- Big cats, by Claire Llewellyn ; illustrations by Peter Bull Art Studio
- A child's garden of verses, by Robert Louis Stevenson ; pictures by Barbara McClintock
- Atlas of the world
- The unofficial LEGO builder's guide, by Allan Bedford
- Bodies from the ash, James M. Deem
- Kitchen science lab for kids, 52 family- friendly experiments from around the house, Liz Heinecke
- Batman science, the real-world science behind Batman's gear, by Agnieszka Biskup and Tammy Enz ; Batman created by Bob Kane
- Go, a Kidd's guide to graphic design, Chip Kidd
- This child, every child, a book about the world's children, written by David J. Smith ; illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong
- Genesis, from creation to the flood, adapted by Jason Quinn ; illustrated by Naresh Kumar
- Let's go rock collecting, by Roma Gans ; illustrated by Holly Keller
- Chinese fables, "the Dragon Slayer" and other timeless tales of wisdom, Shiho S. Nunes ; illustrated by Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard
- The story of silk, from worm spit to woven scarves, Richard Sobol
- Lucky leopards!, and more true stories of amazing animal rescues, by Aline Alexander Newman
- Sniffer dogs, how dogs (and their noses) save the world, by Nancy F. Castaldo
- Island, a story of the Galápagos, Jason Chin
- Hidden like Anne Frank, fourteen true stories of survival, Marcel Prins & Peter Henk Steenhuis ; translated by Laura Watkinson
- This old van, by Kim Norman ; illustrated by Carolyn Conahan
- Side by side, new poems inspired by art from around the world, edited by Jan Greenberg
- Hope for winter, the true story of a remarkable dolphin friendship, told by David Yates, Craig Hatkoff, Juliana Hatkoff, and Isabella Hatkoff
- Tales told in tents, stories from central Asia, written by Sally Pomme Clayton ; illustrated by Sophie Herxheimer
- Doable, the girls' guide to accomplishing just about anything, Deborah Reber
- Bugged, how insects changed history, Sarah Albee ; illustrated by Robert Leighton
- Little dog lost, the true story of a brave dog named Baltic, Mônica Carnesi
- Rah, rah, radishes!, a vegetable chant, by April Pulley Sayre
- An ambush of tigers, a wild gathering of collective nouns, Betsy R. Rosenthal ; Illustrated by Jago
- Fairy house handbook, Liza Gardner Walsh
- A nest is noisy, Dianna Hutts Aston + Sylvia Long
- How do you burp in space?, and other tips every space tourist needs to know, Susan E. Goodman ; illustrated by Michael Slack
- Digger, dozer, dumper, Hope Vestergaard ; illustrated by David Slonim
- Machines go to work in the city, William Low
- Can I tell you about stuttering?, a guide for friends, family and professionals, Sue Cottrell ; illustrated by Sophie Khan
- The case of the vanishing honeybees, a scientific mystery, Sandra Markle
- Paul Thurlby's alphabet, Paul Thurlby
- Orani, my father's village, Claire A. Nivola
- Waiting for ice, by Sandra Markle ; illustrated by Alan Marks
- Treasury of Egyptian mythology, classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals, by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit
- Stubby the war dog, the true story of World War I 's bravest dog, Ann Bausum
- Weird & wild animal facts, Jessica Loy
- Tigers, Laura Marsh
- Cornered, 14 stories of bullying and defiance, edited by Rhoda Belleza ; foreword by Chris Crutcher
- Tony's bread, an Italian folktale, Tomie dePaola
- Ladybugs, by Gail Gibbons
- Weird sea creatures, Erich Hoyt
- Issun Bôshi, the one-inch boy, Icinori
- Cheetahs, by Kate Riggs