Backyard Safari Books in Order
Backyard Safari contains 21 books, published between 2010 and 2014. The first book is Beetles (2010) and the newest is Hummingbirds (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2010–2014
- Pages on record
- 408 in 13 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 6.8–10 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 408 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
Backyard Safari is a juvenile literature series on identifying animals and insects. Subjects across the run include beetles, birds, blue jays, raccoons and hummingbirds, with bird watching and science among the listed topics. The 21 catalogued volumes appeared between 2010 and 2014, opening with Beetles (2010) and reaching Hummingbirds (2014). Credits are split across several writers: Trudi Trueit is named on 10 volumes, Will Mara on 7, Steven Otfinoski on 4 and Nanci R. Vargus on one. Median volume length is 32 pages.
How many Backyard Safari books are there?
Backyard Safari has 21 books, released between 2010 and 2014.
Backyard Safari Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Backyard Safari books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Beetles2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 2Grasshoppers2010 · 23 pages · confirmed 1/42010231/4
- 3Birds2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 4Caterpillars and Butterflies2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 5Frogs and Toads2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 6Spiders2012 · 33 pages · confirmed 1/42012331/4
- 7Squirrels2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 8Owls2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 9Rabbits2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 10Fireflies2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 11Bats2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 12Ants2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 13Dragonflies2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 14Slugs, Snails, and Worms2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 15Blue Jays2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 16Robins2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 17Cardinals2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 18Woodpeckers2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 19Crows2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 20Raccoons2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 21Hummingbirds2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
Where to start with Backyard Safari
Start with Beetles (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Backyard Safari book?
Hummingbirds (2014) is the newest Backyard Safari book released so far.
Is there a new Backyard Safari book coming?
No next Backyard Safari book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Backyard Safari at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Backyard Safari title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Backyard Safari books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 408 pages across the 13 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Backyard Safari books, 21 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 21 titles, 10 are credited to Trudi Trueit, 7 to Will Mara, 4 to Steven Otfinoski and 1 to Nanci R. Vargus.
What the Backyard Safari books are about
All 21 Backyard Safari books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 20 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.