5 Kinds of Nonfiction

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The Mighty Velociraptor

From the Series Bumba Books ® — Mighty Dinosaurs

Velociraptors were small but fast! Readers will learn all about this speedy dinosaur from head to tail, including its physical features, behavior, and more. Read More →

  • Lexile: 340
  • Dewey: 567.912
  • Copyright: 2022

The Mission of Addition

From the Series Math Is CATegorical ®

In the first book of the Math Is Categorical® series, readers will become familiar with the concept of addition and its key terms. From the author and illustrator duo of the best-selling… Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.8
  • Dewey: 513.2'11
  • Copyright: 2005

The Modern World: The Last Hundred Years

From the Series Human History Timeline

Step back into the recent past and discover the moments that defined the modern world. The century took off with the Wright brothers' historic flight, then swung between two devastating world Read More →

  • Lexile: 1010
  • Dewey: 909.82
  • Copyright: 2018

The Monarch Butterfly's Journey

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Amazing Migrators

Monarchs are some of the most well-known migrators. But did you know that monarch caterpillars shed their skin four times as they grow? Follow the journey of the monarch butterfly! From a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • ATOS: 3.8
  • Dewey: 595.78/9
  • Copyright: 2018

The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery

Why are monarch butterflies disappearing? Scientists are racing to find answers. These iconic orange, black, and white butterflies flutter across much of the North American continent, and are Read More →

  • Lexile: 1020
  • ATOS: 6.8
  • Dewey: 595.78/9
  • Copyright: 2018

The Most Beautiful Thing

A warmhearted and tender true story about a young girl finding beauty where she never thought to look. Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this moving Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: 305.8959/72073
  • Copyright: 2020

The Most Beautiful Thing (Chinese Edition)

A warmhearted and tender true story about a young girl finding beauty where she never thought to look, now in Simplified Chinese (Mandarin). Drawn from author Kao Kalia Yang's childhood… Read More →

  • Dewey: 305.8959/72073
  • Copyright: 2021

The Most Colorful (and Stripey) Jungle Animals Ever

From the Series Awesome Jungle Animals

Discover the most colorful (and stripey) jungle animals in this super-fun collection. Find out fascinating facts about each animal and the characteristics which make them so special, be it… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • Dewey: 591.47
  • Copyright: 2022

The Most Cuddly Jungle Animals Ever

From the Series Awesome Jungle Animals

Discover the most cuddly jungle animals in this super-sweet collection. Find out fascinating facts about each animal and the characteristics which make them so special, be it the big, round Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • Dewey: 591.734
  • Copyright: 2022

The Mouth (A Nauseating Augmented Reality Experience)

From the Series The Gross Human Body in Action: Augmented Reality

Explore how your body works through interactive augmented reality experiences! Your mouth is a battleground where saliva, amoebas, and bacteria wage war and die by the millions. Join the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • Dewey: 612.3/1
  • Copyright: 2021

The NBA Playoffs: In Pursuit of Basketball Glory

From the Series Spectacular Sports

Do you know: • Which team won the first NBA championship? • Why Michael Jordan felt awful during one of his greatest playoff performances? • How the Golden State Warriors built a playoff… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1010
  • ATOS: 6.7
  • Dewey: 796.323/64
  • Copyright: 2019

The Negro Leagues: Celebrating Baseball's Unsung Heroes

From the Series Spectacular Sports

When modern baseball fans think of African American players, they may think of Ken Griffey Jr. or Derek Jeter. But what about the black stars who didn't play Major League Baseball? In the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1030
  • ATOS: 6.8
  • Dewey: 796.357/640973
  • Copyright: 2017

The Night of the Hurricane's Fury

From the Series On My Own History

It’s the summer of 1900, and 10-year-old Robert Pettibone is bored. His parents have sent him to stay with his Aunt Maudie in Galveston, Texas. She doesn’t let him do anything by himself.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 590
  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2009

The Night the Chimneys Fell

From the Series On My Own History

Something isn’t right in New Madrid, Missouri. Nine-year-old Marie sees hundreds of birds flying across the sky like a black cloud. The animals in the barn are restless. Then, early in the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2009

The Nutcracker Comes to America: How Three Ballet-Loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition

Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century… Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • ATOS: 5.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2015
Spring 2024

The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions

A highly illustrated, playful field guide for budding natural scientists and curious observers of the world right under our noses. Observology is the study of looking. An observologist makes… Read More →

  • Dewey: 333.71
  • Copyright: 2024

Theodosia Burr: Teen Eyewitness to the Founding of the New Nation

Theodosia Burr, daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr, came of age in New York City when the New Nation was growing up. She attended the inauguration of President George Washington in 1789,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1110
  • Dewey: 973.4/6092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2020

The Open Ocean

From the Series In Focus: Oceans

From flying fish to peculiar sunfish, bottlenose dolphins to basking sharks, learn about the enormous underwater world of the open ocean in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Oceans… Read More →

  • Lexile: 980
  • ATOS: 5.9
  • Dewey: 591.77
  • Copyright: 2019

The Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis

From the Series Issues in Action (Read Woke ™ Books)

The US has seen an alarming rise in the numbers of people addicted to and overdosing on opioid drugs, including oxycodone, codeine, fentanyl, and heroin. Learn about history of the opioid… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1040
  • ATOS: 6.3
  • Dewey: 362.290973
  • Copyright: 2022

Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene

From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios

Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Growing up, Brian Greene's father taught him to think about the world in different ways. Greene was curious about how it all worked. He set out… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: 530.092
  • Copyright: 2015

Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking

From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios

Do you like to gaze at the stars? So did the young Stephen Hawking. Eventually, he turned his fascination with the night sky into a career of trying to figure out how the universe began and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: 530.092
  • Copyright: 2016
Spring 2024

The Orion Spacecraft: Into Deep Space

From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)

The Orion Spacecraft might be the key to the future of human space travel. Not only could it take us back to the moon, but also to Mars. See why Orion is ready for take-off. Read More →

  • Dewey: 629.4500973
  • Copyright: 2024

The Other Side of the Wall

Simon Schwartz was born in 1982 in East Germany, at a time when the repressive Socialist Unity Party of Germany controlled the area. Shortly before Simon's birth, his parents decided to leave Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: 305.9'06914092243
  • Copyright: 2015

The People in the Paintings: The Art of Bruegel

From the Series Stories of Art

Pieter Bruegel, a Netherlandish Renaissance painter, was famous for paintings of peasant scenes. Let's look at his paintings closely and discover the hidden stories and messages in his artwork. Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: 750
  • Copyright: 2017