With how dearly I love my fiction, I feel like I can sometimes devalue informational texts. But the truth is, we have come across so many wonderful reads lately that I know I should share! After all, having a variety of book access is key in helping our students come to identify as readers. I hope you can find some that your readers will love in this list!
#1: Fur, Feather, Fin, All of Us are Kin by Diane Lang and Stephanie Laberis
#2: Everything & Everywhere: A Fact-Filled Adventure for Curious Globe-Trottersby Marc Martin
#3: Gravity by Jason Chin
#4: The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs by Kate Messner & Matthew Forsythe
#5: Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies & Emily Sutton
#6: How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin & Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo, Giselle Potter, & Jacqueline Tourville
#7: Astro-Naut Aquanaut by Jennifer Swanson
#8: The Elephant by Jenni Desmond
#9: Fearless Mary by Tami Charles & Claire Almon
#10: What if You Had T. Rex Teeth? & Other Dinosaur Parts by Sandra Markle & Howard McWilliam
Bonus: A few nonfiction authors I’d recommend would include:
- Dianna Hutts Aston
- Seymour Simon
- Kate Messner
- Steve Jenkins
- Bethany Barton
- Brad Meltzer
- Brian Floca
- Jeannette Winter
- Sara Levine
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Thanks for the recommendations. Some of those look interesting.