2020 Outstanding Science Trade Books
Book recommendations for educators, librarians, parents, and guardians of the best children’s books with science content in 2019
A Computer Called Katherine
By: Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by:
Veronica Miller Jamison
Veronica Miller Jamison
ISBN: 9780316435178
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
All in a Drop
By: Lori Alexander
Illustrated by:
Vivien Mildenberger
Vivien Mildenberger
ISBN: 9781328884206
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Amazing Evolution
By: Anna Claybourne
Illustrated by:
Wesley Robins
Wesley Robins
ISBN: 9781782407379
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Beyond Words
By: Carl Safina
Illustrated by:
Carl Safina
Carl Safina
ISBN: 9781250144638
Nonfiction, Teen, Science
Counting the Stars
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
Raúl Colón
Raúl Colón
ISBN: 9781534404755
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Darwin
By: Fabien Grolleau
Illustrated by:
Jérémie Royer
Jérémie Royer
ISBN: 9781910620502
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist
By: Christine Evans
Illustrated by:
Yasmin Imamura
Yasmin Imamura
ISBN: 9781943147663
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Exemplary Evidence
By: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Illustrated by:
Linda Olliver
Linda Olliver
ISBN: 9781681403618
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Fanatical About Frogs
By: Owen Davey
Illustrated by:
Owen Davey
Owen Davey
ISBN: 9781912497980
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Hawking
By: Jim Ottaviani
Illustrated by:
Leland Myrick
Leland Myrick
ISBN: 9781626720251
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life
By: Laurie Wallmark
Illustrated by:
Katy Wu
Katy Wu
ISBN: 9781454926917
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
Homes in the Wild
By: Lita Judge
Illustrated by:
Lita Judge
Lita Judge
ISBN: 9781626727243
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Instructions Not Included
By: Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn
Illustrated by:
Chelsea Beck
Chelsea Beck
ISBN: 9781368011051
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Into the Deep
By: Wolfgang Dreyer
Illustrated by:
Annika Siems
Annika Siems
ISBN: 9783791373904
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Look Up with Me
By: Jennifer Berne
Illustrated by:
Lorraine Nam
Lorraine Nam
ISBN: 9780062844941
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Mario and the Hole in the Sky
By: Elizabeth Rusch
Illustrated by:
Teresa Martínez
Teresa Martínez
ISBN: 9781580895811
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Mario y el agujero en el cielo
By: Elizabeth Rusch
Illustrated by:
Teresa Martínez
Teresa Martínez
ISBN: 9781580895828
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Nine Months
By: Miranda Paul
Illustrated by:
Jason Chin
Jason Chin
ISBN: 9780823441617
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Nose Knows
By: Emmanuelle Figueras
Illustrated by:
Claire de Gastold
Claire de Gastold
ISBN: 9781912920075
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Not a Butterfly Alphabet Book
By: Jerry Pallotta
Illustrated by:
Shennen Bersani
Shennen Bersani
ISBN: 9781580896894
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Now You Know What You Eat
By: Valorie Fisher
Illustrated by:
Valorie Fisher
Valorie Fisher
ISBN: 9781338215465
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Overview, Young Explorer’s Edition
By: Benjamin Grant with Sandra Markle
ISBN: 9781984832023
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Pollen
By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
Peter Willis
Peter Willis
ISBN: 9781629441191
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Secret Engineer
By: Rachel Dougherty
Illustrated by:
Rachel Dougherty
Rachel Dougherty
ISBN: 9781250155320
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
The Butterfly House
By: Katy Flint
Illustrated by:
Alice Pattullo
Alice Pattullo
ISBN: 9781786039750
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Titanosaur
By: Diego Pol and José Luis Carballido
Illustrated by:
Florencia Gigena
Florencia Gigena
ISBN: 9781338207392
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
Unseen Worlds
By: Hélène Rajcak and Damien Laverdunt
Illustrated by:
Hélène Rajcak and Damien Laverdunt
Hélène Rajcak and Damien Laverdunt
ISBN: 9781999968014
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
What Miss Mitchell Saw
By: Hayley Barrett
Illustrated by:
Diana Sudyka
Diana Sudyka
ISBN: 9781481487597
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
Wilderness
By: Mia Cassany
Illustrated by:
Marcos Navarro
Marcos Navarro
ISBN: 9783791373720
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science