Non-fiction book

Ruth Jansen Beanstack Reading Recommendations

Read a non-fiction book to learn something new! No matter what subject you like, there’s probably a non-fiction book about it. Here are a few suggestions:

Children’s Books –

  • Catching Cryptids: The Scientific Search for Mysterious Creatures by Kim Long – J 001.944 LON
  • The Big Book of Useless Science Knowledge: 250 of the Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Unbelievable Science Facts You Won’t Be Taught in School by Neon Squid – J 032 BIG
  • Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory by Monique Polak – J 153.12 POL
  • Compassionate Kids by Stacy Bauer – J 177.7 BAU
  • Amazing Immortals: A Guide to Gods and Goddesses Around the World by Dinah Williams – J 291.211 WIL
  • Thor the Making of a God by Emma Adams – J 293.12 ADA
  • I See Color: An Affirmation and Celebration of Our Diverse World by Valerie Bolling and Kailei Pew – J 305.8 BOL
  • Get Dressed! A Historical Guessing Game for Fashion Lovers by Kathy Canales – J 391.009 CAN
  • Sign Language & Hobbies by Bela Davis – J 419.7 DAV
  • Intro to Japanese by Bela Davis – J 495.68 DAV
  • A Gift of Dust: How Saharan Plumes Feed the Planet by Martha Brockenbrough – J 551.37 BRO
  • Mother Aspen: A Story of How Forests Cooperate and Communicate by Annette LeBox – J 577.3 LEB
  • Waging Ancient Warfare by Marty Gitlin – J 623.409 GIT
  • How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up by Ruth Spiro – J 629.892 SPI
  • What Is Color?: The Global, Brain-Exploding Story of Pigments, Paint, and the Wondrous World of Art by Steven Weinberg – J 709 WEI
  • Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez by Belen Medina – J 796.426 MED
  • Write Here Write Now by Rebecca Gardyn Levington – J 808.02 LEV
  • The Bard and the Book: how the first folio saved the plays of William Shakespeare from oblivion by Ann Bausum – J 822.33 BAU
  • Gold Rush: the untold story of the First Nations women who started the Klondike gold rush by Flora Delargy  – J 971.9 DEL
  • It Happened in Salem by Jonah Winter – J 974.4 WIN

Teen Books –

  • An Illustrated History of UFOS by Adam Allsuch Boardman – YA 001.942 BOA
  • Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence – And How it Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough – YA 006.3 BRO
  • Social Skills for Teens with Anxiety: Make Friends and Do Stuff Without Feeling Weird by Emily Davenport – YA 155.418 DAV
  • What Now: a Teen Guide to Life After High School by Barbara Sheen – YA 158.1 SHE
  • Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals by Donna Jo Napoli – YA 292.13 NAP
  • Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan – YA 292.13 RIO
  • Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws that Affect Us Today by Cynthia Levinson – YA 342.73 LEV
  • The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day – YA 364.162 DAY/J 364.162 DAY
  • Must Know: High School Basic Spanish by Jean Yates – YA 468.242 YAT
  • The Hanmoji Handbook: Your Guide to the Chinese Language Through Emoji by Jason Li – YA 495.18 LI
  • Discovering Life’s Story, volume 1: Biology’s Beginnings by Joy Hakim – YA 570.9 HAK
  • Fascinating Fungi: Nourishers, Killers, Connectors, and Healers by Karen Latchana Kenney – YA 579.5 KEN
  • The Survival Handbook (New Edition) by Colin Towell – YA 613.69 TOW
  • The Lego Builder’s Handbook: Become a Master Builder by Deepak Shenoy – YA 688.725 SHE
  • Cosplay the Marvel Way: Guide to Costuming Culture and Crafting Basics by Judy Stephens – YA 792.026 STE
  • Greater Goal: the Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer and Beyond by Elizabeth Rusch – YA 796.334 RUS
  • Write a Poem, Save Your Life by Meredith Heller – YA 808.1 HEL
  • Poems for Tortured Souls  edited by Liz Ison – YA 811 POE
  • Loudmouth: Emma Goldman vs. America (A Love Story) by Deborah Heiligman – YA 920 GOL
  • America Redux: Visual Stories from our Dynamic History by Ariel Aberg Riger – YA 973 ABE
  • 83 Days in Mariupol: a war diary by Don Brown – YA GRAPHIC 83
  • Victory. Stand! Raising my fist for justice by Tommie Smith – YA GRAPHIC VIC