STEMAZing Picture Books
Baby Loves the Fives Senses:Smell! by Ruth Spiro (author) and Irene Chan (illustrator)
Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of smell. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby’s sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.
Read MoreBaby Loves The Five Senses: Taste! by Ruth Spiro (author) and Irene Chance (illustrator)
Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of taste. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby’s sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.
Read MoreBaby Loves the Five Senses: Touch! by Ruth Spiro (author) and Irene Chan (illustrator)
Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of touch. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby’s sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.
Read MoreBaby Loves the Five Senses: Hearing! by Ruth Spiro (author) and Irene Chan (illustrator)
Baby loves the five senses! Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of sound and hearing. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby’s sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.
Read MoreHip, Hop, Hooray It’s Monsoon Day by Roni Capin Rivera- Ashford (author) and Richard Johnsen (illustrator)
Brought to life in this delightful story are some of nature’s most spectacular phenomena. There are few things more exciting than a monsoon storm, with its dramatic lightning, thunder, wind, and cloudbursts. “Hip Hip Hooray, It’s Monsoon Day!” is a story of how many people anticipate and celebrate the coming of the monsoon season, which…
Read MorePop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Megan McCarthy
Gum. It’s been around for centuries; from the ancient Greeks to the American Indians, everyone’s chewed it. But the best kind of gum; bubble gum! wasn’t invented until 1928, when an enterprising young accountant at Fleer Gum and Candy used his spare time to experiment with different recipes. Bubble-blowing kids everywhere will be delighted with…
Read MoreZora’s Zucchini by Katherine Pryor (author) and Anna Raff (illustrator)
A YOUNG GARDENER LEARNS ABOUT SHARING FOOD AND THE REWARDS OF GROWING A COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD.” The first zucchini of a summer garden is always exciting, but what happens when the plants just keep growing…and growing…and growing? Zora soon finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, saute, or barbecue. Fortunately the ever-resourceful girl…
Read MoreLola Gets a Cat by Anna McQuinn (author) and Rosalina Beardshaw (illustrator)
Lola wants a cat, but Mommy says taking care of a pet is a lot of work. So Lola does her homework. At the library she finds books about cats and pet care and she and Mommy learn as much as they can. She pretends her stuffed kitty is real and practices taking care of…
Read MoreSkulls! by Blair Thornburgh (author) and Scott Campbell (illustrator)
You probably don’t think much about skulls. So what’s the big deal about them? Well, every head of every person you’ve ever seen has a skull inside. And that includes YOU!
Read MoreSharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello (Spanish and English Edition)
At the age of twelve, Julio moved to Lima to continue his education. While in medical school, he discovered an article about the skulls he had found. The skulls had long ago been sent to Lima to be studied by scientists. The article renewed Julio’s interest in his ancestry, and he decided to devote his…
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