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Children's Recommendations - STEM

STEM - Picture Books

Rosie Revere, Engineer
ISBN: 9781419708459
Title: Rosie Revere, engineer by Andrea Beaty - A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure
Author: Beaty, Andrea, author.
Jabari Tries
ISBN: 9781536207163
Title: Jabari tries by Gaia Cornwall - Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perseverance and problem-solving
Author: Cornwall, Gaia, author, illustrator.
Coldilocks and the Three Engineers
ISBN: 9780807529973
Title: Goldilocks and the three engineers by Sue Fliess - When Goldilocks, an inventor, goes for a walk seeking inspiration, three bear engineers visit her bungalow and see that her inventions need a little work to be just right
Author: Fliess, Sue, author.
Mary Had a Little Lab
ISBN: 9780807549827
Title: Mary had a little lab by Sue Fliess - Hoping for a friend, Mary invents a way to make a sheep, but when she starts making sheep for her new friends, chaos abounds
Author: Fliess, Sue, author.
Inventor McCretor
ISBN: 0374336067
Title: Inventor McGregor by Kathleen T. Pelley - Hector McGregor, inventor of peppermint pencils, glow-in-the-dark books, and other unusual items, leaves his home workshop to work in a laboratory but finds that his inspiration comes from home
Author: Pelley, Kathleen T.
Humphrey, Albert, and the Flying Machine
ISBN: 0152162356
Title: Humphrey, Albert, and the flying machine by Kathryn Lasky - In this take-off on the Sleeping Beauty story, two bored boys awake before others in an enchanted castle and set off to find a handsome prince, only to end up with an ingenious inventor
Author: Lasky, Kathryn.
The Wondrous Whirligig
ISBN: 0823417174
Title: The wondrous whirligig : the Wright Brothers' first flying machine by Andrew Glass - Inspired by a model helicopter and encouraged by their parents and sister, young Orville and Wilbur Wright attempt to build a life-size helicopter from scrap
Author: Glass, Andrew, 1949-
Our Planet
ISBN: 9781250782496
Title: Our planet! : there's no place like Earth by Stacy McAnulty - Earthlings need Earth, and Earth needs Earthlings, so let's save Earth together!
Author: McAnulty, Stacy, author.
Mars
ISBN: 9781250256881
Title: Mars! : Earthlings welcome by Stacy McAnulty - Meet Mars! Earth and Mars have a lot in common--clouds, mountains, polar icecaps. And while Earth has Earthlings, Mars makes a persuasive case for why people should make the journey to spend time with him
Author: McAnulty, Stacy, author.
Vivi Loves Science
ISBN: 9780062946065
Title: Vivi loves science by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes - Vivi and her classmates take a field trip to the beach to study tide pools
Author: Derting, Kimberly, author
Pete the Cat
ISBN: 9780062868350
Title: Pete the Cat and the supercool science fair by Kimberly & James Dean - Despite a few snags, Pete and his team have a blast at the science fair
Author: Dean, Kim, 1969- author, illustrator.
Book cover for What lives in a shell by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
ISBN: 9781518217623
Title: What lives in a shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld - Describes such animals as snails, turtles, and crabs, which live in shells and use these coverings as protection
Author: Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner, author.
The Magic School Bus
ISBN: 0590508334
Title: The Magic School Bus. Wet all over : a book about the water cycle by Joanna Cole - Ms. Frizzle takes her class to Waterland to learn about the water cycle
Author: Cole, Joanna.
Letters from Space
ISBN: 9781534110748
Title: Letters from space by Clayton Anderson - Astronaut Clayton Anderson writes letters full of weird science, wild facts, and outrageous true stories from life in space
Author: Anderson, Clayton C., 1959- author.
The Princess and the Petri Dish
ISBN: 9780807566442
Title: The princess and the petri dish by Sue Fliess - Princess Pippa's latest experiment to create a better tasting pea goes awry and she must figure out a way to get the kingdom back to normal
Author: Fliess, Sue, author.
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ISBN: 9780544813762
Title: Charlotte the scientist finds a cure by Camille Andros - Charlotte, a budding bunny scientist, ignores the doubters and confidently finds a cure to the mysterious malady affecting the forest
Author: Andros, Camille, author.
Charlotte the Scientist Squished
ISBN: 9780544785830
Title: Charlotte the scientist is squished by Camille Andros - Charlotte, a serious scientist and a bunny, uses the scientific method to solve her problem: being squished by her many brothers and sisters
Author: Andros, Camille, author.
Marsha Is Magnetic
ISBN: 9780544735842
Title: Marsha is magnetic by Beth Ferry - Marsha tries scientific experiments to attract friends she can invite to her birthday party, but concludes that the best way to draw others is by being herself
Author: Ferry, Beth, author.

STEM - Fast and Fun

Frankie Sparks and the class pet
ISBN: 9781534430433
Title: Frankie Sparks and the class pet by Megan Frazer Blakemore - Frankie Sparks, the self-proclaimed "best inventor in the third grade," does research and creates a tool to try to persuade her classmates that a rat would make the best class pet
Author: Blakemore, Megan Frazer, author.
Freddie Ramos tracks down a drone
ISBN: 9780807595442
Title: Freddie Ramos tracks down a drone by Jacqueline Jules - Freddie Ramos has shoes that give him super speed, super bounce, and super hearing. His friend Mr. Vaslov invented the shoes. Now Freddie is helping him work on a drone
Author: Jules, Jacqueline, 1956- author.
Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters
ISBN: 9781419733604
Title: Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty - Rosie is working with Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters, on designing a new invention
Author: Beaty, Andrea, author.
Lunch walks among us
ISBN: 0689862911
Title: Lunch walks among us by Jim Benton - Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in
Author: Benton, Jim.
Science no fair!
ISBN: 9781510710184
Title: Science no fair! by Nancy Krulik and Amanda Burwasser - When Logan Applebaum's mother invents a robotic cousin for him, Logan thinks this may give him an edge in the third grade science fair but the Silverspoon twins have other ideas
Author: Krulik, Nancy E, author.
The princess in black and the science fair scare
ISBN: 9780763688271
Title: The princess in black and the science fair scare by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale - When a goo monster crashes the science fair, the Princess in Black is on the job, and with the help of the Princess in Blankets, sets out to save the science fair
Author: Hale, Shannon, author.
Worming to the center of the Earth!
ISBN: 9781250230164
Title: Worming to the center of the Earth! by John Himmelman - Frog--and Science Hero--Professor Albert Hopper travels with his niece Polly and nephew Tad to the center of the Earth, encountering prehistoric cavefrogs, dinosaur fossils, and Yeti on the way
Author: Himmelman, John, author, illustrator.
The great shark escape
ISBN: 0439204216
Title: The great shark escape by Jennifer Johnston - Miss Frizzle's class travel under the ocean
Author: Johnston, Jennifer.
Dragons and marshmallows
ISBN: 9781943147083
Title: Dragons and marshmallows by Asia Citro - After discovering that injured animals come to the barn in her backyard for help, it is up to Zoey and her cat Sassafras to help new arrival Marshmallow, a sick baby dragon
Author: Citro, Asia, author.
Ada Twist and the perilous pants
ISBN: 1419734229
Title: Ada Twist and the perilous pants by Andrea Beaty - Ada must rely on her curious mind, her brave spirit, and her best pals Rosie Revere and Iggy Peck to solve a mystery in her own backyard
Author: Beaty, Andrea.
Ivy + Bean what's the big idea
ISBN: 9780811866927
Title: Ivy + Bean what's the big idea? by Annie Barrows -
Author: Barrows, Annie.
Lucy Lopez, coding star
ISBN: 9780823446285
Title: Lucy Lopez, coding star by Claudia Mills - Third-grader Lucy Lopez attends coding camp at her after-school program and becomes a coding star
Author: Mills, Claudia, author.

STEM - Fiction

The friendship code
ISBN: 9780399542510
Title: The friendship code by Stacia Deutsch - Lucy is excited to join a coding club that meets after school, but then she finds out she is in a group with girls she barely knows
Author: Deutsch, Stacia, author.
Secret coders
ISBN: 9781626722767
Title: Secret coders by Gene Luen Yang & Mike Holmes - Attending an elite school where students solve clues and puzzles with computer programming, Hopper and Eni to crack the school founder's most elusive mystery together
Author: Yang, Gene Luen, author.
My life as a coder
ISBN: 9781250261793
Title: My life as a coder by Janet Tashjian - If Derek wants to play computer games, he'll have to learn how to code them himself. Another unforgettable adventure awaits in Book 9 of the My Life series, this time involving tech and coding!
Author: Tashjian, Janet, author.
Maya and the robot
ISBN: 9781984814630
Title: Maya and the robot by Eve L. Ewing - A forgotten homemade robot comes to life just when aspiring fifth-grade scientist Maya needs a friend - and a science fair project
Author: Ewing, Eve L., author.
The superteacher project
ISBN: 9780063032798
Title: The superteacher project by Gordon Korman - Oliver and Nathan, determined to get to the bottom of their new homeroom teacher's fishy behavior, discover Mr. Aidact is actually an AI robot from a secret experimental program
Author: Korman, Gordon, author.
Frank Einstein and the antimatter motor
ISBN: 9781419712180
Title: Frank Einstein and the antimatter motor by Jon Scieszka - In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own
Author: Scieszka, Jon.
The drone pursuit
ISBN: 9781534436305
Title: The drone pursuit by Victor Appleton - Tom Swift and his friends at the Swift Institute work together to retrieve a drone that was taken by the custodian, Mr. Conway, who they believe is a notorious hacker
Author: Appleton, Victor, author.
House of robots
ISBN: 9780316405911
Title: House of robots by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein - Fifth-grader Sammy struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student
Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
Cosmos Camp
ISBN: 9780358423379
Title: Cosmos Camp by Lamar Giles - Twin sisters and budding geniuses Wiki and Leen Ellison are recruited to solve the mystery of Cosmo Camp's founder's disappearance before his newest invention goes terribly wrong
Author: Giles, Lamar, 1979- author
Math curse
ISBN: 0670861944
Title: Math curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith - When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse
Author: Scieszka, Jon.
Science verse
ISBN: 0670910570
Title: Science verse by Jon Scieszka - When the teacher tells his class that they can hear the poetry of science in everything, a student is struck with a curse and begins hearing nothing but science verses that sound very much like some well-known poems
Author: Scieszka, Jon.

STEM - Non-fiction

Paleontologists
ISBN: 9781619307902
Title: Paleontologists : with STEM projects for kids by Karen Bush Gibson - Meet five female paleontologists who made breakthrough discoveries of ancient life from millions of years ago, and try various STEM projects listed in the book
Author: Gibson, Karen Bush, author.
STEM lab
ISBN: 9781465475619
Title: STEM lab : 25 super-cool projects : build, invent, create, discover by Jack Challoner - Presents over two dozen science activities demonstrating such scientific properties as forces and motion, chemical reactions, shapes and structures, and more
Author: Challoner, Jack, author.
Brick science
ISBN: 9781510749665
Title: Brick science : STEM tips and tricks for experimenting with your LEGO bricks by Jacquie Fisher, M.S. - Various aspects of STEM will be introduced to your creative learner through over thirty exciting and innovative ways of using LEGO bricks
Author: Fisher, Jacquie, author.
Unofficial Minecraft STEM lab for kids
ISBN: 9781631594830
Title: Unofficial Minecraft STEM lab for kids : family-friendly projects for exploring concepts in science, technology, engineering, and math by John Miller and Chris Fornell Scott - A collection of creative projects that make learning fun
Author: Miller, John, 1962- author.
Amazing activities with weather and climate
ISBN: 9781978529847
Title: Amazing activities with weather and climate by Anne O'Daly - this text is sure to inspire students to continue learning about the weather
Author: O'Daly, Anne, 1966- author.
Makerspace projects for measuring the weather
ISBN: 9781725311701
Title: Makerspace projects for measuring the weather by Barbara Martina Linde - Readers of this volume will learn about weather forecasting and how to make their own weather instruments with three engaging makerspace projects
Author: Linde, Barbara M., author.
Makerspace projects for building simple machines
ISBN: 9781725311664
Title: Makerspace projects for building simple machines by Brooks Hays - In this volume, readers will learn how different simple machines offer different mechanical advantages, as well as how they can combine to form complex machines capable of more complicated
Author: Hays, Brooks Butler, author.
Makerspace projects for understanding plant science
ISBN: 9781725311824
Title: Makerspace projects for understanding plant science by Rachael Morlock - Young makers can explore the world of botany with this fascinating introduction to plant science
Author: Morlock, Rachael, author.
Amazing activities with electricity and magnetism
ISBN: 9781978529649
Title: Amazing activities with electricity and magnetism by Anne O'Daly - Breaks down key ideas including the movement of electrons and electromagnetism
Author: O'Daly, Anne, 1966- author.
Amazing activities with light and color
ISBN: 9781978529809
Title: Amazing activities with light and color by Anne O'Daly - Explains important concepts about light and color and allows students to understand them firsthand through their own hands-on experiments!
Author: O'Daly, Anne, 1966- author.
Electricity
ISBN: 9781647410063
Title: Electricity : circuits, static, and electromagnets with hands-on science activities for kids by Carmella Van Vleet - Explores the science of electricity and the technology we've developed to harness the energy to power our lives
Author: Van Vleet, Carmella, author.
Kate the chemist
ISBN: 9780593116197
Title: Kate the chemist : the awesome book of edible experiments for kids by Dr. Kate Biberdorf - Kate the Chemist introduces young scientists to the fascinating world of STEM--and cooking!
Author: Biberdorf, Kate, author.
Chemical reactions!
ISBN: 9781619309418
Title: Chemical reactions! : with 25 science projects for kids by Dr. Susan Berk Koch - Readers ages 7 to 10 will learn about chemical reactions taking place all around us
Author: Berk Koch, Susan, author.
Ada Twist's big project book for stellar scientists
ISBN: 9781419730245
Title: Ada Twist's big project book for stellar scientists by Andrea Beaty - Ada herself will take readers through the scientific method and introduce them to some of her favorite sciences, including chemistry, botany, astronomy, and environmental science
Author: Beaty, Andrea, author.
10-minute science projects
ISBN: 9781543590951
Title: 10-minute science projects by Sarah L. Schuette - From bots and goo to lava and cells, these 10-minute STEM projects will have kids making in no time!
Author: Schuette, Sarah L., 1976- author.