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what novels for a 9 year old who loves animals?

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parietal · 20/04/2020 22:37

my 9 year old only likes books that feature animals + adventures. So she loved Podkin One-year and all the Narnia books. What else is there of that type?

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FionaCorkesWardrobebyKamizole · 21/04/2020 17:42

The Warriors series by Erin Hunter has been a total hit with my 9 yr old (obsessed with cats!)

EwwSprouts · 21/04/2020 17:37

Zoobreak
The poet's dog
Hoot - Hiaasen
The hundred mile an hour dog

Whathappenedtothelego · 21/04/2020 13:58

Megan Rix. Most of them are about dogs, my Dd loves them.

Anactoria · 21/04/2020 13:54

The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann. Dann also wrote many other children’s books with animals as the protagonist.

Bobkitten · 21/04/2020 13:47

Has she read all of those first 4 suggestions? If so, what did she make of Animal Farm? My 10 year old has read 3 of them, but not Animal Farm - I wasn’t sure if he was mature yet enough to appreciate the book’s message.
Does she only like mammals or does she also appreciate invertebrates? If so, she might appreciate the Beetle Boy series.

Fluora · 21/04/2020 13:25

Leopard adventure is the first in a series of four by Anthony McGowan. They are follow ups to the amazing Willard Price books I used to adore as a child.

Ricekrispie22 · 21/04/2020 13:19

White Giraffe series by Lauren St John
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
The Last Wild
Evie and the Animals
The Girl Who Speaks Bear
Varjak Paw series
Dreamseeker Trilogy
Wolf Brother
One Boy and His Dog

Sgtmajormummy · 21/04/2020 12:53

The Secret Garden?

ItsABitOfAShitFightMate · 21/04/2020 12:32

Charlotte’s Web
The Way to White Deer Park

BlueChampagne · 21/04/2020 12:26

Both a bit vintage, but:

Olga da Polga
The Travels of Oggy

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parietal · 21/04/2020 11:40

thanks, we've had all of those. and the Michael Morpurgo ones too.

anything among modern books? when I look in the shops (Amazon these days), there are masses of magic/fantasy books and a fair number of 'real kids in schools' books but not many good animal stories.

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Star555 · 21/04/2020 01:01

Also anything by Gerald Durrell for animals+humour. Start with My Family and Other Animals.

RhubarbFizz · 21/04/2020 01:00

The Lauren St John books set in Africa are good - White Giraffe is one. Think there are four.

Star555 · 21/04/2020 00:51

Wind in the Willows
Black Beauty
Watership Down
Animal Farm

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parietal · 20/04/2020 22:38

podkin one-year should of course be Podkin One Ear !

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