STEMAZing Picture Books
Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Māestro (author) and Lorettā Krupinski (illustrator)
This book includes simple, fun diagrams that help introduce concepts like photosynthesis and the different types of leaves. This book also includes a list of the best spots to view leaves changing color as well as simple activities to do with leaves, like leaf rubbings and leaf pressings.
Read MoreLet’s Go Rock Collecting by Rome Gans (author) and Holly Keller (illustrator)
Readers follow two enthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to their collection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptian pyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on a finger to the pebbles under your feet, rocks are everywhere!
Read MoreHow a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordān (author) and Lorettā Krupinski (illustrator)
This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. Plus it includes a find out more activity section with a simple experiment encouraging kids to discover what a seed needs to grow. This is a Level 1 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores…
Read MoreWhat Makes Day and Night by Frānklyn M Brānley (author) and Ārthur Dorros (illustrator)
This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, uses simple, fun diagrams and a guided experiment to explain what makes day and night. This book also includes a find out more section with additional activities to track nocturnal animals and to compare different times of…
Read MoreSimple Machine by D. J. Ward (author) and Mike Lowery (illustrator)
Machines help make work easier, like when you need to lift something heavy or reach way up high. Can you adjust a seesaw to lift an elephant? What happens when you combine two or more simple machines? Read and find out out in the proven winner Simple Machines! This clear and appealing science book for early…
Read MoreWhat If You Had Animal Feet!? by Sandra Markle (author) and Howard McWilliam (illustrator)
If you could have any animal’s feet, whose would you choose? WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL FEET? is the next book in the successful WHAT IF series by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Howard McWilliam, following the very popular WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL TEETH? and WHAT YOU IF HAD ANIMAL HAIR? This latest edition teaches…
Read MoreWhat If You Had Animal Teeth!? by Sandra Markle (author) and Howard McWilliam (illustrator)
If you could have any animal’s front teeth, whose would you choose? WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL TEETH takes children on a fun, informative, and imaginative journey as they explore what it would be like if their own front teeth were replaced by those of a different animal. Featuring a dozen animals (beaver, great white…
Read MoreWhat If You had Animal Ears!? by Sandra Markle (author) and Howard McWilliam (illustrator)
If you could have any animal’s ears, whose would you choose? What if you woke up one morning and your ears weren’t yours? What If You Had Animal Ears explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an animal’s ears instead of your own! The next imaginative book in the What…
Read MoreWhat If You Had an Animal Tail!? by Sandra Markle (author) and Howard McWilliam (illustrator)
If you could have any animal’s tail, whose would you choose? What if you woke up one morning and you had sprouted a tail overnight? What If You Had An Animal Tail? — the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series — explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw…
Read MoreWhat If You Had Animal Hair!? by Sandra Markle (author) and Howard McWilliam (illustrator)
If you could have any animal’s hair, whose would you choose? If you had a polar bear’s double coat, you would never have to wear a hat when playing in the snow. If you had reindeer hair, it could help you stay afloat in water. And if you had a porcupine’s hair, no bully would…
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