Popular Nonfiction Books for Kids
Hundreds of books are added to the Library's collection each month. Here are the most popular Nonfiction Books for kids.
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Minecraft Blockopedia
Completely revised and updated, the must-have guide for beginning and experienced Minecrafters alike contains information on each of the blocks that make up the Minecraft world.
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Unstoppable Us: Vol. 1, How Humans Took Over the World
This illustrated book for middle-grade readers looks at the early history of humankind. Even though we'll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive--and we're the most dominant species on the planet. So how exactly did we become "unstoppable"? From learning to make fire and using the stars as guides to cooking meals in microwaves and landing on the moon, prepare to uncover the secrets and superpowers of how we evolved from our first appearances millions of years ago.
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The Story of the World, History for the Classical Child: Volume I, Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor
Presents a history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.
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Pokémon, the Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide: 1, #001-245, Bulbasaur to Suicune
The complete guide to all 491 Poku00e9mon, including the new Diamond and Pearl generation! Fully illustrated and totally comprehensive, provides full-color pictures, descriptions and stats, including abilities, moves and evolutions.
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Pokémon Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook: The Need-to-know Stats and Facts on Over 875 Characters!
Stats and facts on Poku00e9mon from Abomasnow to Zygarde; insider info about moves, types, Mega Evolution, Legendary, and Mythical Poku00e9mon, and Ultra Beasts; the scoop on the all-new Galarian forms - including Gigantamax.
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My Body Sends A Signal: Helping Kids Recognise Emotions and Express Feelings
"This book is an excellent educational source that has is all. The book includes a cute story that kids can relate to, beautiful illustrations that capture children's attention, calming-down activities for kids, instructions to adults on the follow-up activities, emotions cards, feelings cards, coloring pages and related short stories to teach kids empathy." -- Amazon.com.
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Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys
This book will provide you with the answers that will help you take care of yourself better, from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to shaving, acne to voice changes, and everything in between. With tips, how-tos, and facts from a real pediatrician, it's the perfect book to help you learn about your body's changes.-- Amazon.com.
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The Not-so-friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships
How can I help my child deal with a bully? What do I teach them about handling an on-again-off-again, not-so-friendly friend? My advice to "just be kind" isn't helping, and my child is still hurting. Christina Furnival, a licensed mental health therapist and mom, helps answer these questions in this charming and engaging rhyming story about a young child who successfully navigates the complexities of an unkind peer relationship. In The Not-So-Friendly Friend, children will learn an easy and practical lesson about how to firmly and assertively - yet kindly - stand up for themselves in the face of a bully. By teaching children about the importance and value of setting boundaries for healthy friendships, this book provides children the tools they need to foster their social confidence and emotional well-being.
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How to Beat your Dad at Chess
This is a chess book for everyone, from eight to eighty, beginner to master. In a clear, easy-to-follow format it explains how the best way to beat a stronger opponent (be it a friend, clubmate - or Dad!) is by cleverly forcing checkmate. Delightful and instructive positions from real games are used to show the 50 Deadly Checkmates that chess masters use to win their games. For the beginner, simply learning the checkmating ideas and enjoying the examples will help develop the tactical skills needed to carry out attacks, combinations and sacrifices. For the advanced player, many of these checkmating ideas will come as a revelation, having never been categorized before. Experts agree that pattern-recognition is vital to success in chess, and this book provides a wealth of valuable patterns. How to Beat Your Dad at Chess makes improving easy and fun, and is full of helpful explanations and practical advice on how to approach chess games with confidence - and success. Grandmaster Murray Chandler finished second in the World Cadet Championship in 1976, ahead of Garry Kasparov, whom he defeated in their individual game. He remains to this day one of the few players in the world with a 100% score against Kasparov. He was a key member of the England team that won the silver medals in Chess Olympiads three times during the 1980s, and went on to captain the team in 1994. He is a former proprietor and Editor-in-Chief of the British Chess Magazine and the author of several bestselling chess books. (syndetics)
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Lionel Messi
Renowned sports journalist Dan Wetzel shoots and scores with Epic Athletes: Lionel Messi , an inspiring young readers biography of a soccer great who rose from an underdog to a champion! Featuring comic-style illustrations by Jay Reed! Lionel Messi has taken the soccer world by storm. He scored the most goals in a season. He's racked up championships. There was even a statue built in his honor. Despite the accolades, he's still hungry for more goals, more championships, more opportunities to shine on the soccer pitch. Messi's drive to succeed has motivated him ever since he first stepped on his local, worn down field as a kid. Yet his success didn't come without bumps in the road. Diagnosed with a career-threatening medical condition at ten, Messi refused to give up on his dream, and went on to amass one of the greatest careers in sports history. Filled with sports action and bold illustrations, this thrilling biography details the rise of a living soccer legend. Praise for Epic Athletes * "An unusually informative and enjoyable sports biography for young readers." -- Booklist , starred review for Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry (syndetics)
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