- The Dangerous Book for Boys – Conn & Hal Iggulden
- Arctic Thaw: The People of the Whale in a Changing Climate – Peter Lourie
- Our Farm: Four Seasons with Five Kids on One Family’s Farm – Michael Rosen
- Field Trips – Jim Arnosky
- Food Rules! – Bill Haduch
- The Sitting Bull You Never Knew – Lincoln Collier
- The Name Game: A Look Behind the Labels – Jackson & Stearn
- Unsolved Mysteries: Creatures of the Abyss – Sue Hamilton
- Front Porch Tales & North Country Whoppers – Tomie DePaola
- Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship – Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Dr. Paula Kahumbu
- Earthmaker’s Tales: North American Indian Stories About Earth Happenings – Gretchen Will Mayo
- The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest – Steven Jenkins
- A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems – Ruddell & Rankin
- Ben & Jerry: Ice Cream for Everyone – Keith Elliot Greenberg
- The Story of Baseball – Lawrence Ritter
- Cave Detectives – David L. Harrison
- The Frog Scientist – Pamela Turner
- Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species – Sneed Collard III
- King George: What Was His Problem – Sheinking & Robinson
- The Ancient Celts – Patricia Calvert
- How to Save the Planet – Barbara Taylor
- Monster at Loch Ness – Sally Berke
- …If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island – Levine & Parmenter
- Fooled You: Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years – Elaine Pascoe
- Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems – George & Kiesler
- Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea – Chris Butterworth
- Who Was First Discovering the Americas – Russell Freedman
- Ben & Jerry: Ice Cream for Everyone – Keith Greenberg
- Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold – Jean Fritz