Children are naturally curious about the world around them. The want answers about how and why things work the way they do. I try and make sure that I have a variety of books in our book collection. My kids both love these nonfiction books buy my son gravitates to them more. Some of the books on this list are books that we read together but that my kids look at on their own and some are books that my son can start to read on his own.
Picturepedia
My son can’t read the words in this book yet but it’s mostly pictures so it has a ton of stuff that he can look at.
This book has a page about almost everything; Early Civilizations, volcanos, mammals, World War II….. and so much more. My son is grabbing this book constantly to identify rocks and minerals that he finds when we do mining kits.
National Geographic Books
Any of the National Geographic books are amazing but these above are my favorites. We have several of these and both of my kids love to look at them.
Early Readers
All of these books are books that my son can start to work on reading on his own. When we read each night, I notice him picking out these books more than the fiction books so I’m sure I’ll be adding more to our collection.
Nonfiction books can be so much fun! My kids love coming up to me and showing me pictures in these books and asking me questions like “Have you ever seen a volcano?” which leads to some great conversations about where volcanos are and how far we would have to travel to see one. Don’t forget that a great place to find nonfiction books on a topic your child would like is your local library.
Do you have a child that prefers nonfiction books over fiction books? If so, what is their favorite book?
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