The books lists on this site are separated into the following age/reading level categories:
- Science Beginning/Easy Readers – typically lower elementary age, meant to be read by child who is learning (simpler, controlled vocabulary and short sentences)
- Science Picture Books – typically preschool to lower elementary, good to be read aloud by adults
- Science Books for Upper Elementary: best for grades 4-6 (although often included with next category, middle grade)
- Middle Grade Science – ages 9 -12+
- Science Experiment Collections– hands-on activities and experiments, often can be modified for a range of ages
Doing a unit on a particular topic? Child passionate about a certain subject? We have something for you!
Book Lists – Alphabetical by Subject
- Animal Architects
- Ants
- Astronomy
- Autumn (Season)
- Bats
- Bees
- Beetles
- Beaches and Tide Pools
- Bird Migration
- Birds
- Butterflies and Moths
- Cars and trucks
- Chemistry – Kids
- Chemistry – Young Adults
- Compost/decomposition
- Deserts
- Dinosaurs
- Dogs
- Eclipses
- Experiment Collections
- Fish
- Frogs and Toads
- Fungi
- Gardening Activity Books
- Honey Bees
- Math
- Moon and Lunar Landings
- Nocturnal Animals
- Oceans
- Planets/The Solar System
- Plant Science
- Poetry – Astronomy
- Poetry – Bugs
- Poetry – General science
- Polar habitats
- Pollination
- Scientists in the Field Series
- Seeds
- Senses
- Simple Machines (physics)
- Spiders
- Stars and Galaxies
- Theme Gardens
- Trees
- Water and the Water Cycle
- Weather
- Women in Math
- Women Scientists
