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Fourth Grade: Nonfiction

These nonfiction titles feature information, stories, and facts about a wide range of topics. If you looking for something more specific to quench your thirst for reading, ask a librarian to curate a recommended list based on your interests and reading level.

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  • Discover this definitive, go-to book about everything awesome you ever wanted to know about everything under the sea. Uncover a wealth of weird, wacky, and wild facts about sharks and underwater creatures, told in Mike Lowery's signature, acclaimed…
    Book, 2020New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2020 — J591.77 LOW
  • It provides useful information for the practical time traveler, including appropriate period dress, how to fire a musket, what to do if shot by one, and how to survive a stint in the Continental Army.
    Book, 2018New York, New York : Viking, 2018 — J973.3 STO
  • Provides step-by-step instructions for experiments using readily obtainable materials that demonstrate scientific principles related to sports.
    Book, 2016New York, NY : Workman Publishing, [2016] — J507.8 CON
  • What Breathes Through Its Butt?

    Mind-blowing Science Questions Answered

    Grossman, Emily,
    Why is your elbow called your funny bone? How could you escape the grip of a crocodile's jaw? Which animal can breathe through its butt? This book uncovers the amazing scientific explanations behind all sorts of questions that can pop into our…
    Book, 2020New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020 — J500 GRO
  • How to Go Anywhere (and Not Get Lost)

    a Guide to Navigation for Young Adventurers

    Aschim, Hans,
    From journalist and adventurer extraordinaire Hans Aschim, here's a lively and interactive book that gets kids unplugged and out of the house-and teaches them cool navigation techniques to use while hiking, camping, or exploring the backyard or…
    Book, 2021New York : Workman Publishing, [2021] — J623.89 ASC
  • Presents a history of rocket technology, from ancient Chinese rockets, the "bombs bursting in air" during the War of 1812, and Russia's Sputnik program.
    Graphic Novel, 2019New York : Amulet Books, 2019 — KIDS GRAPHIC NOVEL BIG IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
  • Moles

    the Superpower Field Guide

    Poliquin, Rachel, 1975-
    Meet Rosalie, a common mole. The first thing you need to know about Rosalie is that she is shaped like a potato. Not a cute and round new potato, but a plain old lumpy potato. She may be small. She may be spongy. But never underestimate a mole. I…
    Book, 2019Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019] — J599.335 POL
  • Six Dots

    a Story of Young Louis Braille

    Bryant, Jennifer,
    An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille--a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet.
    Book, 2016New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016 — JBIO BRAILLE
  • A book of poetry moving through the seasons.
    Book, 2016New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2016 — J811.6 FOG
  • Saved by the Boats

    the Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11

    Gassman, Julie
    Presents the heroic sea evacuation of September 11, 2001 with narrative text and vivid illustrations.
    Book, 20162016 — J973.931 GAS
  • Weird but True! 6

    350 Outrageous Facts

    Offers a collection of true facts about animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, and weather.
    Book, 2018Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2018] — J031.02 WEI
  • Amidst a complicated history of mistreatment by and distrust of the American government, the Navajo people--especially bilingual code talkers--helped the Allies win World War II.
    Book, 2016Mankato, MN : Creative Editions, 2016 — J940.548 LEW
  • Presents listings for over 150 dog breeds, describing their physical features, personality traits, and breed history, and giving advice about care and training.
    Book, 2017North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint, 2017 — J636.7 GAG
  • This book captures the spirit of the Olympic games and relates the origins and history of the sports competition that began with a small contest in 776 B.C. in Greece and, after being revived in 1896, grew into a major international event that…
    Book, 2012New York : Kingfisher, c2012 — J796.48 PLA