The Greatest Books of All Time on Animals

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17119 Zoology Sheridan Keith​ 1995 New Zealand Unknown
17119 Our Horses In Egypt Rosalind Belben 2007 British English
17119 Doctor Rat William Kotzwinkle 1976 American English
17119 Norstrilia Cordwainer Smith 1975 American English
17119 Lord Brocktree Brian Jacques 2000 British English
17119 Adventures Of A Young Naturalist Sir David Attenborough 2017 British English
17119 The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen 2014 British English
17119 Naksitrallid Eno Raud 1972 Estonian Estonian
17119 Lilli The Witch Knister 1989 German German
17119 African Tales Gcina Mhlophe 1989 South African English
17119 Franklin The Turtle Paulette Bourgeois 1986 Canadian English
16815 Тошко Африкански Angel Karaliichev 1952 Bulgarian Bulgarian
16947 One Hundred And One Dalmatians Dodie Smith 1956 British English
17042 През води и гори Emilian Stanev 1945 Bulgarian Bulgarian
17119 Небивалици Donald Bissett 1968 British Russian
17119 Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 1991 American English
16950 Misty Of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry 1947 American English
17089 Call It Courage Armstrong Sperry 1940 American English
17119 The Berenstain Bears' Big Book Of Science And Nature Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain 1997 American English
17119 Koko's Kitten Francine Patterson 1985 American English
17119 Dawn of Art Jean-Marie Chauvet 1995 French French
17119 Adam's Task Vicki Hearne 1986 American English
17119 Talking Like The Rain X. J. Kennedy 1992 American English
17119 The Water Hole Graeme Base 2001 Australian English
17119 Life Martha Holmes, Michael Gunton 2009 British English
17119 Charlottes Buzzybeez PUBLICATIONS Unknown Unknown
17119 Cowboys Are My Weakness Pam Houston 1992 American English
17119 Fup Jim Dodge 1983 American English
17119 Finding Winnie Lindsay Mattick 2015 Canadian English
17119 Wild Robot Peter Brown 2016 American English
17119 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr. 1967 American English
17119 Is There A Dog In This Book? Viviane Schwarz 2014 British English
17119 The Mitten Jan Brett 1989 American English
17119 American Primitive Mary Oliver 1983 American English
17119 The Elephant Whisperer Lawrence Anthony 2009 South African English
17119 Fox 8 George Saunders 2013 American English
17119 Into The Great Wide Ocean Sönke Johnsen 2024 Unknown English
17119 Never Leave The Dogs Behind Brianna Madia 2024 Unknown English
17119 Familiaris David Wroblewski 2024 Unknown English
17119 Pony Confidential Christina Lynch 2024 Unknown English
17119 Sharks Don't Sink Jasmin Graham 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Lost World Of The Dinosaurs Armin Schmitt 2024 Unknown English
17119 My Beloved Monster Caleb Carr 2024 Unknown English
17119 Deep Water James D. Bradley 2024 Unknown English
17119 Gunflower Laura Jean McKay 2023 Unknown Unknown
17119 Sing Like Fish Amorina Kingdon 2024 Unknown English
17119 Wildful Kengo Kurimoto 2024 Unknown English
17119 Aloha Everything Kaylin Melia George 2024 Unknown English
17119 Brave Baby Hummingbird Sy Montgomery 2024 Unknown English
17119 No Cats In The Library Lauren Emmons 2024 Unknown English
17119 We Loved It All Lydia Millet 2024 American English
17119 West With Giraffes Lynda Rutledge 2021 Unknown English
17119 We3 Grant Morrison 2004 British English
17119 Tales From Muggleswick Wood Vicky Cowie 2024 Unknown English
17119 Living On Earth Peter Godfrey-Smith 2024 Unknown English
17119 A Woman Among Wolves Diane K. Boyd 2024 Unknown English
17119 The Last Of Its Kind Gísli Pálsson 2024 Icelandic English
17119 Myself & Other Animals Gerald Durrell 2024 British English
17119 Sipsworth Simon Van Booy 2024 Unknown English
17119 Come, Thou Tortoise Jessica Grant 2009 Canadian English
17119 Creation Katherine Govier 2002 Canadian English
17119 Bestiario Julio Cortazar 1994 Argentinian Spanish
16842 The Runaway Bunny Margaret Wise Brown 1942 American English
17119 The Dog Who Followed The Moon James Norbury 2024 Unknown English
17119 Crazy Like A Fox Christi Furnas 2024 Unknown English
17119 Last Chance To See Douglas Adams 1989 British English
17119 Big Red Of Meadow Stable William Nack 1988 American English
17119 Vanishing Treasures Katherine Rundell 2024 Unknown English
17119 Fowl Play Sally Coulthard 2022 Unknown English
17119 And Tango Makes Three Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell 2005 American English
17119 The Complete Tales Beatrix Potter 1986 British English
17119 Llama Llama Red Pajama Anna Dewdney 2005 American English
17119 Owen Kevin Henkes 1993 American English
17119 Historia De Una Gaviota Y Del Gato Que Le Enseñó A Volar Luis Sepúlveda 1996 Chilean Spanish
17119 The Poison Oracle Peter Dickinson 1974 British English
17119 A Night In The Lonesome October Roger Zelazny 1993 American English
17119 Bark, George Jules Feiffer 1999 American English
17119 The Bossy Gallito El Gallo De Bodas Lucía M. González 1994 Unknown English
17119 Chato’s Kitchen Gary Soto 1995 American English
17119 George And Martha James Marshall 1972 American English
17119 Lon Po Po Ed Young 1989 American English
17119 A Sick Day For Amos Mc Gee Philip Stead 2010 American English
17119 The Tales Of Uncle Remus Julius Lester 1987 American English
17119 Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People’s Ears Verna Aardema 1975 American English
17119 Eight Bears Gloria Dickie 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Darkness Manifesto Johan Eklöf, Elizabeth DeNoma 2020 Unknown Swedish
17119 Alfie & Me Carl Safina 2023 Unknown English
17119 Eat, Poop, Die Joe Roman 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Mind Of A Bee Lars Chittka 2022 Unknown English
17119 The Sounds Of Life Karen Bakker 2022 Unknown English
17119 Bunny & Tree Balint Zsako 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Search For The Giant Arctic Jellyfish Chloe Savage 2022 Unknown English
17119 The Bathysphere Book Brad Fox 2023 Unknown English
17119 George Frieda Hughes 2023 British English
17119 Of Time And Turtles Sy Montgomery 2023 American English
17119 Beware Of Chicken 2 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17119 A House Is A House For Me Mary Ann Hoberman 1978 American English
17119 O Jardim Dos Animais Com Alma José M. Sánchez Santos Portuguese Unknown
17119 Hurricane Lizards And Plastic Squid Thor Hanson 2021 American English
17119 Rough Magic Lara Prior-Palmer 2019 British English
17119 Blood Horses John Jeremiah Sullivan 2004 American English
17119 Dangerous Beauty Mark Ross 2001 Unknown English