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Be Curious: Science Books for Children

Books on all kinds of science topics for kids of all ages!

Backyard detective : critters up close
Backyard detective : critters up close
by Nic Bishop
Do you know which ones will grow?
Do you know which ones will grow?
by Susan A Shea
Experiments with simple machines
Experiments with simple machines
by Salvatore Tocci
It's elementary!
It's elementary!
by Robert M. L Winston
First the egg
First the egg
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
I face the wind
I face the wind
by Vicki Cobb
Light : shadows, mirrors, and rainbows
Light : shadows, mirrors, and rainbows
by Natalie M Rosinsky
Kitchen science
Kitchen science
by Shar Levine
Let's try it out in the water : hands-on early- learning science activities
Let's try it out in the water : hands-on…
by Seymour Simon
Never smile at a monkey : and 17 other important things to remember
Never smile at a monkey : and 17 other…
by Steve Jenkins
My five senses
My five senses
by Aliki.
Looking closely through the forest
Looking closely through the forest
by Frank Serafini
Red-eyed tree frog
Red-eyed tree frog
by Joy Cowley
Our solar system
Our solar system
by Seymour Simon
Nic Bishop spiders
Nic Bishop spiders
by Nic Bishop
The belly book
The belly book
by Fran Manushkin
Splish! splash! animal baths
Splish! splash! animal baths
by April Pulley Sayre
The tiny seed
The tiny seed
by Eric Carle
The planets
The planets
by Gail Gibbons
Waiting for wings
Waiting for wings
by Lois Ehlert
What happens to a hamburger?
What happens to a hamburger?
by Paul Showers
What do you do with a tail like this?
What do you do with a tail like this?
by Steve Jenkins
What is the world made of? : all about solids, liquids, and gases
What is the world made of? : all about…
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
What will the weather be?
What will the weather be?
by Lynda DeWitt
What makes a magnet?
What makes a magnet?
by Franklyn M. 1915-2002 Branley
Yuck!
Yuck!
by Mick Manning
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