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Nonfiction works engage students with real-life, awe-inspiring tales.

The world is an amazing place, replete with crafty creatures, heroic humans, and historic feats. Covering everything from fishy flatulence to engineering triumphs and, yes, human tragedies, these nonfiction books from our premier publishing partners will entertain, awe, and inspire. Your students will love diving into these age-appropriate, mesmerizing, true-life accounts.

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Lots of Animal Jokes for Kids
from HarperCollins Christian

Audience: Lower Elementary
Knock-knock jokes, riddles, and tongue twisters abound in this early reader chock-full of creature-connected hilarity. Laugh like a hyena with over 250 zingers about wildlife, zoos, pets, and the animals that creep in your own backyard. The on-the-go size of Lots of Animal Jokes for Kids’ makes it perfect for a trip to the beach, on vacation – anywhere!

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Fish Farts: And Other Amazing Ways Animals Adapt
from Simon & Schuster

Audience: Lower Elementary
Animals thrive in astounding ways: They trick, trap, and fry predators; feed on other animals’ poop; and use electric zaps, slime, and other odd methods to communicate. Featuring Komodo dragons, bombardier beetles, capuchin monkeys, and more, this fact-filled book explores the surprising, exciting, and sometimes hilarious ways that animals adapt.

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The Book of Turtles
from HarperCollins

Audience: Lower Elementary
From National Book Award finalist and New York Times best-seller Sy Montgomery comes an ode to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet: turtles. With dazzling illustrations and emotionally engaging, fact-filled text, this picture book will speak to the wisdom these long-lived animals can lend.

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My Itty-Bitty Bio
from Cherry Lake Publishing

Audience: Lower Elementary
Early readers can explore the lives of famous men and women ranging from Benjamin Franklin to Amanda Gorman in these simple, age-appropriate books. The My Itty-Bitty Bio series helps children to develop word recognition and build reading skills while also absorbing important facts about more than 140 key historical figures. Timelines are included.

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Sports Biographies For Kids
from Sourcebooks

Audience: Upper Elementary
The world of sports is filled with inspiring stories of world-class athletes working hard and overcoming challenges to shine. Discover the most talented players with Sports Biographies for Kids. These books showcase what it takes to be a superstar with the amazing stories, stats, and achievements of the best players from the last 60 years.

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Orca Think
from Orca Book Publishers

Audience: Upper Elementary
What’s the big idea? Orca Think introduces us to the issues making headlines in the world today. It encourages readers to question, connect, and take action for a better, more promising future. With these tools, we can each become the sort of citizen who improves our communities. Now that’s smart thinking!

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Skateboards: The Cool Stories and Facts Behind Every Trick (How It Happened)
from Union Square

Audience: Upper Elementary
Did you know skateboarding once was called sidewalk surfing, or that the sport’s roots are centuries old? Get ready to soar through the story of skateboarding, from the science behind the decks to the cool tricks skateboarders continue to create.

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Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World
from Candlewick Press

Audience: Upper Elementary
Microbes are everywhere: outside, indoors, on your body, in your body. Whether helping people digest food or using mind-control techniques to lure mice into the path of hungry cats (no, really), microbes form an unseen jungle all around us. This book, replete with a kid-pleasing “ick” factor, is chock-full of facts, humor, and fun illustrations.

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Postwar America
from North Star Editions

Audience: Upper Elementary
After World War II, the United States experienced major societal changes. This informative series covers the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, the Korean War, the New Frontier and Great Society, the Postwar Boom, the Vietnam War, Watergate, and the Women’s Rights Movement. Each features a “Voices from the Past” segment, quizzes, and more.

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Engineering Masterpieces
from Crabtree Publishing

Audience: Upper Elementary
The Engineering Masterpieces series provides an inside look at how important structures, like dams, tunnels, canals, roads, and bridges, are conceptualized and built. View astonishing photos of some of the world’s most famous skyscrapers and more as you examine their parts and explore the jobs involved in their construction.

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True Survival Graphics
from Capstone

Audience: Upper Elementary
From being stranded in the ocean or lost in the jungle to getting attacked by animals or slammed by natural disasters, True Survival Graphics presents shocking but true stories of people who beat the odds. Loaded with dynamic paneled art and leveled text, these graphic novels entice even reluctant readers.

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Learn About Leaders, Demystify with Data, and Visit World Wonders
from Rourke Educational Media

Audience: Middle School
Rourke’s nonfiction titles support curious readers with relevant, representative, and respectful content. With each season’s release, new and growing series like Leaders Like Us, Data in Your World, and Travel To… gain praise from both readers and reviewers. Check out these series and more recent releases today.

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The Sum of Us: How Racism Hurts Everyone
from Random House Children’s Books

Audience: Middle School
Offering hope and real solutions, this New York Times best-seller is now adapted for a new generation of young readers, leaders, thinkers, and activists. Absorb this groundbreaking call to action that examines how racism affects and harms all of us and how we need to face it head-on, together.

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US Military Encyclopedias
from ABDO

Audience: Middle School
In the US Military Encyclopedias series, readers will learn about the six US military branches, their jobs, and their special operations forces. Readers will dive into history and discover what major wars the United States has taken part in, and they will learn about the latest weapons and vehicles that the US military uses to defend the country.

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Wall to Wall: Mural Art Around the World
from Abrams Books

Audience: Middle School
Award-winning author, illustrator, and muralist Mary Ann Fraser takes readers on a worldwide journey through time, stopping to see amazing mural art along the way. Color illustrations and photographs illuminate both famous and little-known examples, and lighthearted text tells engaging stories about the people who inspired or created them.

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Cool Tech 2
from World Book

Audience: Middle School
This new series places readers at the center of innovation to see how to use the latest technology now to transform the future. Books highlight the newest, coolest technology in communications, computers, energy, industry, medicine, space exploration, and more. School Library Journal says anyone interested in tech will love these books.

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Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir
from Penguin Young Readers Group

Audience: Young Adult
In the tradition of Audre Lorde’s The Cancer Journals, debuting author Walela Nehanda details a galvanizing account of survival despite US medical system failures. This book of poetry and essays details the story of a Black, nonbinary patient who endures medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties.

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