Habitats Annotated Bibliography (Comparison Chart)

	Setting	Summary Description	Subject Headings	Genre	Themes
Anybody Home? Natl Geographic Society	Set on a cliff overlooking the sea. There is no time element.	Mama (Mirabelle) and the gang help two lost baby birds find their way home. To help the kids learn about animal homes, Mama’s home movies show different habitats on the ground, in the sea, and in the sky. Finally, the little birds see somewhere familiar, and Mama knows just where to take them. These cliff swallows belong in muddy safety on the side of cliffs!	Animals -- Habitations -- Fiction.	Realistic Fiction. K-3	Animal Homes in the ground, sea, and sky
Burrows, nests & lairs: animal architects Spada, A	There is no time element. Various animal habitations, located in the ground, sea, and sky.	Reference book that showcases wild creatures all around the world, nesting, burrowing, and building their shelters. Enter the cozy houses of rabbits, mice, moles, and platypuses; the intricate cities of bee hives and coral reefs; and unusual birds’ nests that are sewn together and decorated.	Animals/ Habitations / Juvenile Nonfiction	Nonfiction. K-3	Animal Homes in the ground, sea, and sky
Footprints in the snow. Benjamin, C., & Rogers, J. (1994).	There is no time element. Various snow animal habitations located on land masses.	Children first see the tracks and footprints of homes of animals such as a deer, an owl, and a bear--as well as a little girl.	Animal tracks Fiction. Animals Habitations Fiction.	Realistic Fiction	Animal tracks and footprints. Markings that identify that certain animals are nearby.
Animal tracks and traces. Kudlinski, K. V., & Morgan-Vanroyen, M. (1991).	There is no time element. Various animal habitations located on land masses.	Discusses the tracks, scents, nests, food remains, and other traces left by various animals and the clues thus provided regarding their behavior.	Animal tracks Non Fiction. Animals Habitations Non Fiction.	Nonfiction	Animal tracks, scents, and footprints. Markings that identify that certain animals are nearby.
Chester Cricket's new home. Selden, G., & Williams, G. (1983).	There is no time element. Set in a metropolitan city.	Chester Cricket misses his home in the country and gets a tour of new homes in the city.	Crickets Habitats. Crickets Fiction	Juvenile Fiction	Crickets homes. Various animal homes.
Crickets. Hall, M. (2005).	There is no time element. Various habitations of crickets.	Describes the physical characteristics and habits of crickets.	Crickets Habitats. Crickets Fiction	Juvenile Nonfiction	Crickets homes. Various animal homes.
SpongeBob SquarePants. Tales from Bikini Bottom. Hillenburg, S. (2004).	There is no time element. Set in an ocean environment at various depths- Coral reefs	Spongebob the sea sponge tries to circumvent actions from other marine animals to destroy his home.	Marine Animals fiction.	Juvenile Fiction.	Marine animals homes.
The underwater alphabet book. Pallotta, J., & Stewart, E. (1991).	There is no time element. Set primarily in ocean waters..	Names of various marine/ocean animals.	Marine Animals Nonfiction	Juvenile Nonfiction	Marine animal homes.