60 Children's Books Set in the Night

1. Aldana, Patricia. (2004). Under the Spell of the Moon. Illustrations by a variety of artists. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
2. Argueta, Jorge. (2003).Trees are Hanging from the Sky. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
3. Armand, Glenda. Love Twelve Miles Long. Illustrated by Colin Bootman. New York: Lee & Low Books.
4. Bean, Jonathan. (2007). At Night. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.






5. Blanko, Alberto. Angel's Kite/La estrella de Angel. Illustrated by Rodolfo Morales. New York: Lee & Low Books.
6. Boniface, William. (2009). Lights Out, Night's Out. Illustrated by Milena Kirkova. Denver, CO: Accord Publishing.
7. Brinckloe, Julie. (1986). Fireflies. New York: Aladdin.
8. Bruchac, Joseph. (1998). The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet.Illustrated by Thomas Locker. New York: Puffin.
9. Bruchac, Joseph. (1997). Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back. Illustrated by Thomas Locker. New York: Puffin.
10. Bunting, Eve. (1994). Night Tree. Illustrated by Ted Rand.New York: HMH Books.
11. Cooper, Elisha. (2005). A Good Night Walk. New York: Scholastic.

    

    Mira Reisberg's illustration from Where Fireflies Dance/Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas

12. Corpi, Lucha.(2002). Where Fireflies Dance/Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas. Illustrated by Mira Reisberg. New York: Lee & Low Books.
13. Coy, Jon.(2001). Night Driving. Illustrated by Peter McCarty. New York: Square Fish.
14. Crews, Donald. (1998). Night at the Fair. New York: Greenwillow.
15. Crum, Shutta. (2001). All on a Sleepy Night. Illustrated by Sylvie Daigneault. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
16. Davies, Nicola. (2004). Bat Loves the Night.  Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.



from Dark Night.

17. Demers, Dominique. (2006). Every Single Night.  Illustrated by Nicolas Debon. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
18. De Monfried, Dorothee.(2009). Dark Night. New York: Random House for Young Readers.
19. Ellis, Sarah.(2005). Ben Over Night. Illustrated by Lim LaFave. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
20. Ehrmantraut, Brenda. (2005). Night Catch. Illustrated by Vicki Wehrman. Jamestown ND:  Bubble Gum Press.
21. Fine, Edith Hope. Under the Lemon Moon. Illustrated by Rene King Moreno. New York: Lee & Low Books.
22. Fitch, Sheree. (2013).  Night Sky Wheel Ride. Illustrated by Yayo. Vancouver, BC: Tradewind Books.



from Night Sky Wheel Ride

23. Fox, Mem. (2013). Good Night, Sleep Tight. Illustrated by Judy Horacek. New York: Orchard Books.
24. Gay, Mary Louise.(2003). Good Night, Sam. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
25. Gonsalves, Rob. Imagine a Night.
26. Heidbreder, Robert.(2013). Black and Bittern was Night. Illustrated by John Marz. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.
27. Horowitz, Ruth. (2004). Crab Moon. Illustrated by Kate Kiesler. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.



From All Through the Night.

28. Hughes, John Ceiriog. (2013). All Through the Night. Illustrated by Kate Alizadeh. Translated by Harold Boulton. Vancouver, BC: Simply Read Books.
29. Hutchins, Hazel.(2001). One Dark Night. Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung. New York: Viking.
30. Isol. (2012). Nocturne: Dream Recipes. Translated by Elisa Amado. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
31. Jam, Teddy. (2006). Night Cars. Illustrated by Eric Beddows. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
32. Leveret, Mireille. (1998). Rose by Night.Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.



Domi's illustration from The Night the Moon Fell

33. Luján, Jorge. (2003). Daybreak, Nightfall. Illustrated by Manuel Monroy. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
34. Luján, Jorge. (2002). Beyond My Hand. Illustrated by Georgina Quintana. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
35. Maguire, Thomas Aquinas. (2007). A Growling Place. Vancouver, BC: Simply Read Books.
36. Mora, Pat. (2000). The Night the Moon Fell. Illustrated by Domi. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
37. Morales, Yuyi.(2007). Little Night. New York: Roaring Brook Press.



from A Growling Place. 

38. Morgan, Nicola.(1993). Louis and the Night Sky. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
39. Nelson, S.D. (2003). The Star People. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
40. Pendziwol, Jean E. (2012). Once Upon a Northern Night. Illustrated by  Isabelle Arsenault. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
41. Pendziwol, Jean E. (2004). Dawn Watch. Illustrated by Nicolas Debon. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
42. Pinkney, Jerry. (2011). Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. New York: Little, Brown for Young Readers.
43. Porter, Pamela. (2008). Yellow Moon, Apple Moon. Illustrated by Matt James. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.



from Stars.

44. Ray, Mary Lyn. (2011). Stars. Illustrated by Marla Frazee. New York: Beach Lane Books.
45. Rathman, Peggy. (1994). Good Night, Gorilla. New York: Penguin.
46. Ringgol, Faith. (1996). Tar Beach. New York: Dragonfly Books.
47. Rocco, John. (2011). Blackout. New York: Disney-Hyperion.
48. Sendak, Maurice. (1996). In the Night Kitchen. New York: HarperCollins.
49. Shasha, Mark. (2007). Night of the Moonjellies. Cynthiana, KY: Purple House Press.






50. Shulevitz, Uri. (2006). So Sleepy Story. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
51. Sidman, Joyce. (2010). Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night. Illustrated by Rick Allen. New York: HMH Books.

    

    from A Full Moon is Rising. Illustration by Julia Caims.

52. Singer, Marilyn.(2011). A Full Moon is Rising. Illustrated by Julia Caims. New York: Lee & Low Books.
53. Sobrino, Javier. (2013). Night Sounds.  Illustrated by Emilio Urberuaga. Translated by Elisa Amado. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
54. Soetoro-Ng, Maya. (2011). Ladder to the Moon. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
55. Swanson, Susan Marie. (2008). The House in the Night. Illustrated by Beth Krommes. New York: HMH Books.
56. Turner, Ann. (1992). Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies. Illustrated by James Graham Hale. New York: HarperCollins.



from SkySisters

57. Waboose, Jan Bourdeau. (2002). SkySisters. Illustrated by Brian Deines. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.
58. Winter, Jeanette. (1992). Follow the Drinking Gourd.New York: Dragonfly Books.
59. Wolff, Ashley. (1996). Only the Cat Saw. New York: Walker and Company.
60. Yolen Jane. (1987). Owl Moon. Illustrated by John Schoeherr. New York: Philomel. 

76 Children's Books about Neighborhoods

Glass, Linzi. (2006). The Year the Gypsies Came. NewYork:  Henry Holt. (South Africa during the 1960s).

Neighborhoods

“ The ballet of the good city sidewalk never repeats itself from place to place, and in any one place is alway
s replete with new improvisations.” Jane Jacobs, 1961

Bouchard, Dave. (1998). If You’re Not from the Prairie. Aladdin Library.
Collier, Bryan. (2000). Uptown. Henry Holt & Company.

1. Ajmera, Maya & John D. Ivanko. (2006). Be My Neighbor. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
2. Ancona, George. (2005). Mi Barrio/My Neighborhood. New York: Children's Press.
3. Ancona, George. (1998). Barrio: El Barrio de Jose. Orlando, FL: Harcourt.
4. Argueta, Jorge. (2007). Alfredito Flies Home. Illustrated by Luis Garay. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
5. Argueta, Jorge.  (2007). Alfredito regresa volando a su casa. Illustrated by Luis Garay. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
6. Baker, Jeannie. (2010). Mirror.Somerville, MA:  Candlewick Books.
7. Baker, Jeannie. (2004). Home. New York: Greenwillow Books.
8. Baker, Jeannie. (2004). Belonging. New York: Walker Books.
9. Baker, Jeannie. (2001). Home in the Sky. New York: Walker Books.
10. Barber, Barbara E. (1998). Allie's Basketball Dream. Illustrated by Darryl Ligasan. New York: Lee & Low Books.
11. Bean, Jonathan. (2007). At Night. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.






12. Bluemle, Elizabeth. (2014). Tap Tap Boom Boom. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
13. Blumenthal, Deborah. (2010). The Blue House Dog. Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers.
14. Boswell, Addie. (2008). The Rain Stomper. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
15. Brown, Tameka Fryer.(2010). Around Our Way on Neighbor's Day. Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb. New York: Henry N. Abrams.
16. Buitrago, Jairo. (2012). Jimmy the Greatest! Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Translated by Elisa Amado. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 



from On My Way to Buy Eggs

17. Byrd, Less Merrill. (2003). The Treasure on Gold Street/El Tesoro en l Calle d'Oro: A Neighborhood Story in Spanish and English. Illustrated by Antonio L. Castro. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
18. Chen, Chin Y. (2003). On My Way to By Eggs. La Jolla, CA: Kane Miller Books.
19. Chocolate, D. (2009). El Barrio. Illustrated by David Diaz. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
20. Cooper, Elisha. (2005). A Good Night Walk. New York: Orchard Books.
21. Cordell, Matthew. (2012). hello! hello! New York: Disney Hyperion.
22. Coy, Jon. (1999). Strong to the Hoop. Illustrated by Jean-Bart Leslie. New york: Lee & Low Books.
23. Crews, Donald. (1996). Shortcut. New York: Greenwillow Books.
24. Crews, Nina. (2011). The Neighborhood Sing Along. New York: Greenwillow.
25. Crews, Nina. (2003). The Neighborhood Mother Goose. New York: Greenwillow.
26. Croza, Laurel. (2014). From There to Here. Illustrated by Matt James. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 






27. Croza, Laurel. (2010). I Know Here. Illustrated by Matt James. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
28. Cumpiano, Ina. (2009). Quinito's Neighborhood/El Vecindario de Quinito. Illustrated by Jose Ramirez. New York: Lee and Low Books. 
29. DiSalvo-Ryan DyAnne. (2000). Grandpa's Corner Store. New York: HarperCollins.
30. DiSalvo-Ryan DyAnne. (1996). City Green. New York: HarperCollins.
31. Drummond, Alan. (2011). Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind an Changed Their World. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. 
32. Fanelli, Sara. (2001). My Map Book. New York: Harper.
33. Fine, Edith Hope and  Angela Halpin. (2010). Water, Weed and Wait. Illustrated by Colleen M. Madden. San Francisco, CA: Tricycle Press.






34. Fine, Edith Hope. (2007). Armando and the Blue Tarp School. Illustrated by Judith Pinkerton Josephson. New York: Lee & Low Books.
35. Galbraith, Kathryn Osebold. (2010). Arbor Day Square. Illustrated by Cyd Moore. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers.
36. Goldberg, Dana (ed).(2012). On My Block: Stories and Paintings by Fifteen Artists. New York: Lee & Low Books.
37. González, Lucía. (2008). The Storyteller's Candle/La verlita de los cuentos. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. New York: Lee & Low Books.
38. Grant, Shauntay. (2010). The City Speaks in Drums. Illustrated by Susan Tooke. Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing.
39. Greenfield, Eloise. (1996). Night on Neighborhood Street. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Minneapolis, MN: Perfection Learning.
40. Greenfield, Eloise. (2006). The Friendly Four. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. New York: Amistad.
41. Gringsby, Susan. (2010).  In the Garden with Dr. Carver. Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell. Morton Grove,  IL: Albert Whitman & Company. 
42. Gunning, Monica. (2004). A Shelter in Our Car. Illustrated by Elaine Pedlar. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.
43. Hei, Yumi. (1996). One Afternoon. New York: Scholastic.
44. Hesse, Karen. (1999). Come On, Rain. Illustrated by Jon J. Muth. New York: Scholastic.
45. Isadora, Rachel. (2012). Say Hello! New York: Putnam.
46. Keats, Ezra Jack. (1976). The Snowy Day. New York: Puffin.
47. King, M.G. (2010). Librarian in the roof! A True Story. Illustrated by Stephen Gilpin. Morton Grove,  IL: Albert Whitman & Company. 
48. Kittinger, Jo S. (2012). The House on Dirty-Third Street. Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishing.
49. Lauture, Denize. (2000). Running The Road To ABC. Illustrated by Reynold Ruffins. New York: Aladdin.
50. Lewin, Ted. (2007). At Gleason's Gym. New York: Roaring Brook Press.






51. Machado, Ana Marie.  (2013). What a Party! Illustrated by Helene Moreau. Trans. by Elisa Amado. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
52. Manning, Maurie. (2012). Laundry Day. New York: Clarion Books.
53. McClean, Linda. (2007). The Heidelberg Project: A Street of Dreams. Northville MI: Nelson Publishing. 
54. McClintock, Barbara. (2006). Adèle & Simon. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
55. McGovern, Anne. (1997). The Lady in the Box.  Illustrated by  Marnie Backer. New York: Turtle Books.
56. Morrison, Gordon. (2008). Nature in the Neighborhood. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
57. Park, Frances & Ginger Park. (2008). The Have a Good Day Cafe. Illustrated by Katherine Potter. New York: Lee & Low Books.
58. Pilkey, Dav. (1999). The Paperboy.New York: Scholastic.
59. Ramirez, Antonio. (2004). Napí. Illustrated by Domi. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
60. Robles, Anthony D. (2006). Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel. Illustrated by Carl Angel. New York: Lee & Low Books.



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61. Robles, Anthony D. (2003). Lakas and the Manilatown Fish. Illustrated by Carl Angel. New York: Lee & Low Books.
62. Rocco, John. (2011). Blackout. New York: Disney-Hyperion.
63. Rumford, James. (2010). Rain School.  New York: HMH Books.
64. Schotter, Roni. (1999). Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street. Illustrated by Krysten Broker. New York: Scholastic.
65. Shewchuk, Pat. (2013). In Lucia's Neighborhood. Illustrated by Marke Colek. Tarryton, NY: Kids Can Press. 
66. Shin, Sun Yung (2004). Cooper's Lesson. Illustrated by Kim Coogan. New York: Lee & Low Books.



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67. Spinelli, Eileen. (2007). Heat Wave. Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Orlando, FL: Houghton Mifflin.
68. Sullivan, Kate. (2013). One Linden Square. Sleeping Bear Press.
69. Tamar, Erika. (1996). The Garden of Happiness. Illustrated by Barbara Lambase. New York: HMH Books.



from A Place Where Hurricanes Happen

70. Tonatiuh, Duncan. (2010). Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin. New York: Henry Abrams.
71. Watson, Renee.(2011). A Place where Hurricanes Happen. Illustrated by Shadra Strickland. New York: Random House.
72. Weatherford, Carole Boston. (2014). Sugar Hill: Harlem's Historic Neighborhood. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Morton Grove,  IL: Albert Whitman & Company. 
73. Williams, Lara. E. (2010). The Can Man. Illustrated by Craig Orback.  New York: Lee & Low Books.



from A Few Blocks

74. Yaccarino, Dan. (2012).  Every Friday. New York: Square Fish.
75. Young, Cybèle. (2011).  A Few Blocks. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
76. Zelvar, Patricia. (2005).  The Wonderful Towers of Watts. Illustrated by Frane Lessac. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press. 

K-2 Nonfiction Books

If I was building classroom libraries across the K-2 span and wanted to include recently published, high quality nonfiction read aloud texts, these books would be among the first I would order.

Aruego, Jose. (2002). Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom. Illustrated by Ariane Dewey. San Diego, CA: Harcourt.

Alarcon, Francisco X. (2008). Animal Poems of the Iguazú. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Argueta, Jorge. (2010). Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding. Illustrated by Fernando Vilela. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Bang, Molly & Penny Chislholm. (2009). Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life. New York: The Blue Sky Press.

Barasch, Lynne. (2007). Hiromi’s Hands. New York: Lee & Low.

Berne, Jennifer. (2008). Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau. Illustrated by Eric Puybaret. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Bial, Raymond. (2000). A Handful of Dirt. New York: Walker.

Brown, Monica. (2007). My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez. Illustrated by Raul Colon.  Flagstaff, AZ: Rising Moon.

Brown, Monica. (2008). Pelé: King of Soccer / Pelé El rey del fútbol. New York: Rayo.

Cassio, Mark.  (2009). The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Christian, Peggy. (2008). If You Find a Rock. Photographs by Barbara Hirsch Lember. New York: Sandpiper.

Cobb, Vicki.  (2008). Your Body Battles a Skinned Knee. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner.
Cohn, Diana. (2005). ¡Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. Illustrated by Francisco Delgado. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
Crandell, Rachel. (2002). Hands of the Maya: Villagers at Work and Play. New York: Henry Holt.
Crandell, Rachel. (2009). Hands of the Rainforest: The Emberá People of Panama. New York: Henry Holt.
Dotlich Rebecca Kai. (2006). What Is Science? Illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa.  New York: Henry Holt.

Fitzgerald, Dawn. (2009). Vinnie and Abraham. Illustrated by Catherine Stock.  Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishers.

Floca, Brian. (2007). Lightship. New York: Athenuem.

Fox, Karen C. (2010). Older Than the Stars. Illustrated by Nancy Davis. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Franco, Betsey. (2009). Zero is the Leaves on the Tree. Illustrated by Shino Arihara. San Francisco, CA: Tricycle Press. 
Gerber, Carole. (2006). Leaf Jumpers. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Gerber, Carole. (2009). Winter Trees. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Goldberg, Dana (ed.). (2012). On My Block: Stories and Paintings by Fifteen Artists. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press. 

Grimes, Nikki. (2012). Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. New York: Little Brown. 

Hale, Christy. (2012). Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building. New York: Lee & Low.

from Dreaming Up:  Celebration of Building

Hill, Laban Carrick. (2010). Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. New York: Little Brown.

Hopkinson, Deborah. (2012). Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. New York: Dragonfly.

Hopkinson, Deborah. (2008). Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale. Illustrated by John Hendrix. New York: Schwartz & Wade.
Hopkinson, Deborah. (2012). Annie and Helen. Illustrated by Raul Colon. New York: Schwartz & Wade.

Jenkins, Steve. (2009). Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea. New York: Houghton Mifflin.

Jenkins, Steve. (2011). Just a Second. New York: Houghton Mifflin.

King, Martin Luther, Jr. (2012). I Have a Dream. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. New York: Schwartz and Wade.

from I Have a Dream. Paining by Kadir Nelson.

Kirby, Pamela. (2009). What Bluebirds Do. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.

Kirk, Connie Ann. (2004). Sky Dancers. Illustrated by Christy Hale. New York: Lee & Low.

Krull, Kathleen. (2008). Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Take Flight. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Landowne, Youme. (2010). Mali Under the Night Sky: A Lao Story of Home. El PAso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.

Llewellyn, Claire. (2002). Earthworms. Illustrated by Barrie Watts. New York: Franklin Watts. 

Lewin, Ted. (2008). How Much? Visiting Markets Around the World. New York: Harper Collins.

Lewin, Ted & Betsy Lewin. (2008). Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Low, William. (2012). Machines Go To Work in the City. New York: Henry Holt.
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. (2010). The Chiru of High Tibet: A True Story. Illustrated by Linda Winegerter. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

McCarthy, Meghan. (2010). Pop! The Accidental Invention of Bubble Gum. New York: Simon & Schuster.

McCully, Emily Arnold. (2006). Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Messner, Kate. (2011). Over and Under the Snow. Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Mora, Pat. (2009). Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day / Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de los libros. Illustrated by Rafael Lopez. New York: Rayo.
Nivola, Claire. (2008). Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Nivola, Claire. (2012). Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

from Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle.

Page, Robin & Steve Jenkins. (2010). How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Parker, Robert Andrew. (2008). Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum. New York: Schwartz & Wade.

Pfeffer, Wendy. (2007). A Log's Life. Illustrations by Robin Brickman. New York: Aladdin.
Reynolds, Jan. (2007). Mongolia (Vanishing Cultures). New York: Lee & Low Books.

Roth, Susan & Cindy Trumbore. (2011). The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families. Illustrated by Susan L. Roth. New York: Lee & Low.

Rumford, James. (2012). From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World. New York: Flash Point.
Sayre, April Pulley. (2005). Stars Beneath Your Feet: The Surprising Story of Dust. Illustrated by Ann Jonas. New York Greenwillow.

Sayre, April Pulley. (2007). Vulture View. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. New York: Henry Holt.

Sayre, April Pulley. (2010). Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! Illustrated by Annie Paterson. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.

Schaefer, Lola M. (2006). An Island Grows. Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. New York: Greenwillow.

Sheldon, David (2009). Into the Deep: The Life of Naturalist and Explorer William Beebe. Watertown, MA Charlesbridge.

Standbridge, Joanne. (2012). The Extraordinary Music of Mr. Ives: The True Story of a Famous Composer. Boston, MA: Houghton MIfflin 
Stewart, Melissa. (2009). Under the Snow. Illustrated By Constance R. Bergum. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers.

from  Up, Up, and Away. 

Wadsworth, Ginger. (2009). Up, Up, and Away. Illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Warren, Sarah. (2012). Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers. Illustrated by Robert Casilla.  Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.

Watson, Renee.  (2012). Harlem's Little Blackbird. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. New York: Random House. 
Wells, Robert E. (2010.) What’s So Special about Planet Earth? Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company,

Winter, Jeanette. (2007). Tale of Pale Male: A True Story. New York: Harcourt.

Winter, Jeanette. (2008). Wangari’s Trees of Peace. New York: Harcourt Children’s Books.
Winter, Jeanette. (2011).  The Watcher: Jane Goodal’s Life with Chimps. New York: Schwartz & Wade.

Winter, Jonah. (2009). Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que creció en el Bronx.  New York: Atheneum.

Yezerski, Thomas F. (2011). Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Young, Ed. (2005). Beyond the Great Mountain: A Visual Poem about China. San Francisco, CA: Tricycle Press.