# 7th grade books about animals

**4** books commonly assigned to 7th grade students in US schools that explore animals. Every title's grade range covers 7th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 7th grade  ·  **Theme:** animals
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 7th grade animals reading list

- [Old Yeller](https://readinglist.school/book/old-yeller) by Fred Gipson _(Grades 5–8 · pub 1956)_
- [Rascal](https://readinglist.school/book/rascal) by Sterling North _(Grades 5–8 · pub 1963)_
- [Summer of the Monkeys](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-monkeys) by Wilson Rawls _(Grades 4–7 · pub 1976)_
- [The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-caves) by Lindsey Leigh _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2024)_

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