I vividly remember pouring for hours over Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Cross Sections as a kid, completely fascinated by the inner workings of an ocean liner, an oil rig, the Empire State Building, and many more buildings and machines. That book, and many others like it, opened my eyes to the ways things work in the world around us. Each book would open a little more of the world, and I just wanted to learn more. Today, I am carrying that love of learning on to our kiddos by purposely making engaging, entertaining, and fascinating books available to them.
To make it easy to do the same thing in your house, I’ve put together a list of 35+ STEM books for your family to enjoy! Check out the list below, and click the links to order any of the books from Amazon.
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My favorite childhood book:
Books about the Scientific Method:
1. Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France
3. Mad Margaret Experiments with the Scientific Method
Books about General Science:
4. Incredible Body : Stephen Biesty’s Cross-Sections
5. Science Encyclopedia: Atom Smashing, Food Chemistry, Animals, Space, and More!
6. The Science Chef Travels Around the World: Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids
7. S is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet
8. Backyard Books Series –
There are several titles in this beautiful series including ants, spiders, ladybugs, and grasshoppers.
9.The Magic School Bus Inside A Hurricane
– No list of science books to inspire curiosity is complete without the Magic School Bus series!
There are books ranging from insects and the human body, all the way to weather and outer space.
10.DK Eyewitness Books: Chemistry
11. National Geographic Kids Brain Games: The Mind-Blowing Science of Your Amazing Brain
Technology Books:
12. I is for Idea: An Inventions Alphabet
13. An Illustrated Timeline of Inventions and Inventors
14.Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be
15.The Computer Code Mystery (Celia Science & Anna Art) (Volume 1)
16.Robotics: DISCOVER THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE with 20 PROJECTS
17.Learn to Program (Kids Get Coding)
There are several other titles in this series that deal with bugs and fixes, online safety, and a world of coding.
18.DK Eyewitness Books: Invention
19.100 Inventions That Made History
Engineering Books:
20. How Things Work
21. Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem
24.Pull, Lift, and Lower: A Book About Pulleys
(Author also has several other engineering titles.)
25.The Kids’ Book of Simple Machines: Cool Projects & Activities that Make Science Fun!
26.The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects
27.The World’s Most Amazing Bridges
(There are more titles in this series including Dams, Castles, Stadiums, and more!)
Math Books:
28. The Math Chef: Over 60 Math Activities and Recipes for Kids
30.Math Dictionary for Kids: The 1 Guide for Helping Kids With Math (5th ed.)
31. The Math Inspectors: Story One – The Case of the Claymore Diamond
This is number one in a series of math mysteries for kids.
32.The Multiplying Menace Divides (Math Adventures)
33.40 Fabulous Math Mysteries Kids Can’t Resist
34.Perimeter, Area, and Volume: A Monster Book of Dimensions
More in this series!
35.Why Pi?
Bonus! Art Books:
Map Art Lab: 52 Exciting Art Explorations in Mapmaking, Imagination, and Travel (Lab Series)
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