non-fiction

Help Your Child Read Nonfiction With These Comprehension Strategies

Encourage your children to select both fiction and nonfiction text to read this summer. Since nonfiction reading is generally harder for most children than reading fiction, we can help our kids be more successful by teaching them specific comprehension strategies. When I taught 4th and 5th grade, about 90% of kids tested at a nonfiction or expository […]

New Nonfiction Books

I’m excited for this nonfiction book list because there are so many great books! Many of these, you’ll soon see on my best of the year list. New Nonfiction Books (Early Winter 2018) Balance the Birds by Susie Ghahremani This book simplifies the math concept of weights and balances as birds land and leave […]

New Nonfiction Books Summer 2018

Looking to keep your growing readers reading informational texts? Here are some new nonfiction titles– for preschool up to high-school age kids. Don’t miss ogling the artwork in What Can a Citizen Do? or reading about the determined Grandma Gatewood or learning more about the Syrian situation in the graphic novel, Unwanted. New Nonfiction […]

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 […]

Don’t Forget to Read Nonfiction Books with Kids

Often, when we think of children’s books, it’s fiction. But, nonfiction matters, too! That’s why I always try to regularly share with you the best recently published nonfiction books. Here are my latest favorites. Cheers! you might also like: Nonfiction Comprehension Strategies and Determining Importance in Nonfiction Don’t Forget to Read Nonfiction Books with Kids […]

New for 2017! Non Fiction Books for Kids

Looking for a great non fiction book that will help your kids learn something new? From biographies to world history, there’s a wealth of good books here. New for 2017! Non Fiction Books for Kids Busy People Librarian by Lucy M. George, illustrated by Ando Twin (ages 4 – 8) I’m partial to any book that […]

Interesting Informational Books for Kids

I’ve found more interesting informational books for kids! Ready to check them out? Interesting Informational Books for Kids The Inventors of LEGO Toys by Erin Hagar, illustration by Paige Garrison This informational book rocks! It’s well-written, nicely illustrated, and very interesting! Learn the history of Ole Kirk Christiansen and his start as a woodworker. From […]

Best Nonfiction Children’s Books, 2016

If you’re looking to find the best nonfiction children’s books of 2016, I’ve got you covered. Here are my favorites — many of them are nonfiction picture books, but you’ll also find easy readers, poetry books, chapter books, and informational tomes as well. Best Nonfiction Children’s Books, 2016 My First Book of Hockey Sports […]