Our nonfiction collection in the Butler Center runs the gamut from biographies to cookbooks, but one thing we can never get enough of us encyclopedias and fact books! This week for our Butler Bookshelf we’re travelling from under the sea, all over planet Earth, and then to outer space in this collection of collections of facts. Our feature pick is America is Wild!: A State-By-State Encyclopedia of American Wildlife by Brad Timm, illustrated by Jill De Haan and Margaux Samson-Abadie. This encyclopedia offers a glimpse into the variety of animals and plants that can be found in all 50 states, with full-color illustrations of each entry.

Check out more encyclopedias and fact books below!

America is Wild!: A State-By-State Encyclopedia of American Wildlife
Brad Timm
Illustrated by Jill De Haan and Margaux Samson-Abadie
The Quarto Group/Wide Eyed Editions
Available now!

America Celebrates: The Most Incredible and Influential People, Places & Events of the Last 250 Years
Aubre Andrus
The Quarto Group/becker&mayer! kids
Available now!

Sportopedia: An Illustrated Introduction to The World of Sport
Adam Skinner
Illustrated by Mark Long
The Quarto Group/Wide Eyed Editions
Available now!

Unfathomable: 20 Wild (But True) Stories About the Ocean
Mary Boone
Illustrated by Max Temescu
Random House Children’s Books/Bright Matter Books
Available now!

Why Space Will Freak You Out: The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe
Dr. Kimberly K. Arcand and Megan Watzke
Illustrated by Robert Ball
With Images Taken by NASA
Sourcebooks Kids/Sourcebooks eXplore
Available now!