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Best Nonfiction Elementary 2023 | SLJ Best Books
The beginning of life, the stars in the sky, the fungi around us, and some of the hottest topics in biology and science are on display in the best books of 2023 in the elementary nonfiction list. The facts are in: these writers and illustrators help kids connect with the real world in one thrilling book after another.
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Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews During World War II
Recommended purchase for libraries looking for stories of heroic acts by everyday citizens, less-than-well-known stories of resistance to Nazi Germany, and the saving of a majority of the Danish Jewish population.
Friend of Numbers: The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
A must-purchase for libraries, specifically for its handling of diversity and adversity among immigrants studying in higher education as well as its ability to show the childhood joy of discovering patterns and having that segue into higher mathematics.
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Mother of Sharks
Important purchase for its representation of Latinx/Hispanics in the hard sciences; however, the structure and the layered framework of the story makes it confusing and problematic as a read-aloud.
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Cape
Purchase for help with social-emotional learning and to give greater guidance to the trauma of loss for young children; this need not be used solely in cases of extreme grief, but to encourage empathy, understanding, and articulation of loss.
Jackie Ormes Draws the Future: The Remarkable Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist
A must purchase for libraries. Its overarching theme of persistence will resonate with readers.
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Green Sea Turtle: A First Field Guide to the Ocean Reptile from the Tropics
Highly recommended and has great value in library collections, especially where schools have STEM programs focused on conservation.
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Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America’s First Openly Transgender Senator
This is a recommended purchase for libraries.
Best Nonfiction 2022 | SLJ Best Books
Stellar research, unexplored histories, scientific breakthroughs, and heartbreaking truths loom large in this whopping list of 52 choice nonfiction works.
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