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Nature - Mammals Genre

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Books in the Nature - Mammals genre:

Reindeer Trail (1959)

The story of how Laplanders brought their herds of tame reindeer to succor the natives of Alaska.

The Tenement Tree (1959)

Tino spends the summer in the country with his aunt and helps her write a book about the animals he sees. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Will Spring Be Early? or Will Spring Be Late? (1959)

It is the second of February and the groundhog is on his way to tell the animals when spring will arrive. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

Animal Dictionary (1960)

Pictures and short descriptions of animals, familiar and not so very.

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Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Buffalo and Beaver (1960)

Jeff Barlow spends a season trapping in the Rockies with his father and hones his painting skills during the long nights. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Charles Beck

Follow the Brook (1960)

Two baby raccoons escape from their cage and follow the brook to freedom.

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Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

The Happy Little Whale (1960)

The little whale is captured and taken to an aquarium.

The Little Old Train (1960)

A cow is stuck on the train tracks until a small boy comes to the rescue. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Glover Otto
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Nomi and the Lovely Animals (1960)

Poems about animals.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Rupert the Rhinoceros (1960)

Rupert the nearsighted rhino is a danger to his friends, until he gets a pair of glasses. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Carl Memling
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Tenggren’s The Lion´s Paw: A Tale of African Animals (1960)

Only the mouse has the courage to remove the thorn from the lion’s paw. This is a large format edition.

Author(s): Jane Werner Watson
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

Up High and Down Low (1960)

A mountain goat and a lamb trade places for a day, but find themselves out of place and are happy to return home.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Welcome Home! (1960)

A fox hunt from the fox’s perspective.

Wild Animals (1960)

A collection of wild animal pictures. This is a shorter version of The Great Big Wild Animal Book. Read online at archive.org.   ... View More

Author(s): Feodor Rojankovsky
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Anyone Can Live off the Land (1961)

How to stay warm in the wilderness, fish without tackle, quench your thirst, avoid getting lost, and build a shelter.

Author(s): James Ralph Johnson
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

The Defender (1961)

Turgen, a Siberian herder, protects the mountain sheep from a hard winter.

Author(s): Nicholas Kalashnikoff
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1952

The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (1961)

The fox stole two of the farmer’s geese to feed his family.

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Author(s): Burl Ives
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1962

The Incredible Journey: A Tale of Three Animals (1961)

A yellow lab, an ancient bull terrier and a Siamese cat make their way home across two hundred and fifty miles of Canadian wilderness.

Author(s): Sheila Burnford
Illustrator(s): Carl Burger

Picco the Sad Italian Pony (1961)

Alfredo and Gina do everything they can think of to cheer up the little pony, but nothing works, until Alfredo has a brilliant idea.

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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