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Have you ever wondered about how things work, what happened long ago, or amazing facts about animals? That's what non-fiction books are all about! They teach you real facts and information. This page lists many talented authors who write awesome non-fiction books especially for kids like you. If you want to learn more about what makes a book "children's literature," check out the article on children's literature.

Amazing Non-Fiction Authors for Kids

Here's a list of authors who have written non-fiction (informational) books for children:

  • Peter Ackroyd (UK, born 1949) – writes about history
  • David A. Adler (US, born 1947) – writes biographies (stories about real people's lives)
  • Agnes Allen (UK) – writes about social history
  • Jules Archer (US, 1915–2008) – writes about US history and politics
  • Philip Ardagh (UK, born 1961) – writes about history, archaeology (studying old things), and mythology (ancient stories)
  • Jennifer Armstrong (US, born 1961) – writes about exploration
  • Caroline S. Arnold (US) – writes non-fiction books about animals, fossils, world cultures, global warming, and life cycles
  • Nick Arnold (UK, born 1964) – writes about science and zoology (the study of animals)
  • Russell Ash (UK, 1946–2010) – writes reference books, including The Top 10 of Everything
  • Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (UK) – writes about Scouting
  • Kelly Barnhill (US) – writes about sewers and medicine
  • Thelma and Corydon Bell (US) – write about science, weather, and time
  • Mary Boone (US) – writes about nature/environment, history, world cultures, and pop culture
  • Aliki Brandenberg (US) – writes about history
  • Maria Elizabeth Budden (UK) – writes about history and how children were raised
  • Brian P. Cleary (US) – writes about words and measurements
  • Daniel Cohen (US) – writes about UFOs, the occult (mysterious things), ghosts, and crypto-zoology (hidden animals)
  • Joanna Cole (US) – writes about science
  • Sneed B. Collard (US) – writes about science, biology (the study of living things), and conservation
  • Esther Copley (UK) – writes about slavery and Bible natural history
  • Peter Corey (UK) – writes about relationships, psychology (how the mind works), and self-help; known for Coping With... series
  • Sara Jane Crafts (US) – writes songs
  • Terry Deary (UK) – writes about history and true stories
  • Dougal Dixon (UK) – writes about futuristic zoology
  • Dorcas Dole (England) – writes about Quakerism (a religious group)
  • Eleanor Doorly (UK) – writes about history and biographies
  • Evelyn Everett-Green (UK) – writes biographies
  • Fanny Fern (US, 1811–1872) – writes about humor and society
  • Mrs. E. M. Field (Ireland) – writes about history
  • Leonard Everett Fisher (US) – writes about colonial American craftsmen and legendary figures
  • Russell Freedman (US) – writes about history and biographies
  • Jackie French (Australia) – writes about Australian history and natural history
  • Jean Fritz (US) – writes about US history and legends
  • Anita Ganeri (UK) – writes about geography
  • Gail Gibbons (US) – writes about folklore, zoology, geography, and history
  • Roger Lancelyn Green (UK) – writes about myths, folklore, and biographies
  • Joyce Hansen (US) – writes about African-American history and biographies
  • Gerald Hausman (US) – writes about biographies, mythology, and folklore
  • Gail Hennessey (US) – writes about economics and biographies
  • Don Herbert (US) – writes about science
  • Susie Hodge (UK) – writes about art history, practical art, history, science, religion, and biographies
  • James Janeway (England) – wrote A Token For Children: stories about religious conversions
  • William Loren Katz (US) – writes about African-American and Native American history
  • Jennie Ellis Keysor (US, 1860–1945) – writes about American literature and art topics
  • Kathleen Krull (US) – writes about biographies, music, and folklore
  • Poul Lange (Denmark and USA) – writes about simple anatomy (parts of the body)
  • Kathryn Lasky (US) – writes about history and biographies
  • Julius Lester (US) – writes about African-American history
  • David Macaulay (US) – writes about architecture, technology, and design
  • John Malam (UK) – writes about ancient history, archaeology, biographies, and natural history
  • Jane Marcet (UK) – writes about chemistry, political economy (how countries manage money), and grammar
  • Mrs Markham (UK, real name Elizabeth Penrose) – writes about English history
  • Sandra Markle (US) – writes about science
  • Fredrick McKissack (US) – writes about African-American history and biographies
  • Patricia McKissack (US) – writes about African-American history and biographies
  • Arthur Mee (UK) – writes reference books and about British geography
  • Milton Meltzer (US) – writes about Jewish, African-American, and American history, and biographies
  • Jenny B. Merrill (US) – writes Bible stories
  • Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk (UK) – writes about heraldry (coats of arms), royalty, and Scottish clans
  • Jim Murphy (US) – writes about US history
  • Darcy Pattison (US) – writes about science, science history, and US history
  • L. du Garde Peach (UK) – writes historical biographies
  • Pickles (pen name of Lisa Tolliver) – writes educational activity books
  • Ferry Piekart (NL) – writes about cultural anthropology (the study of human societies and cultures)
  • Kjartan Poskitt (UK) – writes about maths
  • Rhoda Power and Eileen Power (UK) – write about history
  • Charles Ray (UK) – editor of children's encyclopedias, such as Everybody's Enquire Within
  • Upendrakishore Raychowdhury (India) – writes in Bengali
  • Ana María Rodríguez (US) – writes about nature, science, cultures, history, and health
  • Acharya Ramlochan Saran (India) – writes non-fiction in Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Maithili, English, and Nepalese
  • Helen Roney Sattler (US) – writes about natural history, science, and technology
  • Miriam Schlein (US) – writes about animals, space, and time
  • Millicent Selsam (US) – writes about biology
  • Elizabeth Missing Sewell (UK) – writes about religion and education theory
  • Bonnie Shemie (US) – writes about the history of architecture
  • Katherine Binney Shippen (US) – writes about history, inventions, and music
  • Seymour Simon (US) – writes about science
  • Marilyn Singer (US) – writes about zoology
  • Armstrong Sperry (US) – writes about history, exploration, and ethnology (the study of cultures)
  • Diane Stanley (US) – writes biographies
  • Philip Steele (UK) – writes about history, junior biographies, and different peoples and cultures
  • Dugald Steer (UK) – known for the Ologies series
  • Dorothy Sterling (US) – writes about nature, US history, and civil rights
  • Shelley Tanaka (Canada) – writes about history, biographies, arts, archaeology, and the environment
  • Isabel Thomas (UK) – writes about science
  • R. J. Unstead (UK) – writes about history
  • Anne de Vries (NL) – writes about history and religion
  • Priscilla Wakefield (UK, 1751–1832) – writes about science, recreation, and travel
  • Mildred Pitts Walter (US) – writes about African-American history and culture
  • Nadia Wheatley (Australia) – writes about the environment and multiculturalism
  • Philip Wilkinson (UK) – writes about history, the arts, religion, and architecture
  • Herbert S. Zim (US) – known for the Golden Guides series, writes about nature, science, and technology
  • Allan Zullo (US) – writes about survival, true stories, ghosts, and sport

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