Animals Have Families
By Nadia Ali
A baby kangaroo lives in its mother’s pouch. A zebra group is called a dazzle. A mother octopus has 50,000 babies! Find out how animal families care for their young, keep one another safe, and share duties. Accessible and fun K-3 level information reveals the animal world to young readers and researchers. 5-8 years
Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World
By Robin Page and Steve Jenkins
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page investigate sibling relationships throughout the animal kingdom. In this book you will learn that anteaters are always only children and nine-banded armadillos are always born as identical quadruplets. You will also learn that falcons play-hunt in the sky in this book perfect for animal lovers. 4-8 years
What is a Family?
By Annette Griffin, Illustrated by Nichola Cowdery
Ants have a colony.
Bats have a cloud.
Chickens have peeps,
where they can get loud.
All the way from A to Z, this alphabet primer celebrates all kinds of families, giving each animal family a name. With dolphins and their pods, iguanas and their messes, and kitties and their litters, it’s easy to learn about what makes a family of animals. 1-5 years Board Book
Baby Animals and Their Families
By Suzi Eszterhas
Around the world, baby animals grow up in all kinds of families. Whether it’s albatrosses raising babies in big colonies or sibling pairs of polar bears, baby animals with their families are not only adorable―they can teach us about animal behavior, too. 3-6 years
Family: Teaching Love and Affection Towards Family Through Animals in the Wild
By Jaye Garnett, Illustrated by Melanie Mikecz
We play. We love. We care. We are family! Explore the many ways animals express their love and show affection towards members of their family in this story that celebrates the universal bond shared between families of all kinds. From elephant families traveling together holding onto each other for guidance, to a mom chimpanzee grooming her little baby, little ones will love flipping through the sturdy board pages and seeing their favorite animals being comforted by their loved ones.1-4 years Board Book
Meet My Family! Animal Babies and Their Families
By Laura Purdie Salas, Illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman
What kind of families do animal babies have? All different kinds! This book introduces a wolf pup cared for by the pack, a young orangutan snuggling with its mother high in a tree, a poison dart frog tadpole riding piggyback on its dad, and more. Featuring rhyming verse and informational text, this book lets you discover just how diverse the animal kingdom really is! 5-9 years
Animal Families: Safari
Illustrated by Jane Ormes
Find out the different names for mother and father animals while on safari — and then lift the flap to find the babies and learn what they are called. There is even a gatefold ending that includes the group names of the animals. This introduction to animal families features screen-printed artwork and bold neon ink to capture the attention and imagination of babies and toddlers. 2-5 years
