Great Non-Fiction Books for Kids

There are a lot of kids who prefer to read non-fiction over fiction, but for many adults, non-fiction titles may not come to mind quickly when helping your child or student choose a book to read together or on their own. Here are some great non-fiction books for kids that we can recommend!

• The Boy in Number Four by Kara Kootstra, illustrated by Regan Thomson
• Hippos Can't Swim: and other fun facts by Laura Lyn DiSiena and Hannah Eliot, illustrated by Pete Oswald
• Now and Ben: the modern inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Baretta
• Tuesday Tucks Me In: the loyal bond between a soldier and his service dog by Fmr. Captain Luis Carlos Montalvan, with Bret Witter, photographs by Dan Dion
• 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts by R.J. Palacio

I have to put a plug in also for the Cooperative Children's Book Center's Bibliographies and Booklists, which include a wealth of non-fiction titles that are also outstanding for kids, with ideas for topics like Food, the Environment, and Science and Scientists, to name just a few!