Best Children's Nonfiction

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating β€” 4,073,127 ratings
2.
George's Secret Key to the Universe (George, #1)
George's Secret Key to the Universe (George, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 8,885 ratings
3.
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World 4.18 avg rating β€” 946 ratings
4.
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade 4.09 avg rating β€” 13,176 ratings
5.
Castle
Castle 4.22 avg rating β€” 4,167 ratings
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You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer! 4.09 avg rating β€” 490 ratings
6.
Snowflake Bentley
Snowflake Bentley 4.13 avg rating β€” 16,412 ratings
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How Much Is a Million?
How Much Is a Million? 4.09 avg rating β€” 5,275 ratings
9.
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature 4.10 avg rating β€” 3,479 ratings
10.
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 4.27 avg rating β€” 2,560 ratings
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The Scrambled States of America
The Scrambled States of America 4.20 avg rating β€” 2,125 ratings
12.
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside 4.17 avg rating β€” 347 ratings
13.
Over and Under the Snow
Over and Under the Snow 4.13 avg rating β€” 5,263 ratings
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Pyramid
Pyramid 4.18 avg rating β€” 1,423 ratings
15.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 4.24 avg rating β€” 11,233 ratings
16.
An Egg Is Quiet
An Egg Is Quiet 4.34 avg rating β€” 2,373 ratings
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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving 4.27 avg rating β€” 2,119 ratings
18.
A Seed Is Sleepy
A Seed Is Sleepy 4.36 avg rating β€” 2,079 ratings
19.
Balto: The dog who saved Nome
Balto: The dog who saved Nome 4.22 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
19.
Ancient Egypt (DK Eyewitness Books)
Ancient Egypt (DK Eyewitness Books) 4.10 avg rating β€” 756 ratings
19.
The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth
The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth 4.15 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
22.
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos 4.18 avg rating β€” 3,225 ratings
22.
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (Caldecott Honor Book)
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (Caldecott Honor Book) 3.97 avg rating β€” 1,471 ratings
24.
The Way Things Work
The Way Things Work 4.36 avg rating β€” 2,780 ratings
25.
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery 3.82 avg rating β€” 5,221 ratings
26.
Chemistry: The Atom and Elements
Chemistry: The Atom and Elements 4.26 avg rating β€” 69 ratings
26.
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors 4.16 avg rating β€” 676 ratings
28.
Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile
Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile 4.20 avg rating β€” 849 ratings
29.
14 Cows for America
14 Cows for America 4.32 avg rating β€” 3,550 ratings
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Astronomy: The Solar System (Super Smart Science Series)
Astronomy: The Solar System (Super Smart Science Series) 4.17 avg rating β€” 72 ratings
30.
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? 4.18 avg rating β€” 2,873 ratings
32.
The Great Fire
The Great Fire 3.84 avg rating β€” 2,764 ratings
33.
Harvest
Harvest 4.14 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
34.
A Street Through Time
A Street Through Time 4.40 avg rating β€” 800 ratings
35.
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,940 ratings
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Locomotive
Locomotive 4.13 avg rating β€” 6,141 ratings
37.
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,551 ratings
38.
A Butterfly Is Patient
A Butterfly Is Patient 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,676 ratings
39.
The Upstairs Room
The Upstairs Room 3.84 avg rating β€” 12,069 ratings
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The Four Seasons: Uncovering Nature
The Four Seasons: Uncovering Nature 3.54 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
41.
D Is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet
D Is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet 3.93 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
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The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever 4.20 avg rating β€” 3,134 ratings
43.
The Kids' Kitchen Take-Over
The Kids' Kitchen Take-Over 4.75 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
44.
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein 3.99 avg rating β€” 5,860 ratings
45.
Island: A Story of the GalΓ‘pagos
Island: A Story of the GalΓ‘pagos 4.20 avg rating β€” 2,099 ratings
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers: (Caldecott Medal Winner) (CALDECOTT MEDAL BOOK)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers: (Caldecott Medal Winner) (CALDECOTT MEDAL BOOK) 4.17 avg rating β€” 15,462 ratings
47.
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad 4.49 avg rating β€” 16,554 ratings
48.
Mad for Ads: How Advertising Gets (and Stays) in Our Heads
Mad for Ads: How Advertising Gets (and Stays) in Our Heads 4.25 avg rating β€” 87 ratings
49.
Earth From Above for Young Readers
Earth From Above for Young Readers 4.39 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
49.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating β€” 436,120 ratings
49.
Who Was George Washington?
Who Was George Washington? 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,968 ratings
52.
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? 3.94 avg rating β€” 1,387 ratings
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A Rock Is Lively
A Rock Is Lively 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,606 ratings
54.
Cellular Biology: Organelles, Structure, Function (Super Smart Science Series)
Cellular Biology: Organelles, Structure, Function (Super Smart Science Series) 3.99 avg rating β€” 76 ratings
54.
The Street Beneath My Feet
The Street Beneath My Feet 4.50 avg rating β€” 521 ratings
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Anatomy & Physiology, Part 1: Bones, Muscles, and the Stuff That Connects Bones and Muscles
Anatomy & Physiology, Part 1: Bones, Muscles, and the Stuff That Connects Bones and Muscles 4.10 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
57.
If You Made a Million
If You Made a Million 3.95 avg rating β€” 445 ratings
57.
Under Water, Under Earth
Under Water, Under Earth 4.61 avg rating β€” 406 ratings
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Desert Leveret
Desert Leveret it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
60.
Amazon Alphabet
Amazon Alphabet 4.15 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
60.
Who Was Gandhi?
Who Was Gandhi? 4.14 avg rating β€” 1,128 ratings
62.
Fly Traps!: Plants That Bite Back
Fly Traps!: Plants That Bite Back 4.03 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
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Mosque
Mosque 4.13 avg rating β€” 495 ratings
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Dinosaur (Eyewitness Books)
Dinosaur (Eyewitness Books) 3.90 avg rating β€” 200 ratings
65.
Neurology: The Amazing Central Nervous System (Super Smart Science Series)
Neurology: The Amazing Central Nervous System (Super Smart Science Series) 4.36 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
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Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery
Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery 3.89 avg rating β€” 200 ratings
66.
Who Was Albert Einstein?
Who Was Albert Einstein? 4.22 avg rating β€” 4,145 ratings
68.
Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary
Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary 4.12 avg rating β€” 187 ratings
69.
Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s
Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s 3.98 avg rating β€” 2,340 ratings
70.
How to Babysit an Orangutan
How to Babysit an Orangutan 4.06 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
70.
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson 4.25 avg rating β€” 938 ratings
72.
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 β€” 586 ratings
73.
51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius
51 High-Tech Practical Jokes for the Evil Genius 3.78 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
73.
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? 4.15 avg rating β€” 1,356 ratings
75.
Made in the Middle Ages;
Made in the Middle Ages; 3.12 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
75.
Building Big
Building Big 4.23 avg rating β€” 216 ratings
75.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating β€” 91,858 ratings
78.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela 4.27 avg rating β€” 3,615 ratings
79.
Nights of the Pufflings
Nights of the Pufflings 3.99 avg rating β€” 96 ratings
80.
Waiting for Wings
Waiting for Wings 4.11 avg rating β€” 1,351 ratings
81.
A Home for Mr. Emerson
A Home for Mr. Emerson 4.03 avg rating β€” 498 ratings
81.
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People 4.15 avg rating β€” 717 ratings
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Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics
Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics 4.04 avg rating β€” 84 ratings
84.
One Tiny Turtle
One Tiny Turtle 4.14 avg rating β€” 854 ratings
85.
Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting
Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,166 ratings
86.
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop 4.04 avg rating β€” 797 ratings
87.
How the Incredible Human Body Works . . . By the Brainwaves
How the Incredible Human Body Works . . . By the Brainwaves 4.05 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
87.
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,424 ratings
89.
Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard 4.17 avg rating β€” 690 ratings
89.
A Wreath for Emmett Till
A Wreath for Emmett Till 4.22 avg rating β€” 2,481 ratings
91.
Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle
Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle 4.33 avg rating β€” 647 ratings
92.
The First Drawing
The First Drawing 3.95 avg rating β€” 604 ratings
93.
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,171 ratings
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Coral Reefs: A Journey Through an Aquatic World Full of Wonder
Coral Reefs: A Journey Through an Aquatic World Full of Wonder 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,083 ratings
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Maps
Maps 4.58 avg rating β€” 2,047 ratings
96.
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin 3.88 avg rating β€” 5,302 ratings
97.
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
by: Na Liu
3.78 avg rating β€” 4,891 ratings
98.
Life Story
Life Story 4.31 avg rating β€” 369 ratings
99.
My Visit to the Aquarium (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback))
My Visit to the Aquarium (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback))
by: Aliki
3.85 avg rating β€” 125 ratings
100.
You Can't Take a Balloon into the Museum of Fine Arts
You Can't Take a Balloon into the Museum of Fine Arts 3.99 avg rating β€” 177 ratings
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