Nonfiction

14 Cows for America
Carmen Agra Deedy; in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
J 327.676 DE

Maasai tribal members, after hearing the story of the September 11th attacks from a young Massai, who was in New York on that day, decide to present the American people with fourteen sacred cows as a healing gift.

subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, Maasai (African people)--Biography, Cows-Kenya, gifts

All the World
Elizabeth Garton Scanlon; illustrated by Marla Frazee
J 811.6 SC

Follow a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night as they discover the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.

subjects: children's poetry, nature poetry

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Deborah Heiligman
J 921 DA

Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma, were deeply in love and very supportive of each other, but their opinions often clashed. Emma was extremely religious, and Charles questioned God's very existence.

subjects: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882, Darwin, Emma Wedgwood, 1808-1896, Naturalists--England

The Day-Glo Brothers : the True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-new Colors
Chris Barton; illustrated by Tony Persiani
J 535.352 BA

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe how brothers Bob and Joe Switzer invented fluorescent paint and colors; and explains how fluorescence works.

subjects: fluorescence, colors, paint

The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
Judith St. George
J 973.46 SA

Alexander Hamilton's and Aaron Burr's lives were intertwined for some twenty-five years, with their resentments and misunderstandings culminating in a tragic duel.

subjects: Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836, Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804, Burr-Hamilton Duel, Weehawken, N.J., 1804

The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau
Dan Yaccarino
J 921 CO

This exciting picture book biography introduces young readers to Jacques Cousteau, the world's ambassador of the oceans.

subjects: Cousteau, Jacques Yves, Oceanographers

Green Guide for Artists : Non-toxic Recipes, Green Art ideas, and Resources for the Eco-conscious Artist
Karen Michel
Y 702.8 MI

Chapters include product safety, making paint, repurposing unused projects into art, bookmaking and using found objects in your art.

subjects: Artists' materials, art--environmental aspects

Ghosts of War : the True Story of a 19-year-old GI
Ryan Smithson
Y 956.704 SM

Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty. Smithson avoids writing either prowar propaganda or an antimilitary polemic, providing instead a fascinating, often humorous-and occasionally devastating-account of the motivations and life of a contemporary soldier.

subjects: Iraq War, 2003- --Personal narratives, American, Soldiers--United States--Biography

I Can't Keep My Own Secrets : Six-word Memoirs by Teens Famous + Obscure : from Smith Magazine
edited by Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith
Y 808.066 I

Collects memoirs from hundreds of teenagers composed of six words, ranging from the humorous to inspiring and dramatic, and includes six-word autobiographies from popular teenage celebrities.

subjects: autobiographies, teenagers' writing, teenagers-- quotations

Marching for Freedom : Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary
Elizabeth Partridge
J 323.11 PA

This book recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.

subjects: African American children--Political activity--Alabama--History--20th century, Civil rights movements--Alabama--History--20th century, Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)

Moonshot: the Flight of Apollo 11
Brian Floca
J 629.454 FL

Here is the story of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon -- a story of leaving and returning during the summer of 1969, and a story of home, seen whole, from far away by steady astronauts in their great machines.

subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.), Apollo 11 (Spacecraft), spaceflight to the moon

My People
Langston Hughes; photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr.
J 811.52 HU

Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today.

subjects: African Americans-Poetry, children's poetry

The Secret of the Yellow Death: a True Story of Medical Sleuthing
Suzanne Jermain
J 614.541 JU

Tells the story of the doctors and researchers who worked to track down the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eliminate the disease.

subjects: Yellow Fever--diagnosis--Cuba

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Sally M. Walker
J 614.17 WA

This book reports on the work of forensic scientists who are excavating grave sites in James Fort, in Jamestown, Virginia, to understand the people who lived in the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s and 1700s.

subjects: forensic anthropology, forensic osteology, Human remains (Archaeology)--Virginia--Jamestown, Human remains (Archaeology)--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)

Zero Is the Leaves on the Tree
Betsy Franco, illustrated by Shino Arihara
E 513 FR

This picture book beautifully explores the important math concept zero in a way that will inspire children to find zero everywhere--from the branches of a tree by day to the vast, starry sky by night.

subjects: zero (the number)