Juvenile Nonfiction
Explore a selection of juvenile non-fiction books, including classic juvenile literature and the best non-fiction titles for young adults. Know the benefits of reading non-fiction books.
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Who Was Harriet Tubman?Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled...
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Heavy-Duty TrucksFull-color photos of bulldozers, fire trucks, cranes, and more pop off the page in this Step 3 Step into Reading Non-Fiction reader Reissued with updated facts and photographs, truck-lovers will eagerly pore over the detailed, action-packed pages Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in...
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Write Source Student Edition Grade 7Author: Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublisher: Great Source Education GroupPublished: 12/31/2010Pages: 792Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.71lbsSize: 9.13h x 7.00w x 1.57dISBN: 9780547485034Audience: Ages 9-12This title is not returnable
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She Persisted: Kalpana ChawlaInspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Kalpana Chawla! Born and raised in India, Kalpana Chawla was discouraged from...
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Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words & Wisdom from Greek & Roman MythologyIn this lavishly illustrated gift book for mythology fans and word lovers, ancient names come to rich and fascinating life.Did you know that "museums" were initially temples built to worship the nine muses, the goddesses of the arts? That Janus was the god of...
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Odd Boy Out: Young Albert EinsteinWhen he was born in 1879, Albert was a peculiarly fat baby with an unusually big and misshaped head. When he was older, he hit his sister, frustrated his teachers, and had few friends. But Albert's strange childhood also included his brilliant capacity for...
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Vietnam War Heroes (10 True Tales)Ten true stories of real-life heroes of the Vietnam War Twenty-eight soldiers--all but five badly wounded or dead in the first few minutes of a devastating ambush--are fending off 200 North Vietnamese soldiers. US platoon leader Lieutenant Hal Fritz shouts to his comrades, We...
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Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)It's no secret that Beethoven went deaf, that Mozart had constant money problems, and that Gilbert and Sullivan wrote musicals. But what were these people--and other famous musicians--really like? What did they eat? What did they wear? How did they spend their time? And--possibly...
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How to Swallow a Pig: Step-By-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom"A highly enjoyable mix of science and humor." --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewEscape into the animal kingdom in this visually stunning and clever nonfiction book about animal behavior by Caldecott Honor-winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.In the latest eye-catching dive into the kingdom of...
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You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra! (Revised Edition) (You Wouldn't Want To... Ancient Civilization)Get ready . . . you're a princess born into the Egyptian royal family. But it's not easy living in the palace.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the...
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Shape (Math Counts: Updated Editions)An intorduction to shape for the youngest readers Math Counts series introduces young readers (grades K-3) to early math concepts. Real-world examples and corresponding photos make math concepts easy to grasp.Squares, triangles, circles... Shapes are all around us.Author: Henry PluckrosePublisher: C. Press/F. Watts TradePublished:...
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Mental Magic: Surefire Tricks to Amaze Your FriendsA barber in Chicago says he'd rather cut the hair of ten red-headed men than the hair of one brown-haired man. Can you guess why?Ask Professor Picanumba, a master of riddles who carries dozens of surefire tricks up his sleeve. He'll show you how...
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Colonial and Early American FashionsThis entertaining and educational coloring book provides a fascinating glimpse of clothing styles worn by Colonial Americans -- from the early years of colonization to the onset of the American Revolution. Carefully researched and meticulously rendered by illustrator Tom Tierney, 45 excellent, ready-to-color illustrations...
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Coral Reef Coloring BookIn the shallow, warm waters of the Caribbean, South Pacific, and other seas, coral reefs build up as aggregates of the skeletons of countless coelenterates, mostly coral polyps. These reefs teem with a multitude of animals. The brilliant coloration of many of the life...
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Who Was Lewis Carroll?Meet the man who created Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, a mathematician and church deacon, who taught at Oxford University. He was inspired to write his best known works,...
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¿Quién Fue Walt Disney?Walt Disney siempre le encantaba entretener a la gente. A menudo se met a en problemas.. Una vez pint cuadros con alquitr n en el lado de la casa blanca de su familia. Su familia era pobre, y el tiempo m s feliz de...
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Cheetah CubsCheetah cubs play and purr just like kittens. Someday they'll be able to run faster than any other animal in the world. Read along as cheetah cubs leap and grow in this book.Author: Ginjer L. ClarkePublisher: Penguin Young Readers GroupPublished: 02/01/2007Pages: 48Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take...
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Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis BrailleA biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.Author: Russell FreedmanPublisher: Clarion BooksPublished: 09/20/1999Pages: 81Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 8.99h...
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Vikings: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #15: Viking Ships at SunriseThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #15: Viking Ships at Sunrise, they had lots of questions....
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