Whether a furry friend is little and lovable like a pet or big and best seen from afar like a lion, kids are drawn to animals. For the pet-lover or animal enthusiast in your family, these authors tell ...

“Take James Herriot, put him in inner-city Los Angeles in the early 1990s, and have him work on snakes, lions, and birds instead of farm animals—that’s Doug Mader’s story,” says Roark, founder of the ...

From a mile-high pile of new animal books for kids, I highly recommend a few worthy selections: Marley books Is there any adult in the hemisphere who has not read John Grogan's "Marley & Me"? Now, ...

The U.S.’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects endangered animals and their habitats. It is, unfortunately, dependent on money and legislation, meaning that there is no guarantee that these species ...

Kids love animals—so it makes sense that they love animal books, too, like these nonfiction picture books and middle grade books. These nonfiction book picks for PreK–7 are packed with rich vocabulary ...

Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales tax revenue, promote literacy and education, champion and center ...

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures. By Alexandra Alter Alexandra Alter’s ...

HOARE, AUTHOR OF ANIMAL BOOKS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS (AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIC BIRD), HAS COMPILED DATA AND IMAGES FOR ALL TYPES OF MIGRATING ANIMALS, LOOKING AT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND REASONS ...