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Picture Books That Make Everyday Places Worth Exploring

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Chapter Books for Children Who Prefer Facts to Fantasy
Chapter Books for Children Who Prefer Facts to Fantasy
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Some children want to know how a real ship sank, why a tree grows sausage-shaped fruit, or what it takes to row an Olympic race. Start with a short animal story or a book that answers one question...
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Children’s Historical Fiction Beyond the Famous Monarchs
Children’s Historical Fiction Beyond the Famous Monarchs
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A boy watches a potter shape clay, a girl wants to sew dresses for her father's store, and a teenager fits reading lessons around a household's work. These novels let children enter another time...
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Children's Mysteries With Clues Young Readers Can Follow
Children's Mysteries With Clues Young Readers Can Follow
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A wet painting goes missing, someone leaves a trail of coded messages, and a boy gets on the London Eye without his cousins seeing him get off. These mysteries give young readers a detail to hold...
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Picture Books That Make Science Feel Like Looking Closely
Picture Books That Make Science Feel Like Looking Closely
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Hold a hand up to a gorilla's, count the points on a snowflake, or turn a page to see a lake become an island. The pictures in these books give children something to compare, trace, or look for...
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Picture Books for Kids Starting School or Preschool
Picture Books for Kids Starting School or Preschool
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Starting school is a huge step for a three-, four- or five-year-old, and the right picture book can turn a vague worry into something a child recognizes and can talk about. Every book here earns...
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Illustrated Books That Explain How Things Work
Illustrated Books That Explain How Things Work
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These are books where the pictures do the explaining. Each one takes a machine, a building, a street's buried pipes or the inside of a cell and draws it, cuts it open or lays it out until someone...
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Design Books That Change How You Notice Everyday Objects
Design Books That Change How You Notice Everyday Objects
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The shape of a door handle tells your hand what to do, and the spacing on a sign changes how easily you can read it. These books give you ways to notice decisions like those in things you already...
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Nature Poetry Collections That Change What You Notice on a Walk
Nature Poetry Collections That Change What You Notice on a Walk
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Take one of these books out on a walk you already know. A grasshopper washing its face, a street fig ripening, or rain running over roof tiles can give you a different place to put your attention...
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Books to Browse When Reading Feels Like Homework
Books to Browse When Reading Feels Like Homework
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When reading has become another thing to measure, browsing can be a way to follow curiosity again. These books offer photographs, independent essays, drawings, odd words and small discoveries you...
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Architecture Books for People Who Like Buildings but Do Not Know the Vocabulary
Architecture Books for People Who Like Buildings but Do Not Know the Vocabulary
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Start with a part of a building you can point to. It might be the curve above a door, the deep shadow around a window, or the place where one room leads into the next. Some of these books give you...
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Books About Repair, Making and Keeping Things in Use
Books About Repair, Making and Keeping Things in Use
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A hand-stitched patch, a repaired painting, and a reused office tower all raise the question of what is worth keeping. These books range from practical guides for clothes, bicycles, and books to...
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Wordless Picture Books That Invite Children to Tell the Story
Wordless Picture Books That Invite Children to Tell the Story
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Let a child turn the pages and tell you what is happening. A hat can give away a hiding walrus, and a changed expression can tell you what a character has been keeping to themselves. Start with a...
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Picture Books With Disabled Children Having Adventures
Picture Books With Disabled Children Having Adventures
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A kite fight in Lahore, a play on the boardwalk, and a storm at a school for young sailors are among the adventures these kids take on. The quieter outings count too, from finding something...
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Books That Make Ordinary Life Feel Worth Paying Attention To
Books That Make Ordinary Life Feel Worth Paying Attention To
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A packed bag, a working lunch, a meal prepared for someone else: these books make familiar actions worth looking at again. Their interest comes from precise observation of objects, work...
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Books About How Cities Became the Places They Are
Books About How Cities Became the Places They Are
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For readers who look at motorways, tenement blocks, underground lines and public squares and ask who chose those alignments and who was displaced to make room. These urban histories expose the...
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