Prairie Animals

Websites

• Animals that Live in the Prairie Ecosystem — Mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and insects are all included on this site created by third graders
• Prairie Animal Printouts — Outline drawings of prairie animals that can be printed; body parts of each animal are identified
• North American Prairies Animals — A resource for information on prairie animals such as: American Bald Eagle, Badger, Bobcat, Bumble Bee, Coyote, Prairie Dog, Swift Fox

Books

Mammals

• Bison (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.5/Ani/v.3) by John Woodward
• Baby Animals of the Grasslands (Juvenile Nonfiction/J791.74/Bre) by Carmen Bredeson
• Unique Animals of the Mountains and Prairies (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.793/Sto) by Tanya Lee Stone
• Opossum (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.276/Jac) by Lee Jacobs
• Sadie the Shrew (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.33/Buc) by Gesela Buck and Siegfried Buck
• Come Out Muskrats (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.3579/Arn) by Jim Arnosky
• Baby Ground Squirrels (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.365/Lan) by Aubrey Lang
• Prairie Dogs (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.367/Ber) by Emery and Durga Bernhard
• The Prairie Dog (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.367/Cre) by Sabrina Cre
• Prairie Dogs (Juvenile Nonficiton/J599.367/Lor) by Marybeth Lorbiecki
• Prairie Dogs (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.367/Mur) by Patricia J. Murphy
• Prairie Dogs and Their Burrows (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.367/Rus) by Martha E.H. Rustard
• The North American Bison (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.643/Bec) by John E. Becker
• The Buffalo Are Back (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.643/Geo) by Jean Craighead George
• Saving the Buffalo (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.643/Mar) by Albert Marrin
• The American Bison (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.643/Pot) by Steve Potts
• Buffalo Sunrise (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.643/Swa) by Diane Swanson
• Back From the Edge: The American Bison (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.643/Sto) by Lynn M. Stone
• All About Deer (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.65/Arn) by Jim Arnosky
• Deer (How Do We Live Together? series) (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.65/Raa) by Lucia Raatma
• Deer (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.65/Sto) by Lynn Stone
• Deer: Graceful Grazers (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.65/Sul) by Jody Sullivan
• Deer at the Brook (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.652/Arn) by Jim Arnosky
• Raccoons and Ripe Corn (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.7632.Arn) by Jim Arnosky
• Raccoon (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.7632Jac) by Lee Jacobs
• Wonder of Raccoons (Juvenile Non Fiction /J599.7632/Rit) by Rita Ritchie
• Badgers (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.767/Kal) by Joan Kalbacken
• Badgers (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.767/Mur) by Patricia J. Murphy
• Badgers Active at Night (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.767/How) by Fran Howard
• Skunk (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.768.Jac) by Lee Jacobs
• Skunks (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.768/Mas) by Adrienne Mason
• Coyotes (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.7725/Hym) by Teresa L. Hyman
• Coyotes (How Do We Live Together? series) (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.7725/Mar) by Katie Barsico
• The Coyote (Juvenile Nonfiction/J/599.7725/Mat) by Joanne Mattern
• El Coyote (Spanish/Juvenile Nonfiction/J/599.7725/Ba) by Jalma Barrett

Insects

• Are You a Grasshopper? (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.726/All) by Judy Allen
• Grasshoppers (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.726/Hei) by Ann Heinrichs
• Cicadas (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.752/Fro) by Helen Frost
• Fireflies (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.7644/Hei) by Ann Heinrichs
• Fireflies (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.7644/Mil) by Connie Colwell Miller
• Nic Bishop Butterflies and Moths (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.78/Bis) by Nic Bishop
• Are You a Butterfly? (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.789/All) by Judy Allen
• Monarch Butterfly (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.789/Gib) by Gail Gibbons
• Butterflies (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.789/Hol) by Kevin J. Holmes
• Are You an Ant? (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.796/All) by Judy Allen
• The Life and Times of the Ant (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.796/Mic) by Charles Micucci
• Ants (Juvenile Nonficton/J595.796/Pas) by Elaine Pascoe

Birds

• Herons (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.34/Sta) by Frank Staub
• Duck (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.41/Lle) by Claire Llewellyn
• Duck in a Tree (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.4123/Loo) by Jennifer A. Loomis
• Canada Goose (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.4178/Bra) by James Bradley
• Raptor! A Kid's Guide to Birds of Prey (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.9/Lau) by Christyna Laubach
• Eagles (Juvenile Nonficiton/J598.942/Kal) by Jill Kalz
• The Peregrine Falcon (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.96/Pri) by Mac Priebe
• The Peregrine Falcon (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.96/Unw) by Mike Unwin
• Owls (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.97/Hol) by Kevin J. Holmes
• Owls (Juvenile Nonfiction/J598.97/Mar) by Sandra Markle