STEM - Science, Technology and Mathematics Books

Handy hands. What a unique tool! Explore the hand from a range of expected and unexpected aspects.Did you know that sign language varies from country to country? Have you ever wondered why some of us are left-handed while others are right-handed? Can you...

A Bank Street Center for Children's Literature Best Book of 2024Go back in time with Nobel Prize winner Michel Mayor to understand the secrets of the universe!Go back in time with Nobel Prize-winner Michel Mayor to understand the secrets of the universe...

Did you know that beaver ponds provide habitat for hundreds if not thousands of life forms?Using their extremely strong teeth, beavers chop down trees to build a dam. The dam creates a pond that is habitat for everything from algae to giant moose. After...

Living for more than five thousand years, ancient bristlecone pines are the oldest trees on Earth. Interweaving lovely, meticulously drawn pictures with a story line that spans 5,000 years, Alexandra Siy invites young naturalists to explore the secrets...

Age range 6 to 9One small action a day can make a difference . . . in a big way! In 10 Ideas to Save the World with Kindness, we discover what it means to be kind, caring, and thoughtful.Are you ready to make the world a kinder place? We can each be a...

Age range 6 to 9One small action a day can make a difference . . . in a big way! In 10 Ideas to Save the Planet, we explore how to BE GREEN to counteract the effects of pollution and global warming in our everyday lives.Are you ready to save the planet?...

Age range 0 to 3Start environmental conservation early with the newest title from the Baby's Big World series!Energy makes things GO!But where does energy come from?It's never too soon to share the potential of clean energy with your little one. Peek...

Blast off with rocket science!3-2-1! Blast off!Rockets shoot through the air and deep into space.This engaging board book breaks down one of the most complex scientific areas-rocket science-into simple, accessible language for readers of all ages. Learn...

Age range 0 to 3Introduce your little one to the wonders of the universe in this adorable introduction to Astronomy!Discover Astronomy, from the planets of our Solar System to the vast Milky Way. Simple text introduces babies to the complex concepts in...

Age range 6 to 9You can run, but you can't hide...They're in the air you breathe. They're in the food you eat. They're on your body. Fungi are EVERYWHERE! But wait...do you need to be afraid? From fun facts about fairy circles to the delicious secret...

A lyrical and beautifully illustrated picture book exploring the creativity of collective nouns in the animal kingdom. Highly detailed, whimsical illustrations invite both the child and the adult reader to delight in the imagery suggested by a parliament...

Written by two experts with decades of experience in working with young children, this book follows in the same vein as NAEYC's bestselling Making and Tinkering with STEM book, using children's books to engage children ages three to eight in mathematical...

Age range 3 to 6Twinkle, Twinkle! is about the life cycle of insects. Insects have four stages in their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. This book vividly shows the life cycle of fireflies that twinkle their tail lights in the night sky. Includes...

Age range 5+Nicole lives in Millaa Millaa, in tropical Queensland, Australia. Her pen pal, Jack, lives in the United Kingdom and is very interested in the tropical rainforest that surrounds Milaa Milaa. Through their letters we learn about the struggle...

Age range 0-3When Teddy empties his toy box he finds things in all the colours of the rainbow. Good use of repetition makes this an excellent book for first readers and for memorising the colours of the rainbow.Children can be confident with colour names...

Age range 3 to 6The sun is the star that provides the light and heat needed for life on Earth. Learn about the star of our solar system and the importance of the sun to life on Earth with a joyfully illustrated book.Includes questions and an activity.

Age range 3 to 6Lottie wants to take a bird count to see how many types of birds visit her garden. She finds sparrows nesting in the ivy, but the neighbour's cat is on the prowl and is trying to reach the little fledglings. Lottie has to save...

Age range 3 to 6Hey, water! I know you! You're all around.Join a young girl as she explores her surroundings and sees that water is everywhere. But water doesn't always look the same, it doesn't always feel the same, and it...

Age range 3 to 6First in a series of stories which encourage young children to enjoy and appreciate the natural world.A little boy is alarmed when he discovers a bee in a box. At first he is frightened and reacts aggressively. But gradually he realises...

Eight key chapters cover the life of Charles Darwin, each designed to read aloud in 5 minutes for a primary school audience (5-11 year-olds). Illustrated with fun family activities and presented by the characters from The Great Plant Hunt (www...

Age range 11 to 17Scientists and their Discoveries looks at the lives and achievements of many of the scientists who have transformed the world with discoveries ranging from tiny subatomic particles to the massive and powerful mechanisms that drive the...

Age range 9-12We know what we see. Do we know what they see?Did you know that most animals do not recognize red colour? Did you know that a bird that may only seem uninterestingly black to you can be painted in the most beautiful colours for members of...

Age range 12 to 15We start our journey on boats and we end up in the space. A history of transport told by terrific illustrations.Travel back with us as we explore the world's most important milestones in the development of travel and transportation...

Age range 9+This book provides both a wake-up call and hope. If we behave responsibly toward nature, these species can still be saved.We are born, we live, we die, and we loot our planet. We pollute it, mine it, cut down forests, and transform them into...

Age range 9 to 12A one-of-a-kind STEM book for curious young minds! What would you find if you cut a pocket watch, fireworks, a golf ball, a beehive, or even a merry-go-round in half? Something extraordinary, of course! In Inner Workings: The...

As a follow-on to the award-winning and popular book, COVID-19 Helpers, this companion book anticipates the availability of COVID vaccines for children beginning in the fall 2021 and seeks to educate kids and their parents about the value and necessity...

Age range 6 to 9Learn how to classify various plants from big-sized illustrations!This planet of ours is teeming with vast numbers of plants, from small flowers to giant trees. And there are fungi and lichens too. With this encyclopedia, you will get to...

The first book in this series presents animals that once walked the Earth, but have vanished due to the actions of humankind.In this book, award-winning poet Radek Mal tells the stories of fortyone extinct species and studies the causes of their sad...

Age range 3+Being able to buy fruit is something we take for granted, but what if we had to grow our own? A little girl helps Granny Pip as she plants fruit bushes, feeds them with fertiliser, prunes and then harvests. Growing fruit is hard work, but...

Age range 3 to 6A little boy watches Shelly Hen as she feeds on bugs in the grass, chats to her friends and settles down in the nesting box to lay an egg.Complete with a fun quiz and information section, this book is intended to show very young children...

Age range 3 to 6 It's time to stop littering out planet! This gentle series introduces young readers to the natural habitats of animals which are being invaded by waste. There's a fun surprise on every page when, as if by magic, a...

Age range 3 to 6It's time to stop littering out planet! This gentle series introduces young readers to the natural habitats of animals which are being invaded by waste. There's a fun surprise on every page when, as if by magic, a...

There are so many insects to discover in the North! Join the little entomologist as she explores the tundra to find all sorts of bugs, from polaris bees to Arctic blue butterflies and everything in between. What flying, buzzing, crawling creatures will...

Immersive non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves that the future of the environment is in our handsand helps pave the way forward.Evolution isn't just a thing of the past. It is happening right now, in every species across the...

Are we alone in the cosmos? Could we one day live on a different planet? How is life formed? What other secrets does the universe hold? Through profiles of seven remarkable women scientists and their achievements in their respective fields, Searching...

Gripping narrative non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves cities can be surprisingly wild places-and why understanding urban nature matters.What can city bees tell us about climate change? How are we changing coyote behavior? And...

Age range 9 to 12 Join TV's Survivorman on twelve edge-of-your-seat adventures as he proves anyone can be an outdoor explorer.From surviving a frigid night in northern Canada to munching on grubs in the Australian Outback, Les Stroud's passion for the...

Age range 14+We can change the world with genetic modification - but should we?CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. If it sounds complicated, it is - but it's also one of the most powerful ways we...

Age range 8 to 12The second book in the ThinkCities series explores water as a precious, finite resource, tracing its journey from source, through the city, and back again.Living in cities where water flows effortlessly from our taps and fountains, it's...

6 pots + 4 pans = 10 dishes...or afeast! With the imaginative play of these creative preschoolers, exploring theconcepts of categorization and adding up to 10 has never been so much fun.If you ask agrown-up to add up 8 cars + 2 trucks, they'll probably...

The padded hardcover edition that published in September 2020 earned starred reviews from School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews, and continues to sell steadily Part of our Toddler Tough imprint, which promises a high-quality format with sturdy...

Ages 4 to 8 yearsLooking for Loons is now available in paperback! Just after sunrise a boy ventures to the front porch of his family cottage to scan the misty lake with an old pair of binoculars. He is looking for loons. As he waits, his other...

Age range 8 to 12Discover the extraordinary world of viruses, from their creation and transmission to what we can do to stop them, in this science-based resource for kids 8 to 12.If we didn't know it before, we certainly know it now: Viruses can be...

Age range 8 to 12From the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees and Can You Hear the Trees Talking? comes a guide to finding nature in the city for kids 8-12.Features STEM activities, fun facts, quizzes, photographs, and more.You...

Age range 9 to 12Perfect for home-schooling and virtual and blended learning,Palm Trees at the North Poleshares the science and history of climate change through awesome facts and detailed, colourful illustrations that will excite and draw kids into this...

Age range 2 to 6A visually stunning introduction to patterns found in nature. Perfect for early STEM learning in preschool and kindergarten.From the dots on a ladybug to the spiral on a snail, patterns in nature can be found anywhere. This simple and...

Age range 12+ **Honourable Mention - Bologna Ragazzi Award**There's an invasive species in our oceans: Plasticus maritimus. It's a threat to our world. What is it? What can we do about it? When she was young, biologist Ana Pgo didn't play in a...

Age range 10+Why do stars twinkle? What's the best way to start spotting constellations and comets? Is there life beyond Earth? What's the chance of a catastrophic collision with a killer asteroid?He's covered the big space questions for adults, now...