2022 Non-Fiction Book Nominees

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Using Primary Sources (General Information):
The Library of Congress- Using Primary Sources
Primary Source Nexus
National Archives
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The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation by Kate Messner  (2018)
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Lesson Ideas:
Book Study from The Curriculum Corner
Library Lesson
Coral Restoration Foundation
Activities from Book Page

Read-Alikes:
Where is the Great Barrier Reef? by Nico Medina
Coral Reefs by Precious McKenzie
Coral Reef Ecosystems by Tammy Cagne
Amazon Adventure by Sy Montgomery
Coral Reefs Matter by Julie Murphy
Coral Reefs by Maris Wicks
Coral Reefs by Laura Purdie Salas
​Whale Fall Çafe by Jacquie Sewell




Homes in the Wild: Where Baby Animals and Their Parents Live by Lita Judge (20189)

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Lesson Ideas:
Teachers Pay Teachers Animal Homes $
Animal Habitat Lesson Plans
Where Animals Live Lesson Plan
Animal Homes Lessons
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Read-Alikes: 
What Do Animals Do All Day? by Wendy Hunt
50 Reasons to Love Animals by Catherine Barr
About Habitats by Cathryn P. Sill
What Footprint is That? by Darrin P. Lunde
A Nest is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston
Animal Habitats by Sam Hutchinson
If Animals Built Your House by Bill Wise
Animal Architects by Libby Romero
​A House in the Sky by Steve Jenkins
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Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines by Sarah Aronson (2019)

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Lesson Ideas:
Summary and Response to Literature 
Teachers Pay Teachers $
STEM Lesson
Read Aloud

Read-Alikes:
Sparky and Spike by Barbara Lowell
The Marvelous Thing That Came From a Spring by Gilbert Ford
The Crayon Man by Natascha Biebow
Balderdash! by Michell Markel
Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe
The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon by Dean Robbins
Pocket Full of Colors by Jacqueline Tourville
​Matisse's Garden by Samantha Friedman

Let 'er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (2019)
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Lesson Ideas:
Book Review
National Cowboy Museum
Black Cowboys in Oregon
1911 Pendleton Roundup
Pendleton Roundup Video (YouTube) Bucking Contest starts at 13:22
Read Aloud

Read-Alikes:
Between The Lines by Sandra Neil Wallace
Jackson Sundown by Doris Fisher
Bill Pickett, Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Presenting Buffalo Bill by Candace Fleming
Black Jack by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith
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Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang (2019)


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Lesson Ideas:
Read Across America Lesson Idea
Teachers Guide
STEM and Community Service Ideas for Magic Ramen
    Activity Kit for the above
​​Book It Lesson Plan

Read-Alikes: 
The Crayon Man by Natascha Biebow
Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
The Discovery of Ramen by Philip Amara
Fairy Floss by Ann Ingalls
Pop! by Meghan McCarthy
Just Like Rube Goldberg by Sarah Aronson
Nacho's Nachos by Sandra Nickel
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
Gingerbread for Liberty! by Mara Rockliff
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The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-to Poems selected by Janeczko (2019)

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Lesson Ideas:
Library Lesson
Classroom Bookshelf Teaching Ideas
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Lesson Ideas
Live Your Poem
Read Aloud (YouTube)

Read-Alikes:
One Minutes Til Bedtime
Thanku
The Popcorn Astronauts by Deborah Ruddell
Guyku by Bob Raczka
A Poem is a Firefly by Charles Ghingna
A New Green Day by Antoinette Portis
Guess Who, Haiku! by Deanna Caswell
Trees by Verlie Hutchens
​If You Go Down to the Woods Today by Rachel Piercey


Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo by Thane Maynard (2018)
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Lesson Ideas:
Teachers Pay Teachers Hippo Activities $
VOA News Article
Lesson Ideas
Scholastic Math Activities
Video about Fiona
Cincinnati Newspaper Article

Read-Alikes:
Fiona's Feelings by John Hutton
Fiona's Friends by John Hutton
Fiona the Hippo by Richard Cowdrey
Hippos Are Huge! by Jonathan London
Hippos by Conrad Storad
Hippo by Stephanie Turnbull
Meet a Baby Hippo by Lisa Owings

Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Howard Bryant  (2018)

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Lesson Ideas:
Teachers Pay Teachers $
Book Review
Read Aloud (YouTube)
Britannica Kids Encyclopedia

Read-Alikes:
Sisters  by Jeanette Winter
Game Changers by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Game, Set, Sister! by Jay Leslie
Serena by Karlin Gray
Althea Gibson by Megan Reid
Serena Williams by Jodie Shepherd
 Playing to Win by Karen Deans
Nothing By Trouble by Sue Stauffacher
Serena Williams by Esther Porter

Thurgood by Jonah Winter (2019)

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Lesson Ideas:
Read Aloud (YouTube)
Biography of Thurgood Marshall
National Geographic Kids Article
Kids Connect Facts and Worksheets

Read-Alikes: 
The Highest Tribute by Kekla Magoon
I Am Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Metzler
A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall by David A. Adler
Rosa Parks by Kitson Jazynka
Ruth Objects by Doreen Rappaport
Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Laurie Calkhoven
​If A Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold


Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery by Meeg Pincus (2020)
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Lesson Ideas:
Educational Activities
​Lesson Planet
Activity Sheet from the Publisher

Read-Alikes
Great Migrations by Laura F. Marsh
Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth
Butterfly For a King by Cindy Trumbore
The Monarchs Are Missing by Rebecca E. Hirsch
The Incredible Migration of Monarch Butterflies by Nancy Furstinger
Many by Nicola Davies
Migration by Gail Gibbons
Migration by Mike Unwin
​Mexico of Bust! by Deborah Underwood