- Black beach, a community, an oil spill, and the origin of Earth Day, by Shaunna and John Stith ; illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
- Fix a car!, Chris Schweizer
- Strong, Rob Kearney & Eric Rosswood ; illustrated by Nidhi Chanani
- She caught the light, Williamina Stevens Fleming : astronomer, written by Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Julianna Swaney
- The universe in you, a microscopic journey, Jason Chin
- Dogs, from predator to protector, Andy Hirsch
- We dug up the world, unearth amazing archaeology discoveries, Alexandra Stewart ; [illustrations by] Kitty Harris
- The blue house, collected works of Tomas Tranströmer, Tomas Tranströmer ; translated by Patty Crane
- Little Rosetta and the talking guitar, the musical story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll, written and illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
- Cat, written by Juliet Clutton-Brock
- Jack Knight's brave flight, how one gutsy pilot saved the U.S. Air Mail Service, by Jill Esbaum ; illustrated by Stacy Innerst
- Wacky weather, by Todd Tarpley ; illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Alan Batson