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This week on Book Delight we are welcoming guest Melissa LaSalle aka @thebookmommy to discuss giftable nonfiction.
Today, Melissa is book-talking high-interest, new-release browseable nonfiction. Melissa is a book blogger at www.whattoreadtoyourkids.com, and kids book buyer at Old Town Books in Alexandria, VA.
Every year, Melissa puts together a holiday gift guide of great books to give to kids. Today, she's sharing some favorites from her roundup of Browseable Nonfiction & Novelty Books for ages 2-15.
FEATURED BOOKS:
- STOMP AND CHOMP: MY FIRST BOOK OF DINOSAURS by Simon Mole
- PIZZA, PICLES & APPLE PIE: THE STORIES BEHIND THE FOOD WE LOVE by David Rickett
- RETURN OF THE WILD: 20 OF NATURE'S GREATEST SUCCESS STORIES by Dr. Helen Scales
- TALES OF WORLD WAR II: AMAZING TRUE STORIES FROM THE WAR THAT SHOOK THE WORLD by Dr. Hattie Hearn
- BRITANNICA'S ENCYCLOPEDIA INFOGRAPHICA by Andrew Pettie, Conrad Quilty-Harper, and Valentina D'Efilippo
- DAVID ATHERTON'S BAKING BOOK FOR KIDS by David Atherton
- GROWING UP POWERFUL by Nona Willis Aronowitz
Read Melissa's other guides including illustrated chapter books, picture books, graphic novels, middle grade, and YA at whattoreadtoyourkids.com.
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