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Books in the True Life Animal genre:

The Animal Story Book (1896)

Here are 66 illustrated tales, mostly true, about creatures of land, sea, and air. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
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Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

Four-Footed Americans and their Kin (1898)

Animal biographies set in a fictional framework. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mabel Osgood Wright
Illustrator(s): Ernest Seton Thompson

Wild Animals I Have Known (1898)

Eight animal histories taken from life. The author’s purpose was to attempt to persuade the reader that wild things are worth preserving. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Lobo, Rag and Vixen (1899)

Stories of Lobo, Redruff, Raggylug and Vixen from Wild Animals I Have Known.

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

The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899)

A collection of stories about animals, mainly true. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

Lives of the Hunted (1901)

The life-stories of five wild animals. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Krag and Johnny Bear (1902)

Stories from Lives of the Hunted including Krag, Randy, Johnny Bear and Chink. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

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

Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac (1904)

The fictionalized life of a grizzly bear, who ends in captivity at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Junior Classics Volume 8 (1912)

Short accounts of our animal friends, both true and fictitious for children from six to sixteen. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

The Legend of the White Reindeer (1915)

Animal biographies from Animal Heroes, including Arnaux The Chronicle of a Homing Pigeon, The Boy and the Lynx and The Legend of the White Reindeer.... View More

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

The Slum Cat (1915)

Three stories from Animal Heroes: The Slum Cat; Snap: The Story of a Bull-terrier and The Winnipeg Wolf.

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

Grim: The Story of a Pike (1921)

The life story of a fierce fish. Read online at archive.org.

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

Johnny Bear and Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted (1924)

Includes Johnny Bear, Tito, and Why the Chickadee Goes Crazy.

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

Lobo and Other Stories (1925)

Contains Lobo, Silverspot, Redruff and Bingo.

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

The Oregon Trail Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life (1925)

Francis Parkman took a tour of the western United States in 1846 which included a buffalo hunt with a band of Sioux. He recorded his adventures in this, his first book, which met with critical success. He went on to write the history of the European ... View More

Author(s): Francis Parkman
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

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

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