Category Archives: Nonfiction

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  The Great Molasses Flood by Deborah Kops

  Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jennifer in Nonfiction

  In Boston, 1919, a huge tank filled with two million gallons of molasses burst apart and flooded Boston’s North End.  The wave of molasses was as tall as 15 feet and not only covered buildings but pushed many houses and buildings off their foundations.  Kops captures the fascinating stories of several survivors, as well as the [...]

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  Puffling Patrol by Ted and Betsy Lewin

  Posted on September 25, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Nonfiction

  For this book, Caldecott Award Honor artists Ted and Betsy Lewin travel to the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland.  The Lewins document the annual “Puffling Patrol.”  Every year, fluffy little puffin chicks are hatched on the remote cliffs of the islands.  Most of the pufflings leave the nest and make their way to the ocean at [...]

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  Hatchlings: life-size baby dinosaurs by Kelly Milner Halls

  Posted on July 25, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Nonfiction

   You’d never think that baby dinosaurs could look cute and cuddly, but Hatchlings makes them look just that way. It’s appealing to the younger child who’s going through the “dinosaur phase” that all kids seem to have.  And it’s  fun for the adult reader too. I really appreciated the pronunication guide for each dinosaur name. The facts are [...]

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  Going Vegan by Dana Rau

  Posted on July 15, 2012 by Jessica in Nonfiction

  Going Vegan: a Healthy Guide to Making the Switch is a primer for kids and teens looking to change the way they eat. While it doesn’t offer in-depth information on any particular topic, it does offer a wide range of information. Some topics covered include reasons people choose to be vegans, how to explain the [...]

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  Historic Picks for the Fourth of July

  Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jennifer in Nonfiction

  Independence Day means picnics, swimming, parades, and fireworks, but it is also a time to take a closer look at our nation’s past. George Washington, Spymaster by Thomas Allen is an out-of-the-ordinary look at our first president.  It begins tracing Washington’s steps with his first assignment at age 20 to gain intelligence about French troops just [...]

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  Forest (Sounds of the Wild) by Maurice Pledger

  Posted on June 28, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Nonfiction

   Spend some time with this new pop-up book on our novelty cart.  Pledger has captured the sights and authentic sounds of the woodland with beautiful illustrations.  Each pop-up scene includes animals, insects and birds from in the forest in different places and different seasons.  There are also interesting facts about each species.  This is a [...]

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  Those Rebels, John and Tom

  Posted on May 19, 2012 by Ami in Biography, Nonfiction, Picture Books

    By Barbara Kerley                   The famous tale of how American leaders came to create the Declaration of Independence is an often-told history lesson, but this new picture book for older readers vivdly tells of the events leading up to it, featuring John Adams’s and Thomas Jefferson’s famously [...]

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  My Body

  Posted on April 27, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Nonfiction

  From the Scholastic Discover More series This early nonfiction title has sturdy pages, simple sentences, and big print for early readers who are interested in learning more about how their bodies work.  It’s also a great resource for the picture book crowd, with vivid photographs and illustrations of body parts like skin, the skeletal system, [...]

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  The Usborne Big Book of Big Machines

  Posted on April 19, 2012 by Ami in Nonfiction

  by Minna Lacey Illustrated by Gabriele Antonini Have you ever wondered what some of those huge machines out in the world are called? Have you wondered what exactly they can do? The Big Book of Big Machines does a great job of identifying the names and purposes of some of the largest and strongest machinery around. This fun-to-read [...]

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  Kabobs for Kids

  Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rachel in Nonfiction

  by Janna DeVore   We have a fun new cookbook in the Children’s Room all about putting food on sticks. There is every kind of kabob you could imagine in this book, from “Pizza on a Stick”, with pizza crust, pepperoni, chunks of cheese, and fresh veggies, to “Caramel Apple Kabobs” with red and green [...]

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