Books. Nonfiction

Gr 8 Up—The Appalachian mountains of West Virginia and Kentucky are areas of great beauty and tremendous poverty...

Gr 4 Up—Munduruku, who grew up in the Amazon rain forest, retells a dozen myths and tales from eight groups indigenous to the Amazon region of Brazil...

PreS—In this inventive board book, colorful, abstract illustrations invite young listeners to participate in a guessing game...

Gr 5–8—Three timely, useful, and informative titles...

K-Gr 2—A small bear wanders through a dreary landscape, describing feelings of extreme loneliness...

Gr 2–4—These biographies provide clear and concise information for reports and may inspire aspiring writers by focusing on the authors' childhoods, overcoming obstacles, and dedication to writing...

Gr 3–5—Opening with a true/false quiz, and including a recipe for a throat gargle, instructions for making a nesting site for orchard mason bees (one a very finished product and another using a tin can and some bamboo), and a list of foods that would be unavailable if bees disappeared, this attractive book will be welcomed by classroom teachers and homeschooling parents alike...

Gr 2–4—As in Sit-In (Little, Brown, 2010), the Pinkneys present important figures and a pivotal moment during the Civil Rights Movement in a fresh and visually compelling manner...

Gr 8 Up—"…In time so long ago begins our play,/In star-crossed galaxy far, far away...