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STEM for K+ Readers & Listeners Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) encourages students' curiosity about the world around them. Below are some STEM books appropriate for even the smallest scientists.
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1-2-3 zooborns!
by Andrew Bleiman
"Attention, animal lovers! It's time to count along with a whole new crew of adorable zoo babies. Featuring irresistible animal photos, bouncy text, and a fact-filled glossary, this just might be the cutest counting book ever to hit the shelves!"--.
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11 experiments that failed
by 1968- Offill, Jenny
A young child tries a series of wacky experiments, such as seeing if a piece of bologna will fly like a frisbee and determining whether seedlings will grow if watered with expensive perfume, and then must suffer the consequences of experiments gone awry.
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A home for honeybees
by Julie Tibbott
George and Steve accidentally eat all of Betsy's honeycomb for her Earth Day presentation about bees and resolve to find a way to replace the honeycomb before Betsy returns from dance class.
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Ada Byron Lovelace and the thinking machine
by Laurie Wallmark
Offers an illustrated telling of the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, from her early creative fascination with mathematics and science and her devastating bout with measles, to the ground-breaking algorithm she wrote for Charles Babbage's analytical engine.
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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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An egg is quiet
by Dianna Hutts Aston
Introduces readers to more than 60 types of eggs and an array of egg facts.
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Ants rule
by Bob Barner
The ants need to plan the Blowout Bug Jamboree! But how can they build a thrilling carnival ride for the festival if they don’t know how many bugs will come, or how big those bugs will be? This is a colorful and fun-filled introduction to nonstandard measurement, comparison, and organizing and representing data. As caterpillars, butterflies, and other insects are measured and compared in lengths of ants, an amazing plan unfolds. Just in time for the jamboree, the ants put the final touches on the perfect roller coaster, seen in a deluxe gatefold spread.
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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
Even complex science can be boiled down to clear, toddler-friendly basics with a little tongue-in-cheek humor. A Ph.D. in aerospace engineering begins with the simple delight of watching birdies.
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Bedtime math
by Laura Overdeck
Presents a selection of 120 math problems designed to be solved in a 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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Boy + Bot
by Ame Dyckman
A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.
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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"--.
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Clink
by Kelly DiPucchio
While newer, fancier robots are quickly purchased, Clink, an old-fashioned robot who can only make toast and music, gathers dust and feels downhearted until a young boy enters the shop looking for something special.
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Coral reefs
by 1978- Chin, Jason
During a visit to the library, a girl pulls a book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.
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Dinosaurs roar, butterflies soar!
by Bob Barner
Butterflies are as light as a feather and as old as the dinosaurs. Wherever dinosaurs roamed, butterflies were not far behind. Long after the dinosaurs disappeared, butterflies are still bringing joy and beauty to our world.
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Garcia & Colette go exploring
by Hannah Rodgers Barnaby
"Garcia and Colette can't agree about where to explore, so they set out on independent expeditions before realizing that exploring is always more fun when your friend is by your side"--.
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Giant squid
by Candace Fleming
A strikingly illustrated, poetic tribute to the enigmatic 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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Give bees a chance
by 1982- Barton, Bethany
A splashy nonfiction picture book about the unsung heroes of the bug world presents a high-energy introduction to bees that provides all kinds of information about our buzzing neighbors through hilarious text and kid-friendly illustrations.
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Glow
by 1970- Beck, W. H.
Why be afraid of the dark when there is so much to see? W.H. Beck brings the glowing world of bioluminescence to light in this young non-fiction picture book illustrated with stunning photographs.
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Going places
by Paul A. Reynolds
Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.
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Gravity
by 1978- Chin, Jason
Introduces the scientific principles of gravity using researched, simple explanations of its essential role in the universe.
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Groovy gravity
by Rena B. Korb
Introduces gravity, discussing how it works on Earth and in space and how humans are suited to Earth's gravity.
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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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How do trains work?
by Buffy Silverman
"Young readers will love this exciting, in-depth yet accessible look at trains, including how they work, the special equipment they need, and how they tote thousands of tons of cargo down the tracks"--Provided by publisher.
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How to find a fox
by Nilah Magruder
Equipped with a camera and determination, an adventurous little girl tries to track down an elusive red fox, which proves more difficult than she thought.
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I am Amelia Earhart
by Brad Meltzer
Presents the life of the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
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If I built a car
by Chris Van Dusen
Jack describes the kind of car he would build--one with amazing accessories and with the capability of traveling on land, in the air, and on and under the sea.
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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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In my garden
by 1960- Musgrave, Ruth
Introduces gardens and gardening, including how a seed grows into a plant, how fruits and vegetables form, and what animals and insects also live in a garden.
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Life-size zoo
by Toyofumi Fukuda
Enhanced with full-color photos and bright gate folds, this fact-filled book examines the unique characteristics, strange skills, and special abilities of twenty-one different animals, including giraffes, rhinos, elephants, meerkats, pandas, and many others.
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Rhino in the house
by Daniel Kirk
"This is a nonfiction picture book for young children. It tells the true story of Anna Merz, a wildlife protector in Africa, and Samia, a black rhinoceros she saved after it was abandoned by its mother."--.
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Shark lady
by Jess Keating
Known as the "Shark Lady", Eugenie Clark has made many scientific discoveries about sharks.
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Small wonders
by 1982- Smith, Matthew Clark
Shares the life of the French naturalist, including his childhood in the French countryside, his life-long interest in insects, and how he eventually met the president of France.
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Surprising sharks
by 1958- Davies, Nicola
Introduces many different species of sharks, pointing out such characteristics as the small size of the dwarf lantern shark and the physical characteristics and behavior that makes sharks killing machines.
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The boy who loved math
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.
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The cookie fiasco
by Mo Willems
"There are only three cookies and four hungry friends to share them with. This is not good. This is not equal!"--.
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The disappearing caterpillar
by Rick Dedonato
When Pipsie's new friend Frannie the caterpillar goes missing, Pipsie puts on her detective cap and goes searching for clues.
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The fort on Fourth Street
by 1947- Spangler, Lois
Building a fort in the backyard, a grandfather and granddaughter get help from six simple machines: lever, pulley, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, and wedge.
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The secret subway
by Shana Corey
"In 1870, Alfred Ely Beach invents New York's first underground train"--.
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Tidy
by Emily Gravett
Pete the badger likes everything to be neat and tidy at all times, but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates quickly and ends with the complete destruction of the forest! Will Pete realise the error of his ways and set things right?
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Twenty-one elephants and still standing
by April Jones Prince
Upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants parade across to prove to everyone that the bridge is safe.
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Wild sea creatures
by Chris Kratt
The Kratt Brothers use their creature powers to swim with sharks, whales, and other wild sea creatures, in a book that identifies the characteristics of sperm whales, tiger sharks, blowfish, and dolphins.
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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 help.
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