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It's time to celebrate all things factual with our selection of recommended children's non-fiction books for readers that have a passion for information and knowledge. We've picked out non-fiction books filled with interesting facts and strong visual elements to keep young readers engaged, informed and entertained.

 

We've put together a list of our favourite non-fiction books for children, grouped into age categories of 3-5, 5-7, 7-9 and 9-11. Browse the list below or download and share the printable version. You can purchase each age group's non-fiction pack from Peters Books.

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Building a Home
Building a Home

Polly Faber & Klas Fahlén

Stars and Space
Stars and Space

Jonny Marx & Christiane Engel

Marvellous Machines
Marvellous Machines

Jane Wilsher & Andres Lozano

The Big Book of Why
The Big Book of Why

Sally Symes, Stephanie Drimmer & Kate Slater

Change Starts With Us
Change Starts With Us

Sophie Beer

Do You Love Bugs
Do You Love Bugs

Matt Robertson

The Body Book
The Body Book

Hannah Alice

When I Grow Up
When I Grow Up

Rosamund Lloyd & Richard Merritt

Hats of Faith
Hats of Faith

Medeia Cohan-Petrolino & Sarah Walsh

The Big Book of the Blue
The Big Book of the Blue

Yuval Zommer

Cities of the World
Cities of the World

Becky Davies & Josie Portillo

The Story of the London Underground
The Story of the London Underground

David Long & Sarah McMenemy

Rosa
Rosa

Lisbeth Kaiser & Marta Antelo

Animal Babies
Animal Babies

Martin Jenkins & Jane McGuinness

Life Savers: Spend a day with 12 real-life emergency service heroes
Life Savers: Spend a day with 12 real-life emergency service heroes

Eryl Nash & Ana Albero

What's the Weather?
What's the Weather?

Fraser Ralston & Judith Ralston

Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark
Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark

Zoe Armstrong & Anja Susanj

Meet the Microbes
Meet the Microbes

Dr Emily Grossman & Maggie Li

Can we really help the polar bears?
Can we really help the polar bears?

Katie Daynes & Róisín Hahessy

She Hears the Birds
She Hears the Birds

Andrea D'Aquino

Big City Atlas
Big City Atlas

Maggie Li

Usborne Book of the Brain
Usborne Book of the Brain

Betina Ip & Mia Nilsson

We All Celebrate
We All Celebrate

Chitra Soundar & Jenny Bloomfield

The Queen's Wardrobe
The Queen's Wardrobe

Julia Golding & Kate Hindley

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Interview with a Shark_Cover

Andy Seed & Nick East

Counting on Katherine
Counting on Katherine

Helaine Becker & Dow Phumiruk

The Big Book of Blooms
The Big Book of Blooms

Yuval Zommer

Deep Sea Voyage
Deep Sea Voyage

Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman

A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Caveman-a-Queen-and-Everything-in-Between
A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Caveman-a-Queen-and-Everything-in-Between

Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley

Earth Shattering Events
Earth Shattering Events

Sophie Williams & Robin Jacobs

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9781787418776

Leisa Stewart-Sharpe & Lydia Hill

Factopia
Factopia

Kate Hale & Andy Smith

Invented By Animals
Invented By Animals

Christiane Dorion & Gosia Herba

One Million Insects
One Million Insects

Isabel Thomas & Lou Baker Smith

The Big Book of the UK
The Big Book of the UK

Imogen Russell Williams & Louise Lockhart

Stuff
Stuff

Maddie Moate & Paul Boston

Antarctica
Antarctica

Mario Cuesta Hernando

A History of the World in 25 Cities
A History of the World in 25 Cities

Tracey Turner, Andrew Donkin & Libby Vanderploeg

Amazing Islands Jacket copy
Amazing Islands Jacket copy

Sabrina Weiss & Kerry Hyndman

The Greeks
The Greeks

Jonny Marx & Chaaya Prabhat

Young, Gifted and Black
Young, Gifted and Black

Jamia Wilson & Andrea Pippins

Scientists
Scientists

DK

Climate Action
Climate Action

Georgina Stevens & Katie Rewse

Amazon River
Amazon River

Sangma Francis & Romolo D'Hipolito

How Was That Built?
How Was That Built?

Roma Agrawal & Katie Hickey

I Am No A Label
I Am No A Label

Cerrie Burnell & Lauren Mark Baldo

Space Maps
Space Maps

Lara Albanese & Tommaso Vidus Rosin

On Your Marks Gets Set Gold
On Your Marks Gets Set Gold

Scott Allen & Antoine Corbineau

Good News
Good News

Rashmi Sirdeshpande & Adam Hayes

The Culture of Clothes
The Culture of Clothes

Giovanna Alessio & Chaaya Prabhat

Wild Child
Wild Child

Dara McAnulty & Barry Falls

Secrets and Spies
Secrets and Spies

Anita Ganeri & Luke Brookes

The Bacteria Book
The Bacteria Book

Steve Mould

Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Powerful Women in History
Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Powerful Women in History

Victoria Crossman

Black and British
Black and British

David Olusoga, Jake Alexander & Melleny Taylor

Oceanarium
Oceanarium

Loveday Trinick & Teagan White

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