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My 17 Favorite STEM Books of 2018

Last year, around this time, I decided to
post my 10 favorite STEM books of the year. But guess what . . . I ended up
with twelve. I just couldn’t narrow it down.

This year, I promised I’d be stricter with myself. But, once
again, it was so, so hard.

What’s the solution? I’m picking 17! Three of my
favorites appeared on my #SibertSmackdown list a couple of weeks ago:

Joan
Procter, Dragon Doctor by Patricia Valdez, illustrated by
Felicita Sala;

Otis
and Will Discover the Deep: The
Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere by Barb Rosenstock,
illustrated by Katherine Roy

Stretch
to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth by
Carrie Pearson, illustrated by Susan Swan


Today, I’m sharing 14 more. Some of these aren’t eligible for
the Sibert, and some are middle grade titles. (The #SibertSmackdown activity
focuses on picture books.) And one of them is fiction!

I recommend adding all of these titles to your collection. The are well written, full of kid appeal, and most importantly of all, scientifically accurate.

Bonkers About Beetles by Owen Dewey

The
Boy and the Diamond: The Creation of
Diamonds and The Life of H. Tracy Hall by
Hannah Holt, illustrated by Jay Fleck

Bugs
Don’t Hug: Six-Legged Parents and Their Kids
by Heather Montgomery, illustrated by Stephen Stone

Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Thomas Gonzlaez

Cute
as Axolotl: Discovering the World’s Most
Adorable Animals by Jess Keating,
illustrated by David deGrand

Eavesdropping
on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation by
Patricia Newman

Flying
Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible
Alvin by Michelle Cusolito, illustrated by Nicole Wong

Following Baxter by Barb Kerley

The
Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria
Merian’s Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman

Itch: Everything You Didn’t Want to Know About What Makes You Scratch by Anita Sanchez, illustrated by Gilbert Ford

Nothing
Stopped Sophie: The Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain by
Cheryl Bardoe, illustrated by Barbara McClintock

Something
Rotten: A Fresh Look at Road Kill by Heather Montgomery

Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil DeGrasse Tyson by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer, illustrated by Frank Morrison

5 Responses

  3. I read Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor last school year for #Classroombookaday and the kids loved it! Now I'll have to check out the others…

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