This page will continue to develop, so please check back. Also be sure to see our blog's zoology and feel-good categories. The resources below come from a variety of perspectives, and some should be referenced with discernment. But all of them have much to contribute to our appreciation for God's creatures.
spend time in nature preserves or simply observing the wildlife around you, adopt and care for a pet (see our companion animal page), visit or volunteer at a local animal rescue organization or sanctuary (national directory). See for example this video taken at Maple Farm Sanctuary in Mendon, MA:
help them adopt and care responsibly for a pet (see our companion animal page), take them to a high-standards animal park or zoo, read descriptions and stories to them about animals from the earliest possible age, spend time at your local library which should have many books about animals for all age levels, ask them what they are learning about animals at school...