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Children's Recommendations - STEM

Children's - 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.
Cover of Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beatty.
ISBN: 9781419721373
Title: Ada Twist, Scientist
Author: Beaty, Andrea
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cover of Ladybug Launch by Melissa Trempe.
ISBN: 9781665930406
Title: Ladybug Launch
Author: Trempe, Melissa
Cover of The Ocean Blue and You by Suzanne Slade.
ISBN: 9781534112797
Title: The Ocean Blue and You
Author: Slade, Suzanne
Cover of Just a Worm by Marie Boyd.
ISBN: 9780063212565
Title: Just a Worm
Author: Boyd, Marie
Cover of One Summer Night by Tammi Salzano.
ISBN: 9781478870333
Title: One Summer Night
Author: Salzano, Tammi
Cover of Can One Balloon Make an Elephant Fly? by Dan Richards.
ISBN: 9781442452152
Title: Can One Balloon Make an Elephant Fly?
Author: Richards, Dan
Cover of Girls Belong in Space by Ashlee Hashman.
ISBN: 9780063247840
Title: Girls Belong in Space
Author: Hashman, Ashlee

Children's - STEM - Readers

Cover of Cece Loves Science: Push and Pull by Kimberly Derting.
ISBN: 9780062946089
Title: Cece Loves Science: Push and Pull
Author: Derting, Kimberly
Cover of Vivi Loves Science: Sink or Float by Kimberly Derting.
ISBN: 9780063116573
Title: Vivi Loves Science: Sink or Float
Author: Derting, Kimberly
Cover of Vivi Loves Science: Wind and Water by Kimberly Derting.
ISBN: 9780063116597
Title: Vivi Loves Science: Wind and Water
Author: Derting, Kimberly
Cover of Seed to Plant by Lisa Herrington.
ISBN: 9780531210567
Title: Seed to Plant
Author: Herrington, Lisa M.
Cover of Turtles by Jodi Huelin.
ISBN: 9780448431178
Title: Turtles
Author: Huelin, Jodi
Cover of National Geographic Kids: Amazing Animal Journeys.
ISBN: 9781426307416
Title: Amazing Animal Journeys
Author: Marsh, Laura F.
Cover of The Flyer Flew! The Invention of the Airplane by Lee Sullivan Hill.
ISBN: 9781575057583
Title: The Flyer Flew!
Author: Hill, Lee Sullivan
Cover of Ali the Great and the Dinosaur Mistake by Saadia Faruqi.
ISBN: 9781666393880
Title: Ali the Great and the Dinosaur Mistake
Author: Faruqi, Saadia
Cover of Ty Travels: Lab Magic by Kelly Sterling Lyons.
ISBN: 9780062951175
Title: Lab Magic
Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling

Children's - 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.
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.
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.
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.
Cover of Fort Builders: The Birthday Castle by Dee Romito.
ISBN: 9781534452398
Title: The Birthday Castle
Author: Romito, Dee
Cover of Saved by the Mad Scientist Mom: Smell by Jarrett Lerner.
ISBN: 9781665942980
Title: Saved by the Smell
Author: Lerner, Jarrett
Cover of Addy McBean: Numbers Queen by Margery Cuyler.
ISBN: 9781534489561
Title: Numbers Queen
Author: Cuyler, Margery
Cover of Flat Stanley's Adventures in Classroom 2E: Riding the Slides by Kate Egan.
ISBN: 9780063095014
Title: Riding the Slides
Author: Egan, Kate
Cover of The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales by S.J. King.
ISBN: 9780744021059
Title: The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales
Author: King, S. J.
Cover of Jada Jones: Rock Star by Kelly Starling Lyons.
ISBN: 9780448487519
Title: Rock Star
Author: Lyons, Kelly Starling
Cover of Squirrel in the Museum by Vivian Vande Velde.
ISBN: 9780823441679
Title: Squirrel in the Museum
Author: Vande Velde, Vivian

Children's - STEM - Fiction

 

Cover of A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga.
ISBN: 9780063113923
Title: A Rover's Story
Author: Warga, Jasmine
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.
Cover of Maple's Theory of Fun by Kate McMillan.
ISBN: 9781665941037
Title: Maple's Theory of Fun
Author: McMillan, Kate
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.
Cover of Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.
ISBN: 9780316523967
Title: Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment
Author: Patterson, James
Cover of Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment by Wendy Macdonald.
ISBN: 9781570918698
Title: Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment
Author: Macdonald, Wendy

Children's - 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.