New Children's Nonfiction Books

Infographics illustrate facts about the natural world, providing information about such topics as energy production, food webs, threatened species, and record-breaking animals.

The child of two scientists sets out to do research into what sort of an animal would make the best pet and reaches a surprising conclusion.

From its origins in Japanese comics, manga has become one of the most popular and dynamic drawing styles in the world, used in animation, gaming, advertising, and design. This useful guide provides step-by-step instruction to help aspiring artists draw manga like the experts. Readers learn to draw characters that fit the manga "look" and exude personality, glamour, and polish. They learn to sketch well-proportioned figures and create faces with character and expression. Readers also learn to dra

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 causes of the American Revolution and the early rebellions, including the French and Indian War, unfair taxation, and the Boston Tea Party.

The Wing Wing brothers attend a carnival where they test their strength, participate in a hot dog eating contest, and go on a ride, all while learning about counting, adding, and subtracting by tens.

Introduces the three-toed sloth, describing its physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and ways in which it protects itself from predators.

Includes more than sixty maps, graphs, and diagrams depicting the economic, social, political, demographic, and ecological factors that have molded American history.