The Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award for Non-fiction (English) is voted on by children in Atlantic Canada who are in grades four to six.

2009

• Robert Bateman – Birds of Prey
• Helaine Becker – Mother Goose Unplucked
• Hugh Brewster – At Vimy Ridge
• Ed Butts – S O S Stories of Survival
• Charis Cotter – Kids Who Rule
• Alootook Ipellie – The Inuit Thought of It
• Ann Love and Jane Drake – Sweet!
• Anne Renaud – Pier 21: Stories from Near and Far
• Jeff Szpirglas – Fear This Book
• Keltie Thomas – How Soccer Works

2008

• Kathy Kacer – Hiding Edith

Also shortlisted:

• Vivien Bowers – Crazy About Canada
• Stanley Coren – Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?
• Jude Isabella and Megan Kopp – Science Detectives
• Teri-Lynn Janveau and Allister Thompson – Sailing for Glory
• Trudee Romanek – Squirt!
• Herb Shoveller – Ryan and Jimmy
• Dave Stubbs – Our Game
• Larry Verstraete – Lost Treasures
• Janice Weaver – Quilt of Belonging

2007

• Elizabeth MacLeod – Harry Houdini: A Magical Life

Also shortlisted:

• Robert Bateman – Backyard Birds
• Kristin Bieber Domm – Atlantic Puffin: Little Brother of the North
• Elizabeth Etue – Hayley Wickenheiser: Born to Play
• Pamela Hickman – Animals Hibernating: How Animals Survive Extreme Conditions
• Susan Hughes – Coming to Canada: Building a Life in a New World
• Anne Renaud – A Bloom of Friendship: The Story of the Canadian Tulip Festival
• Bill Slavin – Transformed: How Everyday Things are Made
• Jeff Szpirglas – They Did What! Your Guide to Weird and Wacky Things People Do
• Maxine Trottier – Scholastic Canada Biographies: Canadian Artists

2006

• Linda Bailey – Adventures in the Ice Age

Also shortlisted:

• Editors of YES Magazine – Fantastic Feats and Failures
• Lian Goodall – Singing Towards the Future: The Story of Portia White
• Rick Jacobson – Picasso: Soul on Fire
• Elizabeth MacLeod – Marie Curie: A Brilliant Life
• Ann-Maureen Owens & Jane Yealland – The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration
• Heather Patterson – A Poppy is to Remember
• Trudee Romanek – Aha! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About Intelligence
• Rochelle Strauss – Tree of Life: The Incredible Biodiversity of Life on Earth
• Keltie Thomas – The Kids Guide to Money Cent$

2005

• Diane Swanson – Tunnels!

Also shortlisted:

• Editors of YES Magazine – The Amazing International Space Station
• Shari Graydon – Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know
• Pamela Hickman – Animals and Their Young
• Tina Holdcroft – Hidden Treasures: Amazing Stories of Discovery
• Elizabeth MacLeod – Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius
• Trudee Romanek – Achoo! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About Germs
• Rosemary Sadlier – The Kids Book of Black Canadian History
• Laura Scandiffio – The Martial Arts Book
• John Wilson – Dancing Elephants and Floating Continents: The Story of Canada Beneath Your Feet

2004

• Karen Levine – Hana's Suitcase

Also shortlisted:

• Linda Bailey – Adventures in Ancient Greece
• Jo Ellen Bogart – Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis
• Jill Bryant – Amazing Women Athletes
• Laurie Coulter – Secrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphs
• Susan Hughes – Canada Invents
• Wayne Lynch – The Scoop on Poop: The Fascinating Science of How Animals Use Poop
• Ainslie Manson – House Calls: The True Story of a Pioneer Doctor
• Keltie Thomas – How Hockey Works
• Lyn Thomas – Ha! Ha! Ha!: 1000+ Jokes, Riddles Facts, and More

2003

• Linda Bailey – Adventures With The Vikings

Also shortlisted:

• Frank Augustyn and Shelley Tanaka – Footnotes: Dancing The World's Best-Loved Ballets
• Linda Granfield – Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion
• Alannah Hegedus and Kaitlin Rainey – Shooting Hoops and Skating Loops: Great Inventions In Sports
• Pamela Hickman – Animals Eating: How Animals Chomp, Chew, Slurp and Swallow
• Elizabeth MacLeod – Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer's Life
• Cynthia Pratt Nicolson – Volcano!
• Richard Rhodes – A First Book Of Canadian Art
• Laurie Skreslet with Elizabeth MacLeod – To The Top Of Everest
• Diane Swanson – Burp! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About Eating

2002

• Vivien Bowers – WOW Canada!: Exploring this Land from Coast to Coast to Coast

Also shortlisted:

• Gena K. Gorrell – Heart and Soul: The Story of Florence Nightingale
• Linda Granfield – Pier 21: Gateway to Hope
• Ann Love and Jane Drake – The Kids Book of the Far North
• Wayne Lynch – Penguins!
• A.M.Owens and J. Yealland – Canada's Maple Leaf: The Story of Our Flag
• Shelley Tanaka – In the Time of Knights
• Shelley Tanaka – Secrets of the Mummies
• David Wistow and Kelly McKinley – Meet the Group of Seven
• Valerie Wyatt – FAQ Weather

2001

• Andy Turnbull with Debora Pearson – By Truck to the North: My Arctic Adventure

Also shortlisted:

• David Bouchard – A Barnyard Bestiary
• Karen Dudley – Bald Eagles
• Linda Granfield – Circus
• Rukhsana Khan – Muslim Child
• Elizabeth MacLeod – Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life
• Patricia Miller-Schroeder – Blue Whales
• Lawrie Raskin with Debora Pearson – 52 Days by Camel: My Sahara Adventure
• Shelley Tanaka – Graveyards of the Dinosaurs
• Mary Wallace – The Inuksuk Book

2000

• Sheree Fitch – If You Could Wear My Sneakers

Also shortlisted:

• Sylvia Funston – Animal Smarts
• Linda Granfield – In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae
• Barbara Greenwood – The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railway
• Pam Hickman – At the Seashore
• Elizabeth MacLeod – Stamp Collecting: for Canadian Kids
• John Melady – Acts of Courage
• Ann-Maureen Owens and Jane Yealland – Forts of Canada
• Shelley Tanaka – On Board the Titanic
• C.J. Taylor – The Monster from the Swamp