Non-Fiction Reviews

Phillis Sings Out Freedom: The Story of George Washington and Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Sings Out Freedom: The Story of George Washington and Phillis Wheatley

Ann Malaspina
Illustrator:  Susan Keeter 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Albert Whitman & Company, 2010   ISBN: 978-0807565452
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The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans

Barbara Elizabeth Walsh
Illustrator:  Layne Johnson 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Boyds Mills Press, 2012   ISBN: 978-1590787540
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B Is for Big Ben: An England Alphabet

B Is for Big Ben: An England Alphabet

Pamela Duncan Edwards
Illustrator:  Melanie Rose 
Nonfiction Picture Book  Series
For ages 6 to 11
Sleeping Bear Press, 2008   ISBN: 978-1585363056
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Nature's Patchwork Quilt: Understanding Habitats

Nature's Patchwork Quilt: Understanding Habitats

Mary Miche
Illustrator:  Consie Powell 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Dawn Publications, 2012   ISBN: 978-1584691709
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Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child

Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child

Jessie Hartland
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Random House, 2012   ISBN: 978-0375869440
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A Strange Place to Call Home: The World's Most Dangerous Habitats & the Animals

A Strange Place to Call Home: The World's Most Dangerous Habitats & the Animals

Marilyn Singer
Illustrator:   Ed Young 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Chronicle Books, 2012   ISBN: 978-1452101200
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The Blue Day Book for Kids: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up

The Blue Day Book for Kids: A Lesson in Cheering Yourself Up

Bradley Trevor Greive
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 10
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005   ISBN: 978-0740750236
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All About Collage

All About Collage

Todd Oldham
Nonfiction craft book
For ages 7 to 10
Ammo Books, 2012   ISBN: 1934429899
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The Picture History of Great Explorers

The Picture History of Great Explorers

Gillian Clements
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2009   ISBN: 978-1845074647
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Everyone Counts: A Citizen’s Number Book

Everyone Counts: A Citizen’s Number Book

Elissa Grodin
Illustrator:  Victor Juhasz 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 10
Sleeping Bear Press, 2006   ISBN: 978-1585362950
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Starry Messenger

Starry Messenger

Peter Sis
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996   ISBN: 978-0374371913
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Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

Susan Goldman Rubin
Illustrator:  Bill Farnsworth 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Holiday House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0823422517
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World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities

World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities

Richard Panchyk
Nonfiction
For ages 9 to 12
Chicago Review Press, 2002   ISBN: 978-1556524554
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Lost Childhood: My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II

Lost Childhood: My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II

Annalex Hofstra Layson
Nonfiction
For ages 9 to 11
National Geographic Children's Books, 2008   ISBN: 978-1426303210
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