Kids love nonfiction! Studies show that 40 percent of elementary-aged
children prefer fact-based books and another 30 percent enjoy fiction and
nonfiction equally. So doesn’t it make sense to share these titles with young
readers at home as well as at school? Here are ten science-themed nonfiction
picture books that are perfect for exploring as a family before kids drift off
to sleep.
Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Born in the Wild: Baby Animals and Their Parents by Lita Judge
Daylight Starlight Wildlife by Wendell Minor
An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Aston Hutts and Sylvia
Long
Giant Squid by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohman
A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fischman and Isabel Greenberg
Odd Bods: Odd Bods: The World’s Unusual Animals by Julie Murphy
Summertime Sleepers: Animals that Estivate by Melissa Stewart and Sarah Brannen
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman You’re and
Beth Krommes
You’re Invited to a Moth Ball by Loree Griffin
Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz
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This is a great list of STEM books for bedtime. I'd add my book DREAM BIG LITTLE SCIENTISTS to the line up!
What a wonderful list! I can't wait to check out the ones I haven't read yet and explore them with my kids!