Science and STEM
Tween
15 STEM Activity Books for Your Middle Grade Brainiac
If your child is interested in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics in any of their many forms, we’ve put together a list of books that will help you channel their curiosity and fill the day with fun experiments.
Tween
Kitchen Cabinet Science Projects: Build Your Own Straw Rockets
Kids can become their own rocket designers with this fun experiment that shows how mass, thrust, and force are crucial for a successful launch.
Tips & Advice
How to Talk to Your Children About Climate Change
Authors and climate change experts Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac offer advice on how to talk to your children about climate change and why it's not too late to save the planet.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Wash Your Hands! 10 Books to Help Kids Understand Germs
If your kids have questions about how viruses work, or if you’d like to instill in them the importance of proper handwashing, turn to these educational and engaging reads to fill in the gaps — and introduce them to fascinating facts about the human body!
All Ages
Science You Can Eat: How to Make Instant Ice Cream
Need ice cream fast? Feeling lazy? Have some frozen strawberries? This super-quick recipe from Science You Can Eat by Stefan Gates is so simple it’s almost unbelievable.
Growing Reader
Tween
10 Impressive Dinosaur and Fossil Books for Budding Paleontologists
These incredible nonfiction books give kids the most up-to-date information about dinosaurs and fossils, sparking curiosity, answering questions, and providing in-depth knowledge for growing minds.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
To Infinity and Beyond! Far Out Space Books for Future Astronauts
These out-of-this-world reads can help your budding astronaut explore life in outer space … from the safety of home.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Rainy Day Reads: 7 Picture Books That Revel in the Magic of Rain
It's raining, it's pouring, but being stuck inside doesn't have to be boring! Make the most of those damp days indoors with a few picture books that celebrate the power and majesty of rain.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Numbers Are Our Friends: How to Help Our Kids Conquer 'Mathophobia'
One of the most important things we can do is to make sure our kids see math as “friendly” and relevant in their lives — and it’s never too soon to start.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
6 Thought-Provoking Books for Kid Inventors
These books (for the littlest readers to middle grade readers) drive home some of the most important qualities for inventors: creativity, resilience, and problem-solving.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
8 Books to Teach Children About the Habits of Scientists
Use these books in the classroom to help explain and give compelling examples of how real (and fictional!) scientists ask questions, hypothesize, design experiments, overcome obstacles, and communicate their findings.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
The Baby Code! Series Relates Coding to a Child’s World
When author Sandra Horning shares what it was like to write Baby Code!, a 14-page board book that introduces basic concepts of coding to the littles of readers.
