Connecticut's Animals

Connecticut has a wide variety of plants and animals in Connecticut.  There are over 40 species of mammals, over 50 species of reptiles and amphibians, and at least 400 species of birds.  

Trueflix: Sign into Trueflix -->My United States -->Connecticut--> Chapter 1 (click the Read to Me button if you would like the text read to you) 

eBooks:

• It's My State!: Connecticut by Michael Burgan (page 17-21) (available through Destiny Discover)

• Connecticut by Mari Kesselring (page 10-11) (available through Epic!)

Websites:

• Animals

  • Mammals

  • Reptiles and Amphibians

  • Birds

  • Just for Kids Connecticut Wildlife

  • National Geographic (scroll down to Wildlife)

  • Endangered Species

Magazines:

• Connecticut Studies Weekly: Connecticut Wildlife Section (Weeks 1-28)

Library Books:

• Connecticut, Connecticut: Past and Present by Laura La Bella (page 12)

• Connecticut (United States) by Jim Ollhoff (page 14-17)

• Connecticut (Hello U.S.A.) by Amy Gelman (page 14-15, 73)

• Connecticut: The Constitution State by Robin Koontz (page 12-13)