Non-Fiction Reviews

James Herriot’s Treasury for children: warm and joyful tales by the author of Al

James Herriot’s Treasury for children: warm and joyful tales by the author of Al

James Herriot
Illustrator:  Ruth Brown , Peter Barrett 
Nonfiction
For ages 5 to 8
St. Martin's Press, 1992   ISBN: 0312085125
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Winter's Tail: How one little dolphin learned to swim

Winter's Tail: How one little dolphin learned to swim

Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff
Nonfiction
For ages 6 to 9
Scholastic, 2009   ISBN: 0545123356
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Veteran's Day

Veteran's Day

Marlene Targ Brill
Illustrator:  Qi Z. Wang 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 7
Lerner, 2005   ISBN: 1575057662
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A River of words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

A River of words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

Jen Bryant
Illustrator:   Melissa Sweet 
Non Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Eerdmans, 2008   ISBN: 0802853021
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Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott race to the South Pole

Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott race to the South Pole

Gare Thompson
Non Fiction
For ages 6 to 9
National Geographic, 2007   ISBN: 1426301871
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Peaceful heroes

Peaceful heroes

Jonah Winter
Illustrator:  Sean Addy 
Non-Fiction Picture Book
For ages 9 to 12
Scholastic, 2009   ISBN: 0439623073
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Fairy Houses...Everywhere

Fairy Houses...Everywhere

Barry Kane, Tracy Kane
Non-Fiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Light-Beams Publishing, 2006   ISBN: 097081044X
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Noah Webster: Weaver of words

Noah Webster: Weaver of words

Pegi Deitz Shea
Illustrator:  Monica Vachula 
Non Fiction Picture Book
For ages 8 to 12
Boyds Mills Press, 2009   ISBN: 1590784413
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Halloween

Halloween

Joyce K. Kessel
Illustrator:  Nancy Carlson 
Non Fiction
For ages 4 to 8
Lerner, 2004   ISBN: 1575055821
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Full Count: A Baseball Number Book

Full Count: A Baseball Number Book

Brad Herzog
Illustrator:  Bruce Langton 
Non Fiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 11
Sleeping Bear Press, 2009   ISBN: 1585364290
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Cracking the wall

Cracking the wall

Eileen Lucas
Illustrator:  Mark Anthony 
Non Fiction
For ages 6 to 9
Lerner, 1997   ISBN: 157505227X
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Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

Jane Yolen
Illustrator:  Jim Burke 
Non Fiction Picture Book
HarperCollins, 2008   ISBN: 0060591358
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Tell no one who you are: The hidden childhood of Regine Miller

Tell no one who you are: The hidden childhood of Regine Miller

Walter Buchignani
Non Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Tundra Books, 2008   ISBN: 0887768172
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J is for Jack O’ Lantern: A Halloween Alphabet

J is for Jack O’ Lantern: A Halloween Alphabet

Denise Brennan-Nelson
Illustrator:  Donald Wu 
Non-Fiction Picture Book  Series
For ages 5 to 11
Sleeping Bear Press, 2009   ISBN: 1585364436
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Just for Elephants

Just for Elephants

Carol Buckley
Non Fiction
For ages 8 to 12
Tilbury House, 2006   ISBN: 0884482839
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