5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →