NF 4 NF Conference Bibliography
12 Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali by Charles R. Smith Jr., Candlewick, 2007.
14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy. Peachtree Press, 2009.
Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport. Hyperion, 2008.
Alligators and Crocodiles by Gail Gibbons. Holiday House, 2010.
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2011.
Animal Dads by Sneed B. Collard III. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Animal School: What Class Are You? by Michelle Lord. 2014.
Anne Frank in Her Own Words by Caroline Kennon. Gareth Stevens, 2014.
Ape by Martin Jenkins. Candlewick, 2008.
Armadillo’s Burrow by Dee Phillips. Bearport, 2013.
The Art of Stone Skipping and Other Fun Old-Time Games: Stoopball, Jacks, String Games, Coin Flipping, Line Baseball, Jump Rope, and More by J.J. Ferrer. Charlesbridge Publishing 2012.
At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui by Christine Liu-Perkins. Charlesbridge, 2014.
Attack on Pearl Harbor: The True Story of the Day America Entered World War II by Shelley Tanaka. Hyperion, 2001.
Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melisssa Sweet. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013.
Beaks by Sneed B. Collard III. Charlesbridge, 2002.
The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012.
Ben Franklin: His Wit and Wisdom from A – Z by Alan Schroeder. Holiday House, 2011.
Beneath the Sun by Melissa Stewart. Peachtree, 2014.
Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Holiday House, 2014.
Best Foot Forward: Exploring Feet, Flippers, and Claws by Ingo Arndt. Holiday House, 2013.
Birmingham Sunday by Larry Dane Brimner. Calkins Creek, 2010.
Body Bones by Shelley Rotner and David A. White. Holiday House, 2014.
The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss by Kathleen Krull. Dragonfly Books/Random House, 2004.
The Brothers Kennedy: John, Robert, Edward by Kathleen Krull. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2010.
A Chameleon’s Life by Ellen Lawrence. Bearport, 2013.
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. Holiday House, 2011.
Cowboy Cooking by Mary Gunderson. Blue Earth Books, 2000.
Daredevil: the Daring Life of Betty Skelton by Meghan McCarthy. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013.
Decorated Horses by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. Charlesbridge, 2015.
Dirty Rats? by Darrin Lunde. Charlesbridge, 2015.
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer by Barbara Kerley, Scholastic, 2001.
Disgusting Hagfish by Meish Goldish. Bearport, 2009.
Django by Bonnie Christensen. Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press, 2011.
Do All Bugs Have Wings? And Other Questions Kids Have About Bugs by Suzanne Slade. Picture Window Books, 2010.
The Egg by Shelley Gill. Charlesbridge, 2001.
An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Aston. Chronicle Books, 2006.
Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt by Doreen Rappaport. Disney Hyperion, 2009.
Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World by Elizabeth Rusch. Candlewick Press, 2013.
Endangered and Extinct Reptiles by Jennifer Boothroyd. Lerner, 2014.
The Essential Book of Presidential Trivia by Noah McCullough. Random House, 2006.
Eye—How It Works by David Macaulay. David Macaulay Studio, 2013.
Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin, 2014.
Fabulous! A Protrait of Andy Warhol by Bonnie Christensen. Henry Holt, 2011.
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & The Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2014.
Famous Rocks by Ellen Lawrence. Bearport, 2015.
Farm Animals by Wade Cooper. Scholastic, 2008.
Farmer George Plants a Nation by Peggy Thomas. Calkins Creek, 2008.
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington by Jabari Asim. Little, Brown and Company, 2012.
Firefighters to the Rescue by Meish Goldish. Bearport, 2012.
First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents’ Children by Noah McCullough. Scholastic, 2008.
Fleeing to Freedom on the Underground Railroad: The Courageous Slave, Agents, and Conductors by Elaine Landau. Twenty-First Century Books, 2006.
Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire by Roxane Orgill. Candlewick Press, 2013, c2007.
For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson by Peggy Thomas. Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Forests by Cathryn Sill. Peachtree, 2014.
Freaky Strange Buildings by Michael Sandler. Bearport, 2012.
Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by Susan Rubin. Holiday House, 2014.
Friends: True Stories of Extraordinary Animal Friendships by Catherine Thimmesh. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Frogs! Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle. Boyds Mills Press, 2012.
Garry Fleming’s Wild Animals ABC: An Alphabet Book by Garry Fleming. Scholastic, 2009.
George: George Washington, Our Founding Father by Frank Keating, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Georgia’s Bones by Jen Bryant. Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers, 2005.
Gordon Parks: Hw the Photographer Captured Black and White America by Carle Boston Weatherford. Albert Whitman, 2015.
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum by Candace Fleming. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2009.
Green Tree Python by Dee Phillips. Bearport, 2014.
Gross Body Invaders by Ruth Owen. Bearport, 2011.
Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey by Loree Griffin Burns. Lerner, 2014.
He Has Shot the President: April 14, 1865: The John Wilkes Booth Killed President Lincoln by Don Brown. Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President by Ann Malaspina. Albert Whitman & Company, 2012.
Helen Keller’s Best Friend Belle by Holly Barry. Albert Whitman, 2013.
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport. Disney Hyperion, 2012.
The Hero in You by Ellis Paul. Albert Whitman, 2014.
The Hero Schliemann: The Dreamer Who Dug for Troy by Laura Amy Schlitz. Candlewick, 2006.
Hide-and-Seek Science: Animal Camouflage by Emma Stevenson. Holiday House, 2013.
Historical Animals: The Dogs, Cats, Horses, Snakes, Goats, Rats, Dragons, Bears, Elephants, Rabbits, and Other Creatures That Changed the World by Julia Moberg. Imagine Publishing/Charlesbridge, 2015.
The House That George Built by Suzanne Slade. Charlesbridge, 2012.
How Many Baby Pandas? by Sandra Markle. Walker & Company, 2009.
How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg. Walker & Company, 2011.
How to Spy on a Shark by Lori Haskins Houran. Albert Whitman, 2015.
I, Vivaldi by Janice Shefelman. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2008.
If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian. Voyager Book, 2008, c2000.
In the New World: A Family in Two Centuries by Gerda Raidt. Charlesbridge, 2015.
Inventions That Could Have Changed the World But Didn’t! by Joe Rhatigan. Charlesbridge, 2015.
Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto by Susan Goldman Rubin. Holiday House 2011.
Jack’s Path of Courage: The Life of John F. Kennedy by Doreen Rappaport. Disney Hyperion, 2010.
Jean Laffite: The Pirate Who Saved America by Susan Goldman Rubin. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2012.
The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey by Louise Borden. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005.
Jubilee! One Man’s Big, Bold, and Verry, Very Loud Celebration of Peace by Alicia Potter. Candlewick Press, 2014.
King Cobra: The World’s Longest Venomous Snake by Leon Gray. Bearport, 2013.
Knight: A Noble Guide for Young Squires by Sir Geoffrey de Lance. Candlewick Press, 2006.
Ladybugs by Gail Gibbons. Holiday House, 2012.
Let Them Play by Margot Theis Raven. Sleeping Bear Press, 2005.
Let’s Look at Armadillos by Judith Jango-Cohen. Lerner, 2011.
Little Marmots by Anne Royer. Gareth Stevens, 2005.
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Lizards: Weird and Wonderful by Margery Facklam. Little, Brown, 2003.
Llamas: Animals on the Farm by Heather Kissock. Weigl, 2012.
Maine Coons: Super Big by Nancy White. Bearport, 2011.
Marco Polo by Demi. Marshall Cavendish Children, 2008.
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport. Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 2001.
Mary Walker Wears the Pants: The True Story of the Doctor, Reformer, and Civil War Hero by Cheryl Harness. Albert Whitman, 2013.
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz. Henry Holt, 2011.
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot: A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy that Dropped from the Sky by Margot Theis Raven. Sleeping Bear Press, 2002.
Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America by Kathi Appelt. HarperCollins, 2005.
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Jan Pinborough. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013.
Money Madness by David Adler. Holiday House, 2009.
More Saints: Lives & illuminations by Ruth Sanderson. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Mother to Tigers by George Ella Lyon. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003
Move! By Steve Jenkins. Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Christine King Farris. Simon & Schuster, 2006, c2003.
My Pet Snake by Weigl, 2011.
Nest by Jorey Hurley. Simon & Schuster, 2014.
No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart. Charlesbridge, 2013.
Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney. SeaStar Books, 2002.
Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta. Henry Holt, 2006.
One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Lasky. Candlewick Press, 2014, c2009.
One Plastic Bag by Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul. Millbrook Press, 2015.
The Original Cowgirl: The Wild Adventures of Lucille Mulhall by Heather Lang. Albert Whitman, 2015.
Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America by Lynne Cheney. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006.
A Panda’s World by Caroline Arnold. Picture Window Books, 2006.
PB & J Hooray! Your Sandwich’s Amazing Journey from Farm to Table. Albert Whitman, 2014.
Pedal It! How Bicycles Are Changing the World by Michelle Mulder. Orca Book Publishers, 2013.
Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom by Steven Sellers Lapham. Sleeping Bear Press, 2014
Pika: Life in the Rocks by Tannis Bill. Boyds Mills Press, 2010.
Pirates by John Matthews. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006.
A Place for Bats by Melissa Stewart. Peachtree, 2012.
A Place for Turtles by Melissa Stewart. Peachtree, 2013.
Plants Feed Me by Lizzy Rockwell. Holiday House, 2014.
A Platypus, Probably by Sneed B. Collard III, Charlesbride 2005.
Portraits of African-American Heroes by Tonya Bolden. Dutton Children’s, 2003.
Presidential Pets: The Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived in the White House by Julia Moberg. Charlesbridge Publishing, 2012.
The Raucous Royals: Test Your Royal Wits: Crack Codes, Solve Mysteries, and Deduce Which Royal Rumors Are True by Carlyn Beccia. Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Redwoods by Jason Chin. Roaring Brook Press, 2009.
Reptiles and Amphibians by Simon Mugford. Priddy Books, 2007.
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Roller Derby Rivals by Sue Macy. Holiday House, 2014.
Rough, Tough Charley by Verla Kay. Tricycle Press, 2007.
Saltwater Crocodile by Tom Jackson. Bearport, 2014.
Saving Manatees by Stephen R. Swinburne. Boyds Mills Press, 2006.
Scaly Spotted Feathered, Frilled: How Doe We Know What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like? by Catherine Thimmesh. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013.
Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea by Chris Butterworth. Candlewick, 2006.
Sea Turtle Hatchlings by Ruth Owen. Bearport, 2013.
Search & Rescue Tools by Anders Hanson. Abdo Publishing, 2014.
A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston. Chronicle, 2007.
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Ships: A Pop-Up Book by Robert Crowther. Candlewick, 2008.
Side by Side: Five Favorite Picture-Book Teams Go to Work by Leonard S. Marcus. Walker and Company, 2001.
Smokejumpers by Meish Goldish. Bearport, 2014.
Snakes by Gail Gibbons. Holiday House, 2007.
A Snake’s Life by Ellen Lawrence. Bearport, 2012.
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George. Philomel Books, 2000.
Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Disney/Jump at the Sun Books, 2009.
Stompin’ at the Savoy: The Story of Norma Miller by Alan Govenar. Candlewick, 2006.
Stone Giant: Michelangelo’s David and How He Came to Be by Jane Sutcliffe. Charlesbridge, 2014.
The Story of Silk: From Worm Spit to Woven Scarves by Richard Sobol. Candlewick Press, 2012.
Stripes of All Types by Susan Stockdale. Peachtree, 2013.
Swamp Chomp by Lola M. Schaefer. Holiday House 2014.
They Call Me Woolly: What Animal Names Can Tell Us by Keith DuQuette. Putnam’s 2002.
Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock. Calkins Creek, 2013.
Thunder Birds: Nature’s Flying Predators by Jim Arnosky. Sterling, 2011.
Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara Kerley, Scholastic, 2012.
Titanic: Disaster at Sea by Philip Wilkinson. Capstone, 2011.
To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt by Doreen Rappaport. Disney/Hyperion Books, 2013.
Toilet—How It Works by David Macaulay. David Macaulay Studio, 2015.
The Tooth Book: A Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums by Edward Miller. Holiday House, 2008
Track that Scat! by Lisa Morlock. Sleeping Bear Press, 2012.
Trapped! A Whale’s Rescue by Robert Burleigh. Charlesbridge, 2015.
Tugboat by Michael Garland. Holiday House, 2014.
Twice as Good: The Story of William Powell and Clearview, the Only Golf Course Designed, Built, and Owned by an African American by Richard Michelson. Sleeping Bear Press, 2012.
U. S. Air Force Fighters by Carrie A. Braulick. Capstone, 2006.
V is for Volunteer: A Tennessee Alphabet by Michael Shoulders. Sleeping Bear Press, 2001.
Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons. Holiday House 2007.
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot. Charlesbridge, 2015.
Warning Colors by Kimberley Jane Pryor. Marshall Cavendish, 2009.
Water Can Be… by Laura Purdie Salas. Millbrook Press, 2014.