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respect for animals

Books about respect for animals for readers of all ages.

Cover of Kali And the Rat Snake

Kali And the Rat Snake

Zai Whitaker

Ages 4–8naturefear and courage

Cover of Sheeka

Sheeka

Pratima Mitchell, Martin Coles, Christine Hall

Ages 7–11human-animal connectioncompassion

Cover of The Monster Fish (Solos)

The Monster Fish (Solos)

Colin Thiele

Ages 7–11fishingnature

Cover of Nora and the great bear

Nora and the great bear

Ute Krause

Ages 4–8couragenature

Cover of A wolf in the woods

A wolf in the woods

Penny Dolan

Ages 6–10naturewildlife

Cover of Tigers forever

Tigers forever

Ruskin Bond

Ages 8–12naturewildlife

Cover of Treasured Horses Collection

Treasured Horses Collection

Ages 8–12animalshorses

Cover of The white calf

The white calf

Cliff Faulknor

Ages 8–13naturecultural heritage

Cover of Danger! Tiger crossing

Danger! Tiger crossing

Lin Oliver

Ages 7–11wildlifeadventure

Cover of Be nice to spiders

Be nice to spiders

Margaret Bloy Graham

Ages 4–8kindnessacceptance

Cover of The Big Wander

The Big Wander

Will Hobbs

Ages 10–15adventureself-discovery

Cover of Good Hunting, Blue Sky

Good Hunting, Blue Sky

Peggy Parish

Ages 7–12naturehunting

Cover of Don't pat the wombat!

Don't pat the wombat!

Elizabeth Honey

Ages 8–12natureadventure

Cover of Tua and the elephant

Tua and the elephant

R. P. Harris

Ages 7–12friendshipanimal welfare

Cover of The Seal Hunter (Everystory S.)

The Seal Hunter (Everystory S.)

Tony Mitton

Ages 5–10folklorenature

Cover of Great wolf and the good woodsman

Great wolf and the good woodsman

Helen Hoover

Ages 5–9friendshipnature

Cover of The great bear

The great bear

Libby Gleeson

Ages 3–8naturefreedom

Cover of Tiger Attacks (Animal Attack)

Tiger Attacks (Animal Attack)

Suzanne J. Murdico

Ages 9–12animal behaviorwildlife safety

Cover of Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf

Farley Mowat

Ages 10–16naturewildlife

Cover of Zanzibar Zella's last big hunt

Zanzibar Zella's last big hunt

Hall F. Duncan

Ages 6–10wildlife conservationadventure

Cover of Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

Mercer Mayer, Erica Farber

Ages 4–8naturewildlife