RILINK Schools: Edward S. Rhodes Library: Grade 3: Animal Research

Research Project

Use the online resources on this page

to research and report on an animal.

Books in the Library

There are many animal books in the library in the Nonfiction Section at Dewey Decimal Number 590-599. Find and choose a book about your animal on book week.

The Animal Book by Steve Jenkins
ISBN: 054755799X
Publication Date: 2013-10-29
Animals smooth and spiky, fast and slow, hop and waddle through the two hundred plus pages of the Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins's most impressive nonfiction offering yet. Sections such as Animal Senses, Animal Extremes and The Story of Life burst with fascinating facts and infographics that will excite trivia buffs.

Online Reference Sources

Always start in the encyclopedia!

Websites about Animals

National Geographic Kids
Facts about animals studied by National Geographic scientists.
National Wildlife Federation
Lots of information about all kinds of animals.
PBS Nature
Information about a variety of animals in the world.
World Wildlife Organization
A directory of many animal species.
Wild Kratts Creaturepedia
Interactive facts about animals by the Kratt brothers.

Edward S. Rhodes Library: Grade 3: Animal Research

Research Project

Books in the Library

Online Reference Sources

Websites about Animals

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