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Nonfiction for 1st Grade and 2nd Grade

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A Picture Book of Simón Bolivar
David A. Adler

A biography of the South American man who led many countries out from Spanish rule.

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A Picture Book of Sitting Bull
David A. Adler

A biography of the Sioux chief who worked to maintain the rights of Native Americans.


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My Five Senses
Aliki

A simple presentation of the five senses, demonstrating some ways we use them.


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Dinosaur Bones
Bob Barner

This clever rhyming text offers facts about dinosaurs.


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The Tiny Seed
Eric Carle

A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.


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Animal Tracks
Arthur Dorros

Learn about the tracks and signs left by various animals.


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Ice Mummy
Mark Dubowski

Learn about the discovery of the frozen body of a man from more than 5,000 years ago.


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Growing Frogs
Vivian French

A mother and child watch as tadpoles develop and grow into frogs.


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What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Jean Fritz

A brief biography of Benjamin Franklin.


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From Seed to Plant
Gail Gibbons

Explore the intricate relationship between seeds and the plants which they produce.


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Reusing and Recycling
Charlotte Guillain

Learn how to help the environment.


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Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones
Ruth Heller

Learn about different egg-laying animals and their unique ways of laying eggs.


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How to Clean a Hippopotamus
Steve Jenkins

Learn about the ingenious lifestyles of some of the world's most unusual animal partners.


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What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
Steve Jenkins

Explore the amazing things animals can do with their ears, mouths, noses, feet, and tails.


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One, Some, Many
Marthe Jocelyn

An early introduction to numbers and to the principles of modern art.


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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba

Learn how a teenager in Malawi built a windmill and brought electricity to his family.


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Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs
Kathleen V. Kudlinski

Examine what we know about dinosaurs and learn how different the facts are from what we used to think.


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All the Water in the World
George Ella Lyon

A simple introduction to the water cycle.


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Snowflake Bentley
Jacqueline Briggs Martin

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes.


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Dig Dig Digging
Margaret Mayo

This clever rhyming text introduces large vehicles and describes the work that they do.


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Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton
Meghan McCarthy

Discover the life and career of the pilot, race car driver, and astronaut, Betty Skelton.

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Martin’s Big Words
Doreen Rappaport

The life of Martin Luther King, Jr.


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Bring on the Birds
Susan Stockdale

Learn about distinctive birds and their unique qualities.


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Brothers at Bat
Audrey Vernick

The true story of an amazing all-brother baseball team from New Jersey.


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Library photograph by Joel Aronson