Welcome to the first Nonfiction Picture Book New Releases post of 2015, and thank you for supporting the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge for the 4th year. If you are just finding out about the challenge, it is not too late to join in. Actually, everyone is welcome to join in at any point in the year. This is a wonderful community of teachers, librarians, and other book related folks that love to celebrate nonfiction books for kids. So, if you are finding this for the first time, welcome and if you are returning, so glad you are a friend.
At the beginning of each month, I do my best to round-up as many new quality nonfiction books for children and share them with readers of this blog. I know that this is an extremely useful resource for me and hope that it is to you as well. ~ Happy Reading!
Here are the new releases that are coming out this month:
December 23, 2014
Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century by Carole Boston Weatherford; Illustrated by Raúl Colón (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
January 1, 2015
Birdology: 30 Activities and Observations for Exploring the World of Birds by Monica Russo; Photographs by Kevin Byron (Chicago Review Press)
January 6, 2015
Big Red Kangaroo by Claire Saxby; Illustrated by Graham Byrne (Candlewick Press)
Bilby: Secrets of an Australian Marsupial by Edel Wignell; Illustrated by Mark Jackson (Candlewick Press)
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts by Nikki Grimes; Illustrated by Michele Wood (Orchard Books)
Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews by Kathleen Benson Haskins; Illustrated by Benny Andrews (Clarion Books)
Earmuffs for Everyone: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs by Meghan McCarthy (Simon & Schuster)
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson; Illustrated by Sean Qualls (Schwartz & Wade)
The Founding Fathers: Those Horse-Ridin', Fiddle-Playin', Book-Readin', Gun-Totin' Gentlemen Who Started America by Jonah Winter; Illustrated by Barry Blitt (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
Raindrops Roll by April Pulley Sayer (Beach Lane Books)
Sand Swimmers: The Secret Life of Australia's Desert Wilderness by Narelle Oliver (Candlewick)
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted a Million Trees by Franck Praevot; Illustrated by Aurelia Fronty (Charlesbridge)
January 20, 2015
Winnie: The Remarkable Tale of a Real Bear by Sally M. Walker; Illustrated by Jonathan D. Voss (Henry Holt & Co.)
January 27, 2015
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko; Illustrated by Sean Qualls (Arthur A. Levine)
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