle, M.D. Bats. Checkmark Books: 1992.

Greenaway, F. Amazing Bats. Turtleback: 1991.

Kunz, T.H. (Editor) and Racey, P.A. (Editor). Bat Biology and Conservation. Smithsonian Institution Press: 1998.

Pringle, L. Batman: Exploring the World of Bats. Charles Scribner’s Sons: 1991.

Tuttle, M.D. and Hensley, D. The Bat House Builder’s Handbook. University of Texas Press: 1994.

Black - Footed Ferret

Clark, T. Averting Extinction: Reconstructing Endangered Species Recovery. Yale University Press: 1997.

Miller, B., Reading, R. and Forrest, S. Prairie Night: Black-Footed Ferrets and the Recovery of Endangered Species. Smithsonian Institution Press: 1996.

Silverstein, A., Silverstein, V. and Nunn, L. The Black-Footed Ferret (Endangered in America). Millbrook Press: 1995.

Blue Whale

Calambokidis, J. and Steiger, G. Blue Whales (Worldlife Library Series). Voyageur Press: 1993.

Davies, N. Big Blue Whale. Candlewick Press: 1997.

Kim, M. The Blue Whale (The Creature Club). Ideals Childrens Books: 1993.

Wells, R. Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? Albert Whitman & Co.: 1993.

Cheetah

Dupont, P. The Cheetah (Animal Close-Ups). Charlesbridge Publishing: 1992.

Grimbly, S. Cheetahs (Endangered, No. 4). Marshall Cavendish Corp.: 1998.

Kalman, B and Everts, T. Big Cats (Crabapples). Crabtree Publishing: 1994.

Thompson, S. Built for Speed: Cheetahs (Discovery). Lerner Publications Company: 1998.

Chimpanzee

Crewe, S. The Chimpanzee (Life Cycles). Raintree/Steck Vaughn: 1997.

Goodall, J. My Life with Chimpanzees. Minstrel Books: 1997.

Goodall, J. The Chimpanzee Family Book. Animal Family Series. Minstrel Books: 1997.

Heltne, P. Understanding Chimps. Harvard University Press: Cambridge, Mass 1989.

McDonald, M. Chimpanzees: Naturebook Series. Childs World: 1998.

Petty, K. Chimpanzee (Baby Animals). Barrons Juveniles: 1992.

Robinson, C. Chimpanzees (In the Wild). Heineman Library: 1996.

Teleki, G. The Predatory Behavior of Wild Chimpanzees. Associated University Press: 1972.

Wrangham, R. et al.. Chimpanzee Cultures. Harvard Press Cambridge, Mass. 1996.

Dolphin/Porpoise

May, J. Ed. The Greenpeace Book of Dolphins. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: 1990.

Sylvestre, J. Dolphins & Porpoises: A Worldwide Guide. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.: 1993.

Eastern Timber Wolf

Owen, O. Pup to Timber Wolf (Lifewatch). Abdo Publishing Company: 1996.

Two Herons Staff. The Timber Wolf: Hands-on Activities for Elementary Teachers. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company: 1996.

Elephants

Chadwick, D. The Fate of the Elephant. Sierra Club Books: 1994.

DiSilvestro, R. The African Elephant: Twilight in Eden. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: New York. 1991.

James, E. Little Bull: Growing Up in Africa’s Elephant Kingdom (Discovery Kids). Sterling Publications: 1998.

Kunkel, R. African Elephants. Harry N. Abrams: 1999.

Levine, S. The Elephant (Endangered Animals and Habitats). Lucent Books: 1998.

McCarthy, S. and Masson, J. When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals. Delta: 1996.

Orenstein, R., Leakey, R., and Beck, B. Elephants: The Deciding Decade. Firefly Books: 1997.

Santiapillai, C. and Jackson, P. The Asian Elephant: An Action Plan for Its Conservation. Intl Union for Conservation: 1990.

Travers, W. The Elephant Trunk (Born Free Wildlife Series). Millbrook Press: 1998.

Giant Panda

Angel, H. Pandas (World Life Library). Voyageur Press: 1998.

Metrol, Y. Panda (Animal World). The Rourke Book Company: 1983.

Presnall, J. The Giant Panda (Endangered Animals and Habitats). Lucent Books: 1998.

Schaller, G. The Last Panda. University of Chicago Press: 1994.

Tracqui, V. The Panda: Wild about Bamboo. Charlesbridge Publishing: 1999.

Gray Whale

The Oceanic Society. The Oceanic Society Field Guide to the Gray Whale. Sasquatch Books: 1989.

Arnold, C. and Hewett, R. Baby Whale Rescue: The True Story of J.J. Bridgewater Books: 1999.

Gordon, D. and Baldridge, A. Gray Whales (Monterey Bay Aquarium Natural History Series). Monterey Bay Aquarium Press: 1991.

Scrace, C. and Salariya, D. The Journey of a Whale (Lifecycles). Franklin Watts, Inc.: 2000, not yet published.

Gray Wolf

Amato, C. To Be a Wolf: A Learning Story about the Gray Wolf. Barrons Juveniles: 1995.

Domm, J. and Boyle, D. Gray Wolf Pup. Soundprints Corp. Audio: 1995.

Howker, J. Walk with a Wolf. Candlewick Press: 1998.

Ling, M. Amazing Wolves, Dogs, and Foxes. Knopf: 1991.

London, J. The Eyes of Grey Wolf. Chronicle Books: 1993.

Milton, J. Wild, Wild Wolves. Random House: 1992.

Swinburne, S. Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf. Houghton Mifflin Co.: 1999.

Wolpert, T. Wolves for Kids. Northword Press: 1990.

Grizzly Bear

Hodge, D. Bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears, and Grizzly Bears (The Kid Can Press Wildlife Series). Kids Can Press: 1999.

Hoshino, M. The Grizzly Bear Family Book (The Animal Family Series). North South Books: 1997.

Silverstein, A., Silverstein, V. and Nunn, L. The Grizzly Bear (Endangered in America). Millbrook Press: 1998.

Treadwell, T. and Palovak, J. Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska. Ballantine Books: 1999.

Humpback Whale

Clapham, P. Humpback Whales (World Life Library). Voyageur Press: 1996.

Esbensen, B. Baby Whales Drink Milk (Let’s Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage I). Harpercollins Juvenile Books: 1994.

Frahm, R. The Humpback Whale. Capstone Press: 1998.

Oceanic Society Expeditions, Earthtrust, Morris, M. and Bernard, H . Field Guide to the Humpback Whale (Sasquatch Field Guide). Sasquatch Books: 1993.

Robinson, C. Whales (In the Wild). Heineman Library: 1999.

Ryder, J. Winter Whale (Just for a Day Book). Mulberry Books: 1994.

Tokuda, W. Humphrey, The Lost Whale: A True Story. Heian Intl. Publishing Company: 1988.

Twinem, N. In the Ocean. Charlesbridge Publishing: 1998.

Weller, F. I Wonder If I’ll See a Whale. Paper Star: 1998.

Jaguar

Labastille, A. Jaguar Totem: The Woodswoman Explores New Wildlands and Wildlife. West of the Wind Publications: 1999.

Ryder, J. Jaguar in the Rain Forest (Just for a Day Book). William Morrow & Company: 1996.

Smith, R. Jaguar. Hyperion: 1998.

Watt, M. Jaguars (The Untamed World). Raintree/Steck Voughn: 1998.

Lion

Grambo, R. Mountain Lion. Chronicle Books: 1999.

Iwago, M. In the Lion’s Den. Chronicle Books: 1996.

Kalman, B. and Everts, T. Big Cats (Crabapples). Crabtree Publishing: 1994.

Manatee

Amato, C. Chessie: The Meandering Manatee. Barrons Juveniles: 1997.

Hartman, P.S. Ecology and Behavior of the Manatee (Trichechus Manatus in Florida). American Society of Mammalogists: 1979.

Silverstein, A., Silverstein, V., Nunn, L. and Silverstein, R. The Manatee (Endangered in America). Millbrook Press: 1996.

Zeiller, W. Introducing the Manatee. University Press of Florida: 1992.

Zoehfeld, K. Manatee Winter (Smithsonian Oceanic Collection). Soundprints Corp Audio: 1994.

Orca/ Killer Whale

Connor, R. The Lives of Whales and Dolphins. Henry Holt and Co.: NY, NY 1994.

Leatherwood, S. and Randall, R. The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins. Sierra Club Books: San Francisco 1983.

Leatherwood, S., Reeves, R., Perrin, W.F., and Evans, W.E. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Eastern North Pacific and Adjacent Arctic Waters. A Guide to Their Identification. Dover Publications: New York, New York, 1982.

Leon, V. A Pod of Killer Whales. Silver Burdett Press: Parsippany, NJ 1995.

Patent, D. Whales: Giants of the deep. Holiday House Press: 1984.

Prevost, J. Killer Whales. Abdo & Daughters: 1995.

Otter

Nickerson, R. Sea Otters: A Natural History and Guide. Chronicle Books: 1998.

Pledger, M. Adventures with Oscar Otter (Peek and Find Series). Silver Dolphin: 1990.

Ransford, S. Animal Lives: The Otter. Larousse Kingfisher Chambers: 1999.

Riedman, M. Sea Otters (Monterey Bay Aquarium Natural History Series). Monterey Bay Aquarium Press: 1990.

Silverstein, A., Silverstein, R., and Nunn, L. The Sea Otter (Endangered in America). Millbrook Press: 1996.

Panther

Maehr, D. The Florida Panther: Life and Death of a Vanishing Carnivore. Island Press: 1997.

McMullen, J. Cry of the Panther: Quest of a Species. Pineapple Press: 1998.

Silverstein, A., Silverstein, V. and Nunn, L. The Florida Panther (Endangered in America). Millbrook Press: 1997.

Prairie Dog

Crewe, S. The Prairie Dog (Life Cycles). Raintree/Steck Vaughn: 1996.

Hoogland, J. The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog: Social Life of a Burrowing Mammal (Wildlife Behavior and Ecology). University of Chicago Press: 1995.

Sargent, D., Sargent, P. and Caffe, J. Prater the Prairie Dog. Ozark Publishing: 1998.

Polar Bear

Heller, R. How to Hide a Polar Bear and Other Mammals. Price Sterm Sloan Publishing: 1994.

Hodge, D. Bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears, and Grizzly Bears (The Kid Can Press Wildlife Series). Kids Can Press: 1997.

Ovsyanikov, N. Polar Bears (Wildlife Library). Voyageur Press: 1998.

Sherwonit, B. Alaska’s Bears: Grizzlies, Black Bears, and Polar Bears. Alaska Northwest Books: 1998.

Rhinoceros

Cunningham, C. and Berger, J. Horn of Darkness: Rhinos on the Edge. Oxford University Press: 1997.

Harman, A. Rhinoceroses: Endangered. Benchmark Books: 1997.

Hull, M. The Rhinoceros (Endangered Animals and Habitats). Lucent Books: 1998.

Schlaepter, G. and Samuelson, M.L. The African Rhinos (Dillon Remarkable Animals Book). Dillon Press: 1992.

Watt, M. Black Rhinos (The Untamed World). Raintree/Steck Vaughn: 1998.

Snow Leopard

Bailey, J. Save the Snow Leopard: Earth’s Endangered Creatures. Raintree/Steck Vaughn: 1991.

Kern, G. The Last Snow Leopard. Xenos Books: 1994.

Merrick, P. Snow Leopards: Naturebooks Series. Childs World: 1998.

Radcliffe, T. The Snow Leopard. Viking Childrens Books: 1994.

Tiger

Harman, A. Tigers: Endangered. Benchmark Books: 1996.

Higgins, M., Discovery Communications, Wenngren, A., and Mitchell, C. Cats: From Tigers to Tabbies (Animal Plant). Crown Publishing: 1998.

Lumpkin, S. Big Cats (Great Creatures of the World). Checkmark Books: 1993.

Parsons, A. Amazing Cats. Demco Media: 1990.

Urguhart, J. The Big Cats: Lions and Tigers and Leopards (Kids Want to Know Series). National Geographic Society: 1996.