[nancy-kanyuk Posts: 13 Status: Offline]

I’m currently doing research for a  pb targeted at grade 5/6. The concepts like evolution, extinction etc. seem a little too advanced for lower grades. Had an opportunity to talk to an editor from Chronicle Books who said that upper elementary students will still use pbs. Anybody know of  pbs at that level?

[Debbie Vilardi Posts: 6,528 Status: Offline Language is so cool! WWW]

Look at books from the Smithsonian: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/183/smithsonian

[RebeccaL-G Posts: 1,221 Status: Offline RA SCBWI Cen-Cal WWW]

Yes, picture books for older readers are definitely a thing, though, you're more likely to find them in the educational market rather than trade. Capstone  does these. My book For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story is geared to grades 4 and up due to its content (a child activist who survives an assassination attempt).  My avatar is also a pb for older readers done through Capstone/Smithsonian. 

[nancy-kanyuk Posts: 13 Status: Offline]

Thanks for your input, Rebecca and Debbie.