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Mensa for Kids Nonfiction

These are all of the non-fiction books recommended by the Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Program. The books are grouped by age.
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Balloons Over Broadway (Melissa Sweet)
Balloons Over Broadway
1
Melissa Sweet
Founding Mothers (Cokie Roberts)
Founding Mothers
2
Cokie Roberts
Frida (Jonah Winter)
Frida
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Jonah Winter
From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World (James Rumford)
From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World
4
James Rumford
How the Sphinx Got to the Museum (Jessie Hartland)
How the Sphinx Got to the Museum
5
Jessie Hartland
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (Mordicai Gerstein)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
6
Mordicai Gerstein
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic (Robert Burleigh)
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
7
Robert Burleigh
When Marian Sang (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
When Marian Sang
8
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal (Vaunda Micheaux Nelson)
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
9
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Robert Byrd)
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
10
Robert Byrd
14 Cows for America (Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah)
14 Cows for America
11
Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah
Lafayette and the American Revolution (Russell Freedman)
Lafayette and the American Revolution
12
Russell Freedman
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Carole Boston Weatherford)
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
13
Carole Boston Weatherford
The Poppy Lady (Barbara Elizabeth Walsh)
The Poppy Lady
14
Barbara Elizabeth Walsh
Pyramid (David Macaulay)
Pyramid
15
David Macaulay
Side by Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez (Monica Brown)
Side by Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez
16
Monica Brown
Teammates (Peter Golenbock)
Teammates
17
Peter Golenbock
Walt Whitman: Words for America (Barbara Kerley)
Walt Whitman: Words for America
18
Barbara Kerley
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (Kadir Nelson)
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
19
Kadir Nelson
What to Do About Alice? (Barbara Kerley)
What to Do About Alice?
20
Barbara Kerley
Wideness and Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe (Susan Goldman Rubin)
Wideness and Wonder: The Life and Art of Georgia O'Keeffe
21
Susan Goldman Rubin
William Shakespeare & the Globe (Aliki)
William Shakespeare & the Globe
22
Aliki
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman (Krull, Kathleen)
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
23
Krull, Kathleen
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart (Candace Fleming)
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
24
Candace Fleming
Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis (James L. Swanson)
Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis
25
James L. Swanson
Bodies From the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past (James M. Deem)
Bodies From the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past
26
James M. Deem
Brooklyn Bridge (Lynn Curlee)
Brooklyn Bridge
27
Lynn Curlee
Candy Bomber (Michael O. Tunnell)
Candy Bomber
28
Michael O. Tunnell
Carver: A Life in Poems (Marilyn Nelson)
Carver: A Life in Poems
29
Marilyn Nelson
Castle (David Macaulay)
Castle
30
David Macaulay
Claudette Colvin (Phillip Hoose)
Claudette Colvin
31
Phillip Hoose
The Duel (Judith St. George)
The Duel
32
Judith St. George
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery (Russell Freedman)
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
33
Russell Freedman
The Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919 (Deborah Kops)
The Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919
34
Deborah Kops
In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights (Russell Freedman)
In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights
35
Russell Freedman
Kennedy Through the Lens (Martin W. Sandler)
Kennedy Through the Lens
36
Martin W. Sandler
Leonardo Da Vinci (Diane Stanley)
Leonardo Da Vinci
37
Diane Stanley
Lincoln: A Photobiography (Russell Freedman)
Lincoln: A Photobiography
38
Russell Freedman
Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network That Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movem (Rick Bowers)
Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network That Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movem
39
Rick Bowers
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
40
Anne Frank
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