It’s that time of year where we list our favourite books for the year, make reading plans for next year and celebrate another year of reading. At this time of year, I get worried that I might forget about some titles on my TBR list as I am browsing favourites lists and making my TBR list ever longer.
So, I went through my current nonfiction TBR list and made a long list into a shorter list. Highlighting these here lets me give them a little “I will get to you soon” pledge.
Here are nine nonfiction titles I can’t wait to read. Thank you to the wonderful readers in my network who have recommended them!
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Stephanie Roth Sisson
Animalium: Welcome to the Museum Curated by Katie Scott and Jenny Broom
Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People who Track it written by Loree Griffin Burns with photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz
Elizabeth Queen of the Seas written by Lynne Cox and illustrated by Brian Floca
If: A Mind Bending Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers written by David J. Smith illustrated by Steve Adams
The Case of the Vanishing HoneyBees: A Scientific Mystery by Sandra Markle
Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman and Rick Allen
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California’s Farallon Islands by Katherine Roy
Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons written by Sara Levine with illustrations by T.S. Spookytooth
What’s on your nonfiction To Be Read List?
Thanks to Alyson from Kid Lit Frenzy for the inspiration to read and share more nonfiction picture books in 2014. Follow the link to Alyson’s blog to read about more nonfiction books you need to read!
My goal is to read 65 nonfiction picture books for 2014. Progress: 124/65 complete!
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I am adding Beetle Busters and Bone by Bone to my list. Thank you Carrie.
Pleasure! I think I might order Bone by Bone for my room.
Oh! These all look really good!! Thanks!!
I hope to get to them all soon.
I can only check If and Neighborhood Sharks off my list from here, but both are great! (Though I liked “If the world was a village” even better.)
I also love that title.
I just read Star Stuff last week for the Teacher’s Choice IRA project and just loved it! I’m sure you will too, pick it up first.
Great recommendation! Thank you.
My granddaughter is in love with all things about bones, so that final book is a book for her for sure, Carrie. I have If… and Winter Bees, still haven’t read them, but will! Thanks for your special list!
I can’t wait to pick up Winter Bees – we are becoming huge Joyce Sidman fans in my classroom.
Those are some fantastic books. I have Neighborhood Sharks on our Mock Caldecott list. It’s beautiful and full of info! I really want to check out Animalium, but our library doesn’t have it yet. I keep checking on it!
It looks stunning. Our library is very slow so I hear you on the waiting for a great title feeling.
Winter Bees is definitely on our list. I am also adding a few from Alyson’s list. 🙂
I too increased my list after reading her post!