Rounding up the best nonfiction for children and teens
Animal Tricksters
by Joanne Mattern (Author)
Booktalk: You may know that some animals play like they’re dead to avoid predators. Did you know that one animal mimics the sound of the baby of its prey? Some animals are really tricky!
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Space Adventurer: Bonnie Dunbar, Astronaut
by Andi Diehn (Author) and Katie Mazeika (Illustrator)
Booktalk: When Bonnie Dunbar spotted Sputnik traveling across the sky from where she stood on her family’s farm, she knew that’s what she wanted to do when she got older, but it wasn’t easy. From planting crops and driving the tractor on her family’s homestead to devouring all the books she possibly could to applying to NASA three times, Bonnie refused to give up! All her hard work and passion for science led her to a job that launched her into the stars as an astronaut.
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Carving a Jack-o’-Lantern (Sequencing Stories)
by Meg Gaertner (Author)
Booktalk: Carmen wants to make a jack-o’-lantern with her family for Halloween. First her father cuts the top off the pumpkin. Then Carmen pulls out the pulp. What comes next? A sequencing story
Snippet: Carmen and her family went to a pumpkin patch yesterday. They picked out a big, round pumpkin.
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Exploring Checks and Balances
by Barbara Krasner (Author)
Booktalk: This timely introduction to checks and balances explores how the three branches of government work together. Historical context and examples illustrate the vision of our founding fathers for a responsible government.
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A Bee’s Difficult Search for Food
by Mary Ellen Klukow (Author) and Albert Pinilla (Illustrator)
Booktalk: In this new Animal Habitats at Risk book, a scout bee is searching for food for the hive, but finds building development where flowers used to be. She must avoid pesticides and swatting humans. Will she find any nectar for the hive?
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We Are All Greta: Be Inspired to Save the World
by Valentina Giannella (Author) and Manuela Marazzi (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Follow in Greta Thunberg’s footsteps and join the global mission to save our planet from climate change. With in-depth text and data, this timely book will answer readers’ questions on what climate change means, what its consequences will be, and what must be done to protect our world.
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Sea Turtle
by Melissa Gish (Author)
Booktalk: A detailed chronology of developmental milestones drives this life study of sea turtles, including their habitats, physical features, and conservation measures taken to protect these aquatic reptiles.
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Cutting-Edge Astronaut Training
by Karen Latchana Kenney (Author)
Booktalk: How do astronauts prepare for their missions in space? What recent discoveries and innovations have changed how astronauts train? Delve deep into the world of astronaut training.
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BONUS! Use this link from the back of the book to download a 3D printer file that was “e-mailed” to an astronaut on the International Space Station!
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Sparky & Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever
by Barbara Lowell (Author) and Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Based on the childhood of Charles Schulz, creator of the world-renowned Peanuts comic, and the dog who inspired the most beloved dog of all–Snoopy–this is a story about a boy nicknamed Sparky and his beloved dog, Spike. Spike is the most amazing dog ever. He inspires Sparky to draw. Someday, Sparky will be an artist.
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Understanding How Laws Are Made
by Matt Bowers (Author)
Booktalk: Follow the sequence of events from idea to implementation and see how a law is made. A timeline supports each step in the process, from an idea for a new law through writing a bill, getting Congress to pass it and the president signing it.
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