17 Best nonfiction books like Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean by Mary Batten

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Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean

By: Mary Batten

3.95

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A dramatic overview of the deep-sea extremophiles that thrive in scalding water and permanent darkn…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean by Mary Batten , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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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

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2. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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3. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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4. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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5. Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1)

By: Marie Lu

4.04

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

In a world broken by war, a team of young warriors is willing to sacrifice everything to save what … read more

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"May there always be future dawns."

-Marie Lu, Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1)

"Sometimes a crime is an act of heroism."

-Marie Lu, Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1)

"But sometimes you cope by wasting time, yes?"

-Marie Lu, Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1)

"I accept, then. A few hundred dinners here with you."

-Marie Lu, Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1)

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6. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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7. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

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9. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

By: Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more

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  • nonfiction
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10. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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11. Cape

By: Kevin Johnson

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young child learns that even superheroes hurt too in this heartrending story about loss and love,… read more

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12. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

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13. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

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  • picture books
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14. Big Tree

By: Brian Selznick

4.04

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure … read more

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15. How to Write a Poem

By: Kwame Alexander

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this companion to the picture book How to Read a BookKwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna N… read more

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16. The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music

By: Roberta Flack

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recoun… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
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17. The Library Fish (The Library Fish Books)

By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli

3.72

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sweet and adventurous picture book, an unusually literary fish leaves the safety of her bow… read more

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18. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey

By: Jason Chin

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin's companion book to the award-winning Your Place in the Universe expl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • science
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20. A Seed Grows

By: Antoinette Portis

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From tiny seed to a huge, fold-out bloom, the transformative life cycle of a sunflower plays out. … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • science
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21. Stacey's Remarkable Books (The Stacey Stories)

By: Stacey Abrams

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey's Extraordina… read more

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22. Over and Under the Waves

By: Kate Messner

4.17

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Explore the wonders and beauties of the ocean's kelp forests in this latest addition to the acclaim… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • science
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23. Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell (Scholastic Focus)

By: Candace Fleming

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Candace Fleming sets her gaze on the mystery at Roswell, New Mexico, and the "… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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24. How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps

By: Pamela S. Turner

4.20

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

The epic story of our evolution in seven big steps! How did we become who we are? With trademark… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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25. Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night

By: Julia Kuo

4.17

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunni… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • science
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26. A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion

By: Mara Rockliff

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Discover how the Lane Bryant clothing brand changed the way we buy clothes forever by celebrating b… read more

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27. To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam

By: Claudia Friddell

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This powerful tribute to Clara Barton and her heroic efforts during the Civil War's Battle of Antie… read more

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  • picture books
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28. Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Ocean

By: Mary Batten

3.95

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A dramatic overview of the deep-sea extremophiles that thrive in scalding water and permanent darkn… read more

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  • science
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29. Can You Believe It?: How to Spot Fake News and Find the Facts

By: Joyce Grant

4.41

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

For today’s tech-savvy kids, here’s the go-to resource for navigating what they read on the interne… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
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30. The World of Coral Reefs: Explore and Protect the Natural Wonders of the Sea

By: Erin Spencer

4.42

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Coral reefs occupy less than 1% of the ocean floor, but they support 25% of all marine species with… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • science
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31. A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress: The Story of Jeannette Rankin

By: Gretchen Woelfle

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

For take-charge girls in the making and fans of I Dissent and Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice, thi… read more

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  • picture books

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