One of our favorite genres to share with young readers is nonfiction. There's something to captivate every kid, and there are so many wonderful new titles out this spring. Plus, nonfiction is a great way to expand background knowledge. Place a hold or check one out today!
More new and coming soon lists:
- New and Coming Soon Picture Books
- New and Coming Soon Books for Developing Readers
- New and Coming Soon Chapter Books
- New and Coming Soon Graphic Novels
Looking for more new books? Try requesting a Personal Reading List and a librarian will send you a list of books tailored just for you!
In this heartwarming picture book, a homeschooled child thanks his school for everything it offers -- from indoor inventions to outdoor adventures, from finding new friends to puzzling out problems. His school day might include robotics with friends, silent study time, planting seeds at the community garden, and more. One thing is for sure: homeschool is not boring!
A seed waits patiently until it is time to sprout--and as this milkweed transforms from seed to plant, so too does the butterfly it feeds. Award-winning author of Outside You Notice celebrates the life cycle of a milkweed, from seed to new buds to flower!
Mariam's Dream follows real-life freedom dreamer Mariam Al-Shaar, known around the world for building Soufra, a women-run kitchen in the Bourj Al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Discover the joys of cooking, the power of community, and the flavors of Palestine, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon in this poignant story written for anyone who has ever felt walled in and dreamed of something more.
Go on patrol with the Black Mambas, South Africa's first women-led anti-poaching unit. Meet the rangers and discover all they do to protect the wildlife at the Balule Nature Reserve.
Are you ready to have your mind blown? Wow all your friends and family with 5 jaw-dropping facts about science each day.
Become an eyewitness to the world's most amazing animals in this picture-led encyclopedia which will take children aged 9+ on a tour of the marvelous animal kingdom.
From crunchy crickets to tiny ants, young readers will take a mouthwatering journey where bug pizza and grasshopper snacks are on the menu--captivating readers with the yuck (and maybe the yum) factor!
A necessary and educational narrative nonfiction book for children that embraces the superpowers that dyslexic thinking brings. Xtraordinary People highlights how children's differences can help them go wherever they want to in life.
Luisa Capetillo decides to break the strict rules of her time with a simple but revolutionary gesture: putting on pants. A brave act that initiated an important social transformation.
Everest is the world's highest mountain, towering like an icy giant over the Himalayas. For the millions of people living nearby, it has always been a magical place, known as "Goddess Mother of the World" or the "Peak of Heaven." To explorers and adventurers, it represents a perilous but thrilling challenge to be conquered. In this exhilarating account by award-winning author David Long, he looks back at the first attempts by international mountaineers to reach the fabled summit, many of which ended in disaster. But in May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the roof of the world!
A narrative explanation of the phrase "friend of Dorothy," a phrase coined by the LGBTQ+ community in the United States starting in the 1940s.
Middle school is a time of big, big changes--especially for girls. Written by a teen mental health expert, The Middle School Survival Guide for Girls is packed with empowering tools to help preteen girls adjust to the pressures of middle school--as well as their changing minds and bodies. Using the skills outlined in this book, readers will build the resilience needed to thrive personally, socially, and academically, and gain new understanding of themselves as they face the challenges of middle school and beyond.
A nonfiction picture book that chronicles the science and activism that not only saved the pelicans in the 1950s but led to the founding of the EPA and the Endangered Species Act.
Celebrate Juneteenth with this heartfelt introduction for kids ages 3 to 6. A is for ancestors, and B is for Black. There is a complex history behind Juneteenth-but in The Juneteenth Alphabet, kids (and adults) can find celebratory moments of joy and inspiration as they learn about the origins and traditions of this day of freedom (for all!).
Leap into this stunning exploration of frogs and toads from around the world!
Celebrate 150 essential foods in beautifully illustrated pages that are as vibrant and inspiring as a visit to a farmer's market.
A lyrical biography of Hans Christian Andersen.