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
2,200 members
72 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
3,127 members
132 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
9,050 members
159 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
5,952 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
5,735 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
1,816 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
1,584 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
1,390 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
1,704 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
2,445 members
77 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
16,652 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
2,522 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
1,355 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
12,398 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
1,136 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
216 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
1,546 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
8,673 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
902 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
1,942 members
41 reviews
4.2
Score 15.96
Added 2024-02-06, 03:38 PM
- 5 Members
- lorax, jjmcgaffey, masterdeski, perennialreader, catherine_raven
25
4,937 members
44 reviews
4.2
Score 14.94
Added 2024-02-08, 08:27 AM
- 5 Members
- jjmcgaffey, gmathis, mitchma, itstheblob, Leifacornson
27
976 members
19 reviews
4.1
Score 13.13
Added 2024-02-09, 08:30 AM
- 5 Members
- wester, DandelionCottage, CharlesTheB, norfolknaturalist, itstheblob
29
156 members
2 reviews
4
Score 12.77
Added 2024-02-06, 03:37 PM
- 4 Members
- Aquila, saskia17, aliklein, perennialreader
30
613 members
40 reviews
4.2
Score 12.7
Added 2024-02-07, 08:37 AM
- 4 Members
- vwinsloe, Tosta, catherine_raven, beatlegrrl
33
5,522 members
58 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 11.97
Added 2024-02-08, 08:27 AM
- 4 Members
- jjmcgaffey, gmathis, itstheblob, Leifacornson
34
237 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
401 members
½ 4.7
Score 10.79
Added 2024-02-07, 11:16 AM
- 4 Members
- rarm, masterdeski, SusanBraxton, auldhouse
36
1,481 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
815 members
13 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10.5
Added 2024-02-07, 11:49 AM
- 4 Members
- al.vick, ahef1963, LibraryCin, msjudy
38
407 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
1,408 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
38 members
2 reviews
3.9
Score 10.08
Added 2024-02-07, 08:37 AM
- 3 Members
- Pebblesgmc, zooeybat, vwinsloe
41
1,192 members
37 reviews
4.2
Score 9.71
Added 2024-02-15, 10:12 AM
42
3,017 members
323 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 9.67
Added 2024-02-07, 12:49 PM
- 3 Members
- jjmcgaffey, EerierIdyllMeme, al.cover
44
473 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
1,349 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
502 members
20 reviews
4
Score 8.75
Added 2024-02-11, 08:07 PM
- 3 Members
- miller.max, DandelionCottage, SealedArchive
49
345 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
783 members
40 reviews
4
Score 7.88
Added 2024-02-07, 07:45 PM
52
489 members
25 reviews
3.8
Score 7.69
Added 2024-02-21, 05:21 PM
- 3 Members
- gypsysmom, hsauvage, catherine_raven
53
1,377 members
37 reviews
4
Score 7.52
Added 2024-02-07, 07:45 PM
54
119 members
8 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 7.36
Added 2024-02-21, 05:10 PM
55
by Neil Shubin
2,969 members
80 reviews
3.9
Score 7.04
Added 2024-02-07, 03:53 AM
- 2 Members
- Bookwomble, SealedArchive
56
by Caleb Carr
233 members
15 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.04
Added 2024-03-05, 04:01 PM
- 2 Members
- RBeffa, Lichnlemonade
57
596 members
22 reviews
4.1
Score 6.83
Added 2024-02-06, 06:59 PM
59
by Lucy Cooke
375 members
30 reviews
4.1
Score 6.56
Added 2024-02-06, 06:17 PM
- 2 Members
- norabelle414, PrueGallagher
62
2,412 members
62 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6.38
Added 2024-02-07, 11:10 AM
65
1,181 members
10 reviews
3.9
Score 6.04
Added 2024-02-22, 06:00 AM
66
by David Dosa
883 members
131 reviews
3.8
Score 6.04
Added 2024-02-08, 08:30 AM
- 2 Members
- gmathis, Pebblesgmc
68
69
699 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
1,147 members
37 reviews
4.2
Score 5.82
Added 2024-02-09, 08:29 AM
- 2 Members
- wester, SealedArchive
76
by Dan Koeppel
350 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
1,483 members
75 reviews
4
Score 5.67
Added 2024-02-21, 05:28 PM
- 2 Members
- marc.slingerland, gypsysmom
79
338 members
67 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.67
Added 2024-02-21, 07:15 PM
80
by Ben Goldfarb
391 members
18 reviews
4.2
Score 5.66
Added 2024-02-06, 06:16 PM
- 2 Members
- Bookmarque, norabelle414
81
1,050 members
6 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 5.61
Added 2024-02-09, 06:19 AM
- 2 Members
- masterdeski, MauroFrancesco
83
1,294 members
11 reviews
3.9
Score 5.5
Added 2024-02-19, 01:44 AM
- 2 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, Pebblesgmc
85
622 members
32 reviews
3.9
Score 5.42
Added 2024-02-21, 05:27 PM
86
467 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
9,657 members
235 reviews
4
Score 5.35
Added 2024-02-22, 10:36 AM
89
90
482 members
42 reviews
4
Score 5.29
Added 2024-02-07, 11:49 AM
91
969 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
1,310 members
115 reviews
4.2
Score 4.69
Added 2024-03-02, 01:00 PM
- 2 Members
- mitchma, LibraryCin