Animal chapter books for 8 to 12 year old readers

Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers

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Camels For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: Free! Words: 3,590. Language: English. Published: December 27, 2014 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Mammals, Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals
Camels For Kids Camels have long been the cars of the desert. In areas with little water, and where technology such as cars either didn't exist or aren't accessible even today, the camel was the main means of moving people and things.
Cheetahs For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,760. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
Cheetahs are probably one of the lesser known big cats. The tiger and the lion are the best known, no doubt about that; however, cheetahs definitely have their own space in the world's cultures.
Chickens For Kids - Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,580. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2014 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Pets & livestock » Farm animals
There are more chickens in the world than any other kind of bird. They are the staple of many farms, kept by farmers and country families alike. They are known as the “bird that gives birth every day” and have been around since ancient times.
Cougars For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,680. Language: English. Published: October 30, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
Cougars, also known as mountain lions, are probably one of the best known local predators in the places like the United States of America. As one of the very few big cats in North America, the cougar sort of inhabits a special place in American and other cultures.
Crocodilians For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,630. Language: English. Published: January 4, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians
Crocodilians For Kids Crocodilians are a broad topic. Rather than just focus on crocodiles, this book shows crocodiles and other members of the Crocodilia Order. This includes animals you may already know, such as the alligator, but it also contains the ones you hear about less: the caiman, the gharial, and the false gharial. And believe me, these guys are some cool reptiles.
Deer For Kids - Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,700. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2014 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Deer, Moose & Caribou
Once upon a time, the word that deer was based on meant any wild animal, and venison meant any meat caught from a wild animal. Similar words still exist in other languages besides English, but for several reasons, they didn't narrow it down to what is now a deer.
Guinea Pigs For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,610. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Squirrels, etc.
Introduction Guinea pigs are some of the cutest pets around, with a history going back thousands of years. Nowadays, guinea pigs are popular pets among many people.
Hummingbirds For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,620. Language: English. Published: September 5, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Birds
Hummingbirds have fascinated humans from early ages. They were an important part of Aztec culture, for example, and it also appears on Trinidad and Tobago’s one cent coin. For a very long time, it was only known in its native area by the native people. As Europeans discovered them, they found them intriguing, not sure how they stayed up in the air.
Kangaroos For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,600. Language: English. Published: September 5, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Kangaroos
The kangaroo has long been a favorite animal of children everywhere. With its amazing way of hopping across great distances, and its kicking and boxing to defend itself, it's a unique animal through and through.
Lizards For Kids - Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers by &
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,630. Language: English. Published: December 28, 2014 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians
Lizards For Kids Lizards are the favorite creepy-crawly of many children throughout the world. In some areas, they are as easy to find as rocks. Some people even keep them as pets!
Octopuses For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,670. Language: English. Published: April 6, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Marine Life
The octopus has long fascinated the human mind. They and their relatives are called 'cephalopods' which literally means 'head-foot' in Ancient Greek. The octopus has appeared on several vases and other items in Ancient Greek artifacts.
Orangutans For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,630. Language: English. Published: November 2, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Apes, Monkeys, etc.
The orangutan is probably one of the more fascinating apes in existence. Less people know a lot about it compared to animals like the chimpanzee and the gorilla, but they certainly have their own charms.
Otters For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,660. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Mammals
Otters have long been a favorite animal of many people. They live throughout the world, and populate the world of fiction as well. A popular British series, Redwall, uses them a lot as good guys. Another place that the otter shows up, is in the book Wind in the Willows, which is a beloved story about a toad, an otter, and other creatures.
Pigs For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,580. Language: English. Published: April 26, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Squirrels, etc.
Pigs have long been a part of human life. The ancient Israelites considered them unclean animals, and would not eat them; however, many, many cultures consider them a great source of food.
Ponies For Kids - Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,590. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2014 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Horses
Ponies are the pet that many girls and boys long for. They are in TV shows and movies, in books and on stickers. But what exactly is the animal like, and what makes a pony a pony?
Porpoises For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,640. Language: English. Published: September 5, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Mammals
The porpoise, a relation of the dolphin, is a beautiful creature. It swims gracefully, much more than many humans, and is known to be fairly intelligent, like their cousin the dolphin. Belonging to the same family as whales as well, the porpoise does not get that big in comparison. It is like a small whale in many ways.
Rats For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,630. Language: English. Published: December 5, 2014 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Squirrels, etc.
Rats are some of the most adaptable creatures in the world. It seems like everyone hates them, but they really are interesting and have contributed a lot to science and made good companions for people.
Seals For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,580. Language: English. Published: April 23, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Mammals
Seals are a big part of several cultures throughout the world. In ancient times in Greece, they were on early coins. The Celts (people who settled in Ireland and Britain) believed that there were creatures called selkies that were like mermaids, except they hid their human sides under a seal skin.
Shrimp For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,590. Language: English. Published: September 5, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Marine Life
Shrimp are some of the most popular kinds of seafood. You might have seen them at a seafood restaurant, or on TV or in movies. Shrimp seems to be a really luxurious food at some times, and at other times, it’s used in things like egg rolls, which are not very expensive most of the time.
Squirrels For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,620. Language: English. Published: February 11, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals
Squirrels are cute little critters we see running around our forests and sometimes our backyards. With their fluffy tails and small bodies, they have enchanted many writers and storytellers.
Toucans For Kids by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,620. Language: English. Published: June 3, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Birds
Some birds are beautiful, such as the blue and gold macaw, the dove, and the peacock; other birds are graceful, such as the different types of swan. The toucan is none of these. It is one of the funniest looking kinds of birds out there, and that includes the kiwi, the ostrich, and the flamingo. A toucan has a huge beak, some of them as long as their body.
Allosaurus - The Strange Reptile by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers · Dinosaur Books for Kids. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 2,250. Language: English. Published: December 27, 2014 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
Allosaurus - The Strange Reptile Greetings young reader! Today we are going to take a step back in time and enter the age of the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are an extinct species of animal that began to live on the Earth over 200 million years ago. “Extinct” means that they no longer exist. The dinosaurs are some of the most intriguing and awe-inspiring animals that have existed on our planet.
Ankylosaurus - The Armored Dinosaur by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers · Dinosaur Books for Kids. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,500. Language: English. Published: January 29, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
The Ankylosaurus is one of the most famous dinosaurs for a great number of reasons but mainly because of its distinctive and unique look. The purpose of this book is to go back in time to the age of the dinosaurs and explore just what exactly the Akylosaurus was, what it did, and where it lived.
Carnataurus - The Horned Predator by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers · Dinosaur Books for Kids. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,650. Language: English. Published: January 29, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
We are going to go on a journey back to the age of the dinosaurs to check out one of the strangest dinosaurs to ever have existed. That dinosaur is the Carnotaurus. The Carnotaurus is called a Carnotaur for short.
Dilophosaurus - The Two-Crested Dinosaur by
Series: Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers · Dinosaur Books for Kids. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,700. Language: English. Published: January 28, 2015 by Mendon Cottage Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
Hello young reader! Today we are going to go back in time to the age of the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are an extinct species of animal that lived on the planet Earth millions of years ago. Extinct means that they no longer exist. They are some of the most intriguing, mysterious, and wonderful creatures to have existed on our planet.