Books for Animal Lovers: Teen Version!

Updated April 25, 2024
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My cat is such a weirdo
Tamagoyama, Tamako, author, artist.
A full-color manga series about the hilarious antics of the artist's rescue cats--accompanied by photos of real kitties in action! Staring at you at night, putting their butts on your face, getting stuck in a box... Based on a popular blog, this full color manga shares the...
Beastly brains exploring how animals think, talk, and feel
Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco), 1962- author.
In Beastly Brains, Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today's science is...
Behind the scenes at the zoo your all-access guide to the world's greatest zoos and aquariums
Davies, Ben Ffrancon
Step inside the weird and wonderful world of zoos, where all four corners of our planet come together.   We're opening the gates, just for you! Join us on an epic behind-the-scenes adventure of zoos and aquariums. From tigers and tortoises to giraffes and jellyfish, you'll...
How to treat magical beasts mine and master's medical journal
Kaziya (Comic book writer), author, artist.
All Creatures Great and Magical... In an age of science and forgotten magic, mythic beasts are beginning to disappear from the world. A young girl named Ziska, born into a line of mages, becomes the apprentice to a veterinarian of regular animals-but Ziska's interests lie with beasts of a...
Children of the sea
Igarashi, Daisuke.
When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. Ruka's dad...
Daisy to the rescue true stories of daring dogs, paramedic parrots, and other animal heroes
Campbell, Jeff
Who rescued who? This popular animal-shelter bumper sticker captures an enduring emotional truth: With their love and companionship, animals save our lives every day. But sometimes, to our utter amazement and everlasting gratitude, animals literally save our lives, and this heartwarming book...
Animal allies 15 amazing women in wildlife research
Pagel-Hogan, Elizabeth
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students Winner, 2022 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Award, Fall 2022 These 15 women work with animals on land, air, and sea. Corina Newsome is saving seaside sparrows...
Road trip
Paulsen, Jim.
Dad and Ben haven't been getting along recently and Dad hopes a road trip to rescue a border collie will help them reconnect. But Ben is on to Dad's plan and invites  Ben's thuggish buddy, Theo. The family dog, Atticus, comes along too and the story is told by Ben and Atticus. When their truck...
Navy SEAL dogs my tale of training canines for combat
Ritland, Mike.
Before there was Max, there was Mike. A true story much like the touching movie, Navy SEAL Dogs explores the incomparable relationship between trainer and military dog. From the author of Team Dog, Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at...
The call of the wild ; and, White Fang
London, Jack, 1876-1916
The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of...

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