Books About Food Chains · 28 titles considered

The Best Food Chains Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about food chains? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

Sharks and Other Predators
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1996

The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten

By Patricia Relf, Bruce Degen, Joanna Cole, Scholastic Productions, Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator) · The Magic School Bus TV Tie-Ins series

A beach trip turns into an ocean adventure to uncover the link between a sandwich and pond scum.

32 pages· 1,629 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud
4.4/5 Goodreads · 4,611 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2017

If Sharks Disappeared

What if sharks vanished? Discover the ocean's fate.

40 pages· 411 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
4.3/5 Goodreads · 1,077 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2015

Sharks and Other Predators

Uncover shark secrets and predator mysteries with Jack and Annie's fact-finding adventure.

128 pages· 6,400 words· Est. 54 min read
4.2/5 Goodreads · 165 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2003

Food Chain Frenzy

A reluctant student faces a wild field trip exploring ecosystems and food chains with a quirky teacher and a know-it-all cousin.

92 pages· 11,184 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
4.2/5 Goodreads · 303 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2003

Dolphins and Sharks

Uncover dolphin mysteries and shark secrets with Jack and Annie's fact-finding adventure.

128 pages· 5,305 words· Est. 59 min read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 1,208 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2020

13 Ways to Eat a Fly

By Sue Heavenrich, David Clark (Illustrator)

Watch as thirteen flies vanish, one by one, in a hilarious predator-prey countdown.

32 pages· 747 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
4.1/5 Goodreads · 325 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2013

Carnivores

By Aaron Reynolds, Dan Santat (Illustrator)

Carnivores struggle with loneliness and fitting in. Can they find acceptance?

36 pages· 631 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
4.1/5 Goodreads · 2,408 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2009

Sparrow Girl

By Sara Pennypacker, Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator)

A girl defies her village to save sparrows during China's 'Sparrow War.'

40 pages· 1,597 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud
4.1/5 Goodreads · 575 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 5–6 · 2009

La niña de los gorriones

By Sara Pennypacker, Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator)

A girl defies a decree to save sparrows from extinction.

32 pages
4.1/5 Goodreads · 575 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Explore how food choices impact health and longevity worldwide.

352 pages· 67,767 words· Est. 9.5 hour read
4.0/5 Goodreads · 3,576 ratings
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Food Chains Picture Books

Illustrated read-alouds about food chains for preschool and elementary-age readers.

Secrets of the Garden

Ages 5–9 · 2012

Explore the wonders of a backyard garden's food chain through a child's eyes.

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

Ages 4–8 · 1999

A red-eyed tree frog navigates a rainforest, seeking food and evading predators.

Who Eats What?

Ages 4–8 · 1994

Discover the vital connections in Earth's intricate food chain.

Dory Story

Ages 4–8 · 2000

Forbidden solo trip leads to unexpected ocean encounters.

Morris Mole

Ages 4–8 · 2017

A small mole must find courage to save his community from hunger.

Gobble It Up!
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Gobble It Up!

Ages 4–8 · 2008

Predators hunt prey in a wild feast of survival.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shark!

Ages 3–5

An old lady swallows a shark and more. What will she gulp down next?

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Food Scarcity and Hunger

Ages 8–11 · 2022

Why do millions go hungry despite abundant food? Discover the truth.

A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea

Ages 2–6 · 2022

Dive into a singalong journey through the ocean's food chain.

Curious George Farm to Table

Ages 4–7 · 2016

A masa mishap leads to an adventure uncovering its origins.

Is It a Food Web or a Food Chain?
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Is It a Food Web or a Food Chain?

Ages 5–8 · 2021

Explore the journey of energy through nature's food chains.

Food Chains in a Tide Pool Habitat

Ages 5–10 · 2001

Explore the hidden world of tide pools and their intricate food chains.

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Food Chains Chapter Books & Middle Grade

Longer stories about food chains for developing and independent readers.

The Chocopocalypse

Ages 8–12 · 2016

A looming chocopocalypse threatens the world. Can Jelly uncover the truth before it's too late?

The World of Food Chains with Max Axiom Super Scientist

Ages 8–14 · 2007

Explore the secrets of food chains and energy webs with Max Axiom.

Wolf Island

Ages 6–9 · 1989

What happens when wolves vanish from an island's ecosystem?

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