Best Animal Books of All Time!

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Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,942 ratings
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Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating — 475,395 ratings
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl 4.10 avg rating — 12,464 ratings
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain 4.23 avg rating — 545,685 ratings
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Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived 4.22 avg rating — 12,353 ratings
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Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish 3.94 avg rating — 3,497 ratings
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The Call of the Wild / White Fang
The Call of the Wild / White Fang 4.12 avg rating — 78,578 ratings
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating — 167,140 ratings
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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 3.87 avg rating — 62,008 ratings
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Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him 4.20 avg rating — 8,992 ratings
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Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog 4.22 avg rating — 19,800 ratings
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Lad: A Dog (Lad, #1)
Lad: A Dog (Lad, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 9,109 ratings
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Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love 4.06 avg rating — 13,086 ratings
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The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer 3.86 avg rating — 60,746 ratings
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I, Toto: The Autobiography of Terry, the Dog Who Was Toto
I, Toto: The Autobiography of Terry, the Dog Who Was Toto 4.11 avg rating — 172 ratings
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Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived
Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived 4.28 avg rating — 1,504 ratings
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Dog Medicine
Dog Medicine 4.25 avg rating — 4,278 ratings
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Judy: A Dog In A Million
Judy: A Dog In A Million 4.36 avg rating — 1,198 ratings
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Elle & Coach: Diabetes, the Fight for My Daughter's Life, and the Dog Who Changed Everything
Elle & Coach: Diabetes, the Fight for My Daughter's Life, and the Dog Who Changed Everything 4.35 avg rating — 474 ratings
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A Street Cat Named Bob
A Street Cat Named Bob 3.99 avg rating — 59,150 ratings
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Horrie The War Dog: The Story of Australia's Most Famous Dog
Horrie The War Dog: The Story of Australia's Most Famous Dog 4.21 avg rating — 237 ratings
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The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic 4.19 avg rating — 3,530 ratings
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Explorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures
Explorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures
by: J.Z. Hunt
4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Don't Dump the Dog: Outrageous Stories and Simple Solutions to Your Worst Dog Behavior Problems
Don't Dump the Dog: Outrageous Stories and Simple Solutions to Your Worst Dog Behavior Problems 4.35 avg rating — 420 ratings
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Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul: Celebrating Pets as Family with Stories About Cats, Dogs and Other Critters
Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul: Celebrating Pets as Family with Stories About Cats, Dogs and Other Critters 4.15 avg rating — 1,288 ratings
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Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves 4.21 avg rating — 25,555 ratings
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Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog
Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog 4.09 avg rating — 5,102 ratings
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Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats, and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter
Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats, and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter 4.12 avg rating — 422 ratings
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A Dog's Purpose (A Dog's Purpose, #1)
A Dog's Purpose (A Dog's Purpose, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 138,368 ratings
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A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion
A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion 4.06 avg rating — 6,902 ratings
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Cadaver Dog
Cadaver Dog 4.19 avg rating — 290 ratings
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Lessons from Tara: Life Advice from the World’s Most Brilliant Dog
Lessons from Tara: Life Advice from the World’s Most Brilliant Dog 4.22 avg rating — 946 ratings
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Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America's Canine Heroes
Soldier Dogs: The Untold Story of America's Canine Heroes 3.96 avg rating — 1,723 ratings
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Starting With Max: How a Wise Stray Dog Gave Me Strength and Inspiration
Starting With Max: How a Wise Stray Dog Gave Me Strength and Inspiration
by: Ying Ying
3.76 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Dog That Saved Stewart Coolidge
The Dog That Saved Stewart Coolidge
by: Jim Kraus
4.05 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero 4.04 avg rating — 11,969 ratings
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A Dog's Gift: The Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man's Best Friend
A Dog's Gift: The Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man's Best Friend
by: Bob Drury
3.96 avg rating — 167 ratings
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A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher
A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher 3.70 avg rating — 1,649 ratings
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Dog Crazy
Dog Crazy 3.85 avg rating — 2,572 ratings
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Ramblefoot
Ramblefoot 3.98 avg rating — 168 ratings
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On Toby's Terms
On Toby's Terms 4.30 avg rating — 92 ratings
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Puri: In Search of Paradise
Puri: In Search of Paradise really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Zip & Milly: Big Water #1-7
Zip & Milly: Big Water #1-7 4.71 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Walking Back to Happiness
Walking Back to Happiness 4.01 avg rating — 4,453 ratings
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,173 ratings
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Big Ole Striped Silas
Big Ole Striped Silas 4.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Timbuktu
Timbuktu 3.72 avg rating — 16,499 ratings
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Sit, Stay, Love (Rescue Me, #2)
Sit, Stay, Love (Rescue Me, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 747 ratings
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A New Leash on Love (Rescue Me, #1)
A New Leash on Love (Rescue Me, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,190 ratings
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The Dog Lived
The Dog Lived 4.02 avg rating — 2,835 ratings
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The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,234 ratings
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Planet Elephant: A Story of Family, Love and the Global Wildlife Trade
Planet Elephant: A Story of Family, Love and the Global Wildlife Trade 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants
Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants 3.78 avg rating — 101 ratings
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Watership Down
Watership Down 4.09 avg rating — 499,173 ratings
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The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances
The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances 3.31 avg rating — 2,386 ratings
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A Bear Called Paddington
A Bear Called Paddington 4.24 avg rating — 85,617 ratings
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Search Dogs and Me: One Man and his Life-Saving Dogs
Search Dogs and Me: One Man and his Life-Saving Dogs 4.33 avg rating — 61 ratings
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,696 ratings
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Buster: The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives
Buster: The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives 4.15 avg rating — 308 ratings
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Free Days With George: Learning Life's Little Lessons from One Very Big Dog
Free Days With George: Learning Life's Little Lessons from One Very Big Dog 4.41 avg rating — 1,534 ratings
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Saving Simon: How a Rescue Donkey Taught Me the Meaning of Compassion
Saving Simon: How a Rescue Donkey Taught Me the Meaning of Compassion
by: Jon Katz
4.13 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
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No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII
No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII 4.18 avg rating — 2,132 ratings
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Hachi-Ko: The Samurai Dog
Hachi-Ko: The Samurai Dog 4.48 avg rating — 237 ratings
64.
The Cat Who Came for Christmas (Compleat Cat #1)
The Cat Who Came for Christmas (Compleat Cat #1) 3.78 avg rating — 5,193 ratings
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Our Dogs, Ourselves
Our Dogs, Ourselves 3.52 avg rating — 1,036 ratings
66.
Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era
Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era 4.17 avg rating — 14,017 ratings
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Dog Heroes of September 11th: A Tribute to America's Search and Rescue Dogs
Dog Heroes of September 11th: A Tribute to America's Search and Rescue Dogs 4.47 avg rating — 394 ratings
68.
The Dog Master: A Novel of the First Dog
The Dog Master: A Novel of the First Dog 4.15 avg rating — 4,497 ratings
69.
Lessons from Shadow: My Life Lessons for Boys and Girls
Lessons from Shadow: My Life Lessons for Boys and Girls 4.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Maria's Duck Tales: Wildlife Stories From My Garden
Maria's Duck Tales: Wildlife Stories From My Garden 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Todo in Tuscany: The Dog at the Villa
Todo in Tuscany: The Dog at the Villa 4.13 avg rating — 62 ratings
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This Side of Wild: Mutts, Mares, and Laughing Dinosaurs
This Side of Wild: Mutts, Mares, and Laughing Dinosaurs 3.84 avg rating — 953 ratings
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Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend 3.53 avg rating — 4,938 ratings
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Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human 3.79 avg rating — 774 ratings
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Lucky For Me
Lucky For Me 3.74 avg rating — 121 ratings
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Lucky Goes to Sea
Lucky Goes to Sea 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,103 ratings
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Sounder
Sounder 3.97 avg rating — 31,162 ratings
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Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey 4.20 avg rating — 15,861 ratings
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What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World
What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World 3.98 avg rating — 1,841 ratings
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Original Dog Bible: The Definitive Source for All Things Dog (CompanionHouse Books) Your Dog, A to Z - Training, Behavior, and Grooming Tips, Breed Profiles, Health Remedies, Fun Activities, and More
Original Dog Bible: The Definitive Source for All Things Dog (CompanionHouse Books) Your Dog, A to Z - Training, Behavior, and Grooming Tips, Breed Profiles, Health Remedies, Fun Activities, and More 4.19 avg rating — 74 ratings
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The Railway Dog: The True Story of an Australian Outback Dog
The Railway Dog: The True Story of an Australian Outback Dog 4.12 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Ninety-Five: Meeting America's Farmed Animals in Stories and Photographs
Ninety-Five: Meeting America's Farmed Animals in Stories and Photographs 4.64 avg rating — 67 ratings
84.
Uggie, the Artist: My Story
Uggie, the Artist: My Story 3.93 avg rating — 186 ratings
84.
The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating — 52,463 ratings
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The Yearling
The Yearling 4.03 avg rating — 30,134 ratings
87.
Stormy, Misty's Foal
Stormy, Misty's Foal 4.08 avg rating — 19,998 ratings
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Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog
Laika's Window: The Legacy of a Soviet Space Dog 4.03 avg rating — 159 ratings
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The First Dog
The First Dog
by: Jan Brett
3.95 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
90.
War Dog
War Dog 4.29 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
91.
Dogwatching
Dogwatching 3.83 avg rating — 392 ratings
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Dog-o-Pedia
Dog-o-Pedia really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and his Street-wise Cat
The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and his Street-wise Cat 4.28 avg rating — 10,579 ratings
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Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself
Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself 3.85 avg rating — 1,007 ratings
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A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me
A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me
by: Jon Katz
4.12 avg rating — 5,223 ratings
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Claude: A Dog of the Sixties
Claude: A Dog of the Sixties it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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One Good Dog
One Good Dog 4.11 avg rating — 17,615 ratings
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Sirius: The Dog Star
Sirius: The Dog Star 3.47 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of "Unadoptables" Taught Me About Service, Hope, and Healing
The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of "Unadoptables" Taught Me About Service, Hope, and Healing 4.20 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
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The Ruby of Carminel
The Ruby of Carminel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
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