New Children's Nonfiction Books

Examines fourteen major works of Renaissance art, as well as maps, documents, and other artifacts, and considers what they reveal about the trade, cities, private life, warfare and weapons, printing, science, and other aspects of the period.

Examines the history of the scientific method and describes each of its components, which include making observations, asking questions, creating hypotheses, running experiments, and looking for patterns in the results.

A picture book that provides hours of puzzle-solving fun, and also helps develop pre-reading and number skills.

Presents a field guide to the most common birds found in the United States and Canada, with information on physical features, coloring, bird songs, distinguishing marks, and locations where the species can usually be seen.

Retells the classic story of the warrior who defeats the bull-headed monster from the labyrinth.

Describes the conditions in a tidal pool, and some of the life that lives in them.

Presents information about tigers, including where they live, what they are like, how they behave, what they eat, how they raise young, and the things that threaten them as a species.

Looks at the customs and stories associated with the loss of baby teeth from different cultures around the world.