University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Country Picture Book
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of The Country Picture Book, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Child's Picture Book of Domestic Animals by G. Routledge
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Child's Picture Book of Domestic Animals by George Routledge (1884), a nonfiction book about domestic animals.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Delightful Colored Picture Book
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of The Delightful Colored Picture Book, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: A B C Picture Book
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of A B C Picture Book by Francis C. Woodworth, a nonfiction alphabet book for children.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Use Easy Nonfiction to Build Background Knowledge
A Texas librarian shares his strategy of using nonfiction picture books to introduce new concepts to struggling adolescent readers and to build their background knowledge. Once students have been exposed to academic content in easy...
Other
Children's Books About the Holocaust
An annotated bibliography of books about the Holocaust. Includes picture books, young adult fiction, and nonfiction including information about Anne Frank.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Pictures & Stories From Natural History by Mc Loughlin Bros.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Pictures & Stories from Natural History by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a nonfiction, illustrated book about all types of animals including domestic, farm, wild, and...
Other
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
EL Education
El Education: Get a Clue
This nonfiction children's book was created by 1st grade students at the Genesee Valley Community Charter School in Rochester, New York, as part of a learning expedition on fossils and local geological history. The expedition consisted...
Starfall
Starfall: Plays, Fiction, Nonfiction
An index of links to six fiction storybooks, eight nonfiction books, and three plays. Each book has pictures and audio that will allow students to click to hear sentences or individual words as they read along. Links to three different...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Fifth Book of One Hundred Pictures
A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of The Fifth Book of One Hundred Pictures, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Darton's Picture Story Book
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Darton's Picture Story Book, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: A Picture Story Book
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of A Picture Story Book by Josiah Westley, a nonfiction book for children.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Young American's Picture Gallery
A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of The Young American's Picture Gallery, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Our Animal Friends in Picture and Story
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Our Animal Friends in Picture and Story, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Bird Pictures
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication Bird Pictures, a nonfiction book for children.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Question and Answer Books
Beginning writers work through a Writing Workshop format to create Question and Answer books. A series of mini-lessons, graphic organizers, possible texts, and samples of student work are all provided.
Other
Teaching Books: Lincoln: A Photobiography [Pdf]
Chapter by chapter lessons and answer key to use with the nonfiction award winning book, Lincoln: A Photobiography, which tells the story of Lincoln's life through pictures and words.
EL Education
El Education: How Does Your Garden Grow?
This book was created by kindergarten students from the East End Community Charter School in Portland, Maine, as part of an eight-week learning expedition on local food and gardens called, "How Does Your Garden Grow?" These young...
EL Education
El Education: A Beaver Story
This children's book about beavers was written and illustrated by 6th graders after extensive field research with experts in the field. The book is unique in that it offers a continuous fictional narrative at the top of each page, an...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing
Using Snowflake Bentley as a model, students create a working definition of multigenre text and then use that definition to create their own multigenre piece about winter or another theme.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Reader of the Rocks
A nonfiction article where students read about Julie Codispoti, assistant curator at the United States Polar Rock Repository, located at Ohio State University's Byrd Polar Research Center. The article provides an overview of Antarctic...
Curated OER
Children's Books About the Holocaust
An annotated bibliography of books about the Holocaust. Includes picture books, young adult fiction, and nonfiction including information about Anne Frank.