African Animals

A guide to information at the Elmhurst Public Library

Reference Books

• Amazing Animals of the World  (J Ref 591 Ama)
• Encyclopedia of Mammals  (J Ref 599 Enc)
• International Wildlife Encyclopedia  (J Ref 591 Int)

Books

Books on African animals, available for checkout, can be found under the Dewey Decimal call number J 591.96.  Each individual animal has its own call number, for example:

J 598.5	Ostriches
J 599.61	African Elephants
J 599.638	Giraffes
J 599.6657	Zebras
J 599.757	Lions

To find books on individual animals, do a keyword search on the Library’s catalog, or ask a librarian to help you.

Databases

• Scholastic GO! Nearly 1,200 articles on all kinds of animals, complete with information, photographs and Web links.
• World Book Encyclopedia More than 25,000 encyclopedia articles for students from grades 4 through 12.

Websites

• The African Wildlife Foundation