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STEM for (Little) Kids STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) encourages curiosity about the world. Below are some STEM titles for even the smallest scientists (pre-K to grade 2). |
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Ada Twist, scientist
by Andrea Beaty
Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world
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The black rabbit
by Philippa Leathers
Rabbit has a problem: There's a large black rabbit chasing him, and no matter where he runs, the shadowy rabbit follows, but finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis—only to encounter a real foe!
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Caterpillar and Bean : A First Science Storybook
by Martin Jenkins
A gentle introduction to the world of plants and insects depicts a seed and egg on parallel spreads that trace respective growth cycles in simple, clear language and colorful illustrations. By the author of The Emperor's Egg
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Charlotte the scientist is squished
by Camille Andros
Using the scientific method and scientific equipment to solve problems, Charlotte the science-loving bunny struggles to find space for her research in a home overrun by numerous brothers and sisters. A first picture book.
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Coral reefs
by Jason Chin
A follow-up to the award-winning Redwoods finds a little girl transported by a mysterious library book into an undersea city of coral reefs, where she is surrounded by wondrous plants and animals.
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The dinosaur expert
by Margaret McNamara
Mr. Tiffin and his students are back in another picture book, and this time the focus is on dinosaur-loving Kimmy. During a field trip to the natural history museum, Kimmy is thrilled to share what she knows about the Stegosaurus and the Archaeopteryx and even the ginormous Titanosaurus. That changes when one of her classmates questions whether girls can be paleontologists. Kimmy starts to feel shy. What if they can't? What if no one wants to hear what she has to say? It will take some help from Mr. Tiffin--and from a famous scientist--for Kimmy to find her voice again.
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11 experiments that failed
by Jenny Offill
An imaginative youngster provides step-by-step instructions for 12 not-so-scientific experiments that are unlikely to produce favorable results, from ketchup-doused snowballs to dishes washed in a clothes washing machine. By the creators of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore.
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Fairy Science
by Ashley Spires
Believing in science even though all the other fairies in Pixieville believe in magic, Esther uses the power of science to solve the mystery of why a forest tree has stopped growing. By the best-selling creator of The Most Magnificent Thing.
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Fox explores the night
by Martin Jenkins
A patiently determined fox emerges from her den to hunt for food and pads through the streets of a city, in a simple, stylish introduction to light and dark that depicts the fox exploring areas of sunlight, moonlight, electric light, shadows and reflections.
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Giant squid
by Candace Fleming
A poetic tribute to the giant squid describes the species' life deep within the sea and the clues that today's scientists use to gain understanding about its characteristics and habitat
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Hatching chicks in room 6
by Caroline Arnold
While participating in the popular activity of hatching chicks, a classroom of kindergartners learn about the life cycle of a chicken, incubating eggs, watching them hatch and raising them until they are old enough to go to the chicken coop.
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The honeybee
by Kirsten Hall
A rhyming tribute to the honeybee celebrates their flight, industriousness, and critical role in the environment and food production
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How to find a fox
by Nilah Magruder
An adventurous little girl encounters more difficulties than she expected when she ventures into the woods to track down an elusive red fox, an effort marked by lighthearted advice to readers on how to stay ahead of clever fox tricks.
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I will eat you!
by Giada Francia
In the food chain, no one is safe! "I will eat you," says the fish to the tadpole, but...
when the double-gatefold is opened, a menacing eel is revealed behind the tadpole—and an even more menacing heron behind the eel! Visit different habitats in the world to see predators and prey at work in the food chain.
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If sharks disappeared
by Lily Williams
"A nonfiction picture book tracing the repercussions of what would happen if sharks disappeared from our planet"
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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"--Provided by publisher
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Mira forecasts the future
by Kell Andrews
Undaunted by her inability to read palms like her mother, a famous boardwalk fortune-teller, young Mira uses a pinwheel and windsock to explore the "magical" science of weather forecasting and saves the day for everyone. A first picture book by the author of Deadwood.
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Spring after spring : how Rachel Carson inspired the environmental movement
by Stéphanie Roth Sisson
As a child, Rachel Carson lived by the rhythms of the natural world. Spring after spring, year after year, she observed how all living things are connected. And as an adult, Rachel watched and listened as the natural world she loved so much began to fallsilent. Spring After Spring traces Rachel's journey as scientist and writer, courageously speaking truth to an often hostile world through her book, and ultimately paving the way for the modern environmental movement
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Tidy
by Emily Gravett
An awareness-raising picture book about protecting the environment follows the experiences of Pete the badger, who inadvertently contributes to the destruction of his forest home when he gets carried away in his effort to achieve perfect cleanliness. By the award-winning author of Wolves.
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What is science?
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Introduces youngsters to the many things that encompass the study of science, such as stars, planets, rocks, and soil, using accessible text and bright illustrations.
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Ada Lovelace, poet of science : the first computer programmer
by Diane Stanley
A picture book introduction to the life and achievements of computer programming pioneer Ada Lovelace describes her relationship with her poet father, Lord Byron, and her mathematical-genius mother, Annabella, and the creative ideas that inspired her work a century before the digital age.
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How to code a sandcastle
by Josh Funk
"Pearl and her trusty rust-proof robot, Pascal, need to build a sandcastle before summer vacation is over, and they're going to do it using code"
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Margaret and the Moon : how Margaret Hamilton saved the first Lunar Landing
by Dean Robbins
An introduction to the pioneering woman mathematician who saved the first lunar landing describes the childhood love of numbers that led to her prestigious education and pivotal contributions at NASA, explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions. By the author of Miss Paul and the President.
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Tea with Grandpa
by Barney Saltzberg
A lyrical picture book tribute to the special bond shared between grandparents and grandchildren by the creator of the Kisses series features a little girl who shares a daily video chat ritual with her grandfather during which they sing, laugh and clink their teacups.
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Who says women can't be computer programmers? : the story of Ada Lovelace
by Tanya Lee Stone
"Known as "The Enchantress of Numbers" by many inventors and mathematicians of the 19th century, Ada Lovelace is recognized today as history's first computer programmer. Her work was an inspiration to such famous minds as Charles Babbage and Alan Turing.This is her story"
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Awesome Dawson
by Chris Gall
All his life, Dawson has been inventing things, repairing toys in unusual ways and helping clean up his neighborhood by reusing discarded objects, but when his Vacu-Maniac malfunctions, it is his friend Mooey whose brainpower saves the day.
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Baby loves aerospace engineering!
by Ruth Spiro
An elementary introduction to the basics of flight for the youngest children combines visually stimulating images of birds, planes and rockets with very simple explanations of why they are able to fly.
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Garcia & Colette go exploring
by Hannah Rodgers Barnaby
Embarking on separate explorations when they cannot agree on where to go, intrepid best friends Garcia and Colette arrive at their respective destinations and discover how lonely they are without each other. Illustrated by the artist of The Terrible Plop.
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Going places
by Peter Reynolds
A go-cart contest inspires the imaginations of a community of kids who use identical kits to hurriedly build go-carts, with the exception of Maya, who takes her time to build a unique go-cart that is all her own. Illustrated by the artist of the Judy Moody series.
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If I built a house
by Chris Van Dusen
A follow-up to the E. B. White Award-winning If I Built a Car finds the imaginative Jack preparing to build the house of his dreams that includes a racetrack, a flying room and a gigantic slide, in a tale that features illustrations blending retro and futuristic styles.
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Iggy Peck, architect
by Andrea Beaty
Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his second grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic.
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Interstellar Cinderella
by Deborah Underwood
Preparing to fly to the ball with a little help from her fairy godrobot, Cinderella, a talented innovator, zooms to the rescue when the prince's ship has mechanical trouble. By the author of The Quiet Book.
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Let's go to the hardware store
by Anne F Rockwell
When the new house needs fixing up, a brother and sister accompany their father on a trip to the hardware store to find the tools and materials needed to get the job done
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Monkey with a tool belt
by Chris Monroe
Clever monkey Chico Bon Bon builds lots of things with his many tools, and when he is captured by an organ grinder, he uses them to help him escape and get back home.
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The most magnificent thing
by Ashley Spires
A little girl and her canine assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing, however despite their hard work, the end result is not what the girl had envisioned, but a long walk soon clears her mind and yields a fresh perspective about what needs to be done to succeed.
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My friend robot
by Sunny Scribens
Complemented by a CD with sing-along music, a story featuring a lively crew of children and their robot friend demonstrates how they work together on an exciting treehouse building project, in a story that introduces the STEAM topics of robotics, simple machines and computer programming.
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Rosie Revere, engineer
by Andrea Beaty
Hiding her prowess as a talented inventor by day, at night Rosie resolves to complete her great-great-aunt Rose's (aka Rosie the Riveter) unfinished flying contraption and is temporarily discouraged when the invention hovers instead of flies, a seeming failure that Aunt Rose encourages her to recognize as an amazing success. By the author of Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies.
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Sleeping Handsome and the princess engineer
by Kay Woodward
Prince Jack, often called Prince Handsome, grows up under a curse, and when he is pricked by a sword he and the whole castle fall sound asleep-- and as the years pass a city of skyscrapers grow up around the castle making it hard to find, but luckily Princess Anya has an antique map she found on the Internet and her very own tunnel-boring machine
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Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions
by Chris Barton
An introduction to the life and creative achievements of NASA engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson describes his childhood in a house full of siblings, the problem-solving talents that inspired his career and his accidental invention of the Super Soaker.
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Ants rule : the long and short of it
by Bob Barner
A fun-filled introduction to nonstandard measurement, comparison, organization and data representation traces the story of an army of ants who would organize a Blowout Bug Jamboree when they do not know how many bugs will attend or what sizes they will be.
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Bathtime mathtime
by Danica McKellar
"The math whiz, actress and best-selling author of Kiss My Math subtly introduces the early addition concept of ""counting on"" in the story of a baby's splashy bathtime ritual of bubbles, ducks and other themed objects that demonstrate how math can be found everywhere."
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Bedtime math
by Laura Overdeck
Presents an engaging selection of 120 math problems designed to be solved in a comfortable and nonjudgmental bedtime environment to help promote child receptiveness to mathematical concepts, combining brief stories with three math questions per spread for preschoolers and elementary-aged children.
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The boy who loved math : the improbable life of Paul Erds
by Deborah Heiligman
An introduction to the unconventional life of the eminent mathematician describes the phenomenal math talents he demonstrated from an early age while revealing how he was often stymied by everyday tasks. By the National Book Award finalist author of Charles and Emma.
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The cookie fiasco
by Dan Santat
The Caldecott Medal-winning creator of The Adventures of Beekle and the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Knuffle Bunny present the story of four wacky animal friends who struggle to share three cookies.
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Counting on Katherine
by Helaine Becker
A picture book introduction to the boundary-breaking mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures describes how a numbers-loving young Katherine Johnson became an American icon who calculated the course of moon landings and was integral in saving lives during the Apollo 13 mission.
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Goodnight, numbers
by Danica McKellar
Illustrations and simple text help the reader understand the numbers one to ten and recognize them as they appear all around us, especially at bedtime
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Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race
by Margot Lee Shetterly
A lavishly illustrated picture book adaptation of the inspiring story of the four brilliant mathematicians who were pivotal to the success of America's space program, written by one of their associates, describes how they overcame the harsh limitations imposed on black women in the segregated 1960s.
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How much is a million?
by David M. Schwartz
Text and pictures try to make possible the conceptualization of a million, a billion, and a trillion
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A hundred billion trillion stars
by Seth Fishman
A STEM-based introduction to some of the universe's dynamic numbers reveals how the Earth is covered by billions of trees, how the collective weight of humans on the planet matches the weight of its ants and how the universe contains an estimated hundred billion trillion stars.
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Just a minute : a trickster tale and counting book
by Yuyi Morales
With words in both English and Spanish, a brightly illustrated counting book tells of one determined Grandma who is not willing to leave her family on her birthday and so sets out doing various tasks, like making two pots of tea and three pounds of corn for the tortillas, in order to delay Señor Calavera's request to go with him.
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The lion's share
by Matthew McElligott
After a group of guests takes large portions of the cake for themselves, Ant has no cake to offer the King at the end of the meal, thus promising to make it up to him, the rest of their friends do their part as well and soon there is more than enough cake to go around in this amusing tale with a mathematical twist.
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Math curse
by Jon Scieszka
When a girl comes down with a case of math mania, she finds that she tabulates her teeth, counts her morning corn flakes, and displays other disturbing symptoms of the dreaded math curse.
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Max's math
by Kate Banks
Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch
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Monkey time
by Michael Hall
An engaging counting and time-telling story features a curious little monkey who wants to catch the tasty-looking minutes on his forest's minute tree before they are gone. By the award-winning creator of Red: A Crayon's Story.
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One grain of rice : a mathematical folktale
by Demi
A rajah who believes himself to be wise and fair uses his hungry people's rice for himself year after year, until a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan using the surprising power of doubling to win a billion grains of rice from the rajah.
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One hundred hungry ants
by Elinor J. Pinczes
When one hundred hungry ants set out to sample the food at a nearby picnic, they introduce youngsters to the basic principles of division as they march along.
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Pigs in the pantry : fun with math and cooking
by Amy Axelrod
When Mrs. Pig comes down with the sniffles, Mr. Pig and their piglets decide to help by making five-alarm chili, but because they know little about reading a recipe or measuring ingredients, an outrageous meal is haphazardly prepared.
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Stack the cats
by Susie Ghahremani
A whimsical story about how an incremental number of kitties engage in various activities and might briefly cooperate if organized into groups invites toddlers to practice counting forward and backward.
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Ten magic butterflies
by Danica McKellar
The mathematics prodigy, star of The Wonder Years and best-selling author of Kiss My Math invites children to join 10 flower friends for a night of excitement that mixes math with magic as the flowers transform to create different number groups.
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Twinderella : a fractioned fairy tale
by Corey Rosen Schwartz
"In this twist on the classic tale, Cinderella and her less-famous twin sister Tinderella leave splitting everything in half behind when each finds her own Prince Charming (with a little magical help from their fairy god-mother)"
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Zero the hero
by Joan Holub
Zero believes that he is a hero, but the counting numbers think he is worthless until they get into trouble with some Roman numerals and only Zero can save the day.
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