Jackie Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 My daughter tends towards nonfiction for her pleasure reading. She’s read through all the Horrible series (science, geography, history, math). I’ve culled the lists from the National Science Teachers Association. We own most the David Macaulay books and she’s seen the Theodore Gray books. For the most part, she doesn’t like the large, heavy encyclopedia type books from DK or Smithsonian; she prefers something more narrative. Please load me up with suggestions! Any topic - science, math, language, history, other - she loves it all. Reading level is a nonissue, and she prefers her books to be at upper elementary/middle school level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 "Recommendations for narrative nonfiction true books for grades 4-7" -- recent similar thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 7 minutes ago, Lori D. said: "Recommendations for narrative nonfiction true books for grades 4-7" -- recent similar thread Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 The scope for my daughter can be notably wider than the narrative focus in the other thread. For example, I wouldn’t necessarily consider Scientists in the Field or the Horrible books to fit in with the suggestions on that thread, but she gobbled those up. Any non-encyclopedia nonfiction works well for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) A few more ideas: History Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams (Jurmain) Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Sheinkin) Code Talkers (Bruchac) Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York (Hearth) Biography The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition (Kamkwamda) I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Yousafazai & McCormick) Riding Freedom (Ryan)Sower Series (Christian authors)Landmark Books Geography Holling C Holling books -- Paddle to the Sea, The Tree in the Trail, Seabird, Minn of the Mississippi Around the World (Phelan) Science Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum (McCarthy) Exploring Planet Earth (Tiner) -- Christian author The History of Medicine (Tiner) -- Christian author Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People (Marrin) Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon (Thimmesh) Math Murderous Maths (Kjarten) The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure (Pappas) The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures (Tahan) Edited September 30, 2020 by Lori D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 My DS and I have enjoyed the Guts and Glory series. They are war histories, written in a very engaging (though perhaps a little slangy) style. We’ve read the ww2 and civil war ones. I think there’s also a Viking one I’d like to get ahold of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Bomb, by Steve Sheinkin (sp?) Our library has a lot of historical Choose-Your-Own-Adventure type books. Heart of a Samurai was good, but there are other books on the subject that are less narrative if that is preferred. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I'll recommend Oh, Yuck!: The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty by Joy Masoff. Yes, it's in encyclopedia format, but the entries are narrative. You could download a sample to see if it's suitable, or your library may own a copy. I can attest that the book has kid, teen, and husband appeal. The author also has written Oh, Yikes!: History's Grossest, Wackiest Moments. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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