The Other Side of the Room

I love promoting non-fiction books, so each month, I hope to present a new column on great new non-fiction books in the children’s room. Many of you may forget about this section of our department—you definitely should NOT! So to help you out for the first month, I have a list of my top twelve favorite non-fiction books from the summer reading lists I just compiled this year. To check for a book in our catalog, just click on the underlined book title. Next month, I will present my favorite new poetry books.

Let me know what you think! Happy exploring! My best, Jean Holmblad.

1st Grade


Tang, Greg
Math Fables Too: Making Science Count


Kerley, Barbara
Little Peace

2nd Grade

George, Jean Craighead
The Wolves Are Back


McCarthy, Meghan
Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas

3rd Grade


Schwartz, David M. and Yael Schy
Where In the Wild


Suen, Anastasia
Wired

4th Grade


Jenkins, Steve
Living Color


Michelson, Richard
Tuttle’s Red Barn

5th Grade


Cummins, Julie
Women Daredevils: Thrills, Chills and Frills


Hillman, Ben
How Big Is It: A Big Book All About Bigness

6th Grade


Demi
Legend of Lao Tzu and Tao Te Ching

Schlitz, Laura Amy
Good Masters, Sweet Ladies: Voices From a Medieval Village