Best Children's Nonfiction Math Books
Linking to a popular feature in the super successful National Geographic Little Kids magazine, this book brings the browsable fun of the bestselling National Geographic Kids Almanac to a new audience: preschoolers! She has written several popular titles, including Little Kids First Big Book of Why and numerous installments for the National Geographic Readers series.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"One of the reviews said it has misinformation because it classifies humans as "carnivores", but some recent studie shave classified humans as such "based on the percentage of meat in the typical human diet". See: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/04/20/150817741/for-most-of-human-history-being-an-omnivore-was-no-dilemma. Another negative review said the information is shallow and gave this example: "Some question do not even have answers like this one, 'why some animals are big and some are smalls?'. Why are some animals big and others small?"
"I bought this book and a few others that were similar for my kids (Ages 6 and 12) for Christmas."
"This is one of the best books I've purchased!"
"This was a great book to give my curious 4 year old."
"I bought this for my 4 year old for Christmas and it was a quick favorite."
"I bought this book for my 6 year old daughter."
"A little discombobulated format wise, but the subject matter stimulates valuable discussion between parent and child."
"Not exactly what I expected."
The official companion book to the British Library exhibition and the ultimate gift for Harry Potter fans! The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s greatest research libraries.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I love everything about the world of Harry Potter! Also, I really wasn't sure what to expect as this is a collection of stuff, but not really anything NEW by Rowling."
"It includes 2 page mini stories about the backgrounds of characters in the book, how she finally found a publisher, and art from the original British book cover artist."
"Originally planned to give it to our 6yr old but found it way too advanced for him."
"It's hard to get my autistic granddaughter to read."
"This is a great addition to any Harry Potter fans collection."
"As an avid Harry Potter fan, I continue to be impressed by J.K. Rowling's created world."
"I love that it reads somewhat like a nonfiction book - perfect for my nonfiction loving HP fan."
"Fun book for older and younger kids - not too young because of the reading level of material."
The best-selling book in TIME For Kids' Big Book of Questions series is newly revised with updated information, photos, illustrations, and graphics to answer over 500 new questions in popular subject areas: Animals, Space, History, Science, Technology, Sports and more. Over the past ten years, TIME For Kids books have grown on this success to help parents satisfy their children's curiosity. These books are full of fun and engaging answers to all kids' questions about science, geography, animals, sports, history and much more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"He loves information, and asks us 1001 questions a day, most of which I can't answer."
"I gave this book to my nephew for Christmas."
"Got this for my 8 year old son for Christmas and he loves it!"
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"GREAT BOOKS!"
"Grandson loves this book."
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"Great for kids!"
Best Children's Nonfiction Health Books
What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. Grade 5 Up—When she was in sixth grade, Telgemeier tripped while running and lost her two front teeth. The dental case that Telgemeier documents in this graphic memoir was extreme: a random accident led to front tooth loss when she was 12, and over the next several years, she suffered through surgery, implants, headgear, false teeth, and a rearrangement of her remaining incisors.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"What I liked about this book is that is a comic,well not necessarily a comic, but more like a graphic novel."
"I am in middle school and this book made me feel special that I was strong."
"Great story!"
"My 10 year old daughter loved this book--it encouraged her to love reading."
"This book is excellent."
"She's read "Drama" about six times now, and is once again reading "Smile" this week to keep busy as she anxiously waits for "Sisters" to arrive. Recently my mom was taken to the hospital, thank God she's getting better, but our daughter has even read "Smile" to my mom to cheer her up until she's able to come home."
"I JUST LOVE IT HAVE HAD BRACES WHEN 12 OR SO FOR OVER A YEAR.I THINK RAINA TELGEMEIER BOOK ABOUT HER HVING BRACES IS ONE OF CUTES, AND FUNNIEST COMIC BOOK NOVELS I HAVE EVER READ. HAVING THIS ONE BEING MY FRIST OF BOOKS I MAY READ HER OTHER BOOKS, BUY SMILE AND READ IT YOU WILL LOVE IT LIKE I LOVE IT."
"Another side note - any child going through friend trouble or getting braces may enjoy this book even more than other kids."
Best Children's Nonfiction Nature Books
In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. This inspirational true story shows how one person's actions really can make a difference in our world. As a girl, Ceesay realized that the goats on which her village relied were dying because they were eating plastic bags. She also saw that people were tossing the used bags on the ground just as they had always thrown away their baskets when no longer useful—except the plastic bags, unlike the baskets, weren't biodegradable. An inspiring account.—Dorcas Hand, Annunciation Orthodox School, Houston, TX "The simple format of this picture book belies the strength of its content, a story lovingly supported by charming collage illustrations.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This books transcends age and gender and race, it will appeal to any audience, and can be used with young children to teach them early the importance of recylcling and protecting our environment everywhere."
"Elizabeth Zunon's vibrant illustrations depict the amazing transformation made by one woman's mission to save her village."
"Peggy is the one that started the women's group that this book is written about."
"I've found that the story is engaging for a wide range of students (1-8 so far, have not read it to high schoolers yet) and the illustrations are bright and colorful for little ones as well."
"Great book to get kids, and their adults, thinking of the consequences of garbage vs reusing and recycling."
"I loved this story so much I bought it as a Christmas present for a child."
"beautiful story!"
Best Children's Nonfiction Transportation
It’s a monster truck! Susan E. Goodman has written numerous works of historical fiction and nonfiction for kids, including the Ultimate Field Trip series and beginning readers such as the Step into Reading titles Motorcycles!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"He was super excited about learning to read this book because there were monster trucks!"
"Grandson loves monster trucks."
"My grandson loves Monster trucks, and was a nice Christmas present for him, he likes the pict."
"My Nephew is crazy about monster trucks, he lives in India and you do not find books on monster truck."
"My son (3) loves monster trucks."
"This is probably my problem....I bought it for my 5 year old grandson and found it way more advanced than expected."