The Man Who Knew Everything

By Marilee Peters
Illustrated by Roxanna Bikadoroff
Categories: Children's Nonfiction

Even the man who knew everything was wrong some of the time.

The Man Who Knew Everything is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world’s ...

Shadow Warrior

By Tanya Lloyd Kyi & Celia Krampien
Categories: Children's Fiction

A thrilling adventure about warlords, battles, and female spies in 16th century Japan

It’s 1558, and warlords across Japan are battling for territory and control. Into this setting, award-winning author ...

The Disappearance

By Gillian Chan
Categories: Young Adult Fiction

A fast-paced, gritty mystery with a supernatural twist.

This novel centers on the unlikely friendship between two boys, Jacob Mueller and Mike McCallum. Jacob seems to be from a different world. After ...

Turtle Island

By Eldon Yellowhorn & Kathy Lowinger
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction

Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like ...

Go For Liftoff!

By Dave Williams & Loredana Cunti
Illustrated by Theo Krynauw
Categories: Children's Nonfiction
Series: Dr. Dave – Astronaut

Find out what it takes to become an astronaut—from someone who knows!How many kids aspire to become an astronaut one day? Wouldn’t it be great to float in space and do neat experiments? But before ...

Eat Up

By Paula Ayer & Antonia Banyard
Illustrated by Belle Wuthrich
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction

Filled with fascinating facts delivered visually, this infographic book explores the topic of food from every aspect. Written for middle-grade readers, Eat Up! is a colorful infographic look at the many ...

Stormy Seas

By Mary Beth Leatherdale
Illustrated by Eleanor Shakespeare
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction

A treacherous voyage across the open seas is the last hope for safety and freedom for five young people from around the world. The phenomenon of desperate refugees risking their lives to reach safety ...

Eyes and Spies

By Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrated by Belle Wuthrich
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction

Who is watching you… and why?Written for middle-grade and older readers, Eyes and Spies looks at the way information and data about us is collected and used by individuals, governments, companies, and ...

The Best Medicine

By Christine Hamill
Categories: Young Adult Fiction

What do you do when you’re a twelve-year-old kid and your mother gets breast cancer?Philip Wright is twelve years old and life is pretty good. He has a comfortable relationship with his mother and gets ...

What a Waste

By Claire Eamer
Illustrated by Bambi Edlund
Categories: Children's Nonfiction

Hold your nose while you read about the disgustingly fascinating world of garbage!What a Waste! answers the question: when we throw something away, where is “away”? Ever since cave people cracked ...