STEMAZing Picture Books
Grow! Raise! Catch! by Shelley Rotner
Farmers and fishermen show off their bounty in this celebration of agriculture and healthy eating! Bright, enticing photographs of plants, animals, and the people who work to raise them are paired with an accessible text explaining the different kinds of farms that produce our food. Fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, meat, eggs, and fish are represented,…
Read MoreAbove and Below by Patricia Hegarty
Lift the lid on eight animal habitats to see the extraordinary natural stories that happen above and below the surface. From the rainforest to the ocean and the macro to the micro, lift the flap to explore the fascinating relationships occurring in each of the world’s ecosystems.
Read MoreLola Planta un Jardín por Anna McQuinn (autora) y Rosalind Beardshaw (ilustradora)
¿Cómo crece tu jardín? Lola, amante de los libros, se inspira en una colección de poemas de jardín que lee con su mamá. Quiere plantar su propio jardín de hermosas flores, así que ella y mamá van a la biblioteca a sacar libros sobre jardinería. Eligen sus flores y compran sus semillas. Cavan y plantan.…
Read MoreLola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn (author) and Rosalind Beardshaw (illustrator)
How does your garden grow? Book-loving Lola is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her mommy. She wants to plant her own garden of beautiful flowers, so she and Mommy go to the library to check out books about gardening. They choose their flowers and buy their seeds. They dig…
Read MoreKaia and the Bees by Maribeth Boelts (author) and Angela Dominguez (illustrator)
Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia’s dad is a beekeeper. Her dad says that the world needs bees and that’s why they are beekeepers. But only he goes on the roof, not…
Read MoreSylvia’s Spinach by Katherine Pryor (author) and Anna Raff (illustrator)
Sylvia Spivens always says no to spinach. But one day Sylvia’s teacher gives her a packet of spinach seeds to plant for the school garden. Overcoming her initial reluctance and giving the seeds a little love and patience, Sylvia discovers the joy of growing food and the pleasure of tasting something new. Parents will identify…
Read MoreCharolotte the Scientist Finds a Cure by Camille Andros (author) and Brianne Farley (illustrator)
The animals of the forest are all getting sick and no one can figure out why. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and help her friends and family, Charlotte dives into some serious medical science. But when the doctors and other scientists don’t take her work seriously, she sets out to find…
Read MoreThe Brilliant Deep by Kate Messener (author) and Mathew Forsythe (illustrator)
All it takes is one: One coral gamete to start a colony One person to make a difference One idea to change the world The ongoing efforts to save and rebuild the world’s coral reefs–with hammer and glue, and grafts of newly grown coral–are the living legacy of Ken Nedimyer. Kate Messner and Matthew Forsythe…
Read MoreLittle Leader Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the irresistible board book adaptation of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History. Among these women, you’ll find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things – bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls…
Read MoreMalarkey and the Big Trap by Stephen Kensky (author) and Michele Shortley (illustrator)
Malarkey the cat hopes the mousetrap he invents works in time for dinner
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