Books About Giant Pandas
This month Estabrook's Library offers a group of books which are all about Giant Pandas, so many of the titles are very similar, even though the books themselves are quite different. The third grades are studying these interesting endangered animals. If you think that January books should be about winter and snow check the book list from last January which still has a bunch of good books on winter themes. We also have a list of books by authors born in January and about people born in January. We also have a number of Panda web site links in our Hot Links section.
The Giant Panda by Jin Xuqui and Marcus Kappler, translated by Noel Simon, G.P.Putnam's Sons, New York, 1986
This book has a clear text about panda behavior and habitat that is based on the research by Chinese Zoologists and has many excellent color photographs of pandas in their natural habitat.
Giant Pandas by Kay McDearmon, Dodd Mead & Co., New York, 1986
This book which discusses panda behavior, life cycle, and enemies is illustrated with black and white photographs of pandas both in zoos and in the wild.
Pandas by Donna K. Grosvenor with photos by the author and paintings by George Founds, National Geographic Society, New York, 1973
This book describes panda behavior but is mainly illustrated with photos of pandas in zoos including Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing who lived in the National Zoo in Washington, DC for many years.
Giant Pandas by Ovid K. Wong, Ph.D., Childrens Press, Chicago, 1987
With color photographs from many sources, this book covers panda characteristics, habitat, social life, behavior in zoos, and conservation efforts.
The Giant Panda by Lynne Martin, Young Scott Books, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA 1972
With more text than photos this book describes the panda and its habits but concentrates on the search for them by zoos and their scarcity.
Giant pandas by John Bonnett Wexo, Zoological Consultant Charles R. Schroeder, D.V. M., Scientific Consultant Dr. George B. Schaller, Ph. D., Creative Education, Inc., Mankato, MN, 1989
A 24 page mini-encyclopedia about pandas with a mix of illustrations and photos.
Panda by Susan Bonners, Delacourte Press, New York,1978
A story about one panda cub illustrated by the author in watercolors
Zoobooks Pandas by John Bonnett Wexo, July 1998 Volume 15, Number 10 Zoobooks, Wildlife Education Ltd., San Diego, CA
This issue of Zoobooks magazine includes a lot of information about pandas, panda puzzles, and other activities related to pandas.
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