Best of 2024: Children's Nonfiction Books about People and Places - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• 1,000 Amazing Record Breakers

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  This book brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world.

• Brilliant Black British History

  Atinuke

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  A fascinating must-read book for children about the history of the Black people of Britain.

• Let's Save the Great Barrier Reef

  Why We Must Protect Our Planet

  Barr, Catherine, 1965-

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  Discover why we must protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change.

• The Maps Book

  Bourne, Joanne

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  Explore the amazing world of maps from the first sketches on cave walls to real-time maps on phones.

• How to Survive in the Age of Pirates

  a Handy Guide to Swashbuckling Adventures, Avoiding Deadly Diseases, and Escaping Ruthless Renegades of the High Seas

  Boyer, Crispin

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  This ultimate survival guide transports you back in time to the golden age of pirates.

• The Bees of Notre-Dame

  Browne, Meghan P., 1985-

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  This lyrical, poignant nonfiction picture book tells the fascinating story of the honeybee colonies that lived on the roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and survived the devastating 2019 fire.

• The Last Unexplored Place on Earth

  Investigating the Ocean Floor With Alvin the Submersible

  Brown, Aly

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  Dive into the world of Alvin Submersible and discover lost hydrogen bombs, underwater volcanoes, storied shipwrecks, and hundreds of new species living far beneath the waves.

• How Babies Are Made

  Bunting, Philip

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  This is a book created to help apprehensive adults answer that age-old question, without any of the dodgy metaphors.

• I Wonder.

  Bunting, Philip

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  Celebrating that the very act of wondering is what drives us towards knowledge.

• Ukraine, Remember Also Me

  Testimonies From the War

  Butler, George, 1985-

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  A collection of vivid and powerful testimonies from the conflict in Ukraine, collated and illustrated by award-winning artist George Butler.

• Take a Moment

  50 Mindfulness Activities for Kids

  Christelis, Paul

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  Ideas for how to introduce more mindful moments into their lives.

• Loop De Loop

  Circular Solutions for a Waste-free World

  Curtis, Andrea

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  Get loopy with this playful introduction to the hopeful, transformative possibilities of circular systems. Includes a list of ways children can take part in circular systems.

• Amazing Ancient World Atlas

  Dickmann, Nancy

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  Unearth our ancient world, continent by continent, with this amazing kids atlas.

• There's a Mountain in This Book

  Elliot, Rachel, 1975-

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  Featuring die-cut flaps and interactive gatefolds, this book places young adventurers in the hiking boots of a mountain explorer to discover first-hand the plants, animals and environments these mighty landscapes contain.

• Roman Soldiers

  Discover the World of the Ancient Roman Army

  Evans, Tegen

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  Discover the secrets of the Roman Army in this fascinating gift book from the British Museum.

• Talk Like An Egyptian

  Evans, Tegen

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  Learn to write your name in hieroglyphs, measure your height in Egyptian hands and even write a spooky spell.

• The Brilliant Brain

  How It Works and How to Look After It

  Farooki, Roopa, 1974-

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  Dr Roopa Farooki explores the wonderful workings of the BRAIN.

• Swimming Toward a Dream

  Yusra Mardini's Incredible Journey From Refugee to Olympic Swimmer

  Faruqi, Reem, 1984-

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  The inspirational and unforgettable tale of competitive swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini, who heroically helped tow her refugee boat to safety before achieving her Olympic dreams.

• Life on Us!

  Everything That Lives on Us or in Us, but Is Not Us!

  Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-

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  Life On Us is a first-of-its-kind exploration of everything that lives ON and IN us, but is NOT us, from one of the world's greatest living explorers and scientists.

• Being Autistic

  (and What That Actually Means)

  Garvey, Niamh (Writer on autism)

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  Everything children might need to know about being autistic.