2025 Best STEM Books
Book recommendations for educators, librarians, parents, and guardians of the best children’s books with STEM content in 2024.
American Wings—Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
By: Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein
ISBN: 9780593323984
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Artificial Intelligence
By: Edited by Avery Elizabeth Hurt
ISBN: 9781534509511
Fiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
Bounce!
By: Sarah Albee
Illustrated by:
Eileen Ryan Ewen
Eileen Ryan Ewen
ISBN: 9781623543792
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Building a Beak—How a Toucan’s Rescue Inspired the World
By: Becca McMurdie
Illustrated by:
Diana Hernández
Diana Hernández
ISBN: 9781645678687
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees, and Other Animals with Mind-Blowing Mathematical Abilities
By: Stephanie Gibeault
Illustrated by:
Jaclyn Sinquett
Jaclyn Sinquett
ISBN: 9781536230017
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Codebreaker Charlotte
By: Cedar Wang
Illustrated by:
Cedar Wang
Cedar Wang
ISBN: 9781605379999
Fiction, 4-6, Historical Fiction
Else B. in the Sea—The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the Deep
By: Jeanne W. Harvey
Illustrated by:
Melodie Stacey
Melodie Stacey
ISBN: 9781949480283
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Enigma Girls—How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II
By: Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9781338749571
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube
By: Kerry Aradhya
Illustrated by:
Kara Kramer
Kara Kramer
ISBN: 9781682636640
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera
By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
Nik Henderson
Nik Henderson
ISBN: 9780593426814
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Fabulous Fannie Farmer—Kitchen Scientist and America’s Cook
By: Emma Bland Smith
Illustrated by:
Susan Reagan
Susan Reagan
ISBN: 9781635926125
Nonfiction, 4-6, Food / Cooking
How Do You Turn Data into Drawings? A Statistics Book about Graphs and Data
By: Clayton Grider
Illustrated by:
Srimalie Bassani
Srimalie Bassani
ISBN: 9781486729708
Nonfiction, 7-12, Math
How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up
By: Ruth Spiro
Illustrated by:
Teresa Martínez
Teresa Martínez
ISBN: 9781623543198
Nonfiction, 4-6, Careers / Hobbies
The Little Green Swing (Little Ruby’s Big Ideas)
By: Brenda Maier
Illustrated by:
Sonia Sánchez
Sonia Sánchez
ISBN: 9781338816198
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
Planning Grandma’s Party—Measurements, Fractions, and Fun
By: Lenka Chytilova/Helena Harastova
Illustrated by:
Xiana Teimoy
Xiana Teimoy
ISBN: 9788000072869
Nonfiction, 7-12, Math
The Shape of Things—How Mapmakers Picture Our World
By: Dean Robbins
Illustrated by:
Matt Tavares
Matt Tavares
ISBN: 9780593479254
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
Skybound! Starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, Daredevil Aeronaut and Scientist
By: Sue Ganz-Schmitt
Illustrated by:
Iacopo Bruno
Iacopo Bruno
ISBN: 9781635928150
Nonfiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Sustainable Structures—15 Eco-Conscious Buildings Around the World
By: Kate McMillan
ISBN: 9780823455669
Nonfiction, 7-12, Art / Performing Arts
Up Periscope! How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding
By: Jennifer Swanson
Illustrated by:
Veronica Miller Jamison
Veronica Miller Jamison
ISBN: 9780316565486
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Urban Coyotes
By: Mary Kay Carson
Illustrated by:
Tom Uhlman
Tom Uhlman
ISBN: 9780063271470
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Whirligigs—The Wondrous Windmills of Vollis Simpson’s Imagination
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Edwin Fotheringham
Edwin Fotheringham
ISBN: 9781662680410
Nonfiction, 4-6, Art / Performing Arts
Wildlife Crossings—Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World
By: Catherine Barr
Illustrated by:
Christiane Engel
Christiane Engel
ISBN: 9781536236255
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
A Window into the Ocean Twilight Zone
By: Michelle Cusolito
ISBN: 9781623543020
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
Yumbo Gumbo
By: Keila V. Dawson
Illustrated by:
Katie Crumpton
Katie Crumpton
ISBN: 9781623543259
Fiction, 4-6, Math
