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Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1,082 books — 1,226 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
Modern Science Nonfiction
453 books — 307 voters

Don't Forget to Dance by Marc AlderdiceThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The Natural World: Natural Science and Natural History for Adults
791 books — 299 voters
H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Genius of Birds by Jennifer AckermanWesley the Owl by Stacey O'BrienThe Wild Birds by Emily StrelowSilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Books for Bird Lovers
534 books — 213 voters

The Lorax by Dr. SeussOwl Moon by Jane YolenThe Great Kapok Tree by Lynne CherryThe Little House by Virginia Lee BurtonMiss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
"Green" Picture Books
382 books — 170 voters
Death at SeaWorld by David KirbyBeneath the Surface by John HargroveBorn Free by Joy AdamsonHope for Animals and Their World by Jane GoodallSoul of a Lion by Barbara Bennett
Animal Rights and the Conservation of Animals
187 books — 122 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Jungle Books by Rudyard KiplingGorillas in the Mist by Dian FosseyOut of Africa by Isak DinesenHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Rainforests and Jungles of the World
391 books — 114 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherTithing and Giving by J.A. CoxThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsThe Trigger by Tim ButcherAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Memoirs of Experiments
240 books — 112 voters

Tortoise Stew by P.C. ZickMagic America by C.E. MedfordCatori's Worlds by Murielle CyrTrails in the Sand by P.C. ZickA Sudden Light by Garth Stein
Environmental Novels
75 books — 99 voters
State of Wonder by Ann PatchettThe Lost City of Z by David GrannThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardMother of God by Paul RosolieJourney to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Amazon Rainforest
106 books — 98 voters

Listening to Whales by Alexandra MortonBeneath the Surface by John HargroveDeath at SeaWorld by David KirbyInto Great Silence by Eva SaulitisThe Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
Shores, Coasts, Deltas, Estuaries, Bays, Open Ocean, and Deep Sea
275 books — 98 voters
Joy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryThe Horse by Wendy WilliamsInside of a Dog by Alexandra HorowitzHow to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog) by Lee Alan Dugatkin
Animal Science for Adults
273 books — 90 voters

Born Free by Joy AdamsonForever Free by Joy AdamsonLiving Free by Joy AdamsonTrancing the Tiger by Rachael SlateThe Wilderness Family by Kobie Krüger
Books about Big Cats
256 books — 60 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonBorn Free by Joy AdamsonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedNever Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
Best Essays about Plants, Animals and Nature
255 books — 59 voters

Where the Wild Things Were by William StolzenburgWith A Dying Breath by Tony WalkdenA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldFour Fish by Paul GreenbergJaguar by Alan Rabinowitz
Conservation and Animal Science
154 books — 54 voters
The Sea Around Us by Rachel CarsonOctopus by Jennifer A. MatherVoyage of the Turtle by Carl SafinaDemon Fish by Juliet EilperinSea Change by Sylvia A. Earle
Ocean/Marine Conservation
73 books — 48 voters

Born Free by Joy AdamsonGorillas in the Mist by Dian FosseyThe Wilderness Family by Kobie KrügerSwimming with Orca by Ingrid VisserThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy Adamson
Studying the Wild: Memoirs of Animal Research in the Field
239 books — 47 voters
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldLife in the Undergrowth by David Attenborough
Books about Invertebrates
398 books — 47 voters

Hunter's Moon by Garry KilworthFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald DahlThe Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. MannixLady into Fox by David GarnettThe Tale of Mr. Tod by Beatrix Potter
Books about Foxes
132 books — 45 voters
On the Origin of Species by Charles DarwinDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyThe Diversity of Life by Edward O. WilsonThe Beak of the Finch by Jonathan WeinerVoyage of the Turtle by Carl Safina
The International Year of Biodiversity
80 books — 44 voters

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeWhite Fang by Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonNever Cry Wolf by Farley MowatA Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
Books about Wild Canines
165 books — 44 voters
The Edge of the Sea by Rachel CarsonThe Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryLongitude by Dava SobelPoseidon's Steed The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen ScalesSpirals in Time by Helen Scales
Natural History of the Seashore for Adults
163 books — 36 voters

Bambi by Felix SaltenThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteIma Pigg by Elizabeth AllenFire Bringer by David Clement-Davies
Books about Hoofed Animals That are Not Horses
250 books — 34 voters
The Carbon Almanac by The Carbon Almanac NetworkThe Great Bear Sea by Nicholas ReadEarth by Caroline AllenPrimates by Jim OttavianiNo Place Like Earth by Lori Fettner
Best Earth Day Books
162 books — 25 voters

Eyes Like a Hurricane by Taryn NikolicStony Kill by Marie White SmallRiver Notes by Barry LopezThe Great Lakes by Wayne GradyJourney of the Pink Dolphins by Sy Montgomery
Waterfalls, Rivers, Steams, Lakes, and Ponds
163 books — 21 voters
The Comfort of Crows by Margaret RenklThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenThe Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy TanProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverThe Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
Books Actually About Nature
112 books — 18 voters

The Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonTomorrow's Sphinx by Clare BellChasing Cheetahs by Sy MontgomeryI...AM...CHEETAH! by Stephanie J. TeerThe Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Books about Cheetahs
14 books — 13 voters
Hyena by Mikita BrottmanCrow by Boria SaxTurtle by Louise M. PrykeScorpion by Louise M. PrykeWhale by Joe Roman
Reaktion Animal Books
104 books — 13 voters

Rats by Robert SullivanLily Pond by Hope RydenThe Irish Wildlife Book by Fergus O'GormanPaddy by R.D. LawrenceEager by Ben Goldfarb
Natural History of Rodents
39 books — 8 voters
Wanderland by Jini ReddyGreen Unpleasant Land by Corinne FowlerThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorHidden Nature by Alys FowlerWomen on Nature by Katharine Norbury
Diversity in the Outdoors UK
13 books — 4 voters

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