5KN: Traditional Nonfiction

Hanging in a tree in a scorching-hot desert is a large, messy, grassy structure that looks like. . . . a haystack! This unusual nest may look rather untidy, but it has been carefully built… Read More →

Have you ever wondered how the vehicles on a car carrier are attached to the truck? Maybe you've wondered how the cars, vans, or other vehicles on the top deck got up there! And have you… Read More →

Meet the men and women who drive concrete mixer trucks and deliver this essential substance to construction sites. Learn about the machinery that perfectly mixes rocky material, sand,… Read More →

They're big. They're tough. And when rocks, sand, gravel, or dirt need moving, they’re the perfect truck for the job! In this book, readers will discover all about dump trucks and the men… Read More →

As evening comes, the cows on a dairy farm are being milked. Standing by is a milk tanker truck and its driver. Gallons of milk are loaded onto the truck, then the driver faces a long,… Read More →

When you need to move a yacht, a building, a train carriage, a wind turbine, or even a space shuttle, who do you call? An oversize load truck driver and their supersize truck! In this… Read More →

Without tanker truck drivers, there would be no cars, vans, trucks, or buses on the road. Tanker truck drivers are the men and women who deliver fuel to gas stations and other places where… Read More →

With age-appropriate text and large engaging photos young readers are shown how people go places on a city bus. "Good to Know" facts give higher-level details. Read More →

With age-appropriate text and large engaging photos young readers are shown how people go places on a ferry. "Good to Know" facts give higher-level details. Read More →

With age-appropriate text and large engaging photos young readers are shown how people go places on an airplane. "Good to Know" facts give higher-level details. Read More →

With age-appropriate text and large engaging photos young readers are shown how kids go places on a school bus. "Good to Know" facts give higher-level details. Read More →

With age-appropriate text and large engaging photos young readers are shown how people go places on a subway. "Good to Know" facts give higher-level details. Read More →

With age-appropriate text and large engaging photos young readers are shown how people go places on a train. "Good to Know" facts give higher-level details. Read More →

Zero in on the lives of some of the world's most unusual sharks, including the gruesome goblin shark and the funny-faced wobbegong. You'll discover... which shark has a cookie cutter… Read More →

Which Arctic plants do woolly bear caterpillars feed on when they wake up from their long winter hibernation? What Arctic insect feeds on caribou and polar bear blood? Why does the Arctic… Read More →

Readers explore a backyard habitat and discover how garden animals and plants form an ecosystem and rely on each other for survival. This title cleverly takes young readers on a mini safari… Read More →

In this book, readers will explore a city habitat at night and discover how the nocturnal animals that make it their home form an ecosystem and rely on their habitat and each other for… Read More →

What is a coral reef actually made of? What microscopic creatures take shelter in the coral and become its food? Which coral reef resident has stinging tentacles? And which huge creature… Read More →

Why is a hummingbird visiting a spiky cactus? How does a Gila woodpecker help a huge saguaro cactus stay healthy? When a prairie dog family moves to a new house, who takes over their old… Read More →

In this book, readers will explore a forest habitat and discover how the wildlife and plants that call it home form an ecosystem and rely on each other for survival. This title cleverly takes Read More →