Most Popular 2022: Kids' Nonfiction

Check out our list of the top 25 most circulated kids' nonfiction titles across the consortium.

Updated December 9, 2022
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Minecraft essential handbook
Milton, Stephanie
Revised edition with the most up to date stats, info, and sixteen pages of brand-new material! You're alone in a mysterious new world, full of hidden dangers. You have only minutes to find food and shelter before darkness falls and the monsters come looking for you....

2

Science matters!
Knapp, Brian J.
Presents information on a wide variety of topics in basic biology, chemistry, and physics.

3

Minecraft construction handbook
Needler, Matthew
If you can dream it, you can build it in Minecraft! This OFFICIAL guide will give you tips and tricks on how to be a creative genius! You can make theme parks with incredible waterslide rides, or entire pirate coves complete with galleons! Is there nothing that can't be achieved in...

4

Minecraft. Redstone Handbook
Farwell, Nick
Power up with this OFFICIAL Redstone handbook--it's electrifying! It's time to wire up and get connected to one of the most complex areas of Minecraft--Redstone. Redstone experts guide you through all aspects of working with Redstone including mining, smelting, using repeaters,...

5

The LEGO ideas book : unlock your imagination
Lipkowitz, Daniel.
Over 2 million copies sold worldwide! Be inspired to create and build amazing models with your LEGO® bricks! The LEGO Ideas Book is packed full of tips from expert LEGO builders on how to make jet planes reach new heights, create fantastic fortresses,...

6

Math matters!
Knapp, Brian J.
v. 1. Numbers -- v. 2. Adding -- v. 3. Subtracting -- v. 4. Multiplying -- v. 5. Dividing -- v. 6. Decimals -- v. 7. Fractions -- v. 8. Shapes -- v. 9. Sizes -- v. 10. Charts -- v. 11. Measurements -- v. 12. Chance and averages -- v. 13. Mental arithmetic.

7

Extreme animal rumble : 5 books in 1!
Pallotta, Jerry
Eighty fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series! Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series! The collection features a range of...

8

Little kids first big book : rocks, minerals, and shells
Donohue, Moira Rose
Discover how rocks are formed, the three kinds of rocks, and the difference between rocks and minerals. Learn how rocks and minerals are used in art, architecture, industry, and science. Then journey to the oceans to explore seashells and the amazing animals that once inhabited them. Packed with...

9

Minecraft : guide to creative
Jelley, Craig
The official Minecraft: Guide to Creative will teach you all you need to know to create builds more impressive than you could've dreamed of. The world of Minecraft is so varied and limitless that incredible creations can often be daunting to think about, never...

10

Pokémon visual companion
Whitehill, Simcha
The perfect companion to the Pok#65533;mon animated series, the Pok#65533;mon(tm) Visual Companion is the follow-up to the highly regarded Pok#65533;mon#65533; Visual Guide, complete with updated content covering new events and characters, as well as the Unova region! This...

11

Minecraft : guide to: Redstone
Jelley, Craig
Learn the art of redstone and become a master engineer with Minecraft: Guide to Redstone, then put theory into practice to construct intricate contraptions in Minecraft. Pick up the basics of the redstone components and their uses, discover how to make working circuits,...

12

LEGO play book : ideas to bring your bricks to life
Lipkowitz, Daniel
A New York Times and USA Today bestseller, this LEGO® ideas book features all-new ways to encourage kids to think, build, and play creatively. Building on the success of wildly popular The LEGO Ideas Book, LEGO Play Book features more than 200 different builds...

13

The how and wow of the human body : from your tongue to your toes and all the guts in between
Thomas, Mindy
A #1 New York Times Bestseller! Based on their #1 kids podcast, Wow in the World, hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz take readers on a hilarious, fact-filled, and highly illustrated journey through the human body--covering everything from our toes to our tongues to...

14

Even superheroes use the potty
Crow, Sara
"A potty-training book to go for."-Kirkus Reviews It's potty time for superheroes, firefighters, ninjas, soldiers, and KIDS! Young ones will enjoy this funny, rhyming story that teaches great bathroom habits with the promise that all their heroes use the potty...

15

Weird but true! dinosaurs : 300 dino-mite facts to sink your teeth into
Fačy, Bernard
Weird But True! is going prehistoric! This new addition to the wildly popular, mind-blowing, fact-packed series is taking on the jaws and claws that ruled the Mesozoic world. Calling all dino dynamos! Get ready to devour wacky wonders, facts, stats, and trivia about all things...

16

Where is the Bermuda Triangle?
Stine, Megan
Who doesn't love a great mystery? This book presents the eerie accidents and unexplained disappearances that have occurred in the region known as the Bermuda Triangle. Even before it was named, the Bermuda Triangle--roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico--had gained a...

17

Kid presidents : true tales of childhood from America's presidents
Stabler, David
Hilarious childhood biographies and full-color illustrations show how George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and other presidents-to-be faced kid-sized problems growing up in America.   Every president started out as a kid! Forget the legends, tall...

18

Minecraft : guide to the Nether & the End
Milton, Stephanie
The official Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End will teach you how to navigate the alien terrain, battle the native mobs and find rare blocks and items. Survival is difficult in the perilous Nether and End dimensions, and you'll need to up your game if you...

19

Pokemon: super extra deluxe essential handbook
Pokemon
  The latest edition of the bestselling Super Deluxe Essential Handbookis here! With 560 colour pages and info on over 900 Pokémon, this is a must-have for kids of all ages. If you want to catch 'em all, you gotta read about 'em all! This revised and updated...

20

Titanic
Adams, Simon
In Eyewitness: Titanic young readers will discover the triumphs and tragedies of this "unsinkable" luxury liner. Detailed images and text highlight all aspects of this fateful journey including how the ship was built and equipped, what kind of passengers and crew she carried, what facilities...

21

Battle royale : 5 books in 1!
Pallotta, Jerry
Five of the most popular books in the Who Would Win? series together in one book!Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series! The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs...

22

Dinosaur! : dinosaurs and other amazing prehistoric creatures as you've never seen them before
Woodward, John
Journey back in time to explore the prehistoric world like you've never known before with this children's encyclopedia perfect for young dinosaur lovers. Forming part of a fantastic series of kid's educational books, this bold and brilliant dinosaur book for kids uses ground...

23

Little kids first big book of baby animals
Myers, Maya
Meet more than 40 animal babies from every corner of the globe, from ocean depths to mountaintops, grassy plains to polar lands. Features include- A map that shows where these animals are found in the wild Questions in each chapter that encourage interactive learning...

24

Little kids first big book of where
Esbaum, Jill
Preschoolers are full of "Where?" questions, and this next book in the best-selling Little Kids First Big Book series is full of fascinating and often surprising answers for them. This charming reference book zeroes in on location, location, location. More than 200 colorful...

25

What are the Winter Olympics?
Herman, Gail
Grab your skis, ice skates, and snowboard and learn how the Winter Olympic Games became a worldwide phenomenal event watched by millions. Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until...

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