Recommended children’s books about everyday materials
This collection of children’s books about everyday materials will help young readers to learn all about the materials we use in our day-to-day lives, their properties and how we use them.
From small-scale materials in Nano to a whole house in The Mellons Build an Eco House, and from everyday clothes in Why Do We Wear Clothes? to extraordinary workwear in The Spacesuit, these stories help children discover the huge range of materials that make up the things around them – while A Planet Full of Plastic and Rubbish? challenge young readers to consider the sustainability and environmental impact of the materials that we use every single day.