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Books in the Nature - Fish genre:

McElligot’s Pool (1947)

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

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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

If I Ran the Zoo (1950)

Gerald McGrew designs a new zoo.

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

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1951
Caldecott Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1950

Let Them Live (1951)

Discusses the effect of development on wildlife habitat.

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

The First Book of Prehistoric Animals (1954)

A primer on ancient animals.

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Author(s): Alice Dickinson
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Island in the Bay (1956)

Linn Swenson defies his grandfather's wishes and goes into debt to buy a dory so he can become a lobsterman. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Dorothy Simpson
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

The Little Fish that Got Away (1956)

If you want to catch fish you have to be patient.

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

The Constant Fisherman (1957)

Fishing tales of successes and failures in the British Isles, Iceland, Kenya, Norway and South Africa.

Author(s): Major H. E. Morritt
Illustrator(s): Raymond Sheppard

Everglades Adventure (1957)

Toby Morgan and his family move to Florida after the Civil War and he becomes a swamp rat and discovers a reclusive Indian tribe.

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

The Garden Under the Sea (1957)

Oscar Lobster and his friends are tired of the humans stealing rocks and shells and decide turn-about is fair play.

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Garry MacKenzie

A Little Golden Book about the Seashore (1957)

Fun things to know about the seashore.

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Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Pagoo (1957)

The life history of a hermit crab.

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The Deep Blue Sea (1958)

An introduction to oceanography.

Mainly About Fishing (1959)

The relationship between fisherman and the salmon which leave our shores and then return to the river where they were hatched.

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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

Plenty of Fish (1960)

An informative look at keeping pet fish.

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Author(s): Millicent Selsam
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

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

Walton’s Delight (1961)

In this entertaining work on the contemplative sport, George Brennand makes a study of the fisherman rather than of the fish. He describes them all -- July Crawlers, Very Dry-Fly Men, Deep Purple Waders, Loch-drifters, and Dram-givers. Read online at... View More

Author(s): George Brennand
Illustrator(s): John Verney

Animals in the Zoo (1962)

An alphabet of zoo animals.

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

Marina (1962)

Marina, a young seal is saved from a shark by the porpoises.

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

A Tale of Tails (1962)

Why doesn’t everyone have a tail?

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Author(s): Elizabeth H. MacPherson
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Visitor from the Sea (1965)

When Becky Marshall rescues a dog washed up on her island, she has to figure out a way to keep it.

Author(s): Dorothy Simpson
Illustrator(s): Lee Smith

Oscar Lobster’s Fair Exchange (1966)

Oscar and his friends decide if the humans can collect shells, they can collect human artefacts.

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Peter Lippman

Doctor Dolittle: A Treasury (1967)

This collection of chapters from the Doctor Dolittle series includes many illustrations by the author which were not used in the original publications. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Doctor Dolittle Boxed Set (1967)

Includes Doctor Dolittle’s Circus, Zoo, Caravan, Garden, In the Moon, Return.

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

Even Tiny Ants Must Sleep (1967)

Rhyming verse explains that everything has to sleep sometime.

Author(s): Harold J. Saleh
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

A Crowd of Cows (1968)

What do you call a group of whales? . . . kittens? . . . pigs?

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

Juano and the Wonderful Fresh Fish (1969)

When Juano was hired to guard the fresh fish, they were hopping around so vigorously that several escaped, and two followed him home.

Author(s): Thelma Shaw
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Five Hundred Animals from A to Z (1970)

Surely the largest, most inclusive animal picture book of them all.

Author(s): Joseph A. Davis
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Salmon (1976)

An illustrated account of the life cycle of the salmon.

Author(s): Claude Nicolas
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Noah’s Ark (1977)

Peter Spier tells the story in pictures of Noah, the Ark and the Flood.

Author(s): Jacobus Revius
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1978

Food Market (1981)

Sally accompanies her mother and the baby to the grocery store.

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

The Pet Store (1981)

Harry and Jane go to the Pet Store, but just to visit.

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

Fisherman (1987)

An otter goes fishing.

Author(s): Paul Manning
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Strange Animals of the Sea (1987)

A collection of popups about unusual sea creatures.

Author(s): Jane Heath Buxton
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Nathan’s Fishing Trip (1988)

Nicholas Alexander organizes the promised fishing trip and Nathan catches a beautiful trout, but when it comes time for the shore lunch …

Author(s): Lulu Delacre
Illustrator(s): Lulu Delacre

Old Mother West Wind (1990)

Stories of the inhabitants of the green meadows, woods and streams.

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Author(s): Thornton W. Burgess
Illustrator(s): Michael Hague

The Naming (1993)

In the beginning the animals come to Adam to be named.

Author(s): Margaret Greaves
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1997)

This is the story of how Dr. Dolittle learned to speak with the animals and went to Africa to cure the monkeys. In this special edition, some language which was considered offensive has been altered to be more in keeping with the author’s inten... View More

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

The Little Fish that Got Away (2005)

If you want to catch fish, you have to be patient. This new edition has been recolored.

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

Everglades Adventure (2006)

Toby Morgan and his family move to Florida after the Civil War where he becomes a swamp rat and discovers a reclusive Indian tribe.

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

Flotsam (2006)

The Melville underwater camera holds a trove of unexpected pictures.

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Author(s): David Wiesner
Illustrator(s): David Wiesner

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 2007

Questionable Creatures: A Bestiary (2006)

Twenty beasts, real and mythical, from medieval bestiaries are illustrated.

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Author(s): Pauline Baynes
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile (2013)

This edition only includes the single story of the title in which a family of fishermen search for one wondrous fish. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Henry Fisher

I Like Fish (2014)

A list of all the types of fish the narrator likes.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): G. Brian Karas

What’s Your Favorite Animal? (2014)

Fourteen illustrators show why they like their favorite animal.

What’s Your Favorite Animal? (2015)

Fourteen children’s book illustrators show their favorite animal.

Author(s): Eric Carle
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Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers
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