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Yellow Cedar Nominees 2026

The following are 10 Canadian-authored non-fiction books nominated for the annual Yellow Cedar Award as part of the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading Program. These books are for students in grades 4-8. What new information will you learn? Which book do you like the best?

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  • Game Changers

    Stories of Hijabi Athletes From Around the World

    Smith, Charlene
    Meet 13 inspiring hijabi athletes who are changing the rules. Many of these women were the first in their sport to compete while wearing the hijab. Some were up against cultural traditions that didn't allow girls to play sports. And some fought to…
    Book, 2025Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2025. — J 796.092 SMI
  • How to Know a Crow

    The Biography of a Brainy Bird

    Savage, Candace
    From the moment baby crow Oki pokes her egg tooth through her shell and emerges into her nest, we are her constant companions. As we follow her through the seasons of her life, we explore how crows see and sense the world.
    eBook, 2024Greystone Books, 2024
  • Through the Squamish language and cultural traditions, learn about indigenous plant relationships and how we are all connected to nature through plant-based foods, medicines, and materials
    Book, 2025becker&mayer! books 2025
  • Introduces kids to octopuses all over the world. It discusses octopus habitat, biology and threats to survival, and how scientists, conservationists and young people are working to protect octopuses everywhere
    Book, 2025Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2025. — J 594.56 LEI
  • A Sick History of Medicine

    a Warts-and-all Book Full of Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries

    Poleksic, Jelena
    A disgusting history of medicine through the ages from Jelena Poleksic, featuring hilarious illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz.
    Book, 2025London : Neon Squid, 2025. — J 610.9 POL
  • Spooky Lakes

    25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet

    Rutherford, Geo
    From TikTok sensation and educator Geo Rutherford -- the creator of the hit series "Spooky Lake Month" -- comes a thrilling nonfiction book that plumbs the depths of unusual lakes around the world. Readers will learn not only about the science of…
    Book, 2024New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024. — J 551.48 RUT
  • In 1841, a 12-year-old enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, made history when he discovered how to hand-pollinate vanilla plants using a bamboo twig.
    Book, 2025Orca Book Publishers 2025
  • Junko Tabei dreamed of a life climbing mountains. But men refused to climb with her. Sponsors told her to stay home. And gloves were not made to fit her hands. Junko, eager and unstoppable, wouldn't let these obstacles get in her way. Instead, she…
    Book, 2024HarperCollins Publishers 2024
  • Delves into the many examples of natural zombies in the real world from amber snails and carpenter ants to foot fungus, wood ticks and tardigrades.
    Book, 2024Toronto, Ontario : Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2024. — J 591 WIN