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best childrens books about women and girls in stem

Women & Girls in STEM

Recommended children’s books about women and girls in STEM

Featuring real-life stories alongside fast-paced fiction, this list of books about STEM puts women and girls in the starring role!

This list of the best children’s books about women and girls in STEM will introduce young readers to some of the most important women in STEM history – from DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin to human computer Katherine Johnson.

Alongside these real-life stories, our selected picturebooks and chapter books feature favourite characters like Izzy Gizmo, Cookie and Harley Hitch to help bring STEM to life for children of all ages!

best childrens books about famous scientists

Famous Scientists

Recommended children’s books about famous scientists

Discover the inspirational lives of scientists and learn about the groundbreaking discoveries and incredible inventions that made them famous!

This list of the best children’s books about famous scientists will introduce young readers to some of the most important scientific minds in history – from Einstein in On a Beam of Light to Stephen Hawking, and from Marie Curie and her Daughters to Rosalind Franklin.

This carefully curated collection of real-life science stories will help to bring scientific history to life, and help children to see scientific advances through the eyes of those inspirational people who made them happen.

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