10 Top nonfiction books like The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery

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The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo

2. Orris and Timble: The Beginning

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Orris and Timble: The Beginning book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • picture books
  • juvenile
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3. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Fox Has a Problem

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In his next I Can Read adventure, Fox--the hilarious trickster character featured in Geisel Award w… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Fox Has a Problem book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
  • juvenile
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8. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

9. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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10. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • environment
  • nature
  • juvenile
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11. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Evergreen book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 by Kaz Windness

12. Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1

By: Kaz Windness

4.39

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

Worm and Caterpillar are friends—best friends. Worm loves how they are just alike, but Caterpillar … read more

Similar categories in Kaz Windness's Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nature
  • juvenile
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13. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • climate change
  • environment
  • nature
  • juvenile
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15. Butt or Face?

By: Kari Lavelle

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using a cheeky guessing game format, Butt or Face? is a hilarious nonfiction picture book that teac… read more

Similar categories in Kari Lavelle's Butt or Face? book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer

16. Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

By: Elisa Boxer

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees dur… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Boxer's Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

18. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

19. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten W. Larson's The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey

20. Henry, Like Always

By: Jenn Bailey

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book A Friend for Henry. Henr… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bailey's Henry, Like Always book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

21. Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

By: Michelle Markel

4.22

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Excellent."—Booklist, starre… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Markel's Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books book and Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile

21 Top childrens books like The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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20 must-read fiction books like Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Fox Has a Problem

Corey R. Tabor

4.27

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