2026 Reading Challenge

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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
397 books — 46 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
163 books — 42 voters

The Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenThe Rhino Crash by Nick NewmanNo Word for Wilderness by Roger ThompsonExplorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures by J.Z. HuntVoices in the Ocean by Susan Casey
In Decline: Threatened or Vulnerable Species
120 books — 42 voters
Born Free by Joy AdamsonWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownO Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Plains, Savannahs, Prairies, and Grasslands,
347 books — 38 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNo Word for Wilderness by Roger ThompsonSave the Arctic by Bethany StahlThe Quest Begins by Erin HunterLittle Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Books about Bears
163 books — 32 voters
The Tree by Colin TudgeThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenThe Wild Trees by Richard PrestonA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
Deciduous and Coniferous Forests
237 books — 27 voters

The Daily Coyote by Shreve StocktonGod's Dog by Hope RydenCoyote America by Dan FloresMoon Called by Patricia BriggsNew Coyote by Michael Bergey
Books about Coyotes
68 books — 25 voters
Hunter's Moon by Garry KilworthThe Taken by Inbali IserlesJackal and Wolf by Shen ShixiThe White Fox by Brian ParvinRunning With the Fox by David W. Macdonald
Books about Wild Canines That are Not Gray Wolves
97 books — 25 voters

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertLast Chance to See by Douglas AdamsA Feathered River Across the Sky by Joel GreenbergMoa by Quinn BerentsonThe Ghost with Trembling Wings by Scott Weidensaul
Gone Forever: Recently Extinct Animals
61 books — 24 voters
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameThe Wolverine Way by Douglas H. ChadwickTarka the Otter by Henry WilliamsonMy Otter Half by Michelle SchustermanTaggerung by Brian Jacques
Books about Weasels, Ferrets, Otters, Wolverines, and Other Mustelids
141 books — 22 voters

The Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonMountains of the Mind by Robert MacfarlaneThere's Always the Hills by Cameron McNeish
Mountains and Highlands
117 books — 22 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingTiger Moon by Antonia MichaelisThe Tiger by John VaillantIn the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Books about Tigers
58 books — 21 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
162 books — 20 voters
Beak of the Moon by Philip TempleAlex & Me by Irene M. PepperbergBudgerigar by Sarah HarrisThe Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw by Bruce BarcottOf Parrots and People by Mira Tweti
Books for Parrot Lovers
85 books — 18 voters

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeH Is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldWesley the Owl by Stacey O'BrienThe Capture by Kathryn LaskyThe Last Eagle by Daniel P. Mannix
Books about Birds of Prey
93 books — 16 voters
Beauty by Shea CullenIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonTasmanian Devil by David OwenInto That Forest by Louis NowraDiary of a Wombat by Jackie French
Books about Marsupials and Monotremes
88 books — 16 voters

The Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenThe African Leopard by Theodore N. BaileyWild Animal School by Jenny LynneWarrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies OkungbowaMan-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag by Jim Corbett
Books for Leopard Lovers
37 books — 15 voters
The White Puma by R.D. LawrenceThe Ghost Walker by R.D. LawrenceCougar by Alan RabinowitzThe Beast in the Garden by David BaronTrack of the Cat by Nevada Barr
Books about Mountain Lions
52 books — 14 voters

The White Panther by Theodore J. WaldeckJaguar by Alan RabinowitzJaguar's Shadow by Richard MahlerThe Jaguar Princess by Clare BellThe Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Books about Jaguars (Cats)
18 books — 13 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

The Blood Jaguar by Michael H. PayneTrooper by Forrest Bryant JohnsonChia, the Wildcat by Joyce StrangerIn Search of the Scottish Wildcat by Morris AllanBobcat by Kevin Hansen
Books about Small Wild Cats
41 books — 11 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

Spotted Hyena by Hans KruukKings of the Jungle by Daniel S. William FletcherThe Bolds by Julian ClaryEmperor Mage by Tamora PierceThe hunter's reflection by Bálint Makai
Misunderstood: Hyenas
14 books — 6 voters
Building a Better World in Your Backyard - Instead of Being A... by Paul WheatonGreen Economy Reader by Stanislav ShmelevOne Plastic Bag by Miranda PaulSolar Energy On A Shoestring Budget by Jay HamiltonThe Heart of Sustainability by Andres R. Edwards
Sustainability, Ecological Economics, Green Economy
24 books — 6 voters

Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThis Is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
132 books — 5 voters
The Interplay of East and West by Barbara WardMan of the Trees by Paul HanleyAround the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan DroriResilience Thinking by Brian WalkerTrees of Power by Akiva Silver
Forest Health and Restoration
20 books — 4 voters

Reef Fishes by Scott W. MichaelDiamond Dust (Poems From the Black Sea) Volume I by Anca IoviţăScuba Matt's Underwater Adventure by Echo MorganReef Aquarium Fishes by Scott W. MichaelDiamond Dust (Poems From the Black Sea) Volume II by Anca Ioviţă
Reef Aquarium Books
23 books — 3 voters
Can You Hear the Trees Talking? by Peter WohllebenA Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts AstonWe Are the Gardeners by Joanna GainesBecause of an Acorn by Lola M. SchaeferExploring Nature Activity Book for Kids by Kim Andrews
Great Plant Life Books for Families (Digital Formats)
14 books — 3 voters

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