Celebrate World Animal Day with a Species Storybook Giveaway!
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We're excited to launch a Species Storybook Giveaway. Our new storybooks, available in English and Spanish, are beautifully illustrated and use kid-friendly language and visuals to bring some of nature’s most iconic wildlife alive.
From the tigers in Ranthambore National Park to the polar bears in Churchill, Canada, this set of five storybooks introduces young readers to five different wildlife species and the wild places they call home, weaving together habitat, geography, and conservation into age-appropriate stories. Whether you use these stories in independent reading or class read-alouds, the books are designed for Pre-K - 3rd grade students and introduce new vocabulary and age-appropriate science concepts.
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STEAM Guides
Take learning even further with our accompanying downloadable STEAM Guides, featuring hands-on activities inspired by the real-world connections beyond the storybook page.
Download either the English or Spanish language versions
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How to Get Your Set of Five Storybooks
Step 1: Sign Up
Fill out our interest form between October 4th and November 4th, 2026 or until supplies last, and you will receive a complete set of our new Species Storybooks, in English or in Spanish, to share with your student learners.
Step 2: Check your Inbox and Mailbox
Submissions will be reviewed in the order that they are received and applicants will be notified via email they will be receiving a set of storybooks.
You’ll receive your storybooks in the mail once the giveaway has ended.
If the supplies are no longer available, you can still access our digital storybooks.
Step 3: Using Storybooks in the Classroom and Beyond
Read the books to spark discussion around each species, the habitats they depend on, and how people near and far can help protect them. Each book highlights key vocabulary to search for throughout the story, plus three ways readers can start making a difference for that animal. Then extend the learning with hands-on activities from the accompanying STEAM Guide, which helps students dig deeper into how each species can thrive.
Step 4: Share Your Experience
After receiving the storybooks and integrating them into your students' learning, please share photos and stories of any notable student activities or reflections using the accompanying STEAM Guides. You can email us at [email protected] or upload photos and comments and tag us on the Wild Classroom Facebook page.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can participate?
This giveaway is open across the country to all educators in formal and nonformal settings, including librarians, counselors, homeschoolers, as well as anyone interested in sharing the learning that each storybook provides.
What materials are provided?
When you sign up to be a part of our Species Storybook giveaway, you will receive a complete set of five English or Spanish storybooks that are mailed to you. The set will include:
- The Polar Bear Capital of the World
- The Magnificent Monarch Migration
- Coming Ashore with Sea Turtles
- Wild Tigers in Wild Places
- Where River Dolphins Swim
How can I use these books with students?
Each of the five storybooks introduces learners to a remarkable species, its habitat, the conservation challenges it faces, and ways to take action to protect the species and its habitat. Accompanying each storybook is a STEAM Guide containing correlating hands-on activity ideas that blend science, technology, engineering, art, and math, turning the storybooks into an interactive learning adventure that encourages creativity and problem-solving.
You can download the accompanying STEAM Guides online for each of the coordinating storybooks in either English or Spanish.
How will I know if I am going to receive a set of storybooks?
Submissions will be reviewed in the order they are received. You will receive an email letting you know if you have been selected to receive a set of storybooks in your chosen language, English or Spanish. Storybooks are available while supplies last.