The best nonfiction books entertain as well as teach!  These are books that will excite curious children and teenagers about their favorite animals, scientific inventions and discoveries, the lives of historical figures, the wonders of natural history, true adventures, current events, about how things work, how things are made, and how people live in different cultures, places and times.

This is our pick of the most acclaimed and anticipated juvenile nonfiction books published January 1, 2024 through March 26, 2024.

• Listed in order of publication date with the most recently released titles at the beginning of the list.

Check out our latest list of nonfiction for kids:

• Best New Nonfiction for Children & Teenagers: Winter, 2025

For books published before January 1, 2024, check out our past lists of juvenile nonfiction at the bottom of this page.