Curriculum Resources

Animal Community

Best Friends: The True Story of the World’s Most Beloved Animal Shelter by Samantha Glen and Mary Tyler Moore (Middle/High School)
Ethics into Action: Henry Spira and the Animal Rights Movement by P. Singer (Middle/High School)
Endangered Species: What If We Do Nothing? by Sean Sheehan (Elementary)
Good Morning Gorillas (Magic Tree House Series) by Mary Pope Osborne (Elementary/Middle School)
Just For Elephants by Carol Buckley (Elementary/Middle School)
Let’s Go Visit Best Friends Animal Sanctuary by Nola Lee Kelsey (Elementary)
My Name is Henley: My Life And Times As A Rescued Dog by Judith Kristen (Middle/High School)
Oh, The Pets You Can Get! by Tish Rabe and Joe Mathieu (Elementary)
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle (Elementary)
Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays by Peg Kehret (Middle School)
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (High School)
Strolling With Our Kin: Speaking for and Respecting Voiceless Animals by Marc Bekoff (High School)
Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species by Alexandra Wright (Elementary)

Animal Legal Defense Fund – www.aldf.org
Animal Shelter – www.animalshelter.org
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) – www.aspca.org
Endangered Species International – www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org
Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries – www.sanctuaryfederation.org
Green People – www.greenpeople.org
Humane Education Network – www.hennet.org
Humane Society – www.humanesociety.org
In Defense of Animals – www.idausa.org
National Geographic - www.nationalgeographic.com
National Wildlife Federation - www.nwf.org
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) – www.peta.org
Project Wild (K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide) – www.projectwild.org
Wildlife Land Trust – www.wlt.org