5KN: Narrative Nonfiction

676 records found. Displaying 193 - 216.

Giancarlo Stanton

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

Giancarlo Stanton is a New York Yankees outfielder. Fans know him as one of the most powerful hitters in baseball. He crushes the ball with so much force that he led Major League Baseball… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: 796.357092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2019

Giannis Antetokounmpo

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

Giannis Antetokounmpo is known to basketball fans as "The Greek Freak." Through dynamic photos and text, readers will learn more fun information about Antetokounmpo, from his childhood in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: 796.323092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2019

Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment

From the Series Spectacular Sports

What goal caused the most legendary celebration in soccer history? Who invented the bicycle kick? Who was the first player to score 1,000 goals? Get the full story on scoring goals in soccer, Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • ATOS: 5.8
  • Dewey: 796.334'26
  • Copyright: 2010

Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

For the first twenty-eight years of her life. Harriet Tubman lived as a slave on a southern plantation. Finally, with the help of a Quaker woman, she was able to escape to Philadelphia by way Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: 305.5'67'0924
  • Copyright: 1988

Google Cybersecurity Expert Parisa Tabriz

From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios

Do you like to compete against other people? So did cybersecurity engineer Parisa Tabriz. She turned her toughness and her competitive spirit into a job as Google's top security expert. As a Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 005.8/092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2018

Google Glass and Robotics Innovator Sebastian Thrun

From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios

Have you ever wished you could use technology to improve people's lives? Ever since he was a teenager, Sebastian Thrun wanted to build machines that helped people. So far, Thrun has… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: 629.8'92092
  • Copyright: 2014

GoPro Inventor Nick Woodman

From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios

Do you enjoy snapping photos or taking movies of your adventures? So does Nick Woodman—but when he was growing up, most of his activities weren't camera-safe. Woodman was a diehard surfer. He Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: 600
  • Copyright: 2015
4 titles

Graphic Science Biographies — Paperback Set

From the Series Graphic Science Biographies

Explore the lives of scientists who changed how people see the world. The books follow famous scientists from their childhoods onward, inspiring young readers to value of their own curiosity… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2020
  • Paperback
  • List Price: $37.96
  • Your Price: $36.06
  • 4 titles

Great White Sharks

From the Series Animal Predators

Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, great white sharks use intellect, camouflage, and a strong sense of smell, hearing, and sight to track and kill their prey. Watch… Read More →

  • Lexile: 900
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 597.3'3
  • Copyright: 2004

Greta Thunberg: Climate Crisis Activist

From the Series Gateway Biographies

Appalled by government apathy regarding climate change, 15-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg started a protest in front of the her country's parliament building in August 2018. She… Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • ATOS: 6.0
  • Dewey: 363.70092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2021

Growing Up Gorilla: How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together

This heartwarming true story chronicles what happened after a mother gorilla gave birth for the first time and then walked away from her newborn baby at Seattle's Woodland Park. The dedicated Read More →

  • Lexile: 1000
  • ATOS: 6.4
  • Dewey: 599.884
  • Copyright: 2020

Hank Aaron: Home Run Hammer

From the Series Epic Sports Bios (Lerner ™ Sports)

Baseball legend Hank Aaron was a stand-out from the start. After playing in the Negro Leagues for less than a year, Aaron had Major League Baseball teams fighting to have him in their… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: 796.357092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2022

Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference

When Hannah G. Solomon looked around Chicago, the city where she was born, she saw unfairness all around her. Many people were poor and living in terrible conditions. Immigrants from other… Read More →

  • Lexile: 920
  • Dewey: 303.48/4092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2021

Harriet Tubman: Abolitionist and American Hero

From the Series Boss Lady Bios (Alternator Books ®)

Harriet Tubman dreamed of freedom from a young age. After suffering enslavement in her early life, Tubman escaped to freedom through the secret network of the Underground Railroad. From then… Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • ATOS: 5.6
  • Dewey: 306.3/62092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2022

Harriet Tubman: Union Spy

From the Series Hidden History — Spies

The story of Harriet Tubman and her role in leading slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad is well-known. But did you know that during the Civil War Harriet would often dress in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: 973.7
  • Copyright: 2018
Spring 2024

Harry and Meghan, 2nd Edition: Making Their Own Way

From the Series Gateway Biographies

In 2016 Prince Harry and then American actress Meghan Markle began dating. Explore the couple's first meeting, their journey after marriage, and their adjustment to life after stepping away… Read More →

  • Lexile: 970
  • Dewey: 941.0860922
  • Copyright: 2024
Fall 2023

Harry Styles: Chart-Topping Musician and Style Icon

From the Series Gateway Biographies

Harry Styles is a well-known singer, actor, and style icon. At a young age, he already loved performing. He'd dress up in costume and imitate other famous singers. Then in 2010, he auditioned Read More →

  • Lexile: 940
  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: 782.42166092 [B]
  • Copyright: 2024

Helen Keller

From the Series On My Own Biography

Trapped in silence and darkness, Helen Keller longed to communicate with the world. Both deaf and blind, she struggled to express the thoughts locked in her mind. When Annie Sullivan became… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 362.4'1'092
  • Copyright: 2002

Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer

Maria Mitchell’s curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 509
  • Copyright: 2023
4 titles

Hidden History — Spies — Paperback Set

From the Series Hidden History — Spies

History books teach us important facts about big events that made a difference in the world. But as time passes, we discover some of the interesting hidden mysteries of history. With this… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2018
  • Paperback
  • List Price: $35.96
  • Your Price: $34.16
  • 4 titles

Historical Heartthrobs: 50 Timeless Crushes — From Cleopatra to Camus

This book compiles photos and life stories of fifty of the sexiest men and women from history and asks the essential question: Would you really want to date them? Some are artists, some are… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1280
  • Copyright: 2013

Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all. The last two teachers of this class quit in frustration. The students—a bunch… Read More →

  • Lexile: 880
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: 796.323'2
  • Copyright: 2013

How the Snail Found Its Colors: The Art of Matisse

From the Series Stories of Art

French artist Henri Matisse gradually turned away from traditional drawing and painting to adopt a radical but simple approach to art. In How the Snail Found Its Colors, the story of a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 3.0
  • Dewey: 750
  • Copyright: 2016
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How to Make a Book (about My Dog)

How do you make a picture book? Well, you need an author, an illustrator, and . . . a dog?! Acclaimed author Chris Barton and his trusty pooch Ernie show readers how to make a nonfiction… Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • Dewey: 808.02
  • Copyright: 2021