Non-Fiction Reviews

From Wolf to Woof: The Story of Dogs

From Wolf to Woof: The Story of Dogs

Hudson Talbott
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Penguin, 2016   ISBN: 978-0399254048
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About Arachnids: A Guide for Children

About Arachnids: A Guide for Children

Cathryn P. Sill
Illustrator:  John Sill 
Nonfiction
For ages 6 to 8
Peachtree Publishers, 2006   ISBN: 978-1561453641
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Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans

Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans

Nathan Olson
Illustrator:  Dave Hoover , Keith Williams , Charles Barnett III 
Nonfiction Graphic Novel  Series
For ages 7 to 10
Capstone Press, 2006   ISBN: 978-0736864848
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This Is the Earth

This Is the Earth

Diane Z. Shore, Jessica Alexander
Illustrator:   Wendell Minor 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
HarperCollins, 2016   ISBN: 978-0060555269
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Every Day Birds

Every Day Birds

Amy Ludwig Vanderwater
Illustrator:  Dylan Metrano 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Scholastic, 2016   ISBN: 978-0545699808
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Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Poems About Creatures that Hide

Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Poems About Creatures that Hide

David L. Harrison
Illustrator:  Giles Laroche 
Poetry nonfiction picture book
For ages 6 to 8
Charlesbridge, 2016   ISBN: 978-1580896108
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The New Jumbo Book of Easy Crafts

The New Jumbo Book of Easy Crafts

Judy Ann Sadler
Illustrator:  Caroline Price 
Nonfiction Craft Book
For ages 5 to 7
Kids Can Press, 2009   ISBN: 978-1554532391
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Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs

Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs

Angela Farris Watkins, PhD
Illustrator:  Sally Wern Comport 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2014   ISBN: 978-1416986935
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Welcome to the Symphony: A Musical Exploration of the Orchestra Using Beethoven'

Welcome to the Symphony: A Musical Exploration of the Orchestra Using Beethoven'

Carolyn Sloan
Illustrator:  James Williamson 
Novelty Nonfiction Book
For ages 5 to 7
Workman Publishing Company, 2015   ISBN: 978-0761176473
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Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk

Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk

Jane Sutcliffe
Illustrator:  John Shelley 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Charlesbridge, 2016   ISBN: 978-1580896382
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Lighting Our World: A Year of Celebrations

Lighting Our World: A Year of Celebrations

Catherine Rodina
Illustrator:  Jacqui Oakley 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Kids Can Press, 2012   ISBN: 978-1554535941
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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans

Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans

Don Brown
Nonfiction Graphic Novel
For ages 12 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015   ISBN: 978-0544157774
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Nice Work, Franklin!

Nice Work, Franklin!

Suzanne Tripp Jurmain
Illustrator:  Larry Day 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Penguin, 2016   ISBN: 978-0803738003
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To the Stars! The First American Woman to Walk in Space

To the Stars! The First American Woman to Walk in Space

Carmella Van Vleet, Dr. Kathy Sullivan
Illustrator:  Nicole Wong 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Charlesbridge, 2016   ISBN: 978-1580896443
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The Beetle Alphabet Book

The Beetle Alphabet Book

Jerry Pallotta
Illustrator:   David Biedrzycki 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Charlesbridge Publishing, 2004   ISBN: 978-1570915529
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