Non-Fiction Adventures: Exploring the Wonders of the Real World Through Children's Books

In the book The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the journey of water through the water cycle. What is the final stage of the water cycle?

In The Story of Ruby Bridges, Ruby Bridges becomes the first African American student to attend an all-white elementary school in the United States. What city did Ruby Bridges live in?

In One Plastic Bag, Isatou Ceesay fights to ban single-use plastic bags in her community in Gambia. What is the name of the environmental group that Isatou founds?

In The Great Fire, Jim Murphy tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. What was the name of the cow that is believed to have started the fire?

In The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus, Jen Bryant tells the story of Peter Mark Roget, the creator of the first thesaurus. What was Peter Mark Roget's profession?

In The Great Shark Escape, Emma and her friends go on an adventure to save sharks from a fishing boat. What is the name of the shark that Emma befriends?

In Touching the Sky: Jim Whittaker and His Quest to Summit Mount Everest, Jim Whittaker becomes the first American to summit Mount Everest. What year did Jim Whittaker summit Mount Everest?

In The Great Migration, a group of animals travel from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara in search of food and water. What is the name of the wildebeest that leads the migration?

In The Great Fire, Jim Murphy tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. What was the name of the fire department that fought the fire?

In The Story of Ruby Bridges, Ruby Bridges becomes the first African American student to attend an all-white elementary school in the United States. What was the name of the school that Ruby Bridges attended?