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2023 Best STEM Books

Book recommendations for educators, librarians, parents, and guardians of the best children’s books with STEM content in 2022.

 
American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South

American Murderer

By: Gail Jarrow
ISBN: 9781684378159
Nonfiction, Teen, Mental/Physical Health
 
Bear Builds a House

Bear Builds a House

By: Maxwell Eaton, III
Illustrated by:
Maxwell Eaton, III
ISBN: 9780823447145
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions

Lion Lights

By: Richard Turere and Shelly Pollock
Illustrated by:
Sonia Possentini
ISBN: 9780884488859
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
 
Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts: An Introduction to Infographics

Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts

By: Stuart J. Murphy
Illustrated by:
Teresa Bellón
ISBN: 9781580898232
Nonfiction, 7-12, Math
 
Superpower?: The Wearable-Tech Revolution

Superpower?

By: Elaine Kachala
Illustrated by:
Belle Wuthrich
ISBN: 9781459828278
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Action!: How Movies Began

Action!

By: Meghan McCarthy
Illustrated by:
Meghan McCarthy
ISBN: 9781534452305
Nonfiction, 4-6, Music / Art
 
The Amazing World of Video Game Development

The Amazing World of Video Game Development

By: Denis Galanin
Illustrated by:
Denis Galanin
ISBN: 9781641707497
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space

Blast Off!

By: Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by:
Sally Wern Comport
ISBN: 9781684372416
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession

Blips on a Screen

By: Kate Hannigan
Illustrated by:
Zachariah Ohora
ISBN: 9780593306710
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Break Down!

Break Down!

By: Mara Grunbaum
ISBN:  9781426373053
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Concrete: From the Ground Up

Concrete

By: Larissa Theule
Illustrated by:
Steve Light
ISBN: 9781536212501
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Edward Lorenz and the Chaotic Butterflies

Edward Lorenz and the Chaotic Butterflies

By: Robert Black
Illustrated by:
Christopher Tice
ISBN: 9780880927857
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
 
How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower

How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower

By: Emma Bland Smith
Illustrated by:
Lia Visirin
ISBN: 9781684464784
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
How to Hear the Universe: Gaby González and the Search for Einstein’s Ripples in Space-Time

How to Hear the Universe

By: Patricia Valdez
Illustrated by:
Sara Palacios
ISBN: 9781984894595
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Imhotep of Ancient Kemet

Imhotep of Ancient Kemet

By: Ekiuwa Aire
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Kyrpenko and Simbarashe Langton Vera
ISBN: 9781777117993
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
 
In Our Garden

In Our Garden

By: Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by:
Melissa Crowton
ISBN: 9781984812100
Fiction, 4-6, Science
 
The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration

The Mystery of the Monarchs

By: Barb Rosenstock
Illustrated by:
Erika Meza
ISBN: 9781984829566
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
No Boundaries: 25 Women Explorers and Scientists Share Adventures, Inspiration, and Advice

No Boundaries

By: Gabby Salazar and Clare Fieseler
ISBN: 9781426371769
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Penny, the Engineering Tail of the Fourth Little Pig

Penny, the Engineering Tail of the Fourth Little Pig

By: Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes
Illustrated by:
Hannah Marks
ISBN: 9781684464814
Fiction, 4-6, Science
 
Science Comics: Bridges: Engineering Masterpieces

Science Comics

By: Dan Zettwoch
ISBN: 9781250216892
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Sleuth & Solve: Science

Sleuth & Solve

By: Ana Gallo
Illustrated by:
Victor Escandell
ISBN: 9781797214559
Fiction, 7-12, Science
 
Something Great

Something Great

By: Jeanette Bradley
Illustrated by:
Jeanette Bradley
ISBN: 9781646141715
Fiction, 7-12, Concepts
 
What Is Math?

What Is Math?

By: Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by:
Sachiko Yoshikawa
ISBN: 9780316337779
Nonfiction, 4-6, Math
 
Zhang Heng and the Incredible Earthquake Detector

Zhang Heng and the Incredible Earthquake Detector

By: Randel McGee
Illustrated by:
Randel McGee
ISBN: 9781641701686
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
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