These girl-powered middle-grade books feature the true stories of girls and women who achieved amazing things with creativity, hard work, and determination. Use them in the classroom or at home to show your children possibilities -- the possibilities of dreaming big and achieving those dreams. Middle-Grade NonFiction: Female Leaders and Entrepreneurs Girl CEO Priceless Advice from … [Read more...]
Learn About Animals: New Nonfiction Books for Ages 4 – 14
If your child enjoys reading about animal life, you'll want to know about these new books. From picture to comics to nonfiction middle-grade, there is something for every age and most interests on this list of new books for kids. Learn About Animals: New Nonfiction Books for Ages 4 - 14 Walk This Wild World: Lift the Flap by Sam Brewster Startin with the Arctic, visit different ecosystems on … [Read more...]
Outstanding Beginning Nonfiction Biographies for Ages 7 – 10
I want to highlight two excellent nonfiction biography series for beginning readers, ages 7 to 10, one called Little Guides to Great Lives and the other called The Story Of. Having taught this age group, I always struggled to find interesting nonfiction text for my students to read. Because, as you know, kids need to read both fiction and nonfiction (also called expository.) When I'd test a … [Read more...]
Outstanding Dinosaur Books for Kids
Many kids go through a dinosaur phase -- before they can even read, often kids know complicated dinosaur names they learn from books like these. But, even kids with only a passing interest can learn to appreciate the wonder of these creatures of prehistoric times. And these children's books are amazing -- from picture books to nonfiction tomes, there's something for everyone. Outstanding Dinosaur … [Read more...]
Keep Kids Engaged with the Latest, Greatest Activity Books
Looking for non-screen options for road trips and quiet time at home? Books are always my go-to option but activity books count as engaging, interactive choices, too. Keep Kids Engaged with the Latest, Greatest Activity Books The Kids Awesome Activity Book by Mike Lowery Visually appealing, kids will like that this colorful book offers a wide variety of engaging ideas in the form of … [Read more...]
Riveting Robot Books for Kids
Robots rock, right? (See what I did there? rrr ...) Get your STEM-loving kids jazzed about robots with these books all about robots! From picture books to nonfiction tomes, these books will get your kids excited about robotics. Riveting Robot Books for Kids The Robot Book by Heather Brown This robot has two eyes, two arms, and two legs, but what really makes him tick? Inside The Robot Book, … [Read more...]
Latest Nonfiction Children’s Book Biographies
When I get sent nonfiction children's biographies, I read them with a few things in mind. Of course, I want to see good writing. But more than that, I need to know why I should care. Lately, there's a trend in publishing to write nonfiction biographies about someone who overcame an obstacle in their life. Okay. But, so what? Why should I care? And how does this connect to readers? There … [Read more...]
2018 Picture Books About Nature
Nature -- the environment, the animals, the plants -- surrounds us. We can teach our children about nature in many ways -- being outside and observing is always my first preference. But books can support our children's understanding of nature, too. Especially when we're reading about things we can't experience first hand due to our location in the world. (Not too many of us live by coral reefs.) … [Read more...]
9 New Poetry Books
Happy Poetry Month! Do you read poems with your children and students? If you're looking for inspiring poetry books to read with your kids, see what you think about these new releases. Read the poems out loud, savor the word pictures, consider the meanings. Enjoy! “. . . poems hide. In the bottoms of our shoes, they are sleeping. They are the shadows drifting across our ceilings the … [Read more...]
12 Cheerful Children’s Books About Spring
Introduce your children to the wonder of spring! Reading good children's books about spring gives kids knowledge about what to expect in nature. In spring, you'll find new plants and baby animals. And after a long winter, it's a wonderful time to get back outside. There, observe the new life popping up all around you. (One year, I gave my kids digital cameras to make searching for spring extra … [Read more...]
What’s New in Nonfiction Children’s Books Winter 2018
I've got a group of nonfiction picture books and middle grade choices to tell you about today -- new publications you'll want to know about. I have about a kazillion (or 20) nonfiction picture book biographies but I'll write about those in a separate post next week. Nonfiction Picture Books for Ages 4 - 8 Festival of Colors by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal, illustrated by Vashti … [Read more...]
Inspiring, Informative Children’s Books About Trees
Have you ever adopted a tree and watched it through the seasons? Kids love watching trees. This is even more meaningful when they learn about trees. Take a peek at these inspiring and informative children's books about trees. Read them with your kids. I hope these give your children new eyes in which to view our natural world. Inspiring and Informative Children's Books About Trees Tree: A … [Read more...]