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Nature - Fish Genre

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Books in the Nature - Fish 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
Et al
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

Fly Fishing (1899)

An early work on the pleasures of fly fishing by a British diplomat. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Wild Life in Hampshire Highlands (1899)

A volume in the Haddon Hall Library. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): George A. B. Dewar
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
Et al

A Handbook to Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba (1909)

This handbook was prepared for the 79th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. One chapter is by Seton. It is called Fauna of Manitoba. Read this book for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

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

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922)

In search of Long Arrow the Indian, Doctor Dolittle and his companions journey to the floating Spidermonkey Island. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1923

The Compleat Angler (1931)

Walton spent most of his energy on his lives of the poets, but is best known for this work on the joys of fishing. The image above is of an early edition. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Izaak Walton
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

The Book of Zoography (1934)

A survey of the world’s animals that end up in our zoos.

Author(s): Raymond L. Ditmars
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

Shark! Shark! (1934)

An early account of sport fishing for shark.

The Story Book of Oil (1935)

The story of man’s use of oil: animal, vegetable and mineral.

The Curious Lobster (1936)

The curious lobster is curious about the dry land and travels thither where he meets up with a bear and a badger and has numerous adventures. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Richard Warren Hatch
Illustrator(s): Marion Freeman Wakeman

Trap-Lines North (1936)

Based on the true adventures of Jim Vanderbeck this book tells the story of his winter on the trapline.

How the Flying Fishes Came into Being (1938)

A picture book about the flying fish.

Author(s): H. A. Rey
Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Twenty Little Pets from Everywhere (1943)

A selection of exotic pets.

Author(s): Raymond L. Ditmars
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1944

The Friendly Animals (1944)

Animals are our friends and we should treat them with kindness.

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

The Little Fisherman: A Fish Story (1945)

A Big fisherman and a Little fisherman put out into the deep.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Dahlov Ipcar

McElligot’s Pool (1947)

You don’t know what you might catch when you go fishing in McElligot’s pool.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Dr. Seuss
Illustrator(s): Dr. Seuss

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1948
Caldecott Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1948

Little Pond in the Woods (1948)

When their pond dries up, the animals of the forest go in search of water.

Author(s): Muriel Ward
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Azor and the Haddock (1949)

Azor, the boy who talks to the animals, catches a haddock, which he wants to keep as a pet, but the fish is not interested. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Maude Crowley
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Let’s Go Fishing (1949)

An activity book with a fishing rod, hook, line and paper fish.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

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