17 Best nonfiction books like The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life by Patricia McCormick

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The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life

By: Patricia McCormick

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

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If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life by Patricia McCormick , 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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  • picture books
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2. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

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3. Fungi Grow

By: Maria Gianferrari

4.27

Format: 42 pages, ebook

Discover when, how, where, and why fungi grow in this poetic and illuminating nonfiction picture bo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
Cover of I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir by Maurice Vellekoop

4. I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir

By: Maurice Vellekoop

4.17

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Meet little Maurice Vellekoop, the youngest of four children raised by Dutch immigrants in the 1970… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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5. The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2)

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Proudest Blue shows the power of friendsh… read more

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  • picture books
  • family
Cover of The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure by Barb Rosenstock

6. The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure

By: Barb Rosenstock

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the import… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
Cover of My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story by George Takei

7. My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story

By: George Takei

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A moving, beautifully illustrated true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • family
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8. The First Blade of Sweetgrass

By: Suzanne Greenlaw

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Musquon must overcome her impatience while learning to distinguish sweetgrass from other salt marsh… read more

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  • picture books
  • family
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9. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

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  • picture books
  • family
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10. Junia, The Book Mule of Troublesome Creek

By: Kim Michele Richardson

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Junia is a mule. But she's not just any mule. She's a mule with an important job. Every morning she… read more

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  • picture books
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11. Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall

By: Lynn Brunelle

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Follow a blue whale’s enormous body to the bottom of the ocean, where it sets the stage for a bustl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
Cover of They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park by Tonya Duncan Ellis

12. They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park

By: Tonya Duncan Ellis

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A moving picture book about the history of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas—and the origins of J… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
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13. Henna Is . . .

By: Marzieh Abbas

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book that serves young readers as a lyrical love letter to henna, written by Middle East … read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose! by Beth  Anderson

14. Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose!

By: Beth Anderson

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Thomas Jefferson is one of the most famous founding fathers, but did you know that his mind was alw… read more

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  • history
  • picture books
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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15. Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez

By: Belen Medina

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for wi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
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16. Mr. Pei’s Perfect Shapes: The Story of Architect I. M. Pei

By: Julie Leung

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From APALA Award–winning author Julie Leung comes the inspirational story of Chinese American archi… read more

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  • history
  • picture books
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Else B. in the Sea: The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the Deep by Jeanne Walker Harvey

17. Else B. in the Sea: The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the Deep

By: Jeanne Walker Harvey

4.45

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Else B. in the Sea is a poetic picture book biography about a daring and pioneering woman artist th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • picture books
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18. Clever Crow

By: Chris Butterworth

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

For young bird-watchers and enthusiasts of the natural world comes a beautiful, eye-opening picture… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
Cover of A Star Shines Through by Anna Desnitskaya

19. A Star Shines Through

By: Anna Desnitskaya

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An poignant story about a displaced family making a home in the aftermath of war. ​We used to live… read more

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  • picture books
  • family
Cover of City of Leafcutter Ants: A Sustainable Society of Millions by Amy Hevron

20. City of Leafcutter Ants: A Sustainable Society of Millions

By: Amy Hevron

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Tunnel under the rainforest floor into the bustling metropolis of the leafcutter ants, each with a … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
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21. The Spice Box

By: Meera Sriram

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A father and son share family stories through a spice box, handed down from generation to generatio… read more

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  • picture books
  • family
Cover of The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life by Patricia McCormick

22. The Bicycle: How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life

By: Patricia McCormick

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • bicycles
Cover of Evidence!: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson

23. Evidence!: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera

By: Deborah Hopkinson

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The incredible true story of the doctor who traced London's cholera outbreak to a single water pump… read more

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  • history
  • picture books
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of One Small Spark: A Tikkun Olam Story by Ruth Spiro

24. One Small Spark: A Tikkun Olam Story

By: Ruth Spiro

4.21

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A young girl is inspired to make a difference in this thoughtful and lyrical exploration of the Jew… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of The Boldest White: A Story of Hijab and Community (The Proudest Blue, 3) by Ibtihaj Muhammad

25. The Boldest White: A Story of Hijab and Community (The Proudest Blue, 3)

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this call to bravery from Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad, Faizah learns to overcome her fears… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away by Andrew Larsen

26. Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away

By: Andrew Larsen

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What if everywhere you looked, you saw something to create? Instead of seeing something broken, you… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
Cover of Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom by Michael Boulware Moore

27. Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom

By: Michael Boulware Moore

4.12

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This is the thrilling story of Robert Smalls and the Confederate ship that he used to liberate hims… read more

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  • history
  • picture books
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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28. My Hair Is a Book

By: Maisha Oso

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Oso’s metaphors illustrate how Black hair tells the story of those who wear it; hair announces its… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair by Carole Boston Weatherford

29. Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the beauty of Black hair creations through the rhyming text and vibrant collage art of la… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming

30. Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic

By: Candace Fleming

4.50

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Venture to the Arctic Ocean and discover real life underwater unicorns--narwhals--in this stunningl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
Cover of Tamales For Christmas by Stephen Briseño

31. Tamales For Christmas

By: Stephen Briseño

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

Before the first Christmas light is strung, Grandma is hard at work, making thousands of tamales to… read more

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  • picture books
  • family

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