Best non-fiction picture books

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A Stone Is a Story
A Stone Is a Story 4.37 avg rating — 269 ratings
102.
Mightier Than the Sword: Rebels, Reformers, and Revolutionaries Who Changed the World Through Writing
Mightier Than the Sword: Rebels, Reformers, and Revolutionaries Who Changed the World Through Writing 4.72 avg rating — 71 ratings
103.
In Mary's Garden
In Mary's Garden 3.86 avg rating — 406 ratings
104.
Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again
Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again 4.27 avg rating — 499 ratings
105.
I Am Odd, I Am New
I Am Odd, I Am New 4.18 avg rating — 239 ratings
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Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne Bradstreet, America's First Published Poet
Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel: The Story of Anne Bradstreet, America's First Published Poet 4.22 avg rating — 102 ratings
107.
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille 4.29 avg rating — 2,040 ratings
108.
Chemistry: The Atom and Elements
Chemistry: The Atom and Elements 4.26 avg rating — 69 ratings
109.
Cellular Biology: Organelles, Structure, Function (Super Smart Science Series)
Cellular Biology: Organelles, Structure, Function (Super Smart Science Series) 3.99 avg rating — 76 ratings
109.
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America 4.16 avg rating — 945 ratings
111.
Neurology: The Amazing Central Nervous System (Super Smart Science Series)
Neurology: The Amazing Central Nervous System (Super Smart Science Series) 4.36 avg rating — 67 ratings
112.
One Tiny Turtle
One Tiny Turtle 4.14 avg rating — 854 ratings
113.
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909 (Picture Puffin Books)
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909 (Picture Puffin Books) 3.92 avg rating — 3,166 ratings
114.
Enormous Smallness
Enormous Smallness 4.28 avg rating — 1,431 ratings
115.
One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II
One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II 4.37 avg rating — 395 ratings
116.
Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Artist Henri Matisse
Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Artist Henri Matisse 3.93 avg rating — 221 ratings
117.
How Mountains Are Made (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
How Mountains Are Made (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) 3.94 avg rating — 111 ratings
117.
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (The Magic School Bus #2)
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (The Magic School Bus #2) 4.22 avg rating — 4,262 ratings
119.
Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon 4.07 avg rating — 398 ratings
119.
My Light: How Sunlight Becomes Electricity (Sunlight Series)
My Light: How Sunlight Becomes Electricity (Sunlight Series) 3.91 avg rating — 201 ratings
119.
Abe Lincoln: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z
Abe Lincoln: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z 3.79 avg rating — 76 ratings
119.
Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt (A Big Words Book, 4)
Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt (A Big Words Book, 4) 4.35 avg rating — 593 ratings
123.
Rosa
Rosa 4.36 avg rating — 6,842 ratings
124.
Frogs
Frogs 4.29 avg rating — 796 ratings
125.
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix 4.07 avg rating — 586 ratings
126.
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
by: Demi
4.31 avg rating — 3,179 ratings
127.
The Dinosaur Alphabet Book
The Dinosaur Alphabet Book 3.87 avg rating — 127 ratings
128.
On the Ocean Floor (The Magic School Bus, #5)
On the Ocean Floor (The Magic School Bus, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 6,365 ratings
129.
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer!: Voyages You'd Rather Not Make
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer!: Voyages You'd Rather Not Make 4.02 avg rating — 263 ratings
130.
Mister Seahorse
Mister Seahorse 4.07 avg rating — 4,218 ratings
131.
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover 4.35 avg rating — 753 ratings
132.
Living Color
Living Color 4.19 avg rating — 319 ratings
133.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer 4.31 avg rating — 2,787 ratings
134.
And Tango Makes Three
And Tango Makes Three 4.35 avg rating — 13,837 ratings
135.
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci 4.06 avg rating — 618 ratings
136.
Different Like Coco
Different Like Coco 3.94 avg rating — 385 ratings
137.
Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History!
Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History! 4.18 avg rating — 723 ratings
138.
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor 4.01 avg rating — 799 ratings
139.
She Persisted
She Persisted 4.38 avg rating — 6,790 ratings
140.
Polar Bears
Polar Bears really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 102 ratings
141.
The Bird Alphabet Book
The Bird Alphabet Book 4.06 avg rating — 101 ratings
142.
Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story From Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements
Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story From Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements 3.94 avg rating — 315 ratings
143.
Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard 4.17 avg rating — 690 ratings
144.
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt 4.19 avg rating — 2,434 ratings
145.
The Journey That Saved Curious George : The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey
The Journey That Saved Curious George : The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey 4.18 avg rating — 1,819 ratings
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Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons
Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons 4.28 avg rating — 346 ratings
147.
Where Would I Be in an Evergreen Tree?
Where Would I Be in an Evergreen Tree? 4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings
148.
Opposites (Early eBooks)
Opposites (Early eBooks) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
148.
God's Children
God's Children 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
148.
Go West!
Go West! 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings
148.
From Here to There: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves
From Here to There: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves 4.44 avg rating — 176 ratings
152.
The Darkest Dark
The Darkest Dark 4.27 avg rating — 2,643 ratings
152.
On a Snow-Melting Day: Seeking Signs of Spring
On a Snow-Melting Day: Seeking Signs of Spring 4.17 avg rating — 185 ratings
154.
The Butterfly Alphabet Book
The Butterfly Alphabet Book 4.33 avg rating — 106 ratings
154.
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire 4.39 avg rating — 1,313 ratings
156.
A Beetle Is Shy
A Beetle Is Shy 4.28 avg rating — 528 ratings
156.
Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean's Biggest Secret
Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean's Biggest Secret 4.26 avg rating — 474 ratings
158.
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph 4.22 avg rating — 760 ratings
158.
My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter
My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter 3.95 avg rating — 332 ratings
158.
Iceberg
Iceberg 3.85 avg rating — 148 ratings
161.
How a Book Is Made
How a Book Is Made
by: Aliki
3.92 avg rating — 313 ratings
162.
If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People
If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World's People 4.28 avg rating — 919 ratings
163.
Waiting for Wings
Waiting for Wings 4.11 avg rating — 1,351 ratings
163.
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey 4.39 avg rating — 1,168 ratings
165.
Archaeologists Dig for Clues.jpg
Archaeologists Dig for Clues.jpg
by: Kate Duke
4.06 avg rating — 908 ratings
166.
Oh say can you say di-no-saur?
Oh say can you say di-no-saur? 4.24 avg rating — 1,901 ratings
166.
Searching for Cicadas
Searching for Cicadas 4.36 avg rating — 42 ratings
168.
I Am Sacajawea, I Am York: Our Journey West with Lewis and Clark
I Am Sacajawea, I Am York: Our Journey West with Lewis and Clark 3.89 avg rating — 47 ratings
168.
Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement
Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement 4.17 avg rating — 370 ratings
170.
Grandmother Fish
Grandmother Fish 4.42 avg rating — 518 ratings
170.
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot 4.10 avg rating — 1,343 ratings
172.
The Slug: The Disgusting Critters Series
The Slug: The Disgusting Critters Series 4.22 avg rating — 494 ratings
172.
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore 4.36 avg rating — 2,066 ratings
172.
Circle
Circle 3.82 avg rating — 371 ratings
175.
Dolphin Talk: Whistles, Clicks, and Clapping Jaws (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
Dolphin Talk: Whistles, Clicks, and Clapping Jaws (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) 4.17 avg rating — 59 ratings
175.
Feathers: Not Just for Flying
Feathers: Not Just for Flying 4.26 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
177.
How Do Apples Grow?
How Do Apples Grow? 4.02 avg rating — 284 ratings
177.
The Way of the Weedy Seadragon
The Way of the Weedy Seadragon 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings
179.
Lizards
Lizards 4.33 avg rating — 298 ratings
180.
Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball
Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball
by: John Coy
3.91 avg rating — 910 ratings
180.
Building Our House
Building Our House 4.21 avg rating — 2,298 ratings
182.
Lost in the Solar System (The Magic School Bus, #4)
Lost in the Solar System (The Magic School Bus, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 9,787 ratings
183.
The Yummy Alphabet Book: Herbs, Spices, and Other Natural Flavors (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Book)
The Yummy Alphabet Book: Herbs, Spices, and Other Natural Flavors (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Book) 4.02 avg rating — 55 ratings
183.
The Airplane Alphabet Book
The Airplane Alphabet Book 3.88 avg rating — 80 ratings
183.
Are you a Ladybug?
Are you a Ladybug? 4.02 avg rating — 195 ratings
186.
Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
by: Stan Lee
3.98 avg rating — 3,551 ratings
187.
The Freshwater Alphabet Book The Freshwater Alphabet Book
The Freshwater Alphabet Book The Freshwater Alphabet Book 3.88 avg rating — 43 ratings
187.
Where Else in the Wild?
Where Else in the Wild? 4.38 avg rating — 89 ratings
189.
Astronaut Handbook
Astronaut Handbook 4.10 avg rating — 403 ratings
189.
The Eye of the Whale: A Rescue Story
The Eye of the Whale: A Rescue Story 4.23 avg rating — 151 ratings
189.
The Boy on Fairfield Street
The Boy on Fairfield Street 4.17 avg rating — 661 ratings
189.
To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt
To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt 4.17 avg rating — 531 ratings
193.
The Desert Alphabet Book
The Desert Alphabet Book 3.87 avg rating — 62 ratings
193.
Hope for Winter: The True Story of a Remarkable Dolphin Friendship
Hope for Winter: The True Story of a Remarkable Dolphin Friendship 4.26 avg rating — 155 ratings
195.
The Underwater Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books)
The Underwater Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books) 3.97 avg rating — 172 ratings
196.
Are You an Ant?
Are You an Ant? 4.15 avg rating — 109 ratings
196.
How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom
How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom 4.18 avg rating — 459 ratings
198.
The Beetle Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books)
The Beetle Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books) 3.94 avg rating — 98 ratings
198.
Best Foot Forward: Exploring Feet, Flippers, and Claws
Best Foot Forward: Exploring Feet, Flippers, and Claws 4.06 avg rating — 139 ratings
198.
Just a Second
Just a Second 4.08 avg rating — 693 ratings
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