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True Life Animal Genre
Books in the True Life Animal genre:
Krag, the Kootenay Ram and Other Animal Stories (1929)
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Cute Coyote and Other Animal Stories (1930)
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Famous Animal Stories (1932)
A collection of stories about animals including myths, fables, fairy tales and true-life adventures.
Johnny Bear, Lobo and Other Stories (1935)
Includes Johnny Bear, Lobo, Raggylug, Chink, The Mother Teal and the Overland Rout and Wully.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Fierce-Face: The Story of a Tiger (1936)
Author(s):
Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Trap-Lines North (1936)
Based on the true adventures of Jim Vanderbeck this book tells the story of his winter on the trapline.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Jim Vanderbeck
Illustrator(s):
Enos Comstock
The Biography of an Arctic Fox (1937)
The life story of an arctic fox.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Fluff, the Little Wild Rabbit (1937)
Fluff and his friend are separated over the hard winter but meet again in the spring.
Author(s):
Lida
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Frou, the Hare (1937)
Frou and his friend are separated over the hard winter but meet again in the spring.
Author(s):
Lida
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Cuckoo (1939)
The cuckoo is born in a titmouse’s nest and is too large to get out until Francis hears his song and rescues him.
Author(s):
Rose Fyleman
Lida
Illustrator(s):
Rojan
Horses and Americans (1939)
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Frederic Remington
Kurt Wiese
The Story Book of Wool (1939)
Where it comes from, how we process it, why we wear it.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Make Way for Ducklings (1941)
Mrs. Mallard proudly parades her ducklings to the Boston Public Garden.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
Santana, the Hero Dog of France (1945)
A dog and his master give their lives to stop the German advance on Paris in World War I.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Best of Ernest Thompson Seton (1949)
Selections from Seton’s animal biographies.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Billy and the Bear (1949)
read online
Author(s):
Laura Bannon
Illustrator(s):
Laura Bannon
Ernest Thompson Seton’s America (1954)
An anthology of the writings of Ernest Thompson Seton, British-Canadian-American naturalist and founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Julia M. Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
A Beast Called an Elephant (1955)
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Little Chip of Willow Hill (1958)
The adventures of a chipmunk set down by the Haders.
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Follow the Brook (1960)
Two baby raccoons escape from their cage and follow the brook to freedom.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Welcome Home! (1960)
A fox hunt from the fox’s perspective.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Beverley Bogert
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Wild Animals (1960)
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 Whirly Bird (1961)
Author(s):
Dmitry Varley
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Stranger on Big Hickory (1964)
Skip Rollins decides to join 4-H and pursue his hobby of wildlife photography.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Don Lambo
Trap-Lines North (1965)
Based on the true adventures of Jim Vanderbeck this book tells the story of his winter on the trapline.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Enos Comstock
Let’s Learn About Silk (1967)
The story of the making of silk.
Author(s):
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Illustrator(s):
James E. Barry
Gobble, Growl, Grunt (1971)
A book of animal sounds.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
How to Stay Out of Trouble with Your Horse (1980)
Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Tim Farley
The Big Book for Our Planet (1993)
Children’s authors and illustrators make the case for environmental protection.
Author(s):
And others
Ann Durell
Illustrator(s):
And others
Tomie dePaola
Susan Jeffers
Steven Kellogg
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1997)
The story of a mongoose who protected his people from the cobras.
Author(s):
Rudyard Kipling
Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Storyteller: My Years with Ernest Thompson Seton (2015)
Author(s):
Leila Moss Knox
Linda L. Knox
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton