5 Kinds of Nonfiction

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A Fraction's Goal — Parts of a Whole

From the Series Math Is CATegorical ®

In this fun-filled look at fractions, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable demonstrate how fractions work by splitting whole objects into parts. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are… Read More →

  • Lexile: 620
  • Dewey: 513.2'6
  • Copyright: 2011

Africa

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Continents

Africa is home to the world’s longest river, the Nile, as well as the great pyramids of Egypt, and over eight million people. Learn more about this fascinating continent, it’s cultures,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: 916
  • Copyright: 2005

African Elephants

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Animals

Do you know....How African elephants use their trunks? What African elephants do with their front teeth? What baby African elephants are called? Read this book to discover the answers! Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: 599.67'4
  • Copyright: 2006

African Lions

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Animals

Do you know. . . What lions eat? Where baby lions are born? How lions hunt? Read this book to discover the answers! Read More →

  • Lexile: 440
  • ATOS: 2.1
  • Dewey: 599.757
  • Copyright: 2008

A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds

Many seeds travel inside fruits. The fruit is like a suitcase for the seeds. It protects them on their trip. Readers will learn how fruits are designed to protect a plant's seeds and also to… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.6
  • Dewey: 581.4'67
  • Copyright: 2002

A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return

A Batchelder Award Honor Book When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. The Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 741.5
  • Copyright: 2012

A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return: Expanded Edition

This expanded edition of A Game for Swallows features a new, illustrated afterword, as Abirached reflects on the meaning of her memoir's title, the graffiti that inspired it, and the future… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: 741.5/95692
  • Copyright: 2022

A Garden in Your Belly: Meet the Microbes in Your Gut

“A Garden in Your Belly's colorful world helped me wake up…This book is as powerful as it is beautiful!” —Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Your belly is full of tiny… Read More →

  • Dewey: 612.3/2
  • Copyright: 2020

A Global Pandemic

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Understanding the Coronavirus

COVID-19 shocked the world in 2020. Follow the disease's spread across the globe and the different approaches countries took to fight back. Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • Dewey: 362.1962/414
  • Copyright: 2022

Agradecer con Gabrielle (Being Thankful with Gabrielle): Un libro sobre la gratitud (A Book about Gratitude)

From the Series Guías de personajes de Sesame Street ® en español (Sesame Street ® Character Guides)

Los jóvenes lectores aprenden sobre la gratitud con la ayuda de sus amigos de Sesame Street. Desde los días soleados al tiempo con amigos y familia, hay mucho que agradecer todos los días.… Read More →

  • Dewey: 179/.9
  • Copyright: 2025

Agriculture through the Ages: From Silk to Supermarkets

From the Series Technology through the Ages

"For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred [person] than agriculture."—Marcus Tullius Cicero,… Read More →

  • Dewey: 338.1
  • Copyright: 2024
Spring 2025

¡Ahorremos energía, Beto y Enrique! (Save Energy, Bert and Ernie!)

From the Series Cuidemos el ambiente con Sesame Street ® (Go Green with Sesame Street ® )

¿Cómo puedes ser amable con la Tierra? Beto y Enrique, junto con sus amigos de Sesame Street, les enseñan a los pequeños lectores sobre la energía y cómo todos podemos cuidarla para proteger… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • Dewey: 333.79/16
  • Copyright: 2025

A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Our World

Whether we like it or not, climate change is happening, and humans are causing it. Over the next several years, expect to see even more scarily intense storms, destructive wildfires,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1260
  • Dewey: 363.738/74
  • Copyright: 2021
Spring 2025

AI and the Arts

From the Series Exploring Artificial Intelligence

In the past, people could only imagine how artificial intelligence might impact humanity. These days we’re seeing AI in action. AI can be used in many forms of art, from music to poetry. AI’s Read More →

  • Dewey: 700.285/63
  • Copyright: 2025
Spring 2025

AI Basics

From the Series Exploring Artificial Intelligence

People imagined artificial intelligence as far back as the early 1900s. In the 1940s, the first programmed computers were created. Over time, scientists created better computers modeled after Read More →

  • Dewey: 006.3
  • Copyright: 2025

Aircraft Carriers

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Mighty Movers

How do airplanes take off from a ship in the middle of the ocean? How do they safely land? An aircraft carrier is like an airport in the ocean. From the captain in charge of the carrier to Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: 623.825'5
  • Copyright: 2006

Aircraft Carriers in Action

From the Series Military Machines (UpDog Books ™)

Come aboard an aircraft carrier, where military planes take off and land in the middle of the ocean. Aircraft carriers are as tall as a twenty-story building and carry more than fifty planes… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • Dewey: 623.825/5
  • Copyright: 2024

Air Defense

From the Series Buzz Books

Amazingly powerful machines that cost millions of dollars dominate the airspace at super speeds, making them the perfect vehicles for emergency rescues, and secret missions. With a… Read More →

  • Dewey: 358.4
  • Copyright: 2025

Airline Pilot

From the Series Math Adventures (Step 2)

Use your math skills to be a topflight airline pilot. Pass your cadet assessment in flight training, and then travel the world. To become an officer, you will need to read information from a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • Dewey: 510
  • Copyright: 2020
Spring 2025

AI Safety

From the Series Exploring Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is continuing to evolve every day. When technology advances so rapidly, it sparks discussion about the ethics of AI and how it’s being used. How can the government… Read More →

  • Dewey: 006.3
  • Copyright: 2025

A'ja Wilson

From the Series Sports All-Stars (Lerner ™ Sports)

A’ja Wilson is a superstar forward for the Las Vegas Aces. After winning a basketball state championship in high school and the US national title in college, she went on to become the first… Read More →

  • Lexile: 880
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: 796.323092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2022
5 titles

A Journey Through — Library Bound Hardcover Set

From the Series A Journey Through

These delightful picture books explore fascinating details about nature, space, weather, and our bodies and how they work. Combining bright illustrations with engaging facts about each topic, Read More →

  • Copyright: 2022
  • Library Bound Hardcover
  • List Price: $159.95
  • Your Price: $119.96
  • 5 titles

A Journey Through Nature

From the Series A Journey Through

Take a journey from your doorstep to distant lands. See a pond frog catching flies, a bear leaving its woodland den, and elephants grazing the African grasslands as this delightful visual… Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • Dewey: 578.7
  • Copyright: 2022

A Journey Through Space

From the Series A Journey Through

Take a journey from your doorstep into outer space! Zoom through the Solar System, discovering satellites, comets and asteroids along the way. Explore craters on Mars, moon-hop around… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • Dewey: 520
  • Copyright: 2022