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Hello and welcome to another Friday. I realized I have been REMISS in addressing nonfiction for children. A classic blunder! But I am here to rectify this egregious oversight and bring you just a smattering of the excellent nonfiction titles available to children. Facts are for all ages! So sayeth me.
Oh, you know what kids could read these on? That’s right, yep, their own (or yours that you’re lending them for a minute) iPad Mini. Enter the Book Riot iPad Mini giveaway today. *air horn sound*
My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope by Diane Guerrero with Erica Moroz
Did I pick this because I A) love the cover, B) love Diane Guerrero and her story, or C) all of the above? YES, C wins the day. This is an adaptation of Guerrero’s memoir In the Country We Love, which is about her parents’ deportation and the push for immigration reform in the United States. This is listed as ages 10-14, which I agree with because it clocks in at over 200 pages. If you have some ambitious 10-year-olds, check this out.
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve
I like that we’re in an age when we’re adding more context about the Founders of America, which includes George and Martha Washington enslaving people. Ona Judge was among these people, and her story of escape and ability to elude captors is amazing. This is for kids age 9-13 and is also just over 200 pages.
The Street Beneath My Feet by Charlotte Guillain and Yuval Zommer
I LOVE this because it not only adds knowledge, it prompts curiosity. The world is so interesting and there’s so much going on that we can’t even see! This is 20 pages and for ages 5-8, but there’s so much going on in the pictures, that it could take up a good amount of time.
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Fun fact: this book was one of our picks in Kim’s and my first episode of the nonfiction podcast For Real. It’s a board book! And 97 pages, but lists at ages 8-12. IMO, you can go younger with it? Especially if you read it out loud. There are 18 stories and each features an illustration of the woman featured.
For more nonfiction new releases, check out the For Real podcast which I co-host with the excellent Kim here at Book Riot. If you have any questions/comments/book suggestions, you can find me on social media @itsalicetime. Until next time, enjoy those facts, fellow nerds.