5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
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The Super Bowl: Chasing Football Immortality
From the Series Spectacular Sports
The National Football League (NFL) is the most popular sports league in the United States, and the Super Bowl is its grandest stage. The incredible runs, the gutsy defensive stands, and the… Read More →
The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just
"A must-purchase picture book biography of a figure sure to inspire awe and admiration among readers."—School Library Journal (starred review) Extraordinary illustrations and lyrical text… Read More →
The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
In the cloud forests of the Amazon Basin, scientists are installing extraordinary numbers of camera traps in the hopes of learning more about an elusive species—woolly monkeys. High above in… Read More →
The World Cup: Soccer's Global Championship
From the Series Spectacular Sports
The World Cup is international soccer's championship tournament, and it rules the global sports stage. Award-winning author Matt Doeden explores the history of international soccer and covers Read More →
The World Series: Baseball's Biggest Stage
From the Series Spectacular Sports
Baseball has long been dubbed America's national pastime. When the top teams face off in the World Series each season, team legacies and fans' hearts are on the line. Author Matt Doeden… Read More →
They Survived (Alternator Books ® ) — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series They Survived (Alternator Books ® )
Discover the harrowing details behind the most fascinating survival stories. Mesmerizing narrative text describes how ordinary people acted in extraordinary ways to overcome life-or-death… Read More →
Things We Haven't Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out
A powerful collection of poems, essays, letters, and interviews written by a diverse group of adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents. This anthology is a valuable… Read More →
Tiger Woods
From the Series Sports All-Stars (Lerner ™ Sports)
Tiger Woods is one of the most accomplished pro golfers of all time! Learn about his career highlights, life off the green, and more through action-packed text and full-color photographs. Read More →
Tiger Woods: Major Winner
From the Series Epic Sports Bios (Lerner ™ Sports)
Tiger Woods began swinging a golf club when he was nine months old. Woods loved golf, and his father encouraged him to play. In 1997, he became the youngest person to win the Masters… Read More →
Tillie Pierce's Civil War Story
From the Series Narrative Nonfiction: Kids in War
In July of 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg raged for three days. Fifteen-year-old Tillie Pierce found herself in the middle of the action when she went to stay with family friends on a farm… Read More →
Tim Duncan: Power Forward
From the Series Epic Sports Bios (Lerner ™ Sports)
Basketball powerhouse Tim Duncan never pictured an NBA career growing up. A talented swimmer, Duncan dreamed of following his big sister to the Olympic Games. But after a family tragedy, he… Read More →
Tom Brady
From the Series Sports All-Stars (Lerner ™ Sports)
Tom Brady is the star quarterback for the New England Patriots. He's led his team to more division titles than any other quarterback in National Football League (NFL) history. He also has… Read More →
Tom Brady, 3rd Edition
From the Series Amazing Athletes
Quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots has done it all in the National Football League (NFL). He and his teammates have won the Super Bowl three times. Twice he was named Most… Read More →
Tom Brady: Gridiron G.O.A.T.
From the Series Gateway Biographies
In 23 NFL seasons, Tom Brady showed he was the greatest quarterback in league history by winning an unmatched seven Super Bowls. But he had to prove himself every step of the way. Brady… Read More →
Tony Hawk
From the Series Amazing Athletes
When extreme skateboarder Tony Hawk completed the 900, spinning two and a half times in the air before landing, he made sports history. A professional skateboarder from the age of fourteen,… Read More →
Touchdown: The Power and Precision of Football's Perfect Play
From the Series Spectacular Sports
Touchdown: The Power and Precision of Football's Perfect Play takes readers beyond the record books and explores all aspects of bringing the ball into the end zone. From football's very… Read More →
Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem
Burmese pythons are invading Florida! These enormous snakes are native to Southeast Asia, so when one showed up dead along the side of a Florida highway in 1979, scientists wondered where it… Read More →
Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant
The Galápagos Islands were named for the amazing giant tortoises that live there—but these incredible reptiles are endangered. They live only on the Galápagos Islands, located in the Pacific Read More →
Trae Young
From the Series Sports All-Stars (Lerner ™ Sports)
Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is an up-and-coming basketball prodigy with elite offensive skills. Sports fans will love this action-packed book about one of basketball's newest stars. Read More →
Twist, Tumble, Triumph: The Story of Champion Gymnast Ágnes Keleti
Doing gymnastics, Ágnes Keleti feels free—until the day her coach tells her there's a new law in Hungary barring Jewish athletes from the gym. Once Germany sends soldiers into Budapest, they… Read More →
Ultimate Fighting: The Brains and Brawn of Mixed Martial Arts
From the Series Spectacular Sports
What if a boxer and a wrestler fought? Who would win? What if a fighter skilled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tangled with a foe trained in traditional judo? These were questions that fans of combat Read More →
Ultimate Predators — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Ultimate Predators
Discover some of the fiercest predators in the animal kingdom! Drawn in through remarkable photographs and exciting, narrative text, readers will be fascinated by how these animals hunt and… Read More →
Una bolsa de plástico (One Plastic Bag): Isatou Ceesay y las mujeres recicladoras de Gambia (Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia)
En Njau, Gambia, las bolsas de plástico se apilaban en montones horribles al costado de los caminos. El agua se estancaba en ellas y atraía mosquitos y enfermedades. Mataban el ganado que… Read More →
Una historia más (Just Another Story): Un relato gráfico de migración (A Graphic Migration Account)
Cuando Carlos tenía 19 años, su mamá decidió dejar su vida en El Salvador y buscar un nuevo comienzo en Estados Unidos. Para el viaje al norte, contrató los servicios de un coyote. Carlos se… Read More →