Animal Behavior Society's Outstanding Children's Book Award

Given by Animal Behavior Society

81 Works / 82 Items 4,067 Books 238 Reviews 4.1
Stages:
All, Winner (20), Finalist (62)
Years:
All, 2022 (5), 2021 (5), 2020 (5), 2019 (5), 2018 (4), 2017 (4), 2016 (4), 2015 (4), 2014 (4), 2013 (3), 2012 (4), 2011 (4), 2010 (4), 2009 (4), 2008 (3), 2007 (4), 2005 (4), 2004 (4), 2003 (4), 2002 (4)

Winner 20

WorkYear
Prehistoric Pets by Dean R. Lomax2022
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming2021
The Grizzly Mother by Brett D. Huson2020
Maggie, Alaska's Last Elephant by Jennifer Keats Curtis2019
Wolf Island by Nicholas Read2018
Build, Beaver, Build!: Life at the Longest Beaver Dam by Sandra Markle2017
The Queen's Shadow: A Story About How Animals See by Cybèle Young2016
Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle (Junior Library Guild Selection) by Cheryl Bardoe2015
How to Speak Dog: A Guide to Decoding Dog Language by Aline Alexander Newman2014
Ribbon's Way by Sarah E. Turner2013
Animal Eggs: An Amazing Clutch of Mysteries and Marvels by Dawn Cusick2012
How Animals Work by David Burnie2011
Bug Butts by Dawn Cusick2010
Animals at Play: Rules of the Game by Marc Bekoff2009
Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed by David M. Schwartz2008
Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? by Stanley Coren2007
Lupe: A Wolf Cub's First Year by Rebecca L. Grambo2005
Amazing Things Animals Do by Marilyn Baillie2004
Animal Talk: How Animals Communicate through Sight, Sound and Smell (Animal Behavior) by Etta Kaner2003
A Pair of Wings by Marilyn Singer2002

Finalist 62

WorkYear
Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use by Richard Haynes2022
13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich2022
A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use by Sara Levine2022
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear by Trang Nguyen2022
If You Take Away the Otter by Susannah Buhrman-Deever2021
The Turtle Dove's Journey: A Story of Migration by Madeleine Dunphy2021
Moms, Dads, and Lily Pads by Karla Moeller2021
Wild in the Streets: 20 Poems of City Animals by Marilyn Singer2021
Growing Up Gorilla: How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together by Clare Hodgson Meeker2020
Wild in the Streets: 20 Poems of City Animals by Marilyn Singer2020
Seashells: More Than a Home by Melissa Stewart2020
Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel: And Other Poems of Birds in Flight by Susan Vande Griek2020
A Frog's Life by Irene Kelly2019
The Hyena Scientist by Sy Montgomery2019
The Secret Life of the Little Brown Bat by Laurence Pringle2019
The Seal Garden by Nicholas Read2019
Honey Girl: The Hawaiian Monk Seal by Jeanne Walker Harvey2018
Bird Brains: The Wild & Wacky World of Birds by Jeremy Hyman2018
The Elephant Keeper: Caring for Orphaned Elephants in Zambia (CitizenKid) by Margriet Ruurs2018
After A While Crocodile: Alexa's Diary by Dr. Brady Barr2017
Fish Tricks: The Wild and Wacky World of Fish by Haude Levesque2017
Crow Smarts by Pamela Turner2017
The Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk by Sy Montgomery2016
What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox2016
Bite into Bloodsuckers by Kari-Lynn Winters2016
Get the Scoop on Animal Puke!: From Zombie Ants to Vampire Bats, 251 Cool Facts about Vomit, Regurgitation, & More! by Dawn Cusick2015
How to Speak Cat: A Guide to Decoding Cat Language by Aline Alexander Newman2015
Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart2015
The Mystery of Darwin's Frog by Marty Crump2014
In Deep with the Octopus by Norma Dixon2014
Bats: Biggest! Littlest! by Sandra Markle2014
Get the Scoop on Animal Poop: From lions to tapeworms, 251 cool facts about scat, frass, dung and more! by Dawn Cusick2013
Puffling Patrol by Ted Lewin2013
Seabird in the Forest by Joan Dunning2012
Leaps and Creeps: How Animals Move to Survive (Amazing Animal Skills) by Robin Koontz2012
Bug Shots: The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly by Alexandra Siy2012
Animal Snoops: The Wondrous World of Wildlife Spies by Peter Christie2011
Tricky Behavior (Animal Attack and Defense) by Kimberley Jane Pryor2011
What in the Wild?: Mysteries of Nature Concealed . . . and Revealed by David M. Schwartz2011
Bubble Homes and Fish Farts by Fiona Bayrock2010
The Strange Life of the Land Hermit Crab by Wendy Pfeffer2010
Animal Aha!: Thrilling Discoveries in Wildlife Science by Diane Swanson2010
Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah C. Campbell2009
Ookpik: The Travels of a Snowy Owl by Bruce Hiscock2009
The Puzzle of the Platypus: And Other Explorations of Science in Action (Scientists Probe 11 Animal Mysteries) by Jack Myers2009
Octopuses (Animal Prey) by Sandra Markle2008
Survival Secrets of Sea Animals (Undersea Encounters) by Mary Jo Rhodes2008
Hey There, Stink Bug! by Leslie Bulion2007
Well-Schooled Fish and Feathered Bandits: The Wondrous Ways Animals Learn from Animals by Peter Christie2007
Little Lost Bat by Sandra Markle2007
Rain, Rain, Rain Forest by Brenda Z. Guiberson2005
Animal Groups: How Animals Live Together (Animal Behavior) by Etta Kaner2005
Baby Ground Squirrel (Nature Babies) by Aubrey Lang2005
Borealis: A Polar Bear Cub's First Year (Wild Beginnings) by Rebecca Grambo2004
It's a Hummingbird's Life by Irene Kelly2004
A Little Lemur Named Mew by Joyce Powzyk2004
Where Does a Tiger-Heron Spend the Night? by Margaret Carney2003
Giant Pandas by Gail Gibbons2003
Look Closer: An Introduction to Bug Watching by Gay Holland2003
Slap, Squeak and Scatter: How Animals Communicate by Steve Jenkins2002
Will You Sting Me? Will You Bite? The Truth About Some Scary-Looking Insects by Sara Swan Miller2002
Headgear that courts and plays by Diane Swanson2002

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