Image resource ©International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Acinonyx jubatus.
Check your local library, bookstore or online for these
& other great books about Cheetahs.
"Cheetah Fast"
Recommended by Ren, age 2
by Savannah Lehman
©2022
"Spot's Busy Day in the Bushveld."
Good for ages 5 - 10 yrs.
Story plus fact section
by Tanja Nayak
Illustrated by Nate Myers
©2022
"Cheetahs"
by Ann Squire
©2005 Scholastic Inc.
"Cheetahs" by Gloria G. Schkaepfer ©2002 Benchmark Books
"My Cheetah Family" by Matto H. Barfuss ©1998 Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
"The Cheetah" by Nathan Aaseng ©2002 Lucent Books, Inc.
"Cheetahs, Nature's Predators" by Nathan Aaseng ©2002 Gale Group, Inc.
"Zoobooks®" Published by Wildlife Education, Ltd.®. ©March 2000 Vol. 17 Number 6.
"How Fast is a Cheetah?" by Jinny Johnson ©1995 Marshall Editions.
"The Cheetah. Fast as Lightning." by Dupont and Tracqui ©1992 Readers Digest.
"How it was with Dooms. A true story from Africa." by Xan Hopcraft and Carol Cawthra Hopecraft ©1997 Aladdin.
"Cheetahs for Kids" by Winnie MacPherson ©1998 Northwood Press.
"Cheetahs" by Gloria G. Schkaepfer ©2002 Benchmark Books
"My Cheetah Family" by Matto H. Barfuss ©1998 Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
"The Cheetah" by Nathan Aaseng ©2002 Lucent Books, Inc.
"Cheetahs, Nature's Predators" by Nathan Aaseng ©2002 Gale Group, Inc.
"Zoobooks®" Published by Wildlife Education, Ltd.®. ©March 2000 Vol. 17 Number 6.
"How Fast is a Cheetah?" by Jinny Johnson ©1995 Marshall Editions.
"The Cheetah. Fast as Lightning." by Dupont and Tracqui ©1992 Readers Digest.
"How it was with Dooms. A true story from Africa." by Xan Hopcraft and Carol Cawthra Hopecraft ©1997 Aladdin.
"Cheetahs for Kids" by Winnie MacPherson ©1998 Northwood Press.
"Chewbaaka" Written by Dr. Lauire Marker Illustrated by Jesse Jordan ©2017
"A Future for Cheetahs" by Dr. Laurie Marker and Suzi Eszterhas ©2014"Ruuxa & Raina: A Cheetah and Dog's True Story of Friendship and Miracles" by Georgeanne Irvine ©2018
“Cheetahs! Learn About Cheetahs and Enjoy Colorful Pictures - Look and Learn!” by Becky Wolff ©2012
"African Critters" by Robert Haas.
“Amazing Animals: Cheetahs” by Kate Riggs ©2011
“National Geographic Readers: Cheetahs” by Laura Marsh ©2011
“Caring for Cheetahs: My African Adventure” by Rosanna Hansen ©2010
“Face to Face With Cheetahs” (Face to Face with Animals) ©2008
"Cheetah Cubs" (Penguin Young Readers, L3) by Ginjer L. Clarke and Lucia Washburn ©2007
This story is based on Dr. Marker's beloved cheetah, Chewbaaka. He was raised at the Cheetah Conservation Fund because he was orphaned at 10 days. Chewbaaka became the Ambassador cheetah in the community helping to educate humans about saving his species.
