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Cute, strange and awe inspiring creatures that have become more well-known in recent times.

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  • PreS-Gr.2, These adorable animals of the southeast Asian rainforest look huggable, but their bite is poisonous.
    Book, 2025Hallandale, FL : EZ Readers, an imprint of Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2025 — J 599.8 Scally
  • Pres-Gr. 2, An introduction to the Quokka, a western Australian marsupial.
    Book, 2024New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2024 — J 599.22 Rocco
  • K-Gr.2, The life cycle, habit and behaviors of the world's friendliest marsupial.
    Book, 2020New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2020 — J 599.2 Jenner
  • PreS-Gr.2, Read about these adorable racoon-like rainforest animals.
    Book, 2013New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, c2013 — J 599.76 Lynette
  • K-Gr.3, Learn the basic facts about this anything but basic creatures that is similar to a lemur and nocturnal.
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, [2016] — J 599.83 Bluemel Oldfield
  • PreS-Gr 2, This book has fantastic photos, 13 interesting facts and a quiz.
    Book, 2014[Place of publication unknown] : Curious Kids Press, 2014 — J 599.763 Red 2014
  • K-Gr. 3, Living in eastern Himalayas and southwestern China this creature is one of a kind.
    Book, 2015Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2015 — J 599.76 Marsh
  • Gr. 2-3, In this chapter book for children you'll trek deep into the South American rainforest in search of adorable sloths.
    Book, 2019London, England : Dorling Kindersley, 2019 — J 599.31 Buller
  • Gr. 1-4, Lean about the secret life of sloths who spend their days and nights high in the canopy of the rain forest, camouflaged from predators.
    Book, 2021New York : Boyds Mills Press, [2021] — J 599.31 Pringle
  • Narwhal

    the Arctic Unicorn

    Anderson, Justin,
    K - Gr. 2, The exciting journey of a pod of narwhals going north to their summer territory.
    Book, 2022Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022 — J 599.543 Anderson
  • Gr. 2-5, Track the facts about the unicorn of the sea--the narwhal--and its closest relatives
    Book, 2020New York : Random House, [2020] — J 599.543 Osborne
  • Axolotl

    a First Field Guide to the Amphibian That Never Grows Up

    Whited, Jessica LaMae,
    K - Gr. 3, Head into the wild to study axolotls in this field guide for kids. Join axolotl expert Dr. Jessica LaMae Whited as she explains how these cute amphibians can regrow their legs and why they never grow up!
    Book, 2024New York : Neon Squid, 2024 — J 597.858 Whited
  • Cute as An Axolotl

    Discovering the World's Most Adorable Animals

    Keating, Jess,
    K - Gr. 3, Cute is for feathery-gilled axolotls (pronounced: ax-uh-LOT-ulz), shy pygmy hippos, poisonous blue dragons, and armored pangolins. All of these animals are cute, but they've also adapted remarkable ways to survive in their unique…
    Book, 2018New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018 — J 590 Keating
  • K- Gr. 3, Dive deep into the sea with this wild looking creature that has a light of their own.
    Book, 2014Minneapolis, MN : Bellwether Media, Inc., 2014 — J 597.62 Leaf 2014
  • Gr. 3- 6, Introduces deep-sea anglerfish; discusses their physical characteristics, eating habits, and breeding habits; and highlights other fearsome fish, including the viperfish, wolffish, and blobfish.
    Book, 2012Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, 2012 — J 597 Lynette
  • Capybara

    a First Field Guide to the Biggest Rodent in the World

    Mata, Julia,
    K - Gr. 3, You might know that capybaras are totally adorable and are related to guinea pigs, but there's so much more to learn about these cuddly creatures!
    Book, 2024New York : Neon Squid, 2024 — J 599.35 Mata
  • K-Gr. 3, See how a baby capybara spends its day, how it communicates with others, and how it will join a herd of other capybaras and stay with them for the rest of the animal's life.
    Book, 2013New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, c2013 — J 599.35 Lynette 2013
  • K-Gr. 2, Learn all about the cute amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles in our wild world.
    Book, 2025New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic. Inc., 2025 — J 590 Maloney
  • Gr. 3 -6, Big photos pair with upbeat descriptions that highlight each critter's crazy cool skills and unique behaviors.
    Book, 2021Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2021] — J 590 Cutest
  • Like No Other

    Earth's Coolest One-of-a-kind Creatures

    Collard, Sneed B.,
    K-Gr. 3, Read about thirteen unusual animals, from the secretarybird to the tuatara, unique due to their adaptations and isolation on their own branch of the evolutionary tree.
    Book, 2024New York : Kane Press, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024 — J 590 Collard