Favorite Animal Non-Fiction
- List of the Month
- February 2024 (see all)
- Description
- The mind of the raven, the voyage of the turtle... the weeping of the elephant, the spell of the tiger: there is so much to learn about the animals that share our planet! Our List of the Month this February is devoted to our favorite non-fiction works about animals. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, and are either not about animals, or not non-fiction.
1
by Ed Yong
2,185 members
71 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 89.77
Added 2024-02-06, 03:41 PM
- 25 Members
- lorax, seabelis, hipdeep, avere, wdwilson3, claire.rivers, wester, lizzy50usa, PeggyDean, souloftherose, janerawoof, mitchma, carterepstein, PrueGallagher, peterveen, miller.max, rjohn741, SherryB, Lisa_Francine, hsauvage, CharlesTheB, HH_Library, tokenn, GMbooks, BNewtonCST
2
3,071 members
131 reviews
3.8
Score 83.89
Added 2024-02-06, 03:43 PM
- 24 Members
- lorax, Bookmarque, autumnesf, Storeetllr, jeshakespeare, claire.rivers, lizzy50usa, CoriatLib, Heather39, zooeybat, carterepstein, PrueGallagher, Lisa_Francine, maschi, CharlesTheB, HH_Library, Charon07, auldhouse, tokenn, baronvoncoolio, roxrosengarten, bookmelon, azzouzi, guemesgirl
- Explanations
- jeshakespeare: I have read this book and found it fascinating! It was a library signed copy too which helped me bond with the author at the time.auldhouse: So much to learn about Octopuses! (And yes, as Montgomery explains it is Octopuses not Octopi).
3
8,999 members
161 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 83.15
Added 2024-02-06, 06:17 PM
- 25 Members
- hipdeep, rarm, jjmcgaffey, norabelle414, saskia17, cbl_tn, masterdeski, victoriapeak, PeggyDean, perennialreader, mitchma, Aug3Zimm, al.vick, ahef1963, SusanBraxton, Lisa_Francine, CharlesTheB, Tosta, auldhouse, itstheblob, roxrosengarten, Leifacornson, azzouzi, guemesgirl, SummerLynnYarbrough,Stan47
- Explanations
- auldhouse: This is a wonderful heart-warming comfort read.
4
5,922 members
177 reviews
4.2
Score 65.83
Added 2024-02-07, 01:47 AM
- 18 Members
- jjmcgaffey, Sandydog1, charl08, Faradaydon, dewasus1, victoriapeak, gentcat, YavorD, peterveen, ahef1963, Bookwomble, SusanBraxton, SherryB, Lisa_Francine, hsauvage, auldhouse, guemesgirl, SummerLynnYarbrough
- Explanations
- auldhouse: This memoir is delightful.
5
- 13 Members
- hipdeep, avere, wdwilson3, norabelle414, navelos, paulmdh, al.vick, timetunnel, Kyler_Marie, hsauvage, maschi, CharlesTheB, JerBa
6
- 14 Members
- Silver, aprille, dchaikin, charl08, PeggyDean, birder4106, perennialreader, vwinsloe, msjudy, HH_Library, Charon07, loulourevisited, guemesgirl, GMbooks,
7
by Vicki Myron
5,719 members
341 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 39.93
Added 2024-02-07, 11:47 AM
- 12 Members
- jjmcgaffey, EerierIdyllMeme, masterdeski, al.vick, LibraryCin, Lisa_Francine, Carrieida, HH_Library, TeresaBee, TeresaBlock, Leifacornson, guemesgirl
8
by Mary Roach
1,782 members
87 reviews
3.8
Score 38.18
Added 2024-02-06, 06:16 PM
- 12 Members
- hipdeep, wdwilson3, norabelle414, navelos, PrueGallagher, rjohn741, SherryB, HH_Library, SealedArchive, Leifacornson, guemesgirl, Unwornstarship
9
- 13 Members
- tardis, aprille, hipdeep, jjmcgaffey, marc.slingerland, RBeffa, Lisa_Francine, mombot, Stan47, roxrosengarten, sheabird, guemesgirl, GMbooks,
- Explanations
- Stan47: In addition to the observations about wolves, the books is a hilarious commentary on the foibles of the Canadian provincial government at that time.
10
1,569 members
108 reviews
4.2
Score 37.46
Added 2024-02-06, 03:39 PM
- 11 Members
- aprille, lahochstetler, lizzy50usa, Heather39, perennialreader, janerawoof, msjudy, hsauvage, Tosta, Charon07, mombot
11
by Joy Adamson
1,381 members
24 reviews
4
Score 36.27
Added 2024-02-06, 04:10 PM
- 12 Members
- Aquila, Silver, tardis, victoriapeak, PeggyDean, birder4106, perennialreader, ahef1963, SusanBraxton, Hope_H, Lisa_Francine, MauroFrancesco
- Explanations
- birder4106: Wahrscheinlich das erste Tierbuch für Erwachsene, welches ich gelesen habe.
12
1,684 members
57 reviews
4
Score 35.9
Added 2024-02-06, 03:44 PM
- 12 Members
- lorax, charl08, lizzy50usa, FAMeulstee, YavorD, carterepstein, Aug3Zimm, msjudy, hsauvage, auldhouse, baronvoncoolio, Unwornstarship
13
2,406 members
76 reviews
3.8
Score 32.35
Added 2024-02-06, 04:54 PM
- 11 Members
- paradoxosalpha, wester, lizzy50usa, Heather39, peterveen, hilge, maschi, CharlesTheB, tokenn, guemesgirl, Unwornstarship
14
16,536 members
133 reviews
4.1
Score 27.49
Added 2024-02-08, 09:33 AM
- 9 Members
- wester, FAMeulstee, masterdeski, birder4106, peterveen, catherine_raven, tokenn, baronvoncoolio, guemesgirl
- Explanations
- birder4106: Für mich ein richtungsweisendes Buch der Naturgeschichte. Dazu gehört meiner Meinung nach auch die würdigung von Alfred Russel Wallace zum gleichen Thema. Und natürlich das Buch "Die Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane" von Alfred Wegener.
15
2,515 members
70 reviews
4.1
Score 27.46
Added 2024-02-08, 10:57 AM
- 9 Members
- Cecilturtle, wester, FAMeulstee, zooeybat, SherryB, Lisa_Francine, catherine_raven, SealedArchive, roxrosengarten
16
1,346 members
55 reviews
3.9
Score 22.39
Added 2024-02-06, 06:02 PM
- 7 Members
- antqueen, FAMeulstee, mitchma, SherryB, Lisa_Francine, msemmag, GMbooks
17
by John Grogan
12,330 members
389 reviews
4
Score 22.1
Added 2024-02-10, 11:39 AM
- 7 Members
- dara85, gypsysmom, LibraryCin, Karen74Leigh, Tosta, HH_Library, Leifacornson
18
1,127 members
81 reviews
3.9
Score 21.31
Added 2024-02-06, 04:29 PM
- 7 Members
- susanbooks, 2wonderY, carterepstein, LibraryCin, DandelionCottage, HH_Library, itstheblob
19
215 members
10 reviews
4.2
Score 20.87
Added 2024-02-06, 06:45 PM
- 7 Members
- Heather39, PrueGallagher, rjohn741, SherryB, slimikin, SealedArchive, tokenn
20
1,541 members
20 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 20.07
Added 2024-02-06, 03:07 PM
- 7 Members
- zooeybat, susanbooks, AbigailAdams26, Hope_H, tokenn, roxrosengarten, Unwornstarship
21
8,644 members
159 reviews
4.2
Score 19.96
Added 2024-02-07, 10:17 AM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, jjmcgaffey, masterdeski, carterepstein, vwinsloe, msjudy, auldhouse
22
890 members
34 reviews
3.9
Score 19.83
Added 2024-02-07, 05:54 PM
- 7 Members
- birder4106, Aug3Zimm, miller.max, Lisa_Francine, Kyler_Marie, baronvoncoolio, guemesgirl
23
1,932 members
41 reviews
4.2
Score 15.96
Added 2024-02-06, 03:38 PM
- 5 Members
- lorax, jjmcgaffey, masterdeski, perennialreader, catherine_raven
25
4,908 members
44 reviews
4.2
Score 14.94
Added 2024-02-08, 08:27 AM
- 5 Members
- jjmcgaffey, gmathis, mitchma, itstheblob, Leifacornson
27
967 members
19 reviews
4.1
Score 13.13
Added 2024-02-09, 08:30 AM
- 5 Members
- wester, DandelionCottage, CharlesTheB, norfolknaturalist, itstheblob
29
155 members
2 reviews
4
Score 12.77
Added 2024-02-06, 03:37 PM
- 4 Members
- Aquila, saskia17, aliklein, perennialreader
30
602 members
40 reviews
4.2
Score 12.7
Added 2024-02-07, 08:37 AM
- 4 Members
- vwinsloe, Tosta, catherine_raven, beatlegrrl
33
5,503 members
58 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 11.97
Added 2024-02-08, 08:27 AM
- 4 Members
- jjmcgaffey, gmathis, itstheblob, Leifacornson
34
236 members
7 reviews
4.1
Score 11.21
Added 2024-02-08, 09:42 AM
- 4 Members
- FAMeulstee, birder4106, SherryB, hsauvage
35
by Joel Sartore
394 members
½ 4.7
Score 10.79
Added 2024-02-07, 11:16 AM
- 4 Members
- rarm, masterdeski, SusanBraxton, auldhouse
36
1,476 members
33 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 10.59
Added 2024-02-08, 08:29 AM
- 4 Members
- gmathis, masterdeski, MauroFrancesco, HH_Library
37
by Jane Goodall
809 members
13 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10.5
Added 2024-02-07, 11:49 AM
- 4 Members
- al.vick, ahef1963, LibraryCin, msjudy
38
403 members
11 reviews
4.2
Score 10.13
Added 2024-02-06, 06:46 PM
- 4 Members
- carterepstein, slimikin, tokenn, baronvoncoolio
39
by Farley Mowat
1,398 members
23 reviews
4
Score 10.08
Added 2024-02-22, 10:35 AM
- 3 Members
- Pebblesgmc, TeresaBlock, Stan47
- Explanations
- Stan47: I read this book as a kid, in the Reader's Digest. When I read the complete book as a senior citizen, it was even better than I'd remembered.
40
by David Cruise
37 members
2 reviews
3.9
Score 10.08
Added 2024-02-07, 08:37 AM
- 3 Members
- Pebblesgmc, zooeybat, vwinsloe
41
1,189 members
37 reviews
4.2
Score 9.71
Added 2024-02-15, 10:12 AM
42
2,989 members
323 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 9.67
Added 2024-02-07, 12:49 PM
- 3 Members
- jjmcgaffey, EerierIdyllMeme, al.cover
44
466 members
35 reviews
4.2
Score 9.5
Added 2024-02-06, 06:00 PM
- 3 Members
- antqueen, lizzy50usa, PrueGallagher
45
132 members
7 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 9.5
Added 2024-02-18, 01:26 PM
47
1,345 members
47 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.33
Added 2024-02-13, 07:40 PM
- 4 Members
- aprille, susanbooks, carterepstein, HH_Library
48
by Dan Flores
493 members
20 reviews
4
Score 8.75
Added 2024-02-11, 08:07 PM
- 3 Members
- miller.max, DandelionCottage, SealedArchive
49
333 members
12 reviews
4.1
Score 8.71
Added 2024-02-09, 07:36 PM
- 3 Members
- lizzy50usa, eclbates, Charon07
50
347 members
25 reviews
4.1
Score 8.05
Added 2024-02-07, 11:48 AM
51
774 members
40 reviews
4
Score 7.88
Added 2024-02-07, 07:45 PM
52
476 members
23 reviews
3.8
Score 7.69
Added 2024-02-21, 05:21 PM
- 3 Members
- gypsysmom, hsauvage, catherine_raven
53
1,358 members
37 reviews
3.9
Score 7.52
Added 2024-02-07, 07:45 PM
54
120 members
8 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 7.36
Added 2024-02-21, 05:10 PM
55
by Neil Shubin
2,959 members
80 reviews
3.9
Score 7.04
Added 2024-02-07, 03:53 AM
- 2 Members
- Bookwomble, SealedArchive
56
by Caleb Carr
231 members
15 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.04
Added 2024-03-05, 04:01 PM
- 2 Members
- RBeffa, Lichnlemonade
57
593 members
22 reviews
4.1
Score 6.83
Added 2024-02-06, 06:59 PM
59
by Lucy Cooke
372 members
29 reviews
4.1
Score 6.56
Added 2024-02-06, 06:17 PM
- 2 Members
- norabelle414, PrueGallagher
62
2,384 members
62 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6.38
Added 2024-02-07, 11:10 AM
65
1,172 members
10 reviews
3.9
Score 6.04
Added 2024-02-22, 06:00 AM
66
by David Dosa
879 members
131 reviews
3.8
Score 6.04
Added 2024-02-08, 08:30 AM
- 2 Members
- gmathis, Pebblesgmc
68
69
694 members
7 reviews
3.8
Score 6
Added 2024-02-16, 05:04 PM
- 2 Members
- elenchus, susanbooks,Aug3Zimm
- Explanations
- susanbooks: Books about veganism & its philosophical underpinnings are most certainly about animals. What don’t vegans eat? These books talk about why.
72
by Carl Zimmer
1,144 members
37 reviews
4.2
Score 5.82
Added 2024-02-09, 08:29 AM
- 2 Members
- wester, SealedArchive
76
by Dan Koeppel
348 members
13 reviews
3.8
Score 5.71
Added 2024-02-08, 09:38 AM
- 2 Members
- marc.slingerland, birder4106
77
282 members
22 reviews
4.2
Score 5.71
Added 2024-02-08, 03:08 PM
78
1,468 members
73 reviews
4
Score 5.67
Added 2024-02-21, 05:28 PM
- 2 Members
- marc.slingerland, gypsysmom
79
334 members
67 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.67
Added 2024-02-21, 07:15 PM
80
by Ben Goldfarb
386 members
18 reviews
4.1
Score 5.66
Added 2024-02-06, 06:16 PM
- 2 Members
- Bookmarque, norabelle414
81
1,048 members
6 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 5.61
Added 2024-02-09, 06:19 AM
- 2 Members
- masterdeski, MauroFrancesco
83
1,288 members
11 reviews
3.9
Score 5.5
Added 2024-02-19, 01:44 AM
- 2 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, Pebblesgmc
85
615 members
32 reviews
3.9
Score 5.42
Added 2024-02-21, 05:27 PM
86
462 members
7 reviews
3.8
Score 5.36
Added 2024-02-06, 04:54 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, elenchus,itstheblob
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Chapters delve into the relations between humans and specific animal species: notably pigeons, squid, horses, and butterflies. It is so a book about animals, including human animals.itstheblob : This looks like it's primarily a sociological or philosophical work moreso than an animal book- at least that's what I'm understanding from the description and tags...
87
9,598 members
234 reviews
4
Score 5.35
Added 2024-02-22, 10:36 AM
89
90
479 members
42 reviews
4
Score 5.29
Added 2024-02-07, 11:49 AM
91
968 members
47 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.23
Added 2024-02-07, 08:42 AM
- 2 Members
- vwinsloe, LibraryCin
- Explanations
- vwinsloe: Deepens one's understanding of the intelligence of elephants as emotional beings.
100
by Gwen Cooper
1,308 members
115 reviews
4.2
Score 4.69
Added 2024-03-02, 01:00 PM
- 2 Members
- mitchma, LibraryCin