Wednesdays I join Alyson Beecher from kidlitfrenzy and other
#kidlit bloggers to share wonderful nonfiction picture books.
The intention of today's blog post is to give professionals that work in the
education field new nonfiction reading material and ideas to use
education field new nonfiction reading material and ideas to use
with students to promote a love of reading nonfiction materials.
Two weeks ago I wrote about the importance of including nonfiction in your read alouds. So what are some books you might want to include? Here are some of the books we're using as recent #classroombookaday selections. You'll notice there are biographies and expository nonfiction and narrative nonfiction selections. Most of these were published in 2019 but I also included some favorites. I'll include a second roundup later this fall!
![Elvis Is King!](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530021882l/40391735._SX318_.jpg)
Elvis is King
written by Jonah Winter
illustrated by Red Nose Studio
![Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1538913804l/40539203._SX318_.jpg)
Magic Ramen
written by Andrea Wang
illustrated by Kana Urbanowicz
![Two Brothers, Four Hands](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1534209188l/41090392._SX318_.jpg)
Two Brothers, Four Hands
written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
illustrated by Hadley Hooper
![Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1535827026l/29221586.jpg)
Just Like Rube Goldberg
written by Sarah Aronson
illustrated by Robert Neubecker
![The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1538458061l/40702229._SX318_.jpg)
The Boy Who Grew a Forest
written by Sophia Gholz
illustrated by Kayla Harren
![Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562783655l/41154344._SX318_.jpg)
Titan and the Wild Boars
written by Susan Hood and Patthana Sornhiran
illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
![Yogi: the Life, Loves, and Language of Baseball Legend Yogi Berra](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1542692141l/42870342._SX318_.jpg)
Yogi
written by Barb Rosenstock
illustrated by Terry Widener
![Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1524077249l/38508827._SX318_.jpg)
Unstoppable
written by Art Coulson
illustrated by Nick Hardcastle
![If Elephants Disappeared](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557005448l/42642069._SX318_.jpg)
If Elephants Disappeared
by Lily Williams
![I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403425412l/21469052.jpg)
I, Fly
written by Bridget Heos
illustrated by Jennifer Plecas
![Seashells: More Than a Home](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1540960752l/39654850._SX318_.jpg)
Seashells More Than a Home
written by Melissa Stewart
illustrated by Sarah Brannen
![The Truth about Crocodiles: Seriously Funny Facts about Your Favorite Animals](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532472421l/40864679._SX318_.jpg)
The Truth About Crocodiles
by Maxwell Eaton III
![The Elephant](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1524672343l/39943176._SX318_.jpg)
The Elephant
by Jenni Desmond
![Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1543648504l/38534768._SX318_.jpg)
Stretch to the Sun
written by Carrie Pearson
illustrated by Susan Swan
![Popcorn Country: The Story of America's Favorite Snack](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541539786l/42649255._SX318_.jpg)
Popcorn Country
written by Cris Peterson
photographs by David Lundquist
![40864890. sx318](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1538468284l/40864890._SX318_.jpg)
Handimals
written by Silvia Lopez
illustrated by Guido Daniele
![We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1525825917l/36711245._SX318_.jpg)
We Are Grateful
written by Traci Sorell
illustrated by Frané Lessac
![Moon! Earth's Best Friend](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1552173247l/42642184._SX318_.jpg)
Moon! Earth's Best Friend
written by Stacy McAnulty
illustrated by Stevie Lewis
![One Proud Penny](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483082173l/29102924.jpg)
One Proud Penny
written by Randy Siegel
illustrated by Serge Bloch
![Does It Fart?: A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1548606766l/42779083._SX318_.jpg)
Does It Fart?
written by Nick Caruso
illustrated by Alex Griffiths
![Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569763811l/48290002._SX318_.jpg)
Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature
by Marcie Flinchum Atkins
![I'm Trying to Love Math](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547438294l/42359138._SX318_.jpg)
I'm Trying to Love Math
by Bethany Barton
![Skulls!](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561903302l/38942672._SX318_.jpg)
Skulls!
written by Blair Thornburgh
illustrated by Scott Campbell
That's your roundup! Did you find some books to add to your stack?
I have read some of these older ones, loved Seashells & took it to the beach with me in the summer. And both about elephants are ones I hope many find to read! Thanks for those I don't know yet, Michele! It's not easy to keep up with all the wonderful new ones!
ReplyDeleteSo many great books here! I've read the majority of them. LOVE Magic Ramen, Skulls!, I, Fly, Wait, Rest, Pause, We Are Grateful, Stretch to the Sun. Titan and the Wild Boars was so gripping--had a hard time reading it because I am claustrophobic! So well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the list! I look forward to checking out the ones I haven't read yet.
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