Non Fiction November from the Federation of Children’s Book Groups
Every November the FCBG launch Non Fiction November, with a wonderful selection of non fiction titles perfect for Reading for Pleasure or for those interested in real world topics. This year the theme is ‘Reading is an Adventure’.
They’re hoping this year’s books will not only make interesting reading but will inspire children and young people to take what they have read and learned in the books out into the world. Perhaps after reading one of the insect and minibeast books on the list, children may spend some time outside looking for real examples of the bugs they’ve seen in the books!
You can see the available titles from their list below and read more about Non Fiction November, the FCBG and the competition they are running this November here.
Adventures with Bugs
Invertebrates are Cool!
RSPB Nature Guide: Minibeasts
Buzz: A child’s guide to bugs and bees and how to spot them
Bugs: Mad for Science
Adventures with Animals
RSPB Nature Guide: Urban Wildlife
What Makes a Bird?: An Illustrated Guide to the Bird World
Curiositree: Natural World
How to Chat Chicken, Gossip Gorilla, Babble Bee, Gab Gecko and Talk in 66 Other Animal Languages
Adventures in Nature
Under the Starlit Sky: Explore the Forest Layer By Layer
A Guide to Plants for Little Witchlings
Explodapedia: Rewild
Eye of the Storm
Adventures with People
The Great Book of Legendary Witches and Wizards
Earth Heroes: Stories of People Saving Our World (PB)
Superheroes: Inspiring Stories of Secret Strength
Against the Odds: The Incredible Struggles of 20 Great Adventurers
Adventures in Places
The Shipwreck Atlas
The Wonder of Life on Earth
Readerful Books for Sharing: Reception: Martha Maps It Out
Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back – An Illustrated Guide
Adventures at Home
How to Do (Almost) Everything: 100 skills for curious kids
Magical Miniature Worlds: 18 Terrarium Projects
50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens
How to Grow a Garden: Find a Plant for Every Place
The Handbook of Forgotten Skills… Outdoors
FCBG Non Fiction November 2026 Booklist Bundle
This Booklist Bundle comprises one copy each of the following titles:
50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens by Katie Taylor, Paperback, Bloomsbury Education
Against the Odds: The Incredible Struggles of 20 Great Adventurers by Alastair Humphreys, Hardback, Templar Books
Animal Surprises: Invertebrates Are Cool! by Nicola Davies, Paperback, Graffeg Limited
Blue Heart by Nicola Davies, Hardback, Graffeg Limited
Bugs: Mad for Science by Tecnoscienza, Paperback, White Star
Buzz: A child’s guide to bugs and bees and how to spot them by Richard Jones, Hardback, Magic Cat Publishing
Cosmic Cruise: A Solar System Adventure by Owen Davey (Illustrator), Hardback, Post Wave Berlin Studio
Curiositree: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature by AJ Wood, Paperback, Wide Eyed Editions
Explodapedia: Rewild by Ben Martynoga, Paperback, David Fickling Books
Eye of the Storm by Catherine Ard, Hardback, Flying Eye Books
Flow, Water, Flow! by Dom Conlon, Paperback, Graffeg Limited
Footprints: Walk the Path of Our Earliest Ancestors by Stephen Davies, Hardback, Post Wave Children’s Books
The Great Book of Legendary Witches and Wizards by Tea Orsi, Hardback, White Star
A Guide to Plants for Little Witchlings: 15 Spells, Charms and Crafts by Jennifer Lane, Hardback, Post Wave Children’s Books
The Handbook of Forgotten Skills… Outdoors by Iron Tazz, Hardback, Magic Cat Publishing
How to Chat Chicken, Gossip Gorilla, Babble Bee, Gab Gecko and Talk in 66 Other Animal Languages by Dr. Nick Crumpton, Hardback, What on Earth Publishing
How to Do (Almost) Everything: 100 skills for curious kids by Becky Baines (Author), Hardback, What on Earth Publishing
How to Grow a Garden: Find a Plant for Every Place by Frances Tophill, Hardback, Magic Cat Publishing
Magical Miniature Worlds: 18 Terrarium Projects for Kids to Make and Grow by Ben Newell, Hardback, DK Children
Mermaid of the Deep: The Aquatic Adventures of Dr Sylvia Earle by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe, Hardback, Post Wave Children’s Books
Reception/Primary 1: Martha Maps It Out by Leigh Hodgkinson, Paperback, Oxford University Press
RSPB Nature Guide: Minibeasts by Catherine Brereton, Paperback, Bloomsbury Childrens Books
RSPB Nature Guide: Urban Wildlife by Catherine Brereton, Paperback, Bloomsbury Childrens Books
The Shipwreck Atlas by Jo Arnold, Hardback, Wide Eyed Editions
Superheroes: Inspiring Stories of Secret Strength by Sophia Thakur, Hardback, Merky Books
Under the Starlit Sky: Explore the Forest Layer By Layer by James Aldred, Hardback, Big Picture Press
University of Cambridge: Earth Heroes: 22 Inspiring Stories of People Saving Our World by Lily Dyu, Paperback, Nosy Crow
We the Forest by Sai Pathmanathan, Hardback, Cultureshock
What Makes a Bird?: An Illustrated Guide to the Bird World by Nadeem Perera, Hardback, Flying Eye Books
The Wild by Yuval Zommer, Paperback, Oxford University Press
Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back – an Illustrated Guide by Isabella Tree, Hardback, Macmillan Children’s Books
The Wonder of Life on Earth by Henry Gee, Hardback, Two Hoots








