I love adult nonfiction - and I also love good middle grade nonfiction. Today's kids are lucky at the variety of topics that are written about, the illustrations and photographs they contain, and the quantity of nonfiction being published.
Poop: A (Very) Natural History And A Powerful Future by Ben Hoare and Jennifer N. R. Smith is a fun book to pick up and look at. I've had a lot of middle school students who perhaps wouldn't pick this up on their own, but when I show it to them and read some disgusting poop facts, they are interested. (I've also learned waaaaaaaay too much personal information about middle schoolers' bathroom habits.
There Are No Silly Questions by Mike Rampton is another fun coffee table style book that is fun to browse. Interesting questions with answers that are a paragraph or two in response. This book is colorful and engaging and I've laid it on my front counter so as students talk to me at the circulation desk, many will browse through it. This has led to some interesting conversations.
The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story by Allan Wolf, illustrated by Jose Pimienta - a graphic novel is a fun way to learn about history - and this lake that vanished in 1980 is an unsolved mystery.
This beautiful new book is full of basketball history. From iconic players, quotes and full page illustrations I found myself looking through this book unable to put it down. Everything Kadir Nelson does is amazing.
There's something for everyone with the new nonfiction that is being published!
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