Rounding up the best nonfiction for children and teens
US Women’s National Team: Soccer Champions
by Jeff Savage (Author)
Booktalk: The US Women’s National Team has won more Olympic gold medals and Women’s World Cup titles than any other team. Learn how the team got started and meet some of the biggest superstars in soccer history.
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The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just
by Mélina Mangal (Author) and Luisa Uribe (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Ernest Everett Just was not like other scientists of his time. He saw the whole, where others saw only parts. He noticed details others failed to see. He persisted in his research despite the discrimination and limitations imposed on him as an African American. His keen observations of sea creatures revealed new insights about egg cells and the origins of life.
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Snowboarding
by Jim Whiting (Author)
Booktalk: An in-depth survey of the popular extreme sport of snowboarding, from its Michigan roots to its current Olympic presence, as well as its techniques, records, equipment, and famous boarders.
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Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World
by Katherine Halligan (Author) and Sarah Walsh (Illustrator)
Booktalk: It’s time for herstory–a celebration of not only what girls can do, but the remarkable things women have already accomplished, even when others tried to stop them. Follow the stories of fifty powerhouse women from around the world and across time who each managed to change the world as they knew it forever.
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When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel
by G. Neri (Author) and David Litchfield (Illustrator)
Booktalk: From childhood friendship to brief teenage stardom, from early failures to musical greatness — the story of how Simon & Garfunkel became a voice of their generation . . .
Back matter includes a discography, a bibliography, and notes about musical connections to specific songs.
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Siege: How General Washington Kicked the British Out of Boston and Launched a Revolution
by Roxane Orgill (Author)
Booktalk: Step back to British-held Boston and hear the voices of citizens, militiamen, and redcoats at a turning of the tide in the American Revolution . . .
Back matter includes source notes, a glossary, and a bibliography.
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Prize
Blast!
from the swivel gun
Blast!
from the carriage gun
HMS Nancy
of the king’s navy
supply ship
bound for Boston–
captured!
Hauled to Cape Ann
unloaded–
what a prize!
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We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
by Wade Hudson (Editor) and Cheryl Willis Hudson (Editor)
Booktalk: What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? Fifty diverse creators lend a voice to young activists with original art, poetry, and prose.
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It Helps to Look at
Old Front Page Headlines
by Marilyn Nelson
The earthquakes, the militias. History
hairpins and switchbacks like a mountain road.
Things fall apart, no doubt. But good people wake
every day to thank, and to ask what they can do
today to make things better. People call
things back together when they choose to act
on behalf of our planet and all life
spinning with us on her around the sun.
Hear the entire poem in this Poetry Month video from First Book.
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Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography
by Louise Borden (Author)
Booktalk: Ever since he first strapped on his mother’s wooden skis when he was seven, Pete Seibert always loved to ski. At 18, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Army and joined the 10th Mountain Division, soldiers who fought on skis in World War II. In the mountains of Italy, Pete encountered the mental and physical horrors of war. When he was severely wounded and sent home to recover, Pete worried that he might never ski again. But with perseverance and the help of other 10th Mountain ski soldiers, he took to the slopes again and fulfilled his boyhood dream–founding the famous ski resort in Vail, Colorado.
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But for Pete,
skiing wasn’t just about racing.
It was part of something bigger:
the mountains.
Their silence and their sunshine.
Their storms and their seasons.
Their wide sky
and nights with a million stars.
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My Family Celebrates Hanukkah
by Lisa Bullard (Author) and Constanza Basaluzzo (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Spin the dreidel! Eat some latkes! Learn all about why people celebrate Hanukkah.
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Making a TV Show
by Nadia Higgins (Author)
Booktalk: See how a TV show is made from idea to a finished TV program. Follow the timeline of each step of the project’s process, from writing the script and hiring actors, to filming, editing, and finally the episode’s premiere.
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