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Explore science picture books that spark curiosity about the natural world, invention, discovery, and how things work. This collection is useful for STEM-themed reading, classroom extensions, and children who love asking questions.

Ocean Speaks

Jess Keating

Jane Wilsher

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

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Old Rock (is not boring)

Deb Pilutti

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

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A Seed Grows

Antoinette Portis

Minimal text and clear visuals trace the patient changes that carry a seed into flower and then into new seed again.

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Plants Feed Me

Lizzy Rockwell

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

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Summer Birds

Margarita Engle

Julie Paschkis

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

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The Astronaut with a Song for the Stars

Julia Finley Mosca

Daniel Rieley

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

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Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea

Robert Burleigh

Raul Colon

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

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The Bluest of Blues

Fiona Robinson

Anna Atkins's fascination with plants and cyanotype photography becomes a story about science, art, and innovation.

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What's Inside a Flower?

Rachel Ignotofsky

Detailed diagrams and friendly narration explain the life cycle and inner structures of flowering plants.

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Ada Twist, Scientist

Andrea Beaty

David Roberts

Ada's endless questions turn everyday observations into a celebration of curiosity, science, and persistence.

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