Non Fiction Chapter Books for 7-8 Year Old

My 8 year old is reading Who Was Albert Einstein by Jess Brallier. Every once in a while she will share an interesting fact.

My 7 yr old love-loved the Little House on the Prairie(Laura Ingalls Wilder)series.

Speak with her school librarian.

Biographies. I adored them, started with Abigail Adams. Went to the next all through elementary school. I still love bios and autobiographies. That shelf was located just as you walked into the library on the right, I swear I hardly walked further in, I loved those books so much.

I also loved reading about medieval times and how people lived.

Our daughter loved the Discovery books. They are not really chapter books, but had tons of details and facts, she read them cover to cover on all sorts of subjects.

Biographies are probably really good at this age. Our public library has a big section of children's nonfiction books. Most of these are definitely made for ages 7+, rather than the picture books you've seen. My son is really into sports, so sometimes we'll go through the nonfiction sports section and find him some ones.

I also recently got him a US Atlas and a Book of World Records. He really likes both.

My daughter loved the American Girl historical fiction books. (Ie Meet XXX)

Accelerated reader says they are a 4th grade level if I recall but my daughter read them in 1st grade.

Little House on the Prairie books
I remember having a biography series when I was that age but I don't remember who out them out. I enjoyed books on Margret Meade, Braile, Edison, Madam Currie, and Helen Keller

My daughter LOVES National Geographic. They have all kinds of kids ones. They're FULL of interesting facts and pictures. She's an animal freak though - loves, loves, loves learning everything possible about them.

My son was interested in Biology, so I found kids' encyclopedias - like specific ones that covered his particular interests. History was another topic he enjoyed. There are a bunch of series - like "Magic Tree House" that are fictional but teach interesting things. Or - "I survived...." series.

One my younger brother liked when he was little were the "Tell my Why" series.

Try Scholastic, Amazon, Discovery, National Geographic... I'm sure there's info on their web-sites.

You can also search by genre and reading level at your local library.

Yay for kid readers! :)

Has she read the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker books? Each MTH novel has a nonfiction Fact Tracker to go with it, and they're written in a very engaging, accessible style. I don't know about the Liberty Bell specifically, gut there's definitely a Fact Tracker companion to Revolutionary War on Wednesday.

And, ditto the suggestion on the Who Is / Who Was series.

Finally, if she wants something specifically on the Liberty Bell, you might try the National Parks Service website. They often have materials for grade-school-age kids.

One of my daughter's has always loved history and really loved the "Liberty's Kids" series that was a kids TV show on PBS.

There were also a few books that went along with the TV show that we got her. I don't think they had them at our library anyway, but maybe yours would. This is one that I found on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Justice-All-December-1773-September...

She also loved all of Roald Dahl's books!

Other kids books I would recommend that are some old ones:
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM She may not quite be ready for these yet ,but I loved them as a kid and my daughters did too.

Look for the Who Was... Biography series. My students call them the Bobblehead books because the cover illustrations.

National Geographic also has some chapter books that are about animals. There may also be some history ones.

There are some Magic School Bus chapter books that are really good.

The "You Wouldn't Want to Be..." series is a quick read for chapter book readers, but full of interesting facts and fun knowledge.

I was also a very advanced reader, and still read constantly.

One of the very best gifts that I was given throughout my childhood, from my grandparents, was a subscription to Reader's Digest. Every month, I would read it from cover to cover. It included fiction, nonfiction, jokes, facts....I loved it and still love Reader's Digest. Often there would be an excerpt from a non-fiction book that I'd end up checking out from the library to read.

My sons are 11 and 12 and have both loved Reader's Digest since I started getting them again. :-)

My 2nd grader is also accelerated. He read all the Magic Tree House books before finishing 1st grade.

Try the "I Survived" series.

Mary Pope Osborne has a series comparable to the American Girl series...I can't think of the names, but they are historically based. She also has an awesome series on the Odyssey.

He also likes to read the Bible. He likes the challenge of pronouncing all the names correctly.

Also try Scholastic Junior Classics. Those will be quick reads for her.

what about true stories that are sort of fictionalized? i'm thinking about stuff like 'king of the wind' by marguerite henry, the true story of one of the foundational stallions of the arabian breed. fascinating, and beautifully illustrated. or her 'black gold' (which will, i tell you true, break your heart.) sterling north's beautiful 'rascal.' gerald durrell's AMAZING 'my family and other animals.' geez, i have to go reread that one now!
:) khairete
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You can either tap into her interests or introduce her to new things. I have an accelerated reader who is 9. At 7, she did some easy reads (Magic tree House, even Junie B, Katie Kazoo) but also has a great interest in biographies. (Coco Channel, Alexander Graham Bell, Anne Frank, Sacagawea) You can start with "Who was" books and the library also has a great collection of biographies in their juvenile section.

On the fiction side all Roald Dahl (She can also read his biography) books were greatly loved by my daughter. Mine loved Matilda but the favorite was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Kate DiCamillo also has a great collection of books (Mine read Tales of Despereaux at 2nd grade and at last year at 3rd she read, Tiger Rising, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and the Magician's Elephant).

Mine reads a lot. She has a book list in pinterest but if there is one book that she and I would recommend above others it would be Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It is an easy read but the message is great.