chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 We've read and enjoyed books like Bomb (Manhattan Project) and Radium Girls, and the narrative non-fiction genre works well for us as a starting point for history studies. So, I'm looking for recommendations of narrative non-fiction books suitable for a curious and bright 11 yr old. Any ideas? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-eyed Suzan Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 You've probably seen me recommend this before, but my oldest loved the book Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik. I have Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life and Microbe Hunters on my list to try in the new year. Have you seen the Scientists in the Field series? They are about scientists doing work in often exotic locations. The photos are great and I love how they show how scientists actually work. If I think of any others, I'll chime in. And since we love narrative non-fiction, I'll be listening in on the other suggestions. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 My boys liked this book. It is a bit gruesome in parts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1000990.Phineas_Gage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 We've really enjoyed books by Albert Marrin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 My daughter loves the book Wesley the Owl and the Soul of the Octopus. She's read all the Scientist in the field series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick --young reader's edition Unbroken (Louis Zamperini bio)--young reader's edition Code Talker by Bruchac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicJen Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Have you looked at the book lists on Build Your Library? They have a lot of the types of books you are looking for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 My boys liked this book. It is a bit gruesome in parts: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1000990.Phineas_Gage Oh wow. This is perfect! We're studying neuroscience at the moment and Phineas Gage was mentioned with regards to the frontal lobe of the brain. This is now in my shopping cart. *thank you* :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick --young reader's edition Unbroken (Louis Zamperini bio)--young reader's edition Code Talker by Bruchac Code Talker looks fabulous, thank you! We've been learning about the history of cryptography and this particular topic was mentioned (and was fascinating!), but not in great detail. This is ideal. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 We've really enjoyed books by Albert Marrin. I'm off now to look up Albert Marrin. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Have you looked at the book lists on Build Your Library? They have a lot of the types of books you are looking for. I've heard of Build Your Library, but I've never looked into it. Thanks for the suggestion. It's great to have new avenues of resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 You've probably seen me recommend this before, but my oldest loved the book Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik. I have Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life and Microbe Hunters on my list to try in the new year. Have you seen the Scientists in the Field series? They are about scientists doing work in often exotic locations. The photos are great and I love how they show how scientists actually work. If I think of any others, I'll chime in. And since we love narrative non-fiction, I'll be listening in on the other suggestions. :) Stuff Matters is now on my bookdepository wishlist. Thank you! I haven't come across Scientists in the Field before. I'll have a look. Thanks heaps for the suggestion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 My daughter loves the book Wesley the Owl and the Soul of the Octopus. She's read all the Scientist in the field series. Another suggestion for Scientist in the Field - thank you! I'll have a look at those other suggestions too. Thanks heaps for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicJen Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I've heard of Build Your Library, but I've never looked into it. Thanks for the suggestion. It's great to have new avenues of resources. If you look on her website under the different levels are book lists and many mentioned here are on her lists so I'm sure there are lots that are similar to what you are looking for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-eyed Suzan Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon https://www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Journeys-Dark-Side-Moon/dp/0198795491#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1513839973530 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 A poster who has passed away created a wonderful booklist: http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?viewstyle=5&view=nmoira&collection=133922&shelf=list&sort=dewey Landmark books, American Heritage Library books, Horizon Caravel books, nature books by Jean Craighead George, A View from the Oak, many of the Time Life books... (I could keep going. I own a library's worth of books that fit into this category bc this is the way I have been homeschooling for over 20 yrs.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Ursa Minor Learning also has some great book lists. Right now, most are high school level, but they are working on middle and then elementary grades. You mentioned codes, but have you checked out The Code Book by Simon Singh? We loved that and the kids spent weeks making and breaking codes on paper and on Python. We are working on Longitude now, which is also really good. We LOVE The Code Book by Simon Singh. We're currently about half way through :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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