- Jane Goodall, written by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Beatrice Cerocchi
- Leonardo da Vinci, by Diane Stanley
- The bluest of blues, Anna Atkins and the first book of photographs, by Fiona Robinson
- Jonas Hanway's scurrilous, scandalous, shockingly sensational umbrella, Josh Crute ; illustrated by Eileen Ryan Ewen
- Door by door, how Sarah McBride became America's first openly transgender senator, by Meeg Pincus ; illustrated by Meridth McKean Gimbel
- Justice rising, 12 amazing Black women in the Civil Rights Movement, written by Katheryn Russell-Brown ; illustrated by Kim Holt
- The people's painter, how Ben Shahn fought for justice with art, by Cynthia Levinson ; pictures by Evan Turk
- Stories for kids who want to save the world, Carola Benedetto, Luciana Ciliento ; illustrated by Roberta Maddalena Bireau ; translated by Antony Shugaar
- Tee time on the Moon, how astronaut Alan Shepard played lunar golf, David A. Kelly ; illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham
- Neil Armstrong in his own words, Ryan Nagelhout
- My Uncle Martin's big heart, by Angela Farris Watkins ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez
- Who was Duke Ellington?, by M. D. Payne ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Louis Armstrong, king of jazz, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
- Dolley Madison, by Kathleen Krull ; interior illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
- Who was Franklin Roosevelt?, by Margaret Frith ; iIlustrated by John O'Brien
- Niki Nakayama, a chef's tale in 13 bites, by Jamie Michalak and Debbi Michiko Florence ; illustrated by Yuko Jones
- Dr. Seuss, by Kari Schuetz
- Undaunted, the wild life of Biruté Mary Galdikas and her fearless quest to save orangutans, Anita Silvey ; foreword by Biruté Mary Galdikas
- Rosalind looked closer, an unsung hero of molecular science, by Lisa Gerin ; illustrated by Chiara Fedele
- 12 immigrants who made American science great, by Tristan Poehlmann
- Frederick's journey, the life of Frederick Douglass, by Doreen Rappaport ; illustrated by London Ladd
- Nelson Mandela, South African revolutionary, by Beatrice Gormley
- Lil Buck, inspiring change through dance, Kate Mikoley
- Muslim girls rise, inspirational champions of our time, Saira Mir ; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel
- Coretta Scott King, dare to dream, Angela Shelf Medearis ; illustrated by Anna Rich
- The lobster lady, Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs ; illustrated by Jamie Hogan
- June Almeida, virus detective!, the woman who discovered the first human coronavirus, Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
- The boy who invented the Popsicle, the cool science behind Frank Epperson's famous frozen treat, Anne Renaud ; [illustrated by] Milan Pavlović
- The watcher, Jane Goodall's life with the chimps, Jeanette Winter
- Unpresidented, a biography of Donald Trump, Martha Brockenbrough
- Billy Graham, Evangelist to the world, by Michael Capek ; content consultant, Bill J. Leonard, Dunn Professor of Baptist Studies and Church History, School of Divinity, Wake Forest University
- Troublemakers in trousers, women and what they wore to get things done, Sarah Albee ; Illustrated by Kaja Kajfež
- Science people, a celebration of our diverse people of science, text by Lindy Sinclair ; illustrated by David Lee Csicsko
- Don't know much about Martin Luther King, Jr., Kenneth C. Davis ; illustrated by Machiyo Kodaira
- Cleopatra, text: Patricia Crété ; translation: Catherine Nolan ; illustrations: Bruno Wennagel, Mathieu Ferret
- Who is Jane Goodall?, by Roberta Edwards ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Kevin Durant, Dan Wetzel ; Illustrations by Marcelo Baez
- George Washington, first president of the United States, by Carol Greene
- Spring after spring, how Rachel Carson inspired the environmental movement, Stephanie Roth Sisson
- Ibtihaj Muhammad, Muslim American champion fencer and Olympian, Daniel R. Faust
- The Enigma girls, how ten teenagers broke ciphers, kept secrets, and helped win World War II, Candace Fleming
- Be water, my friend, the early years of Bruce Lee, by Ken Mochizuki ; illustrated by Dom Lee
- Ada and the number-crunching machine, written by Zoë Tucker ; illustrated by Rachel Katstaller
- Becoming Madeleine, a biography of the author of A Wrinkle in Time by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy
- Once upon a fairy tale house, the true story of four sisters and the magic they built, Mary Lyn Ray ; illustrated by Giselle Potter
- Born to draw comics, the story of Charles Schulz and the creation of Peanuts, Ginger Wadsworth ; illustrated by Craig Orback
- Who were the Brothers Grimm?, by Avery Reed ; illustrated by John O'Brien
- Florence Young, mission accomplished, Janet & Geoff Benge
- John Cabot, searching for a westward passage to Asia, Zachary Anderson
- Isaac the alchemist, secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd, Mary Losure