Nonfiction

Music:

Be a Recorder Star - Ed Sueta

Method book for the beginning recorder player.

Science:

As an Oak Tree Grows - Brian G. Karas (Grades K-3)
From 1775 to the present, the landscape around a lone oak tree goes through significant changes

Boy, Were We Wrong about the Solar System! - Kathleen V. Kudlinski (Grade K-3)
An informative look at how scientific theories have changed over time concerning the solar system.

Animal School: What Class Are You? - Michelle Lord (Grades K-3)
Rhyming text introduces young readers to the five classes of vertebrates, describing the characteristics of reptiles, fish, mammals, birds, and amphibians.

It's Catching: The infectious World of Germs and Microbes - Jennifer Gardy (Grades 3-6)
Presents general information about different types of germs, as well as the diseases they cause, and how people work to prevent them from spreading.


Incredible Experiments with Chemical Reactions and Mixtures - Paul Navarro & Ángeles Jiménez (Grades 3-9)
Presents 16 simple experiments that can be performed with common objects found around the house. The book explores concepts like water density, oxidation, and more are explored using simple household materials. Each experiment includes illustrated, step-by-step instructions and a simple scientific explanation of what is happening during the experiment. Full-color illustrations on each page.

Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation - Carla Mooney (grades 9-12)
Presents an overview of forensic science and crime scene investigation, featuring projects in the areas of documenting a crime scene, identifying fingerprints, analyzing blood spatter, and extracting DNA.


Social Studies:
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama - Hester Bass (Grades K-3)
Explore a little-known story of the civil rights movement, in which black and white citizens in one Alabama city worked together nonviolently to end segregation.


Ben Franklin's Big Splash: The Mostly True Story of His First Invention - Barb Rosenstock
(Grades 3-6)
Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish--fins and all. This ... account of young Ben's earliest invention follows the budding scientist's journey as he tests and retests his swim fins. That first big splash led Ben to even more innovations and inventions. Includes Franklin quotes, a timeline, bibliography, and source notes.

Strike! The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights - Larry Dane Brimner (Grades 5-8)
In the 1960s, while the United States was at war and racial tensions were boiling over, Filipino American workers were demanding fair wages and decent living conditions in California's vineyards. When the workers walked out of the fields in September 1965, the great Delano grape strike began. Did the signing of labor contracts with growers in 1970 mean an end to the problems of American field laborers, or was it a short-lived truce? Award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner follows the five-year-long strike through the rise of César Chávez and the United Farm Workers. Brimner's riveting text, complemented by black-and-white archival photographs and the words of workers, organizers, and growers, tells the powerful story.

Malala Yousafzai and the Girls of Pakistan - David Aretha (Grades 9-12)
When fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai spoke out against the Taliban's policy of forbidding education for girls, an attempt was made on her life. This is her story, which also includes information on other hardships faced by young women in Pakistan.

Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood - James McMullan (Grades 9-12)
Illustrator James McMullan discusses how his early childhood in China and his wartime journeys with his mother influenced his life and career.




Collections:

Guys Read: True Stories - edited by Jon Scieszka (Grades 5-8)
"Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there. Supports the Common Core State Standards"-- Provided by publisher