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Rock collecting (Let's-read-and-find-out science book)
By Roma Gans. 1984
This bridge will not be gray
By Dave Eggers. 2018
Tells the story of the making of the Golden Gate Bridge and how it came to be its distinctive color…
of orange through the persistence and vision of a few individuals. Grades K-3. 2018.Stories from Chickadee 1984
By Chickadee. 1984
Stories from Chickadee 1984
By Chickadee. 1984
Archaeologists dig for clues (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out-Science Ser. #Level 2)
By Kate Duke. 1997
During summer vacation, several children spend a day with their friend Sophie, an archaeologist. She explains how these scientists discover…
a place to dig and divide it up, what type of things they look for, and how they carefully uncover the items, log them in on charts, and then study them. For grades K-3Counting the stars: The Story Of Katherine Johnson, Nasa Mathematician
By Lesa Cline-Ransome. 2019
Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as…
"human computers" used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. Even as Virginia's Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. In 1962, as NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn, Katherine Johnson was called upon, and John Glenn said "get the girl" (Katherine Johnson) to run the numbers by hand to chart the complexity of the orbital flight. He knew that his flight couldn't work without her unique skills. President Barack Obama awarded Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and her incredible life inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hidden FiguresStarstruck: the cosmic journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson
By Kathleen Krull. 2020
Young Neil deGrasse Tyson was starstruck when he first visited the sky theater at the Hayden Planetarium in New York…
City. He couldn't believe the crowded, glittering night sky at the planetarium was real-until a visit to the country years later revealed the impossible. That discovery was like rocket fuel for Neil's passion about space. His quest for knowledge took him from the roof of his apartment building to a science expedition in northwest Africa, to a summer astronomy camp beneath a desert sky, and finally back home to become the director of the Hayden Planetarium, where it all began. Before long, Neil became America's favorite guide to the cosmos. This story of how one boy's quest for knowledge about space led him to become a star scientist is perfect for young children who are fascinated by the universe, aspiring scientists, and the dreamer in all of us. It will ignite your own sense of wonderDueling dinosaurs and other real dino stories (Highlights Stories)
By Highlights For Children. 2019
Real dinosaurs! Read about Triceratops' horns and their purpose. Did you know that there are animals alive today that move…
similarly to dinosaurs? Sometimes museums display copies of dinosaur fossils instead of the real thing. Learn how the Smithsonian made an exact copy of a dinosaur skeleton. A dinosaur fan's dreams came true as he watched a dinosaur skeleton being rebuilt. Stories by Sharon Pochron, Cheryl M. Reifsnyder, Ph.D., Suzanne McIntire, and Don Lessem, Dinosaur EditorBirthday on Mars!
By Sara Schonfeld. 2019
Even robots have birthdays! Celebrate Curiosity and wish happy birthday to one of NASA's most famous Mars rovers in this…
beautiful picture book! I know we can't be on the same planet for my birthday, but we can still celebrate together. And what's better than celebrating curiosity? Mars is our closest neighbor, and a little robot named Curiosity is investigating the planet for us. Join for a tour of the place this rover calls home. Get to know Mars through eye-catching illustrations of an alien landscape and the adorable robot in charge of exploring it all. And this rover's birthday is a perfect time to celebrate curiosity. For nerdy parents, fans of space, or those who are just curious, relive the moment when the Curiosity rover sang itself happy birthday in 2013 after one year on Mars.When planet Earth was new
By James Gladstone, Katherine Diemert. 2017
It has taken billions of years for Earth to become the planet it is today. 'When planet Earth was new'…
looks back to the very beginning, using a poetic approach grounded in scientific fact to give an overview of how the planet has changed over time: from hot lava to the formation of oceans to the evolution of living things in water and on land. The book also includes the relatively recent evolution of humans - who are just a tiny speck in the sweep of Earth's history. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Why does the sun set? (Nature's super secrets)
By Violet Miller. 2013
For centuries, people have delighted in watching the sun rise and set; scientists have dedicated many hours to researching Earth's…
rotation and what makes the sky change. Now, readers can share in this mystery with diagrams of the sun and Earth that help readers visualize Earth's rotation, while approachable language makes the complex topic easy to understand. Grades K-3. 2014.Dinosaurs live on!: and other fun facts
By Laura Lyn DiSiena, Hannah Eliot, Aaron Spurgeon. 2015
Go back in time with this dino-mite book of fun facts about fossils, pterodactyls, the T. rex, and more! Did…
you know that the Tyrannosaurus rex was up to forty-two feet in length? How about that the Triceratops had between 400 and 800 teeth? Or that some scientists believe that chickens are descendants of dinosaurs? Filled with tons of facts about dinosaurs, this book is sure to be a prehistoric hit! Grades K-3 and older readers. 2015.Tiny creatures: the world of microbes
By Nicola Davies, Emily Sutton. 2014
All around the world – in the sea, in the soil, in the air, and in your body! – there…
are living things so tiny that millions could fit on the period at the end of this sentence. And they’re busy doing all sorts of things, from giving you a cold to making yogurt to eroding mountains and helping make the air we breathe. Grades K-3. 2014.Saturn could sail
By Laura Lyn DiSiena, Pete Oswald, Aaron Spurgeon. 2014
Blast off with this book of fun facts about spacecraft, planets, the Milky Way, and more! Did you know that…
Saturn is the least dense planet in the solar system? If there were a body of water large enough to hold it, Saturn would float! Or that Earth could fit inside Jupiter more than 1,000 times? Filled with tons of cool facts about outer space, this book is out of this world! Grades K-3. 2014.Things that float and things that don't
By David A Adler, Anna Raff. 2013
It can be surprising which objects float and which don't. An apple floats, but a ball of aluminum foil does…
not. If that same ball of foil is shaped into a boat, it floats! Why? And how is it possible that a huge ship made of steel can float? This book answers these questions about density and flotation, and includes activities that demonstrate the properties of flotation. Grades K-3. 2013.Ankylosaur attack (Tales of prehistoric life)
By Valerie Wyatt, Daniel Loxton, Jim W. W Smith. 2011
What did dinosaurs look like in their natural environment? Find out in this story of a young ankylosaur (a plant-eating,…
heavy-plated dinosaur) living along the banks of a grassy lake. When he encounters an old ankylosaur, he tries to make contact, only to be rebuffed. Then a T. rex attacks, and the youngster knows the old dinosaur is in grave danger. Can he come to the rescue in time? Grades K-3. 2011. (Tales of prehistoric life)If I were an astronaut (Dream big!)
By Eric Braun, Sharon Harmer. 2010
If I were an astronaut, I would zoom into outer space! I would help build the International Space Station, take…
a spacewalk, and do cool science experiments. Dream big, and see what fun it is to be an astronaut. Grades K-3. 2010. (Dream big!)The mangrove tree: planting trees to feed families
By Cindy Trumbore, Susan L Roth. 2011
For a long time, the people of Hargigo, a village in the tiny African country of Eritrea, were living without…
enough food for themselves and their animals. The families were hungry, and their goats and sheep were hungry too. Then along came a scientist, Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped change their lives for the better. And it all started with some special trees. Grades K-3. 2011.Victoria's day
By Maria de Fatima Campos. 2007
Follows a day in the life of a child who has Down's syndrome, showing her with family and friends in…
day-to-day situations, including eating breakfast, going to school, and cooking. Grades K-3. 2007.My plane book
By Ellen Kirk. 2006