PS 316 Recommended Nonfiction Picture Books

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Nina: A Story of Nina Simone Cover Image

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone (Hardcover)

By Traci N. Todd, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781524737283
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - September 28th, 2021
Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma Cover Image

Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma (Hardcover)

By Joanna Ho, Teresa Martinez (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062994547
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Published: HarperCollins - September 28th, 2021
The People Remember Cover Image

The People Remember (Hardcover)

By Ibi Zoboi, Loveis Wise (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062915641
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Published: Balzer + Bray - September 28th, 2021
Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent Cover Image

Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent (Hardcover)

By Matthew Burgess, Kara Kramer (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781592703166
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Published: Enchanted Lion Books - September 7th, 2021
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem Cover Image

The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem (Hardcover)

By Colleen Paeff, Nancy Carpenter (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534449299
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Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books - August 31st, 2021
Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories Cover Image

Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories (Hardcover)

By Annette Bay Pimentel, Magaly Morales (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419749414
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - September 7th, 2021
One Step Further: My Story of Math, the Moon, and a Lifelong Mission Cover Image

One Step Further: My Story of Math, the Moon, and a Lifelong Mission (Hardcover)

By Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, Katherine Moore, Charnelle Barlow (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781426371936
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Published: National Geographic Kids - January 5th, 2021
What's Inside A Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature Cover Image

What's Inside A Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature (Hardcover)

By Rachel Ignotofsky
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593176474
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - February 2nd, 2021
The Gravity Tree: The True Story of a Tree That Inspired the World Cover Image

The Gravity Tree: The True Story of a Tree That Inspired the World (Hardcover)

By Anna Crowley Redding, Yas Imamura (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062967367
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Published: HarperCollins - May 25th, 2021
Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children Cover Image

Counting Kindness: Ten Ways to Welcome Refugee Children (Hardcover)

By Hollis Kurman, Barroux (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781623542290
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Published: Charlesbridge - September 8th, 2020
Wreck This Picture Book Cover Image

Wreck This Picture Book (Hardcover)

By Keri Smith
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593111024
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Published: Dial Books - November 3rd, 2020
Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring Cover Image

Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring (Hardcover)

By Matthew Burgess, Josh Cochran (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781592702671
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Published: Enchanted Lion Books - May 19th, 2020
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Food Heroes #1) Cover Image

Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table (Food Heroes #1) (Paperback)

By Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Eric-Shabazz Larkin (Illustrator), Will Allen (Afterword by)
$10.95
ISBN: 9780983661580
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Published: Readers to Eaters - February 9th, 2016
Starboy: Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of David Bowie Cover Image

Starboy: Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of David Bowie (Hardcover)

By Jami Gigot, Jami Gigot (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250239433
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - May 18th, 2021
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers Cover Image

Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers (Hardcover)

By Juliet Menéndez, Juliet Menéndez (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250234629
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Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - February 23rd, 2021
G My Name Is Girl: A Song of Celebration from Argentina to Zambia Cover Image

G My Name Is Girl: A Song of Celebration from Argentina to Zambia (Hardcover)

By Dawn Masi
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593304044
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Published: Doubleday Books for Young Readers - February 23rd, 2021
I am Frida Kahlo (Ordinary People Change the World) Cover Image

I am Frida Kahlo (Ordinary People Change the World) (Hardcover)

By Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780525555988
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Published: Rocky Pond Books - March 9th, 2021
The ABCs of Black History Cover Image

The ABCs of Black History (Hardcover)

By Rio Cortez, Lauren Semmer (Illustrator)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781523507498
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Published: Workman Publishing Company - December 8th, 2020
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist Cover Image

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist (Hardcover)

By Cynthia Levinson, Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781481400701
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - January 17th, 2017
The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics Cover Image

The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics (Hardcover)

By Susan Hood, Christiane Engel (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062981394
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Published: HarperCollins - February 16th, 2021
Michelle's Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change Cover Image

Michelle's Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change (Hardcover)

By Sharee Miller
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316458573
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 2nd, 2021
The Tale of the Mandarin Duck: A Modern Fable Cover Image

The Tale of the Mandarin Duck: A Modern Fable (Hardcover)

By Bette Midler, Michiko Kakutani (Photographs by), Michiko Kakutani (Afterword by)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593176764
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - February 16th, 2021
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb Cover Image

Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb (Hardcover)

By Veronica Chambers, Rachelle Baker (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780803730892
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Published: Dial Books - July 28th, 2020
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy Cover Image

The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy (Hardcover)

By Kekla Magoon, Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062912510
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Published: Quill Tree Books - January 5th, 2021
Oscar's American Dream Cover Image

Oscar's American Dream (Hardcover)

By Barry Wittenstein, Kristen Howdeshell (Illustrator), Kevin Howdeshell (Illustrator)
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780525707691
Published: Schwartz & Wade - October 13th, 2020
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors (A Muslim Book Of Concepts) Cover Image

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors (A Muslim Book Of Concepts) (Paperback)

By Hena Khan, Mehrdokht Amini (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781452141213
Availability: Backordered
Published: Chronicle Books - March 3rd, 2015
Rosa Parks (Little People, BIG DREAMS #9) Cover Image

Rosa Parks (Little People, BIG DREAMS #9) (Hardcover)

By Lisbeth Kaiser, Marta Antelo (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9781786030184
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Published: Frances Lincoln Children's Books - September 7th, 2017
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea Cover Image

Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea (Hardcover)

By Meena Harris, Ana Ramírez González (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062937407
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Published: Balzer + Bray - June 2nd, 2020
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Cover Image

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Hardcover)

By Javaka Steptoe
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316213882
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 25th, 2016
Thurgood Cover Image

Thurgood (Hardcover)

By Jonah Winter, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781524765330
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Published: Anne Schwartz Books - September 3rd, 2019
Firebird Cover Image

Firebird (Hardcover)

By Misty Copeland, Christopher Myers (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399166150
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - September 4th, 2014
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills Cover Image

Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills (Hardcover)

By Renée Watson, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780375869730
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - October 23rd, 2012
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball Cover Image

Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball (Hardcover)

By Jen Bryant, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419741081
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - October 6th, 2020
If You Come to Earth Cover Image

If You Come to Earth (Hardcover)

By Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781452137797
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Published: Chronicle Books - September 15th, 2020
Thank You, Garden Cover Image

Thank You, Garden (Hardcover)

By Liz Garton Scanlon, Simone Shin (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781481403504
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Published: Beach Lane Books - March 3rd, 2020
The Hike: (Nature Book for Kids, Outdoors-Themed Picture Book for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners) Cover Image

The Hike: (Nature Book for Kids, Outdoors-Themed Picture Book for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners) (Hardcover)

By Alison Farrell
$17.99
ISBN: 9781452174617
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Published: Chronicle Books - October 8th, 2019
Superheroes Are Everywhere Cover Image

Superheroes Are Everywhere (Hardcover)

By Kamala Harris, Mechal Renee Roe (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984837493
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Published: Philomel Books - January 8th, 2019
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver Cover Image

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (Hardcover)

By Gene Barretta, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062430151
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Published: Katherine Tegen Books - January 14th, 2020
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History Cover Image

Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History (Hardcover)

By Vashti Harrison, Kwesi Johnson (With)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316475143
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - November 19th, 2019
A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks: Volume 3 Cover Image

A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks: Volume 3 (Hardcover)

By Alice Faye Duncan, Xia Gordon (Illustrator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781454930884
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Published: Union Square Kids - January 1st, 2019
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison) Cover Image

Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World (Vashti Harrison) (Hardcover)

By Vashti Harrison
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316475174
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - November 6th, 2018
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) Cover Image

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) (Hardcover)

By Vashti Harrison
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316475112
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - December 5th, 2017
The EARTH Book Cover Image

The EARTH Book (Hardcover)

By Todd Parr
$13.99
ISBN: 9780316042659
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 17th, 2010
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Cover Image

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (Hardcover)

By Oliver Jeffers, Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9780399167898
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Published: Philomel Books - November 14th, 2017
Snow Birds Cover Image

Snow Birds (Hardcover)

By Kirsten Hall, Jenni Desmond (Illustrator)
$17.99
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ISBN: 9781419742033
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - November 3rd, 2020
Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals Cover Image

Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals (Hardcover)

By Katy S. Duffield, Mike Orodán (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534465794
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Published: Beach Lane Books - October 13th, 2020
Adelita, a Sea Turtle's Journey Cover Image

Adelita, a Sea Turtle's Journey (Hardcover)

By Jenny Goebel, Ana Miminoshvili (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780807581148
Availability: Backordered
Published: Albert Whitman & Company - September 1st, 2020
Over and Under the Rainforest Cover Image

Over and Under the Rainforest (Hardcover)

By Kate Messner, Christopher Silas Neal (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781452169408
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Published: Chronicle Books - August 11th, 2020
I Am the Storm Cover Image

I Am the Storm (Hardcover)

By Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Kristen Howdeshell (Illustrator), Kevin Howdeshell (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593222751
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Published: Rise x Penguin Workshop - October 27th, 2020
My Friend Earth: (Earth Day Books with Environmentalism Message for Kids, Saving Planet Earth, Our Planet Book) Cover Image

My Friend Earth: (Earth Day Books with Environmentalism Message for Kids, Saving Planet Earth, Our Planet Book) (Hardcover)

By Patricia MacLachlan, Francesca Sanna (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780811879101
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Published: Chronicle Books - February 25th, 2020
The Bug Girl: A True Story Cover Image

The Bug Girl: A True Story (Hardcover)

By Sophia Spencer, Margaret McNamara, Kerascoët (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525645931
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Published: Schwartz & Wade - February 11th, 2020
Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth Cover Image

Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth (Paperback)

By Nicola Davies, Emily Sutton (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781536215960
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Published: Candlewick - October 6th, 2020
Field Trip to the Ocean Deep (Field Trip Adventures) Cover Image

Field Trip to the Ocean Deep (Field Trip Adventures) (Hardcover)

By John Hare
$17.99
ISBN: 9780823446308
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Published: Margaret Ferguson Books - September 8th, 2020
Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present Cover Image

Young Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present (Hardcover)

By Jamia Wilson, Andrea Pippins (Illustrator)
$23.99
ISBN: 9781786031587
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Published: Wide Eyed Editions - February 1st, 2018
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Cover Image

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark (Hardcover)

By Debbie Levy, Elizabeth Baddeley (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781481465595
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - September 20th, 2016
In My Mosque Cover Image

In My Mosque (Hardcover)

By M. O. Yuksel, Hatem Aly (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062978707
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Published: HarperCollins - March 23rd, 2021