Children and YA Non-fiction

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

Mega Rex: A Tyrannosaurus Named Scotty

By Dr. W. Scott Persons IV and Beth Zaiken (ill.)

In the crowded field of dinosaur non-fiction books, Mega Rex stands out. This guide is expertly written by Scott Persons, the paleontologist who led the first research study of the largest and oldest Tyrannosaurus rex ... Read More »

October 29, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story

By Cary Fagan and Enzo Lord Mariano (ill.)

Maurice and His Dictionary is a distinguished non-fiction graphic novel from Toronto author Cary Fagan, based on his father’s experience during the Holocaust. In 1940 Brussels, following the Nazi invasion, 14-year-old Maurice and his family ... Read More »

September 28, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The League of Super Feminists

By Mirion Malle; Aleshia Jensen (trans.)

How do you explain feminism to a child? As an academic trained in critical theory, this is the question that I assumed would be at the core of Mirion Malle’s The League of Super Feminists, ... Read More »

September 14, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

How I Survived: Four Nights on the Ice

By Serapio Ittusardjuat and Matthew K. Hoddy (ill.)

Simultaneously published in English and Inuktitut, the graphic novel How I Survived is a true story of Arctic survival written by Serapio Ittusardjuat, an Inuk stone carver and former mechanic. As the narrator-protagonist, Ittusardjuat methodically ... Read More »

August 27, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

In the Dark: The Science of What Happens at Night

By Lisa Deresti Betik and Josh Holinaty (ill.)

Just before the pandemic hit, Netflix released Night on Earth, a six-part, David Attenborough–style nature documentary with a simple yet engaging twist: all of its action happens after the sun goes down. It’s a clever ... Read More »

July 27, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The Dog Patrol: Our Canine Companions and the Kids Who Protect Them

By Rob Laidlaw

Welcoming a pet into your family is a serious commitment and The Dog Patrol offers a comprehensive training manual, specifically designed for kids, on responsible guardianship. Rob Laidlaw, a Silver Birch Award–winning author, biologist, and ... Read More »

April 16, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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