# 8th grade books about animals

**3** books commonly assigned to 8th grade students in US schools that explore animals. Every title's grade range covers 8th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 8th grade  ·  **Theme:** animals
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 8th grade animals reading list

- [Airborn](https://readinglist.school/book/airborn) by Kenneth Oppel _(Grades 6–8 · pub 1997)_
- [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)_

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