- Birds and us, a 12,000-year history from cave art to conservation, Tim Birkhead
- Rhinos in Nebraska, the amazing discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds, Alison Pearce Stevens ; illustrated by Matt Huynh
- Wild warriors, 4 books in 1!, by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Rob Bolster
- Brains on! presents...it's alive, from neurons and narwhals to the fungus among us, Molly Bloom, Marc Sanchez, and Sanden Totten
- Countdown, 2979 days to the moon, written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
- Native plant gardening for birds, bees & butterflies, Jaret C. Daniels
- Linocut, a creative guide to making beautiful prints, Sam Marshall
- Red, Amy Culliford
- Fossil, written by Dr. Paul D. Taylor
- Beavers, by Rachel Grack
- I'm a volcano!, by Bridget Heos ; illustrated by Mike Ciccotello
- Honda trucks, Seth Lynch
- Amazing insects around the world, by DGPH Studio
- Day of the Dead, Lori Dittmer
- Mason jar science, 40 slimy, squishy, super-cool experiments, Jonathan Adolph
- Gum, the cool stories and facts behind every chew, by Paige Towler ; illustrated Dan Sipple
- Where have all the bees gone?, Rebecca E. Hirsch
- Cat science unleashed, fun activities to do with your feline friend, Jodi Wheeler-Toppen ; photographs by Matthew Rakola
- So you want to be a game master, everything you need to start your tabletop adventure for Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and other systems, Justin Alexander
- Frogs, by Gail Gibbons
- Liberty arrives!, how America's grandest statue found her home, by Robert Byrd
- Ultimate jungle rumble, by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Rob Bolster
- Knowing what we know, the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic, Simon Winchester
- Top secret, spies, codes, capers, gadgets, and classified cases revealed, Crispin Boyer & Suzanne Zimbler
- Invisibility cloaks, by Holly Duhig
- Super dinosaur encyclopedia, author, Chris Barker ; Smithsonian consultant, Matthew T. Miller ; general consultant, Darren Naish
- Who's got mail?, the history of mail in America, Linda Barrett Osborne
- Korean War, [writer, Tom Firme]
- If you had your birthday party on the Moon, by Joyce Lapin ; illustrated by Simona Ceccarelli
- Armored dinosaurs, ranking their speed, strength, and smarts, Mark Weakland
- The who was? history of the world, by Paula K. Manzanero ; illustrations by Robert Squier, Nancy Harrison, and others
- Outrageous animal adaptations, from big-eared bats to frill-necked lizards, Michael J. Rosen
- Ultimate ocean rumble, by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Rob Bolster
- Eye by eye, comparing how animals see, Sara Levine ; illustrated by T.S. Spookytooth
- World War II, author Simon Adams ; photographer Andy Crawford
- What is NASA?, by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Ted Hammond
- Breathe, think, do with Elmo, problem solving for little monsters, by Sesame Workshop and Robin Newman ; illustrated by Ernie Kwiat
- The biology of bananas:, discover and learn with 20 experiments, Katie Steckles
- Two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs, ranking their speed, strength, and smarts, Mark Weakland
- Little Unicorn is angry, Aurélie Chien Chow Chine
- Cat, written by Juliet Clutton-Brock
- Inventors, incredible stories of the world's most ingenious inventions, Robert Winston ; illustrated by Jessamy Hawke
- Engineering for teens, a beginner's book for aspiring engineers, Dr. Pamela McCauley ; illustrations by Conor Buckley
- Ohio, by Betsy Rathburn
- Lions, Valerie Bodden
- Making more, how life begins, Katherine Roy
- African lions, by Kaitlyn Duling
- Follow those zebras, solving a migration mystery, Sandra Markle
- Butterflies are pretty ... gross!, Rosemary Mosco ; [illustrations by] Jacob Souva
- Lifesize, dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, Sophy Henn