5KN: Traditional Nonfiction

We didn't always have phones, computers, and TVs. So what did people do? In this book, photographs from the past give readers a way to see just how different technology used to be. Read More →

Grab your racket, head to the courts, and ace that serve! Get ready to answer tennis's biggest question: Who is the greatest of all time? Step onto the court with the best players of the… Read More →

Acts of terror cause devastation, which is why crime agencies use everything at their disposal to stop them. This fascinating book explains how the most brilliant scientific minds are… Read More →

In this book, readers learn about the skills required for some unusual and really odd jobs, such as professional taste and odor testers, dog walkers, and trapeze artists. Read More →

There are many ways to celebrate 100 days of school. With text and photographs depicting 100th Day activities, and questions to engage learners, this book is a perfect complement to this… Read More →

The author and illustrator of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical® series brings their trademark sense of humor to the subject of subtraction. Rhyming text filled with funny, countable… Read More →

Did you know that Davy Crockett fought in a famous battle at the Alamo? From behind the walls of the fort, Americans fought for independence. Thousands of people still visit the Alamo to… Read More →

Did you know that the word Alamo means cottonwood in Spanish? Or that the first hospital in Texas was inside the Alamo? Go back in time to understand why hundreds of men lost their lives… Read More →

Do you know why there are thirteen stripes and fifty stars on the American flag? Or how the American flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner?" Find out the answers… Read More →

What do you know about the American Indian rights movement? You may have heard about modern pipeline protests, but this resistance has its roots in the early years of the United States, when… Read More →

The American Revolution shaped the future of every man, woman, and child who lived through it. Full of eyewitness accounts, this book reveals what it was like to be part of this devastating… Read More →

From being buried with the emperor through breaking bones while building the Great Wall of China, daily life in ancient China was pretty deadly! Readers will love digging up the past and… Read More →

From backbreaking pyramid-building through terrifying tomb-raiding, daily life in ancient Egypt was pretty deadly! Readers will love digging up the past and finding out just how horrible it… Read More →

Arctic terns make a long trip from the top of the world to the bottom and back again every year. In fact, arctic terns have the longest migration of any known animal! From egg to bird and all Read More →

From being sacrificed to the gods through fighting brutal battles, daily life in Aztec times was pretty deadly! Readers will love digging up the past and finding out just how horrible it was… Read More →

It's a big question—can we save the world? With climate crises, wildlife extinction, and awful pollution threatening our planet, the stakes are high . . . but don't panic! Scientists have a… Read More →

Hip-hop is one of the most popular genres of music in the United States. Since hip-hop was created over fifty years ago, artists such as the Sugarhill Gang, MC Lyte, and Kendrick Lamar have… Read More →