2015 turned out to be another banner year for nonfiction books for children. We looked back over our reviews from the year and selected 22 books that stood out as the best of the year. There are still many 2015 titles we plan to review in upcoming weeks.
We've organized the list into three categories: History, Science and Biography. Our hope is that librarians, teachers and parents will find this list helpful as they make purchases for children. We're looking forward to what 2016 will bring in the world of nonfiction.
Cheers,
Louise and Cathy
History
Arthur Levine Books: Scholastic, Inc.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Calkins Creek
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Scholastic Press
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery and Baffled All of France
by Mara Rockliff and Iacopo Bruno
Candlewick Press
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
Roaring Brook Press
National Geographic
Science
Beach Lane Books
Ebola: Fears and Facts by Patricia Newman
Millbrook Press
Millbrook Press
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Biography
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Candlewick Press
Peachtree Publishers
Abrams Books for Young Readers
National Geographic Kids
by Carol Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
Candlewick Press
Great list! These include some of my favorites as well, especially The Octopus Scientists, How to Swallow a Pig and Mesmerized.
ReplyDeleteI also loved Swan, Emmanuel's Dream, Gingerbread for Liberty,You Nest Here With Me, Gordon Parks, Trapped: A Whale's Rescue,Drum Dream Girl, The Impossibly True Story of Tricky Vic, Drowned City....
So many good titles here and in the post above. Love this genre, and now I can't wait to get ahold of some of these books that are new to me. Woot!
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