Booklist: Children's books about science

Children's Books

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Celebrating

Science!

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We've put together a list of our top recommended children's books that celebrate science! We have hand-picked our favourite books that examine key concepts from biology, chemistry and physics - as well as stories that explore scientific thinking and shine a spotlight on famous (and not-so-famous) scientists.

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A Super Sticky Mistake
A Super Sticky Mistake

Alison Donald & Rea Zhai

A Scientist Like Me
A Scientist Like Me

Olivier Cachin & Jérôme Masi

Izzy Gizmo
Izzy Gizmo

Pip Jones & Sara Ogilvie

Our World
Our World

Isabel Otter & Hannah Tolson

Aargh! There's a Skeleton Inside You!
Aargh! There's a Skeleton Inside You!

Idan Ben-Barak & Julian Frost

Marvellous Machines
Marvellous Machines

Jane Wilsher & Andres Lozano

Animal Babies
Animal Babies

Martin Jenkins & Jane McGuinness

How Your Body Works
How Your Body Works

Rosie Dickins & Ocean Mecklenburg

Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Naomi Wilkinson

Curiosity
Curiosity

Markus Motum

What are Germs?
What are Germs?

Katie Daynes & Marta Alvarez Miguens

Bug Collector
Bug Collector

Alex Griffiths

Meet the Planets
Meet the Planets

Caryl Hart & Bethan Woollvin

Me...Jane
Me...Jane

Patrick McDonnell

Atomic Adventure
Atomic Adventure

Ben Newman & Dominic Walliman

The Spacesuit
The Spacesuit

Alison Donald & Ariel Landy

Amazing Animal Homes
Amazing Animal Homes

Chris Packham & Jason Cockcroft

Counting on Katherine
Counting on Katherine

Helaine Becker & Dow Phumiruk

Shark Lady
Shark Lady

Jess Keating & Marta Alvarez Miguens

The Big Book of Blooms
The Big Book of Blooms

Yuval Zommer

Meet the Microbes
Meet the Microbes

Dr Emily Grossman & Maggie Li

What do Scientists Do All Day?
What do Scientists Do All Day?

Jane Wilsher & Maggie Li

How to Build a City
How to Build a City

Isabel Otter & Harry Woodgate

David Attenborough
David Attenborough

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Mikyo Noh

Kaleidoscope of Creatures
Kaleidoscope of Creatures

Cath Ard & Greer Stothers

Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science
Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science

Diane Stanley & Jessie Hartland

A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky
A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky

Stuart Atkinson & Brendan Kearney

Ada Twist Scientist
Ada Twist Scientist

Patricia Valdez & Felicita Sala

Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small
Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small

Dr. Jess Wade & Melissa Castrillón

Gut-Wrenching Gravity
Gut-Wrenching Gravity

Anna Claybourne

Dr Maggie's Grand Tour
Dr Maggie's Grand Tour

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock & Chelen Ecija

Cookie
Cookie

Konnie Huq

Manfish
Manfish

Jennifer Berne & Éric Puybaret

The Science of Goo
The Science of Goo

DK

illumanatomy
illumanatomy
Brain Fizzing Facts
Brain Fizzing Facts

Dr Emily Grossman & Alice Bowsher (Illustrator

The DNA Book
The DNA Book

DK

The Variety of Life
The Variety of Life

Nicola Davies & Lorna Scobie

Scientists
Scientists

DK

Lift-The-Flap Periodic Table
Lift-The-Flap Periodic Table

Alice James & Shaw Nielsen

Joan Procter; Dragon Doctor
Joan Procter; Dragon Doctor

Patricia Valdez & Felicita Sala

Alice Dent and the Incredible Germs
Alice Dent and the Incredible Germs

Gwen Lowe

Gut Garden
Gut Garden

Katie Brosnan

Bones
Bones

MR Jules Howard & Chervelle Fryer

Max Einstein
Max Einstein

James Patterson

Marie Curie and Her Daughters
Marie Curie and Her Daughters

Imogen Greenberg & Isabel Greenberg

Science is Magic
Science is Magic

Steve Mould

School's Cancelled (Anisha, Accidental Detective)
School's Cancelled (Anisha, Accidental Detective)

Serena Patel & Emma McCann

Groundbreaking Scientists
Groundbreaking Scientists

J.P. Miller

The Speed of Starlight
The Speed of Starlight

Colin Stuart & Ximo Abadía

Nature's Light Spectacular
Nature's Light Spectacular

Katy Flint & Cornelia Li

Secret Science
Secret Science

Dara O Briain & Dan Bramall

International Space Station
International Space Station

Clive Gifford & Dan Schlitzkus

Kay's Marvelllous Medicine
Kay's Marvelllous Medicine

Adam Kay

A World of Discovery
A World of Discovery

Richard Platt & James Brown

Geology
Geology

Emily Dodd & Robbie Cathro

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