Children and YA Non-fiction

★ It Takes Guts: How Your Body Turns Food into Fuel (and Poop)

By Jennifer Gardy; Belle Wuthrich (ill.)

Right now, with NASA flying helicopters on Mars and SpaceX planning new spaceports, off-world exploration is the thing. But for many kids, the airless void beyond Earth’s atmosphere can never quite match the fascination they ... Read More »

August 23, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Fired Up about Consent

By Sarah Ratchford

Sarah Ratchford, a feminist, journalist, and author from New Brunswick, hopes their new survivor-informed nonfiction book, Fired Up about Consent, will help young people “learn to have healthy, mutually satisfying sex lives.” Divided into four ... Read More »

July 15, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The Disability Experience:  Working Toward Belonging

By Hannalora Leavitt; Belle Wuthrich (ill.)

In The Disability Experience: Working Toward Belonging, Hannalora Leavitt provides an overview of the experiences of people with disabilities in North America. This easy-to-follow nonfiction book debunks negative perceptions through case studies that position disability ... Read More »

July 8, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Mad for Ads: How Advertising Gets (and Stays) in Our Heads

By Erica Fyvie and Ian Turner (ill.)

Three thousand. Studies report that’s how many advertising messages we see in a single day. From bus shelters to television commercials to sports uniforms, they’re everywhere – and designed to affect how we think and ... Read More »

May 3, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books, Reviews

How to Change Everything: The Young Human’s Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

By Naomi Klein and Rebecca Stefoff

Critically acclaimed author and activist Naomi Klein joins forces with Rebecca Stefoff, a prolific writer for children and teens, to inspire teen activism with the exhilarating new non-fiction book, How to Change Everything. A call ... Read More »

April 29, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The Power of Style: How Fashion and Beauty Are Used to Reclaim Cultures

By Christian Allaire

The mainstream fashion industry often excludes those who do not conform to its norms, which can leave people on the outside feeling less than beautiful. In The Power of Style, Christian Allaire, fashion and style ... Read More »

April 22, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

My Body in Pieces

By Marie-Noëlle Hébert and Shelley Tanaka (trans.)

Last year, Marie-Noëlle Hébert won the Prix des libraires du Québec for the French-language title La grosse laide, a deeply emotional graphic memoir chronicling her years-long battle with an eating disorder. The English translation, My ... Read More »

March 22, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees

By Dana L. Church

There are many conflicting theories out there on how to nurture future generations of conservationists. The belief in exposing kids to animals in captivity at zoos and marine parks is now widely disputed by animal-welfare ... Read More »

February 25, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Wild Outside: Around the World with Survivorman

By Les Stroud and Andrew P. Barr (ill.)

A book about surviving on one’s own seems pretty relevant in the middle of a pandemic during which we’re constantly being told to socially distance from one another. Granted the middle-grade nonfiction book Wild Outside: ... Read More »

January 25, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

A Home Away from Home: True Stories of Wild Animal Sanctuaries

By Nicholas Read

The non-fiction book A Home Away from Home explores the ways in which wild animals are taken from their natural habitat and spotlights the people who are trying to help them regain some semblance of ... Read More »

December 3, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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