Graphananimal

Does wet spring weather have you trapped indoors? Then take a nature hike through your classroom! Use Project WILD's “Graphananimal” to explore animals that live in different environments. Gather up photos and pictures of animals and let them “live” in your classroom. Then go on a “hike” to discover everything you can about the animals that “live” there! Different kinds of animals live in different environments-what animals live in yours?

Enrichment activity:
Once the weather clears head outdoors for a real nature hike! Explore two different environments in your local area and graph the animals that live there.

Book List

Grades PreK-2
Arnosky, J. 1995. I See Animals Hiding. Scholastic.
Arnosky, J. 2008. The Brook Book. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Arnosky, J. 2002. Watching Water Birds. National Geographic Children's Books.
Base, G. 2004. The Water Hole. Penguin Group (USA).
Carle, E. 1999. Eric Carle’s Animals, Animals. Putnam Juvenile.
Carle, E. 2007. My Very First Book of Animal Homes. Penguin Group (USA).
Cronin, D. 2003. Diary of a Worm. Joanna Cotler.
DK Publishing. 2007. Backyard Bugs. DK Publishing, Inc.
Fleming, D. 1998. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).
Florian, D. 2004. Mammalabilia. Voyager Books.
Fonte, I. and M. Ferraris. 2007. Animals of the Forest. Barnes & Noble.
Gibbons, G. 2000. Bats. Holiday House.
Giogas, V. 2007. In My Backyard. Sylvan Dell Publishing.
Hodge, D. and P. Stephens. 1999. Deer, Moose, Elk and Caribou. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Horenstein, H. 1999. A is For…? A Photographer’s Alphabet of Animals. Gulliver Books.
James, S. 1996. Wild Woods. Tandem Library Books.
Jordan, S. 2002. Frog Hunt. Roaring Brook Press.
Kelly, I. 2003. It's a Hummingbird's Life. Holiday House, Inc.
Kelly, I. 2007. It’s a Butterfly’s Life. Holiday House, Inc.
Minor, W. 1993. Red Fox Running. Houghton Mifflin Company
Phinney, M. Y. and T. Talas. 1995. Exploring Land Habitats. Mondo Publishing.
Posada, Mia. 2002. Ladybugs: Red, Fiery and Bright. Carolrhorda.
Richardson, A.D. 2002. Owls: Flat-Faced Flyers. Coughlan Publishing.
Rockwell, A. and M. Halsey. 2006. Backyard Bear. Walker & Company.
Seifert, P. and P. Dougherty. 1995. Exploring Tree Habitats. Mondo Publishing.
Snowball, D., C. A. Belcher and M. Katin. 1994. Exploring Freshwater Habitats. Mondo Publishing.

Grades 3-5
Arnold, C. 2003. Birds: Magnificent Flying Machines. Charlesbridge Publishing.
Arnosky, J. 2002. Field Trips: Bug Hunting, Animal Tracking, Bird-watching, Shore Walking. HarperCollins Publishers.
Arnosky, J. 1997. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats (Crinkleroot Series). Aladin.
Bateman, R. 2005. Bateman's Guide to Backyard Birds. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated.
Bernard, R. 2001. Insects. National Geographic Society.
Heinrichs, A.R. 2004. Fireflies. Coughlan Publishing.
Hodge, D. and P. Stephens. 1999. Deer, Moose, Elk and Caribou. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Johansson, P. 2004. Wide Open Grasslands: A Web of Life. Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Moffett, M. W. 2008. Face to Face with Frogs. National Geographic Society.
Murawski, D. 2004. Spiders and Their Webs. National Geographic Society.
Nagle, J. M. 2009. Endangered Wildlife: Habitats in Peril. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
National Geographic Society. 1998. Book of Mammals. National Geographic Society.
Orme, H. 2008. Habitat Destruction. Bearport Publishing Company, Inc.
Posada, Mia. 2002. Ladybugs: Red, Fiery and Bright. Carolhorda.
Priebe, M. 2000. Bald Eagle: Endangered No More. Mindfull Publishing.
Pringle, L.P. 1990. Saving Our Wildlife. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Rockwell, A. 2001. Bugs are Insects (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Series). Harper Collins Children’s Books.
Shedd, W. 2002. Kids' Wildlife Book. Williamson Kids Can Series.
Sill, C. and J. Sill. 2008. About Habitats: Wetlands. Peachtree Publishers.
Stetson, E. and J. S. Cole Stone. 2004. Create a Wildlife Habitat for Urban and Suburban Small Spaces. Ideals Publications.
Tagholm, S. 2003. The Barn Owl (Animal Lives series). Kingfisher.

Grades 6-8
Ballard, C. 2008. Watching Wildife: Animal Habitats. Heinemann.
Bateman, R. 2005. Bateman's Guide to Backyard Birds. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated.
Bernard, R. 2001. Insects. National Geographic Society.
Froman, N. 2001. What’s That Bug. Madison Press Book.
Goodnough, D. 2001. Endangered Animals of North America. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Jenkins, P. 1996. Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2). HarperTrophy.
Laubach, C & Laubach,R. 2002. Raptors: A Kid’s Guide to Birds of Prey. Storey Kids.
Moffett, M. W. 2008. Face to Face with Frogs. National Geographic Society.
Murawski, D. 2004. Spiders and Their Webs. National Geographic Society.
Nagle, J. M. 2009. Endangered Wildlife: Habitats in Peril. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
National Geographic Society. 1998. Book of Mammals. National Geographic Society.
Orme, H. 2008. Habitat Destruction. Bearport Publishing Company, Inc.
Patent, D. 2003. Slinky, Scaley, Slithering Snakes. Walker.
Pringle, L. 2004. Snakes! Strange and Wonderful. Boyds Mills Press.
Somerville, B. A. Animal Survivors of the Wetlands. Children’s Press (CT).
Tagholm, S. 2003. The Barn Owl (Animal Lives series). Kingfisher.

Grades 9-12
Brinkley, E. S., VIREO, and C. Tufts. 2007. National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America. Sterling Publishing.
Burnie, D. and D. E. Wilson. 205. Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World’s Wildife. DK Publishing.
Crump, M. 2002. Amphibians, Reptiles, and Their Conservation. Linnet Books.
Dinsmore, S. J. 1995. Iowa Wildlife Viewing Guide. Falcon.
Evans, A. V. and C. Tufts. 2007. National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders & Related Species of North America. Sterling Publishing.
Froman, N. 2001. What’s That Bug. Madison Press Book.
Harrison, G. and K. Harrison. 1987. America's Favorite Backyard Wildlife. Fireside.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 2000. Iowa: Portrait of the Land. Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Jackson, B. and Editors of Reader’s Digest. 1998. North American Wildlife :An Illustrated Guide to 2,000 Plants and Animals. Penguin Group (USA).
Jones, D. 2007. North American Wildlife. Whitecap Books, Limited.
La Tourrette, J. 1997. Watching Wildlife: The National Wildlife Federation Guide to Observing Animals in the Wild. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Laubach, C & Laubach,R. 2002. Raptors: A Kid’s Guide to Birds of Prey. Storey Kids.
Mattison, C. 2006. Snake. DK Publishing
McClung, R.M. 1993. Lost Wild America: The Story of Our Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife. Shoe String Press, Incorporated.
Uhlenbroek, C. and Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. 2008. Animal Life: Secrets of the Animal World Revealed. DK Publishing, Inc.