Tuesday, February 5, 2013

New Nonfiction & Biographies for Elementary Grades

Nonfiction
Ocean Sunlight - Molly Bang
Explains how all life on the Earth depends, directly or indirectly, on light from the sun, and describes how all ocean life, from the tiniest plankton to great whales, including the creatures in the darkest depths, form a web that uses sunshine.

Awesome Snake Science! 40 Activities for Learning About Snakes - Cindy Blobaum
Discusses the various types of snakes found around the world, and offers games, activities, and experiments for hand-on learning.

Ruby, Violet, Lime: Looking for Color - Jane Brocket
Presents brightly colored photograph illustrations that demonstrate the three primary colors and three secondary colors, as well as brown, pink, black, white, gray, silver, and gold.

 Spotty, Stripy, Swirly: What are Patterns? - Jane Brocket
A collection of colorful photographs demonstrating different repeating patterns, including simple and complicated patterns in a variety of different materials.

Island: A Story of the Galápagos - Jason Chin
An island is about to be born- one that in time will become the home of plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. This book is the biography of a Galápagos island- from birth, through adolescence, to adulthood, and beyond.


Biographies

Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey - Gary Golio
Tells the story of the legendary jazz musician, from his deeply religious childhood to his career as a boundary-breaking musician who found inspiration in his own unique approach to both spirituality and music.

Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Artist Henri Matisse - Marjorie Blain Parker
Presents the life and work of the turn-of-the-20th-century French artist, imagines his art-inspired childhood and growth into becoming one of the most admired artists in the world.
 
Monsieur Marceau - Leda Schubert
A visual profile of the iconic mime combines lyrical text with artwork to offer insight into the man behind his famous "Bip the Clown" character and the artistry that enabled him to communicate wordlessly and vibrantly.

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