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The Man Who Didn't Like Animals

by Deborah Underwood

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:North Carolina Children's Book Award

The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood is assigned in US schools at grades k–3. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where The Man Who Didn't Like Animals is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades K–3
Age range
Ages 5–9
First published
2024
Genre
Picture Book
ISBN-13
9780358567134

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About this book

A tidy man who wants nothing to do with animals lets in one cat, then one dog, and slowly becomes the farmer of the song; an Old MacDonald origin story.

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Why widely assigned

This Picture Book title, typically at grades k–3. Written in the 2020s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

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Common questions

What grade level is The Man Who Didn't Like Animals?
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–3. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What curricula assign The Man Who Didn't Like Animals?
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals appears on reading lists for North Carolina Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Man Who Didn't Like Animals banned in schools?
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

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How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades K–3 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.

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