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CCIRA Professional Development Blog guest article (Jan. 26, 2026)

The following books are good for teaching about nonfiction, informational texts, evidence, and primary sources:

NONFICTION BOOKS

Ski Soldier
Full Speed Ahead
His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg
The Journey That Saved Curious George
Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman
Touching the Sky - The Flying Adventures of Wilbur and Orville Wright
Sea Clocks - The Story of Longitude
Baseball Is . . .
America Is . . .

FICTION BOOKS (Informational texts):

The Greatest Skating Race - A World War II story from the Netherlands
The Little Ships - The Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in WWII
Across the Blue Pacific - A World War II Story
Sleds on Boston Common - A Story from the American Revolution