Non-Fiction Reviews

The Great Ships

The Great Ships

Patrick O'Brien
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 9
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2005   ISBN: 978-0802777164
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Remember the Lusitania

Remember the Lusitania

Diana Preston
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 12
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2003   ISBN: 978-0802788467
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Old Ironsides – Americans Build a Fighting Ship

Old Ironsides – Americans Build a Fighting Ship

David L. Weitzman
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 12
Houghton Mifflin, 2003   ISBN: 978-0618311156
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Sir Francis Drake: His Daring Deeds

Sir Francis Drake: His Daring Deeds

Roy Gerrard
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989   ISBN: 978-0374466886
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Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy

Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy

Rhoda Blumberg
Nonfiction
For ages 10 and up
HarperCollins, 2001   ISBN: 978-0688174842
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Surrounded by Sea: Life on a New England Fishing Island

Surrounded by Sea: Life on a New England Fishing Island

Gail Gibbons
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 4 to 8
Holiday House, 1991   ISBN: 978-0823419418
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The Seven Seas: Exploring the World Ocean

The Seven Seas: Exploring the World Ocean

Linda Vieira
Illustrator:  Higgins Bond 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2003   ISBN: 978-0802788337
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A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall

A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall

David A. Adler
Illustrator:  Robert Casilla 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Holiday House, 1999   ISBN: 978-0823415069
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Whales and Dolphins

Whales and Dolphins

Judy Allen
Illustrator:  Mike Bostock 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Kingfisher, 2011   ISBN: 978-0753464977
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Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers

Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers

Jerry Pallotta
Illustrator:  Shennen Bersani 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Charlesbridge Publishing, 2005   ISBN: 978-0881061505
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Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece

Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece

Dyan Blacklock
Illustrator:  David Kennett 
Nonfiction
For ages 6 to 10
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2004   ISBN: 978-0802787903
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The Best Book of Ancient Greece

The Best Book of Ancient Greece

Belinda Weber
Nonfiction
For ages 6 to 8
Kingfisher, 2005   ISBN: 978-0753458716
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How to Be an Ancient Greek Athlete

How to Be an Ancient Greek Athlete

Jacqueline Morley
Illustrator:  David Antram 
Nonfiction  Series
For ages 9 to 12
National Geographic Children's Books, 2005   ISBN: 978-0792274438
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How to be a Roman Soldier

How to be a Roman Soldier

Fiona Macdonald
Illustrator:  Nicholas J. Hewetson 
Nonfiction  Series
For ages 8 to 12
National Geographic, 2005   ISBN: 978-0792236160
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Undersea Animals: A Dramatic Dimensional Visit to Strange Underwater Realms

Undersea Animals: A Dramatic Dimensional Visit to Strange Underwater Realms

Jane H. Buxton
Illustrator:   Jerry Pinkney 
Nonfiction Novelty Book
For ages 4 to 7
National Geographic Children's Books, 2008   ISBN: 978-1426303340
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