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Author and TikTok star Taylor Cassidy joins us to talk about her new book, Black History Is Your History.
A program that brings school librarians together over Zoom to share ideas and support one another has helped collection development.
Dr. Whitney Casares discusses her book, One-of-a-Kind Body and body image with pre-teens and teens.
A unique book among space-exploration titles, this is recommended for browsers and as a first step in the research process.
An important and well-done title that teachers will want to explore with their students.
Give this to fact fiends and fans of the “Science Comics” series.
Readers approaching adulthood need the reassurance, hope, and bravery that Budde provides. A strong purchase for middle grade and teen collections.
An excellent addition to earth science classrooms, elementary school libraries, and medium to large public libraries. Ideal for children who gravitate toward visual nonfiction and enjoy collecting interesting facts.
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World Soccer Kings
With a stealthy intention to bring poetry to sports-minded young readers, this book may be too light on sports facts to appeal to soccer fans and too basic in its execution to be a meaningful resource for aspiring poets.
Beyond bold illustrations and pitch-perfect rhythm make this bio-book a great pick for the shelves.
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Baby Go!: France
Board books are an inherently inviting form, but this title does not inspire travel, language skills, or even reading to the end.
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Messy or Neat
An ideal book to acclimate kids of all ages to the notion of clean-up; this book could not be more cheerful.
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Peek & Boo Day at the Zoo!
A simple search-and-find that also carries a warm message of friendship, this board book works for large groups and one-on-one readings.
Cassidy excels in making history personal in a way that middle grade readers will connect to and feel empowered by and lets young people know they too can be creative, break down barriers, and help their communities.
A thoroughly researched, visually appealing, and reader-friendly title that brings the hidden world of fungi to life
For collections in need of more diversity in their political leader sections, this book will make a great addition.
This is a brief introduction to some of the world’s museums but doesn’t provide detail beyond a cursory level. Recommended purchase for larger collections or those looking to expand their nonfiction holdings.
A good textbook for classroom use, or as a resource for reports.
Messner’s newest entry in the massively popular “History Smashers” series is accurate, entertaining, and compulsively readable–a must-purchase for library and classroom collections alike!
Great for fans of Annette Leblanc Cate’s Looking Up! Birdwatching in Your Own Backyard, this is a delightful addition to any elementary library and a fun introduction to ornithology.
An accessible title to both educate and show readers they are not alone. Reviewer: Amanda Borgia.
A must-purchase for libraries looking for books on algorithms, bias, and media literacy.
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The Magic in You
The idea for this book is a good one, but the execution doesn’t hold up. Purchase other magic books instead.
Not an essential purchase, but a work that will add to WWII collections.
A recommended purchase. Young readers interested in exploration will enjoy learning of these intense expeditions that occurred without modern winter gear and technologies.
With language guaranteed to tickle any middle grader’s funny bone, this book makes learning about the endocrine and exocrine systems fun and engaging. Recommended for every middle school library.
Celebrating the lives and accomplishments of women in tennis, this is an excellent purchase for elementary school libraries, especially for classrooms with students interested in the sport.
For the generally curious and where browsable nonfiction, such as DK books, are popular.
Perfect for budding naturalists and a helpful addition to science collections.
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Watt’s Up?: Electricity at Work
Lacking a fresh perspective and new information, this is not an essential purchase for collections with existing resources about electricity.
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The Story and Science of Hope
Whether used to inspire activism or reflection, Curtis and Suárez’s book is a gift centered around hope. A good choice for middle school nonfiction shelves.
A great resource for introducing the Tudors and their impacts on England. A good first buy for all libraries.
A recommended purchase about the possibility of extraterrestrial life that combines scientific accuracy and rigor with age-appropriate language and format conventions.
From a personal immigration story to the latest picture book from Sonia Sotomayor, these works for young people highlight the accomplishments and history of Latine people.
This book offers a clear, vivid, and detailed look at the birth of genetics, and the many photographs and illustrations make the story come alive.
Great for nonfiction and adventure lovers; a good start for history projects and reluctant readers in late elementary and early middle school.
To echo Guatemalan Archbishop Gerardi’s words, “Knowing the truth is painful, but liberating. Without it, the scars will never heal.”
A light overview of dog evolution wit mixed results.
A solid choice that digs a little deeper into an often-overlooked subject.
Engaging, dynamic, and filled with bat facts, this nonfiction picture book is a strong addition to library collections.
A strong first buy for its explanations and examples of how to become an ally, while clearly explaining that it is ongoing and personal work.
The illustrations combined with compelling text will be a page-turning read for dragon lovers. Highly recommended.
A superb effort for enthusiasts who want the latest technological advances in dinosaur research. Perfect for libraries, classrooms, and research.
With extensive information and illustrations about relationships in nature, this is an excellent purchase for elementary where poetry and nature books are popular.
Apologies to everyone in my life is going to be so sick of me asking if they've heard of Tambora and the climate shock that followed. Tambora might be my whole personality now.
Check out these encyclopedias about useless facts, a compendium of curious contraptions, and a biography on Sally Ride. These ready reference titles will keep every fact nerd occupied and satisfied.
Purchase this resonant and relevant work for all middle grade nonfiction, Spanish-language collections.
The book’s anecdotes and chapter-specific discussion questions could be particularly useful in a classroom or book group setting to allow the sharing of ideas from multiple perspectives.
A must-buy for any school library (and many public libraries) where patrons are actively using AI tools or considering AI-related careers. This book is equally valuable for librarians (and teachers) developing instruction on research methodologies, digital literacy, or copyright ethics.
History lovers and budding political enthusiasts will enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at presidential history.
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Canada: We Are the Story
Complex, beautiful, and thought-provoking. The eternal presence and voices of the Old Ones will be a spiritual paean to some and a ghost story to others.
Another excellent title from Fitzharris. Recommended for all middle schools.
Heiligman’s depth of research and absorbing, crisp writing makes for a page-turner about a fierce, complex, and influential dissident. Recommended for all libraries.
A thoughtful and visually rich collection that honors the depth of Persian mythology while making it approachable for a new generation of readers.
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How the Ghost Army Hoodwinked Hitler: The Story of American Artistry and Deception in World War II
Delving into a unique element of WWII, this book will be well received by students, teachers, and anyone interested in military strategy.
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Sole Survivor
Highly recommended, especially for older tweens drawn to true stories of grit, growth, and survival against the odds.
This engaging collected biography would be a wonderful addition to any library. The eye-catching cover and title may encourage reluctant readers of nonfiction to explore these mystifying women of magical history.
While shelving a title this size could pose some challenges, this is a beautiful book to return to again and again for the images, descriptions, and overview it offers.
Devastating, obscure history brought to light. Highly recommended for schools’ Native American units, research, and general reading.
This call to action for the middle grade set is chock full of information and concrete suggestions for kids to participate in the effort to combat climate change. Recommended for young environmental activists and foodies alike.
Despite some odd changes in point of view that might confuse readers, this is a compelling title that will appeal to younger readers without overwhelming them with morbid details or lengthy exposition. Recommended as an additional purchase where books about history, mystery, and criminal trials are popular.
A great introduction to the science of reproduction in a way that makes animal babies the star of the show.
This is a meticulously wrought book and there is an audience for it, but it will require some direct marketing.
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Dolphins
A well-designed, fact-filled introduction to dolphins, enriched with images and text features that support literacy and science learning. Highly recommended as an update for animal nonfiction collections.
With tenuous alliances and ongoing negotiations ever-present in the news, this book cannot be added faster to any collection to help teens understand the background of the countries and the men who lead them.
Highly recommended for fans of Rick Riordan, or reluctant readers who enjoy Marvel’s Thor and Loki adventures.
A gorgeous, genre-blurring work of art and science. Ideal for classroom libraries, environmental studies, or anyone seeking to fall in love with the living world. Highly recommended.
Young chefs and bakers will gobble up these cookbooks that run the gamut from spooky sweets and fake cakes to activism-inspired family recipes!
This roundup of active nonfiction features forays into nature, hands-on science experiments, and SEL guidebooks.
The memory of a song helped inspire my latest nonfiction book, Many Voices, Building Erie, the Canal that Changed America.
Betsy Bird looks at the state of children's nonfiction. In many ways, with nuanced and interesting topics, it is the "golden age of informational books for kids," she says. But it's also a time of unprecedented book banning—and that includes many nonfiction titles.
Highly recommended especially for collections with fans of collected biographies such as Vashti Harrison’s “Leaders & Dreamers” series and Robin Stevenson “Kid Legends.”
With its manageable and impactful subject matter alongside engrossing illustrations, this is a valuable handbook for learning about the objects that surround readers every day
A strong purchase for cookbook collections
A recommended purchase for schools and libraries in need of current, high-interest nonfiction on important topics.
Readers will discover a wonderful role model and a perfect message: be true to yourself and do what you love. A touching and wonderful tribute to a real star, and a first purchase for all libraries.
These four titles discuss women's equality in America, as well as women's suffrage worldwide. Hand them to young readers for Women's Equality Day and throughout the year.
A great purchase for nonfiction resource collections serving upper-elementary and middle school readers.
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To the Stars: The Story of NASA
Recommended for middle school or high school collections where in-depth NASA or STEM materials are in demand.
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Edgar Allan Poe
An excellent purchase for elementary and middle school library collections where accessible and well-organized biographies written for younger students would be beneficial to the collection.
For students interested in ancient history, this could be used for sparking discussions about gender roles in various cultures.
Aspiring writers and editors will gobble this up; a strong purchase for middle grade biography shelves.
Covering the entirety of the Grimké sisters’ lives, this is a thought-provoking biography of two fierce yet humble abolitionists who deserve more attention than history has given them. Recommended for all libraries.
A recommended purchase that will require handselling to find the right reader.
A straightforward, inclusive primer on reproductive rights recommended for young adult collections.
This touching, heartrending work will inspire young people to action. With so many curricular tie-ins and as a powerful choice for aspiring activists and artists, and striving readers, this is a must-purchase for all collections.
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Farming Is Female: Twenty Women Shaking Up the Field (A Community, Food, and Climate Book for Kids)
A refreshing look at the lives of farmers across the United States and its territories, this title invites critical thinking and connection; a very strong choice for middle school and public libraries.
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Never Silent
Eighty years after the bombing of Hiroshima, this book presents a sobering firsthand account of a devastating episode in human history and calls on readers to use their own voices to end nuclear warfare.
That rocks are born, not made, will have children sitting up with delight for these two fact-filled but funny origin stories.
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The Lost Women of Science
A powerful reminder of women who slip through the cracks of the historical canon that will excite middle graders passionate about science.
Shelve this heartrending memoir alongside Shulevitz’s own graphic memoir for kids: Chance: Escape from the Holocaust.
This will intrigue high school students with an interest in the natural sciences or who just want to know the answers to essential questions of human biology; an essential volume in libraries serving young adults.
I'm reading as fast as I can, but the book mail is arriving faster than I can read! Scroll on through all these recent arrivals here at TLT to find some great things to add to your TBR!
This is, truly, essential reading.
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Ninjas
A solid purchase for collections needing the specific topic rather than for general nonfiction interest reading.
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The Boston Massacre
A solid addition for libraries looking to expand their collection of American history titles with honest, well-written accounts of its darker moments.
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Bacteriology
A solid choice for any library serving science-minded kids or updating its nonfiction collection.
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Football’s Dual Threat Era
A great entry in a series for football fans who enjoy a longer, more in-depth nonfiction read.
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