I created this post as part of the annual Nonfiction Picture Book 10 for 10 (#nf10for10) event started by Cathy Mere (@CathyMere) and Mandy Robek (@mandyrobeck) in 2013.
My list includes ten STEM picture books that I’m
really looking forward to in 2017, including one that I wrote. J Here they are in alphabetical order:
Can an Aardvark Bark? by Melissa Stewart;
Illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Beach Lane/Simon and Schuster)
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin (Roaring
Brook Press/Macmillan)
Exploring Space: From Galileo to the Mars Rover and Beyond by
Martin Jenkins; Illustrated by Stephen Biesty (Candlewick Press)
Feathers and Hair, What to Wear by
Jennifer Ward; Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong (Beach Lane/Simon and Schuster)
Newton’s Rainbow: The Revolutionary Discoveries of a Young Scientist by Kathryn Lasky; Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan)
Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner; Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal (Chronicle Books)
Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World by Allan Drummond (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan)
Round by Joyce Sidman; Illustrated by Taeeun
Yoo (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Shell, Beak, Tusk: Shared Traits and the Wonders of Adaptation by Bridget Heos (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
What Makes a Monster? Discovering the World’s Scariest Creatures by Jess Keating; Illustrated by David DeGrand (Alfred
A. Knopf Books/Penguin Randome House)
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Thank you for an awesome list! Can't wait to read your newest book!
A list of books to pre-order – how clever and dangerous. I can't wait to look at all of them and I love the sneak peak of yours. The cover for What Makes a Monster is just a bit scary too! We are so thrilled to have you join us!
We have a couple of overlapping titles on our lists, Melissa!
I'm looking forward to your new book with Steve Jenkins. What an awesome collaboration that must be!
So excited for all of these! We have some great reading ahead!
Adding all titles to Goodreads under the category "Sibert Smackdown Contenders" – thank you, Melissa! What an awesome list!
I'm happy to see a new book from you, Melissa, new to me! I've heard of Grand Canyon and Over and Under The Pond, but the others, too, are new. Wow, they all look wonderful. Thanks!
These are awesome – I'm sure many will end up on people's 2018 #nf10for10 lists! I love Kate Messner's "over and under" series – exciting!
Such a great list, Melissa! Cannot wait to read yours, as well as the rest of the list!
This is a great list! I can't wait to find some of these and share them with my students!
I have a few of these on my list of books I want to read that are being released in a few weeks. I don't know your most recent book and plan to read that next. Thanks:)
We can't wait to read all of these. Thank you for sharing what will be published soon – Our TBR stack is growing!
I can't wait to get my hands on these titles. Another book by Jess Keating. Yay! I've marked this post for a return. Thank you for always keeping us up on the latest in nonfiction books.
Thanks for starting the #nf10for10. So many great titles on these lists.
Happy Reading, Ladies!
I really enjoyed your list too!
I'm looking forward to them too.
Thanks, Maria. So many good nonfiction titles in 2017.
I feel so lucky to have been paired with Steve Jenkins. He's one of my favorite author-illustrators.
I bet you're right. Some of these titles are bound to become really popular with kids.
I don't think they're all eligible for the Sibert Smackdown. A couple of the authors aren't U.S. citizens.
I totally agree, Michele. Thanks for your comment.
I'm looking forward to reading them too. They're by some of my favorite authors.
Thanks so much for making #nf10for10 a reality, Mandy.
Thanks, Kathleen. It will be published in June.
Awesome list! Thanks for sharing more awesome titles for me to read aloud for #classroombookaday!