31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Twenty-Four – 2017 Science & Nature Books

Someday I long to see a breakdown of what kinds of nonfiction children’s books win the ALA Youth Media Awards. How many books that win are biographies? How many cover STEM topics? How many are about math? (I kid – those never win) But science and nature are awfully popular topics and with good reason. When I would get a classroom of children in my library they’d inevitably ask for robots or sharks or other things. Not always. The history lovers always held a special place in my heart. But by...