5KN: Traditional Nonfiction
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What Is Propaganda?
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — Fake News
Introduce readers to the concept of propaganda by analyzing examples from the past and present. This approachable overview includes tips on how to spot propaganda and how to respond to fake news. Read More →
What Keeps Your Body Working?: Questions about Circulation, Blood, Germs, and More
From the Series The Inquisitive Kid's Guide to the Human Body
How Does Your Heart Beat? is a fantastic introduction to the incredible ways that our body keeps us alive. The respiratory, circulatory, and immune systems are explained through hilarious,… Read More →
What Machines Do — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series What Machines Do
Explore the world of machines! Digging, plowing, drilling, flying; big or small. Machines are used all over the world in all sorts of ways. Discover the different machines used on the farm,… Read More →
What's in Your Guts?: Questions about Digestion, Food, Farts, and More
From the Series The Inquisitive Kid's Guide to the Human Body
What's in Your Guts? is a fantastic introduction to the science behind the human digestive system for young kids. Hilarious, colorful illustrations and an engaging question-and-answer format Read More →
What's So Scary about Bats?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Bats have a bad reputation as blood-sucking creatures of the night. But these fascinating mammals actually help people by eating insect pests and pollinating fruit trees and flowers. In this… Read More →
What's So Scary about Sharks?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Although some sharks are very scary and dangerous, most species are quiet creatures who pose no threat to humans at all. Readers will learn all about the many kinds of sharks, what they… Read More →
What's So Scary about Snakes?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Even venomous snakes can be helpful to people and Planet Earth! Young readers will learn the truth about the many different kinds of snakes, how to tell which ones are truly dangerous and… Read More →
What's So Scary about Spiders?
From the Series Core Content Science — Earth's Amazing Animals
Spiders seem scary, but they are really quiet creatures who help humans by eating many insect pests. And it’s hard not to love nature’s best engineer as it builds elaborate web homes. Young… Read More →
What's the Season?
From the Series Get Started with STEM
From weather and day length, to plants and animals, in this title, readers will investigate how the world around them changes as the seasons change. With activities such as recording… Read More →
What's the Weather?: An Alien's Guide
From the Series Early Bird Nonfiction Readers — Silver (Early Bird Stories ™)
Join Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they learn about planet Earth’s different weather and how to plan for it! Learn about how humans measure and predict weather as well as its… Read More →
What's Your Personality?: Facts, Trivia, and Quizzes
From the Series Mind Games
Are you outgoing or quiet? Do you consider yourself daring, caring, witty, or wise? How would your friends and family describe you? Personality can teach you a lot about yourself! What are… Read More →
What We Do in Fall
From the Series Seasons Can Be Fun (LOOK! Books ™)
Have you seen geese flying high? Maybe you like counting pumpkins in a field. Let's discover all the fun things to do in fall. Read More →
What We Do in Spring
From the Series Seasons Can Be Fun (LOOK! Books ™)
Do you like planting a garden? Maybe you like flying a kite. Let's discover all the fun things to do in spring. Read More →
What We Do in Summer
From the Series Seasons Can Be Fun (LOOK! Books ™)
Do you like to take long walks? Maybe you like digging in a garden or going to the park Let's discover all the fun things to do in summer. Read More →
What We Do in Winter
From the Series Seasons Can Be Fun (LOOK! Books ™)
Do you like sledding? Maybe you like making snow angels. Let's discover all the fun things to do in winter. Read More →
When Nature Attacks — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series When Nature Attacks
Nature can be ruthless. Explore the science behind the worst disasters to have hit the planet, including how they happen, what the environmental impact is, and how technological advancements… Read More →
Where Do We Keep Money?: How Banks Work
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Exploring Economics
Have you ever put money into a bank account? Or withdrawn money to buy a video game? Then you’ve used a bank! Banks are businesses where people keep their money. Banks help us save and spend… Read More →
Where Have All the Bees Gone?: Pollinators in Crisis
Apples, blueberries, peppers, cucumbers, coffee, and vanilla. Do you like to eat and drink? Then you might want to thank a bee. Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts… Read More →
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis
Birds are disappearing. Birds are nature's essential workers, and they are crucial members of ecosystems around the world. Hummingbirds pollinate our flowers; cardinals munch on beetles,… Read More →
White Privilege: Deal with it in all fairness
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
For some kids, ways they can help eliminate racial injustice might be hard to see. After all, they are taught that people in society are all equal under the law. So why then does racial… Read More →
Who Else in History? (Alternator Books ®) — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Who Else in History? (Alternator Books ®)
Celebrate the women, people of color, and other hidden figures in history and science who are often overlooked. Features help introduce readers to important figures and to hear from the… Read More →
Who Invented the Airplane?: Wright Brothers vs. Whitehead
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
Do you know who invented the airplane? Most Americans believe it was Wilbur and Orville Wright. But what if that's not true? What if a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead beat the… Read More →
Who Invented the Light Bulb?: Edison vs. Swan
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
Do you know who invented the light bulb? Most Americans will tell you it was Thomas Edison. But what if they're wrong? What if a British scientist named Joseph Swan was filing for the rights… Read More →
Who Invented the Movie Camera?: Edison vs. Friese-Greene
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
Most people believe Thomas Edison was the mastermind of motion pictures. But what if another budding inventor filed a patent for a movie camera just before Edison? Photographer William… Read More →