Non-Fiction

From APALA Award–winning author Julie Leung comes the inspirational story of Chinese American architect I. M. Pei and how he revolutionized the world of architecture. As a boy, Ioeh Ming Pei and his grandfather explored the gardens of Suzhou, where...

Snowy owls silently fly over their Arctic homes. But those homes face many threats that put the owls at risk. In this title, leveled text helps readers learn about the impact that human activity has on snowy owls. Special features...

The story of how a Catholic nun became one of the twentieth century’s most significant artists and activists is brought to life in a colorful picture book biography. “To be fully alive is to work for the common good.” —Corita...

Celebrate the beauty of Black hair creations through the rhyming text and vibrant collage art of lauded Coretta Scott King Award winners Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes. Our hair is a lioness, born to be wild. We pride ourselves...

In this companion to the bestselling nonfiction picture book Harlem Grown about the real-life urban community farm featured on Humans of New York, it’s harvest time for the employees and volunteers that tend the lush garden. Mr. Tony and Nevaeh,...

Giant anteaters are large mammals. They make their homes across Central and South America. In this leveled text, readers are introduced to giant anteaters and the threats they face. Special features highlight the animal’s range and life span, show their...

From APALA Award–winning author Julie Leung comes the inspirational story of Chinese American architect I. M. Pei and how he revolutionized the world of architecture. As a boy, Ioeh Ming Pei and his grandfather explored the gardens of Suzhou, where...

Come learn about the oldest operating library in existence that was originally founded by a Muslim woman in 859! Merhaba! Welcome! Meet Al-Qarawiyyin Library—the oldest library in the world. Do you want to see what magical treasures are behind its...

Harlem Grown tells the inspiring true story of how one man made a big difference in a neighborhood. After seeing how restless they were and their lack of healthy food options, Tony Hillery invited students from an underfunded school to...

The biggest Ichthyosaurs grew up to 85 feet long. They were as long as three school buses! Readers will learn this and more in this fact-filled title. Leveled text and colorful illustrations highlight the animal’s body parts, favorite meals, common...

Monarch butterflies make long migrations. These orange and black butterflies can travel thousands of miles in one trip! But monarchs face many threats. Leveled text and vibrant photos bring the butterflies to life on the page in this title for...

The Megalodon was the biggest shark to ever live! This book explores the body parts, life, and extinction of one of the prehistoric ocean’s most fearsome predators. Leveled text and colorful illustrations highlight basic information about the animal, while fun...

A spectacular tour through the dwellings of twenty-seven different animals, from a hermit crab’s secondhand shell to a beaver’s lakeside dam to a comet moth’s silk cocoon. Acclaimed creator Isabelle Simler presents a poetic journey through amazing animal homes across...

The Archelon was the biggest sea turtle that has ever lived! In this hi/lo title, readers will learn about the ancient turtle’s body parts, favorite foods, common behaviors, and more through leveled text and colorful illustrations. Along the way, features...

Manatees are large herbivores. They graze on sea grasses as they swim in shallow waters. But manatees are in danger. In this leveled text, readers will learn about the threats facing these gentle animals. Special features map their range, show...

You may never have heard of a lightship. Once, lightships anchored on waters across America, on the oceans and in the Great Lakes, floating where lighthouses could not be built. Smaller than most ships, but more steadfast, too, they held...

Brian Floca explores Apollo 11’s famed moon landing with this newly expanded edition of Moonshot! Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brand-new art and more in-depth information about the historic moon landing, here is the...

Mosasaurs had two rows of sharp teeth. They easily snapped up prey! In this hi/lo title, readers are introduced to Mosasaurs’ body parts, behaviors, and extinction through leveled text and colorful illustrations. Along the way, features map the prehistoric world,...

Great white sharks are fearsome ocean hunters! Their 300 sharp teeth and curved tails allow these predators to make quick, deadly attacks. The pages of this fact-filled title provide young readers with information about great whites’ environment, physical appearance, and...

From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery comes an ode to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet: turtles. With dazzling illustrations and emotionally engaging, fact-filled text, this picture book...

The story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader, John Lewis, comes to life in this compelling and beautifully told nonfiction picture book. John Lewis left a cotton farm in Alabama to join the fight for civil rights when he was...

Simone Biles is an Olympic champion. She has won seven medals, including 4 gold medals. In this fast-paced title, reluctant readers will learn about Simone's storied career. Engaging text and vibrant photos show the hard work and dedication that brought...

Fantastic plants cover our world. But which ones are the smelliest, thorniest, or largest? Through easy-to-read text, amazing photos, and a fun activity, beginning readers will learn all about the most extreme plants growing on our planet.

Your dreams can change the world! Colorful mosaics, playful flowing forms, imaginative facades—Barcelona shines with the buildings of Antoni Gaudí. How did the son of a Catalan blacksmith become a world-famous architect? The first years of Gaudí’s life were challenging....

This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard, repaired, and painted...

Trees are the tallest living things on Earth. But how do they grow to be so tall? Science writer Rebecca E. Hirsch presents a poetic introduction to the tree life cycle in Rise to the Sky. Accompanied by Mia Posada’s...

In his latest illustrated exploration of the animal kingdom, Steve Jenkins introduces readers to some of the most powerful predators in history, from the Tyrannosaurus rex to the African Siberian tiger. What does it take to be the “top dog”?...

If you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all. How can they be so heavy? Would they float if they had no weight? Winner of the Theordor Seuss Geisel Award in 2020 for Stop! Bot!, James Yang imagines...

At the start of things, the elders say, the universe was hushed and still. The moon alone shone bright and round in the star-speckled dark of the sky. David Alvarez is one of the most extraordinary artists working today. His...

Baby hippos are as cute as a button, but they’re far from that small size. These newborns enter the world nearly ten times larger than a human baby! But much like humans, these babies spend their first weeks of life...