Greetings, Once again the Nonfiction Detectives will go on hiatus. Our lives have changed and we are both finding it challenging to keep up...

 Be Strong: The Rise of Beloved Public Art Sculptor Nancy Schön Written by Darcy Pattison; Illustrated by Rich Davis MimsHouse Books. 2024 H...

The Fabulous Fannie Farmer: Kitchen Scientist and America's Cook Emma Bland Smith; Pictures by Susan Reagan Calkins Creek, an Imprint of...

Skybound! Starring Mary Myers as Carlotta Daredevil Aeronaut and Scientist Written by Sue Ganz-Schmitt; Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno Calkins ...

Bird Girl: Gene Stratton-Porter Shares Her Love of Nature With the World Written by Jill Esbaum; Illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon Calkins Creek...

Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park Written by Lori Alexander; Pictures by Jenn Ely Calkins Creek, an Imprint o...

One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor by Richard Michelson; Illustrated by Sarah Green Calkins Creek, an Imprint of Astra Books for Young...

Home Isabelle Simler; translated by Vineet Lal Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. 2024 French author, Isabelle Simler,  using poetry introduc...

Hawk Mother Returns: A Story of Interspecies Adoption  Kara Hagedorn and Marlo Garnsworothy Web of Life Children's Books. 2024 Zoologist...

  Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis by Lesa Cline-Ransome illustrated by James Ransome Simon & Schuster Coretta: The Autobiog...

 There were many excellent nonfiction books published for children and teens in 2023.  The following titles are some of the books that rose ...

Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day by Dan Nott RH Graphic, 2023 Grades 4 ...

As the year is coming to a close, we have more books than weeks left to post reviews. To keep the momentum of posting new titles, Cathy and ...

Coretta's Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King by Alice Faye Duncan illustrated by R. Gregory Christie Calkins Creek, 2023 ...

Tee Time On The Moon: How Astronaut Alan Shepard Played Lunar Golf David A. Kelly; Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham Calkins Creek. An Impr...

The Book of Turtles Sy Montgomery & Matt Patterson Clarion Books. An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. 2023 “Sometime around 240 mill...

  As we enter awards season, several nonfiction titles have already been recognized for their literary merit. The graphic novel memoir, A Fi...

Wombats Are Pretty Weird: a [not so] serious guide Abi Cushman Greenwillow Books. An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. 2023. This i...