New Nonfiction Books for Kids
March 2025
Recent Releases
100 Art Words Explained
by Jon Richards

For thousands of years, humans have tried to record and interpret the world around them through art, whether that takes the form of a picture on a wall or a towering statue. In this book, readers discover a variety of key terms and explanations of the various techniques artists use to create their masterpieces. Whether they're looking at a portrait or preparing to make a collage of their own photographs, this book can help readers both appreciate and create art. 
Coding and Programming
by Nancy Dickmann

Find out about codes and programs, the people who write them, and how computers follow them.
If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility
by Irene Latham

Thirty-one poets, selected by "poetic forever friends" and frequent collaborators Irene Latham and Charles Waters, begin each of their poems with the word if and imagine the possibilities the gift of if can hold. Olivia Sua's cut-paper and painted-mosaic illustrations add warmth and meaning to the poems, allowing the reader's mind to soar with possibility.
Queens of the Jungle: Meet the Female Animals Who Rule the Animal Kingdom!
by Carly Anne York

A biologist and animal behaviorist presents this illustrated guide to amazing female animals, who are some of the strongest, bravest and fiercest animals in the world, in which she provides numerous and inspiring examples of girls getting it done.
Space
by Stuart Clark

Readers get a stellar look at space science in this helpful guide to how the universe-and our exploration of it-works. From the Big Bang to today's space stations, telescopes, and rovers, readers uncover the history of humanity's fascination with space and all the things we've learned about the planets, the sun, and what lies beyond our solar system.
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