{"id":17936,"date":"2023-09-01T17:16:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/2023\/09\/wildlife-books\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:17:20","slug":"10-picture-books-about-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/10-picture-books-about-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Picture Books About Wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em>Originally published in TEACH Magazine, <a href=\"\/issues\/sep-oct-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">September\/October 2023 Issue<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By Kelsey McCallum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With National Wildlife Day having just passed on September 4, and World Animal Day coming up a month later (October 4), now is the perfect time to raise discussions with students about animal welfare, endangered species, and the incredibly diverse array of wildlife that exists on this planet. 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