3rd Grade

Maria Merian's artwork and close study of insects become a vivid portrait of careful looking and scientific artistry.

Children and trees are compared through a lyrical meditation on growth, rootedness, change, and interdependence.

An inviting nonfiction voice introduces tides, currents, creatures, and the power of the ocean to young readers.

A very old rock tells younger natural neighbors what he has witnessed across ages of geologic time.

Bright diagrams and simple explanations show how plants become food and how sunlight, water, and growth connect to our plates.

Patricia Bath's work in medicine and innovation becomes a child-friendly biography about problem-solving and vision care.

Maria Merian's fascination with insects and metamorphosis becomes a vivid story about observation, art, and scientific wonder.

Mae Jemison's love of science, dance, and possibility becomes a rhyming biography full of momentum and encouragement.

Luis Agassiz Fuertes and scientists of the deep help reveal a giant squid in a story that combines art, curiosity, and ocean research.

Katherine Johnson's life and mathematical brilliance become a lively story about persistence, numbers, and spaceflight.