Nonfiction

The Great Wall of China was not so great if you had to help build it! This book uses a dose of humor to teach children about the rule of Emperor Qin.

With a healthy dose of humor, this book shows children how hard the life of a Roman soldier was.

Take a field trip deep under the Earth's crust and travel the almost 4,000 miles to the core. Readers will be amazed at what they find.

This delightful book presents the beloved Latin American children's rhyme in board book format.

This book explains the differences between day and night.

Travel deep inside the rain forest and discover the millions of plants and animals found there. This book uses 244 words, making it ideal for high/low collections.

Have you ever seen a coral reef? This book takes you underwater to learn all about them. The text contains 221 words, making it ideal for reluctant readers.

Discover how turtles hatch and grow in just 167 words!

Did you know that ladybugs do not have black spots when they're born? In fact, they look completely different from their adult counterparts. Discover the life cycle of this popular bug, told in just 236 words.

With up-close color photography and 166 carefully chosen words, this book teaches children about the life cycle of spiders.

Discover the life cycle of a shark through photographs and clear text. The number of words is just 182, making it ideal for emergent readers.

Have you ever seen a tadpole? This book shows children how tadpoles hatch and become frogs through a clever combination of photographs and just 201 words.

Pam Zollman teaches children about the life cycle of a chicken in just 168 words.

A perfect combination of photos and text show children how bear cubs grow up. The life cycle is explained in 205 words.

Which sea creature is born underwater and weigh 60 to 70 pounds upon birth--the manatee. This book uses 244 words to introduce their life cycle.

An easy to read biography that follows César Chávez from his childhood on a small farm in Arizona to the development of the United Farm Workers, and his struggle for farm workers' rights. This book will teach children the importance of the non-violent...

After 14 years of providing youth with literature and a place to read, the war in Iraq has destroyed the local library in Basra. The true account of Alia Muhammad Baker, the librarian in Basra, tells us how she attempts to save the library, while...

Each face has many parts. They can do many things. Smell, smile, hear wink--the face does it all!

This book allows readers to witness the destructive fury of a tornado firsthand.

Children will love seeing what baby animals grow up to look like.

This book teaches children that the United States is bordered by two neighboring countries: Mexico and Canada.

Did you know that frogs come in all shapes and colors? This book teaches children how and where they live.

When most people think of the world's deadliest animals, they think of lions and sharks. This book shows readers that they can be found in all sizes throughout the animal kingdom, including mosquitoes, elephants, bees, and snakes.

Cuban violin virtuoso Claudio Brindis de Salas gained international renown in the 19th century, as he toured throughout Europe and the Americas. Gorgeous illustrations evoke the period as readers follow the story of a boy who triumphed over racial...

In many remote areas of the world, there are no library buildings. Instead, books are delivered in unusual ways: by bus, boat, elephant, donkey, camel, train, even by wheelbarrow. This intriguing photo essay is a celebration of books, readers, and...

This book shows children how animal dads help take care of their young.

A poor boy in Spain longs to explore the world. Lucky for him he is chosen to sail with Christopher Columbus...or should I say unlucky?

In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children's Holocaust education center in Tokyo, Japan. On the outside, appeared the words: Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, and Waisenkind-the German word for orphan. In a suspenseful journey, Fumiko Ishioka, the center's...

As a child, the author spent summers with his grandmother and other relatives in Mexico. This collection of colorful poems reflects his memories of those cherished times, bringing back the wisdom of his grandmother's stories, the flavor of his aunt's...

A lively group of Maasai children takes readers on a trek across the grasslands of Tanzania as they count African wildlife in Spanish and Swahili. Accompanying this vibrantly illustrated counting book is a map of the country with interesting facts about...

This book introduces to scientific instruments such as magnifying glasses, microscopes, and scales.

You wouldn't want to be a Viking explorer! You would have to travel long distances, pray to the gods for good luck and weather on your voyage (you'll sure need it), and always be ready for a fight. This book introduces children to the Vikings in a...

This biography of civil rights leader, César Chávez, examines his life from its beginnings on an Arizona ranch to his important and peaceful work for farm workers’ rights.

Through photographs and clearly worded text, this book introduces the basic principles of temperature. It contains age-appropriate, simple experiments for hands-on learning.

This elegant story teaches of generosity that crosses boundaries, nations, and cultures. An afterward by Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah the Maasai warrior at the center of the story provides additional information about his tribe and their generous actions...

This book teaches all about the mysteries of time, from our ancestors, who noted how the sun traveled across the sky, and the ancient Egyptians, who used 'Shadow Stick clocks' to mark its path, through present-day quartz and atomic clocks. The colorful...

Learn what you can do to clean up the environment.

In this playful collection of popular Mexican proverbs, the artists bring life to their favorite sayings. Filled with wisdom and optimism, these dichos are a celebration of life and culture. This book includes an introduction by Sandra Cisneros.

In an unforgettable fashion, Francisco Jiménez describes the harsh lives of migrant farm workers in this series of semi-autobiographical stories. Readers witness the author's difficult adjustment to a new culture and a new language. Although he suffers...

The acclaimed poet Juan Felipe Herrera grew up as a migrant farm worker. This beautifully illustrated book, rich in culture and realistic in detail, relates the inspirational story of his childhood and the closeness of a loving Latino family.