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List of Children's Non-Fiction Writers

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. List of authors who have written non-fiction (informational) books for children. For a discussion of the criteria used to define something as a work of children's literature, see children's literature. Peter Ackroyd CBE (born 5 October, 1949, East Acton, Middlesex) is an English novelist and biographer with a particular interest in the history and culture of London. Peter Ackroyd's mother worked in the personnel department of an engineering firm, his father having left the family home when Ackroyd was a baby. He was reading newspapers by the age of 5 and, at 9, wrote a play about Guy Fawkes. Reputedly, he first realised he was gay at the age of 7. Ackroyd's literary career began with poetry, including such works as London Lickpenny (1973) and The Diversions of Purley (1987). He later moved into fiction and has become an acclaimed author, winning the 1998 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for the biography Thomas More and being shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1987.

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Get on the Ice, Mo!

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Pair of Parrots

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Story of Passover

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Run, Mo, Run!

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Picture Book of Alexander Hamilton