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First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden

Written by Susan Grigsby and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell

This story connects Thomas Jefferson’s garden pea contest to a gardening contest in a classroom 200...

1st - 4th

Flying Solo: How Ruth Elder Soared Into America’s Heart

Written by Julie Cummins and Illustrated by Malene Laugesen

A beauty queen gets the itch to fly across the Atlantic. When her plane lands in the ocean, her...

1st - 4th

Iggy Peck, Architect

Written by Andrea Beatty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Iggy Peck loves to build things and solve problems, sometimes out of the strangest materials. His...

K - 4th

S Is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet

Written by Larry Verstraete and Illustrated by David Geister

From Galileo and his theory on measurement to Rachel Carson and her environmental book Silent Spring...

1st - 4th

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales

Written by Dawn Casey and Illustrated by Anne Wilson

In this anthology of folktales, readers will learn about how different cultures live in harmony with...

K - 6th

Track that Scat!

Written by Lisa Morlock and Illustrated by Carrie Ann Bradshaw

As Finn and her dog Skeeter venture through the woods, they discover which animals are close by from...

1st - 4th

Volcano Rising

Written by Elizabeth Rusch and Illustrated by Susan Swan

Volcano Rising, a differentiated text with a read-aloud portion, tells the story of how volcanoes...

1st - 4th

What in the Wild?: Mysteries of Nature Concealed . . . and Revealed

Written by David Schwartz and Yael Schy and Illustrated by Dwight Kuhn

A mystery animal lurks behind each page. Readers will use the accompanying riddles to gather clues...

1st - 4th

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca

A look back at the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. This nonfiction book takes the reader on the eight-day...

Pre-K - 5th

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

Written by Jennifer Berne and Illustrated by Vladmir Radunsky

Curious about the mysteries of the world, young Albert is full of questions. This picture book...

1st - 4th

T is for Time

Written by Marie Smith and Roland Smith and Illustrated by Renee Graef

Got a minute? This book introduces an alphabet of scientific history related to telling time. Read...

1st - 5th

The Secret Galaxy

Written by Fran Hodgkins and Illustrated by Mike Taylor

What do you see when you look into the night sky? The Secret Galaxy explains some of the secrets of...

1st - 6th

From Seed to Maple Tree

Written by Laura Purdie Salas and Illustrated by Jeff Yesh

This book takes children through the life cycle of one single organism: a maple tree. Using...

K - 4th

What Happens to a Hamburger?

Written by Paul Showers and Illustrated by Edward Miller

This book explains to children what happens to food after it goes in your mouth. lt follows the...

K - 4th

Code Your Own Games!: 20 Games to Create with Scratch

Written by Max Wainewright and Illustrated by Sterling Children's Books

Helpful step-by-step instructions help budding coders learn all of the essential skills to get...

1st - 6th

DK Workbooks: Coding in Scratch: Games Workbook

Written by Jon Woodcock and Steve Setford and Illustrated by DK

Go from playing games to creating them by building basic programming skills with Scratch.

1st - 4th

DK Workbooks: Coding with Scratch Workbook

Written by Jon Woodcock and Illustrated by DK

Build basic programming skills and learn all about the amazing tool Scratch with this exciting...

1st - 4th

DK Workbooks: Computer Coding

Written by Jon Woodcock and Illustrated by DK

Go from browsing to building with basic programming skills learned with Scratch.

1st - 4th

DK Workbooks: Scratch Challenge Workbook

Written and Illustrated by DK

For Scratch users who are ready to move on to move onto bigger challenges for the free programming...

1st - 4th

How to Code: A Step-By-Step Guide to Computer Coding

Written by Max Wainewright and Illustrated by Sterling Children's Books

With step-by-step instructions and robot helpers, learn all about mastering the art of coding and...

1st - 6th

The Official ScratchJr Book: Help Your Kids Learn to Code

Written by Marina Umaschi Bers and Mitchel Resnick

Learn all about Scratch, the wildly popular beginner computer programming language used by millions...

K - 4th

Cloud Chaser

Written by Anne-Fleur Drillon and Illustrated by Eric Puybaret

Dreamy Emery loves doodling wild inventions . . . but when a new friend moves in next door with...

K - 5th

If You Lived Here

Written and Illustrated by Giles LaRoche

This book explores typical houses from different time periods and different countries around the...

1st - 4th