Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Nonfiction Picture Book Releases - March 2012


The Nonfiction Detectives and I are hosting a Non-Fiction Picture Book Challenge.  At the beginning of each month, my goal is to post all of the new non-fiction picture books being released over the next 30 days.

Here are a few books that have already been released in January and February that I just discovered:

*His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg by Louise W. Borden (January 2012)

Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor; Illustrated by Laura Beingessner (February 2012)

How Many Jelly Beans by Andrea Menotti; Illustrated by Yancey Labat (February 2012)

*We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson (February 2012)

And now for the March titles -

March 1, 2012
*The Louisiana Purchase by Peter Benoit

Seeing Symmetry by Loreen Leedy

March 13, 2012
Bird Talk: What Birds are Saying and Why by Lita Judge

Life in the Ocean by Claire A. Nivola

National Geographic Kids Ultimate U.S. Road Trip Atlas: Maps, Games, Activities and More For Hours of Backseat Fun  by Crispin Boyer

Mrs. Harkness and the Panda by Melissa Sweet 

March 27, 2012
Just Ducks! by Claire A. Nivola; Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino

The links for the above books will take you directly to the IndieBound.org book page for purchasing information, unless otherwise noted.  Please note, I do not make anything off these links or profit in anyway from posting the links.   If you know of a book that should be included in this list, please include the title and author in the comments section and I will update the list. 

* Indicates Non-fiction children's books that are not specifically picture books.

Feel free to link any of your nonfiction picture book reviews in the Mr. Linky below...