SLJ Series Nonfiction Levels
The best books, from the best series, selected in partnership
with the editors of School Library Journal.
WINTER 2012
Grades K–2
Science
Series Nonfiction Level: Science • SLJ-SC-K2
JANUARY 2012
FEBRUARY 2012
MARCH 2012
APRIL 2012
MAY 2012
Can You Tell a Frog from a Toad?
by Buffy Silverman
Platypuses
by Julie Murray
Weird But True Rocks
Look Inside a Beaver’s Lodge
by Megan Cooley Peterson
Home Sweet Nest
by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
by Precious McKenzie
Series: Animal Look-Alikes
Series: Australian Animals
Series: Weird But True Science
Series: Look Inside Animal Homes
Series: Animal Homes
Series: Green Earth Discovery Library
Social Studies
by Carmen Bredeson
JUNE 2012
Water World
Series Nonfiction Level: Social Studies • SLJ-SS-K2
JANUARY 2012
FEBRUARY 2012
MARCH 2012
APRIL 2012
MAY 2012
JUNE 2012
Whose Gadgets Are These?
Food and Energy:
Striking a Healthy Balance
Spanish
Staying Safe around Fire
by Lucia Raatma
Balls, Birdies & Pucks
by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Need It or Want It?
Series: Languages of the World
Series: Staying Safe
Series: Sports Gear
Series: Little World Social Studies
by Amanda Doering Tourville
Series: Community Helper Mysteries
by Kristin Petrie
by Sarah Medina
by Colleen Hord
Series: Mission: Nutrition
Grades 3–5
Science
Series Nonfiction Level: Science • SLJ-SC-35
JANUARY 2012
FEBRUARY 2012
MARCH 2012
APRIL 2012
Bigfoot and Adaptation
Coasts in Danger
Science Lab: Technological Design
Space Exploration
by Giles Sparrow
by Matt Mullins
by Trudi Strain Trueit
Series: Monster Science
Series: Earth Alert!
Series: Language Arts Explorer
Series: Space Travel Guides
Series: A True Book™—
Physical Science
Series: Backyard Safari
by Terry Collins
Social Studies
by Polly Goodman
by Lyn A. Sirota
MAY 2012
JUNE 2012
Energy
Squirrels
Series Nonfiction Level: Social Studies • SLJ-SS-35
JANUARY 2012
FEBRUARY 2012
MARCH 2012
APRIL 2012
MAY 2012
JUNE 2012
Picture Yourself Writing Fiction:
Using Photos to Inspire Writing
Easy Main Dishes from
Around the World
Saving Animals after
Earthquakes
Police Officers to the Rescue
Casey Jones
Make Good Choices: Your Guide
to Making Healthy Decisions
Series: See It, Write It
Series: Easy Cookbooks for Kids
Series: Rescuing Animals
from Disasters
by Sheila Griffin Llanas
by Heather Alexander
by Joyce L. Markovics
by Nancy White
by Andrea P. Smith
Series: The Work of Heroes:
First Responders in Action
Series: Jr. Graphic American Legends
by Heather E. Schwartz
Series: Healthy Me
Grades 6–8
Science
Series Nonfiction Level: Science • SLJ-SC-68
JANUARY 2012
FEBRUARY 2012
MARCH 2012
APRIL 2012
MAY 2012
JUNE 2012
Discovering Atoms
Sustaining Our
Natural Resources
by Richard Spilsbury
Nuclear Power
Economies Around the World
Science at Work in Soccer
Series: Let’s Discuss
Energy Resources
Series: Understanding Money
Alfred Blalock, Helen Taussig,
and Vivien Thomas: Mending
Children’s Hearts
by Margaret Christine Campbell
and Natalie Goldstein
Series: The Scientist’s Guide
to Physics
Social Studies
by Jen Green
Series: The Environment Challenge
by Gail Fay
by Lisa Yount
by Richard Hantula
Series: Benchmark Rockets:
Sports Science
Series: Trailblazers in Science and Technology
Series Nonfiction Level: Social Studies • SLJ-SS-68
JANUARY 2012
FEBRUARY 2012
MARCH 2012
APRIL 2012
MAY 2012
JUNE 2012
The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits:
Depression and Wartime Fashions
from the 1930s to the 1950s
People Trafficking
The Titanic and Other
Lost Ships
Poetry
The Lost Boys of Sudan
Series: The Craft of Writing
Series: Great Escapes
Marie Antoinette
“Madame Deficit”
by Judith Anderson
Series: Inside Crime
by Alison Marie Behnke
by John Malam
by Mark Mussari
by Jeff Burlingame
Series: Lost and Found
Series: Dressing a Nation:
The History of U.S. Fashion
by Liz Hockinson
Series: The Thinking Girl’s Treasury
of Dastardly Dames
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