Non-Fiction Reviews

Frankie Liked to Sing

Frankie Liked to Sing

John Seven
Illustrator:  Jana Christy 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Abrams, 2015   ISBN: 978-1419716447
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Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans

Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans

Phil Bildner
Illustrator:  John Parra 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Chronicle Books, 2015   ISBN: 978-1452125787
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The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford

The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford

Suzanne Slade
Illustrator:  Jennifer Black Reinhardt 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Charlesbridge, 2015   ISBN: 978-1580896672
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The Pier at the End of the World

The Pier at the End of the World

Paul Erickson
Photographer: Andrew Martinez
Nonfiction picture book
For ages 6 to 8
Tilbury House Publishers, 2014   ISBN: 978-0884483823
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The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage

The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage

Selina Alko
Illustrator:  Selina Alko , Sean Qualls 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Scholastic, 2015   ISBN: 978-0545478533
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Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Abraham Dee Bartlett and the Invention of the Modern Zo

Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Abraham Dee Bartlett and the Invention of the Modern Zo

Cassandra Maxwell
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2015   ISBN: 978-0802854322
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Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree

Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree

Kate Messner
Illustrator:  Simona Mulazzani 
Nonfiction picture book
For aged 5 to 7
Chronicle Books, 2015   ISBN: 978-1452112480
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Daylight Starlight Wildlife

Daylight Starlight Wildlife

Wendell Minor
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Penguin, 2015   ISBN: 978-0399246623
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Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

Hedy Lamarr and a Secret Communication System

Trina Robbins
Illustrator:  Cynthia Martin , Anne Timmons 
Nonfiction graphic novel  Series
For ages 8 to 10
Capstone Press, 2006   ISBN: 978-0736896412
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Lucy Maud Montgomery

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Elizabeth MacLeod
Illustrator:  John Mantha 
Nonfiction
For ages 6 to 8
Kids Can Press, 2008   ISBN: 978-1554530564
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Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Don Tate
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Peachtree Publishers, 2015   ISBN: 978-1561458257
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Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather!

Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather!

Kathleen Kudlinski
Illustrator:  Sebastia Serra 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Penguin Books, 2015   ISBN: 978-0803737938
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Ralph Masiello's Bug Drawing Book

Ralph Masiello's Bug Drawing Book

Ralph Masiello
Nonfiction Drawing Book
For ages 8 to 12
Charlesbridge, 2004   ISBN: 978-1570915260
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Lords of the Sea: The Vikings Explore the North Atlantic

Lords of the Sea: The Vikings Explore the North Atlantic

Allison Lassieur
Illustrator:  Ron Frenz , Charles Barnett III 
Nonfiction Graphic Novel  Series
For ages 7 to 9
Capstone Press, 2006   ISBN: 978-0736862080
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