Elementary non fiction
It's hard to find good non fiction for little kids. Kids are interested in EVERYTHING but it's hard to get a good balance of the specific vocabulary that you need to be able to understand complex topics and text that's easy enough for kids to read. Here are some that seem to be working that balance! The first one is called "Stickmen's Guide to Aircraft" by Chris Oxlade. It looks like this might be a series (I checked Amazon and there is another one!) and I think that's a good thing. This book about aircraft gives an excellent overview of aircraft. It has information about the history of aircraft as well as information about how aircraft are designed and built. It also has information about different kinds of engines. The graphics are nice too. There is a lot of information in the graphical parts (which my students think is awesome). This one will appeal to elementary school teachers because it's going to be a great one for teaching...