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Nonfiction Books for KidsSpring 2023 |
Gaia: Goddess of Earth
by Imogen Greenberg
Long before the age of the Olympian gods, Gaia created the world in all its beauty. Follow the goddess of earth through her struggles with gods and mortals as she discovers her strength and eventually finds the peace she has always longed for.
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Big Ideas that Changed the World: We the People!
by Don Brown
Narrated by Abigail Adams, We the People! explores how Athenian and Greek assemblies inspired our legislative and judiciary branches; how Enlightenment ideals of reason, toleration, and human progress shaped our founding fathers' thinking; how Mali's Manden Charter and England's Magna Carta influenced our Bill of Rights; and how the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy directly shaped the US Constitution. Explaining the fundamentals of democracy - liberty, equality, and justice for all - in a kid-friendly way, We the People! is a powerful reminder that power rests in the people's hands.
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How We Can Live: Principles of Black Lives Matter
by Laleña Garcia
A nonfiction introduction to thirteen principles underlying the Black Lives Matter movement and organization, written in a style that children can understand and illustrated with portraits of icons, activists, and regular people.
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
by Mac Barnett
The first in a groundbreaking new collection of fractured fairy tales, this brilliantly crafted, hilarious twist on the beloved classic finds three goats putting their horns together to cleverly outsmart a hungry troll.
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Real Outdoor Science Experiments: 25+ Exciting STEAM Activities for Kids
by Jenny Ballif
Dive into the world's most exciting science project - the great outdoors! Covering everything from plants and trees to rocks and weather, this amazing book has real outdoor science experiments, to immerse you in the wonders of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Learn how the scientific method can help you unlock the secrets of the natural world. Make nature your laboratory - conduct 30 cool experiments like creating grass ropes, making ink from plants, calculating latitude by the stars, and more.
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Science Play! Learning Activities for Preschoolers
by Susan Edwards Richmond
In this fourth book in the Busy Little Hands series, preschoolers get ready for a science adventure! Preschoolers wonder and explore with 20 hands-on experiments using everyday household objects and making daily activities such as snack time and play time into learning opportunities.
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Professor Wooford McPaw's History of Astronomy
by Elliot Kruszynski
This second book in the Wooford McPaw series takes on the subject of the cosmos. In his distinctively humorous, somewhat subversive tone, Elliot Kruszynski looks at how our understanding of our place in the universe has evolved from the days of Ancient Greece to the discoveries of Copernicus and Gallileo, through to Newton and then to Einstein and Hawking. In and amongst these stories, we find out about how the universe may have been formed, the birth and death of stars, different types of galaxies, our own solar system, and the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
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I'm a Volcano!
by Bridget Heos
In this educational and entertaining book, a young volcano teaches readers everything there is to know about these exploding wonders, from their formation to when they become active and beyond.
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The Ocean is Kind of a Big Deal
by Nick Seluk
This funny and factual picture book from the New York Times best-selling author/illustrator of Heart and Brain explains the science behind the ocean, examining its plant and animal life, its contribution to the world and what we can do every day to protect it.
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Peculiar Primates: Fun Facts About These Curious Creatures
by Debra Kempf Shumaker
Peculiar Primates is an adorable picture book with a scientific - and child-friendly- underpinning. With examples of different primates for each description, as well as extensive backmatter explaining the fascinating science behind their behaviors, this bizarre book captures the wonder of our ecosystem.
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Thirty Trillion Cells: How Your Body Really Works
by Isabel Thomas
Visually stunning, this detailed exploration of the human body covers the body's major systems and organs, as well as looking at the cellular level and at the genetics that play a part in making us who we are.
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1, 2, 3 Cook! My First Cookbook
by Kate Merker
Step-by-step instructions for fifty recipes helps young readers gain confidence in the kitchen with basic cooking skills, and includes such dishes as glazed cinnamon rolls, pasta with cherry tomato sauce, and ice cream cake pops.
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Build Your Own LEGO Escape Room
by Simon Hugo
Plan and build thrilling LEGO escape rooms! Follow one of three themed escape rooms: Egyptian Quest, Space Mission, and Safari Adventure. Or pick and choose from more than 30 LEGO puzzles to create your own escape rooms from scratch.
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Spring Crafts Across Cultures: 12 Projects to Celebrate the Season
by Megan Borgert-Spaniol
"Spring is a season of celebration! Join the fun with thirteen festive crafts that celebrate holidays from around the world. Create a colorful wall hanging for the Hindu holiday Holi. Plant a garden to commemorate Earth Day. It's always the season for crafting!"
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Minecraft: Guide to Redstone
by Mojang Ab
From the creator of the game, this revised illustrated guide includes new information for the latest version of the game and features tips on creating working circuits and complex builds.
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Love Your Amazing Self: Joyful Verses for Young Voices
by Ofosu Jones-Quartey
With words that call out to be spoken, recited or sung aloud, this original collection encourages kids to affirm the positive in themselves and their lives, in this celebration of joy, resilience, empowerment and self-compassion.
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Africa Is Not a Country
by Margy Burns Knight
Countering stereotypes, Africa Is Not a Country celebrates the extraordinary diversity of this vibrant continent. This edition includes updates to the text, statistics, and illustrations to reflect Africa in the 2020s.
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Are Sea Monsters Real?
by Ginjer L. Clarke
Did you know that the legendary Hercules fought against the hydra, a sea monster with many heads? Or that the giant squid is powerful enough to use its 30-foot-long tentacles to turn a whale into prey? Enormous creatures still lurk in the depths of the ocean! Embracing children's delight in the mythical creatures while also imparting fascinating facts about the real ones, discover the history of these special animals and decide for yourself if you believe in sea monsters!
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Britannica First Big Book of Why
by Sally Symes
Britannica's huge, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated question and answer book will satisfy even the most curious kids, with over 100 questions verified by Britannica experts. Spanning a range of topics including animals, the body, machines, space, and more, this book provides clear and accessible explanations--and even explores some of the mysteries that experts are still trying to solve!
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101 Ways to Help the Earth with Dr. Seuss's Lorax
by Miranda Paul
From tips on how to reduce, reuse and recycle, to low-cost, earth-friendly crafts and activities, games and more, this 50th anniversary celebration of The Lorax shares over 100 ways for kids to help the planet. Includes helpful websites, suggestions for further reading and silly eco-jokes.
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A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken
by Hannah Holt
From Paleolithic loincloths to Henry VII's wives wearing underwear on their heads and beyond, this hilarious - and accurate - history of underwear (as comically modeled by chickens), tells the fascinating story of our most private clothing.
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Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom
by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
This history reader teaches youngsters the origin of Juneteenth, an important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
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Treasury of Magical Tales from Around the World
by Donna Jo Napoli
A flower-spouting princess, gobbling prince, emerald-winged fairy, foolish giants, fearsome ogres, and talking frog and fish are just a few of the captivating characters found in this anthology of beloved stories from 29 places around the world, from the Arctic to Africa to Asia to Australia to Europe to the Americas.
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The Magic of Seasons
by Vicky Woodgate
How do we measure a season? Why do we divide our years up and when did we start doing this? Are seasons the same for everyone? How do they work? All these questions and many more are covered in The Magic of Seasons, a practical guide to everything thereis to know about the way we measure changes in weather, ecology, and daylight hours and how it affects us and the world around us.
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What's the Point of Science?
by Edward Aves
Explains in simple terms how science really works and offers stories of ingenuity and endeavor that convey the sense of wonder that inspired great scientists past and present.
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Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth
by Stacy McAnulty
In this first-of-its-kind book told with hope for human resourcefulness in the face of climate change, the Earth shares her brief cosmically speaking life to date, eager to tell Earthlings all about her current life and her uncertain future.
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Courageous Creatures
by Lauren Tarshis
Shares four true stories of animals facing disaster and and the humans who help them survive.
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You-Ology: A Puberty Guide for Every Body
by Melisa Holmes
From the most trusted name in child health, American Academy of Pediatrics, comes am inclusive approach to learning about puberty! A new kind of puberty guide, You-ology embraces an inclusive approach that normalizes puberty for all kids. Traditional puberty education only contributes to a sense of isolation and often does not include all kids' experience of puberty and leaves kids with questions about how puberty will affect their friends and classmates. For curious kids and parents looking to talk about puberty in an inclusive way, You-ology offers fact-based, age-appropriate, and body positive information about the physical, social, and emotional changes ahead for all kids.
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The Complete Cookbook for Young Scientists
by America's Test Kitchen
Why do some cheeses melt better than others? Why does popcorn "pop"? How does gelatin work? Answer these questions (and wow your friends and family!) by cooking the best-ever skillet pizza, easy chocolate popcorn, and galactic mirror cake... and more! Plus, fun science experiments to do in your home kitchen. |
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How to Train Your Pokémon
by Lawrence Neves
From where to find a Snorlax to the treats that your Pickachu will love, this ultimate resource for any aspiring Pokémon Trainer reveals the secrets to caring for and training Pokémon.
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How to Make a Book (about My Dog)
by Chris Barton
Find out how books are made in this entertaining and engaging exploration of how to make a nonfiction picture book about author Chris Barton's real-life dog, Ernie.
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Poems From When We Were Very Young
by A. A. Milne
First published in 1924 - two years before Winnie-the-Pooh - A. A. Milne's When We Were Very Young is among the most familiar and cherished works in children's literature. A whimsical celebration of childhood, Milne wrote the collection for his three-year-old son, and the poems have been read and sung to children for decades since. Now, Rosemary Wells brings her signature cast of animal and child characters to a dozen of Milne's best-loved poems, including "Disobedience," "The King's Breakfast," and "Buckingham Palace" (which stars the one and only Christopher Robin).
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Cold War Correspondent
by Nathan Hale
Presents, in graphic novel format, the story of Korean War correspondent Marguerite Higgins, who risked her life in dangerous situations to provide eyewitness accounts of many of the major events of the war.
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