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Books in the Nature - Mammals genre:

The Billy Bang Book (1927)

A little boy and his wild animal friends have many adventures.

Chicken Little and The Little Half Chick (1927)

The familiar story of Chicken-Little’s mission to tell the king the sky is falling, along with the story of how the cock got on the weather vane.

Doctor Dolittle’s Garden (1927)

Doctor Dolittle continues his researches into the lives of animals and learns the languages of insects. He is visited by a giant moth and embarks on a journey to the moon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Old Silver Grizzle the Badger (1927)

Animal histories including Old Silver Grizzle, The Squirrel, the Rabbits, Bears, The Cute Coyote, Pairie Dog and Sneak Cats.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

The Story of Milk and How It Came About (1927)

A brief history of milk, one of a series of books sponsored by the City and Country School in New York.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

To and Again (1927)

In this, their first adventure, the animals of the Bean farm, Freddy, Charles, Jinx, Hank, Mrs.Wiggins, and the rest go to Florida for the winter. Later republished as Freddy Goes to Florida and re-illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Read online at archive.or... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Adolfo Best-Maugard

Bambi (1928)

“Bambi: A Life in the Woods” by Felix Salten was originally published in Austria in 1923. Simon & Schuster’s 1928 edition is based on an English translation by Whittaker Chambers.

Author(s): Felix Salten
Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Doctor Dolittle in the Moon (1928)

Doctor Dolittle extends his researches to the language of plants when he meets the wonderful inhabitants of the moon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Menagerie (1928)

Poems, mainly about animals.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Mary Britton Miller
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Rocky Billy (1928)

The adventures of a young mountain goat. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Holling C. Holling
Illustrator(s): Holling C. Holling

The Story of Textiles (1928)

A brief history of cloth, written in collaboration with the City and Country School in New York.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

The Fairy Caravan (1929)

A young guinea pig runs away and joins the circus.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Beatrix Potter
Illustrator(s): Beatrix Potter

Krag, the Kootenay Ram and Other Animal Stories (1929)

Animal biographies from Wild Animals I Have Known, Lives of the Hunted, and Wild Animal Ways.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

Lions ‘n’ Elephants ‘n’ Everything (1929)

The animals of the African veldt.

Author(s): E. Boyd Smith
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

A Monkey Tale (1929)

The little monkey is on the lookout for danger, and uses his loud cry to alert the animals of the jungle when it threatens.

Author(s): Hamilton Williamson
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

Two Brothers and Their Animal Friends (1929)

Bored, two brothers go for a walk and meet many interesting friends.

Author(s): Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

Angus and the Ducks (1930)

When a very curious young terrier named Angus sees that the door is open, he decides to go exploring. Little does he know what neighbors await him!

Author(s): Marjorie Flack
Illustrator(s): Marjorie Flack

Baby Bear (1930)

Bimba the baby bear wanders off in search of honey, but finds a hungry tiger instead.

Author(s): Hamilton Williamson
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

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