Research Guides: EDC 723: Steam Methods in Early Childhood: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Art -Prof. Kara Morton: Non-Fiction STEAM Books

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Non-Fiction STEAM Books

We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom; Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250203557
Publication Date: 2020-03-17
The Crayon Man by Natascha Biebow; Steven Salerno (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781328866844
Publication Date: 2019-03-19
Whoosh! by Chris Barton; Don Tate (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781580892971
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
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Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating; Marta Álvarez Miguéns (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781492642046
Publication Date: 2017-06-06

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The Fire of Stars by Kirsten W. Larson; Katherine Roy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781452172873
Publication Date: 2023-02-07
Santiago Saw Things Differently by Christine Iverson; Luciano Lozano (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781536224535
Publication Date: 2023-11-14
Bird Girl by Jill Esbaum; Rebecca Gibbon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781635926866
Publication Date: 2024-03-12
Giraffe Math by Stephen Swinburne; Geraldo Valério (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316346771
Publication Date: 2023-08-22
Whirligigs by Carole Boston Weatherford; Edwin Fotheringham (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781662680410
Publication Date: 2024-11-12
2025 Best STEM Book Winner
Bounce! : a scientific history of rubber
ISBN: 9781632893574
Planning Grandma's Party by Lenka Chytilova; Helena Harastova; Xiana Teimoy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9788000072869
Publication Date: 2024-10-15
Sustainable Structures by Kate McMillan
ISBN: 9780823455669
Publication Date: 2024-09-17
How to explain robotics to a grown-up
ISBN: 9781632899767
How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up by Ruth Spiro; Teresa Martinez (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781623543181
Publication Date: 2023-10-10
Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya; Kara Kramer (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781682636640
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Building a Beak by Becca McMurdie; Diana Hernández (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1645678687
Publication Date: 2024-06-11
Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior by Carole Lindstrom; Bridget George (Illustrator); Autumn Peltier (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9781250795274
Publication Date: 2023-09-19
Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine by Kate Hannigan; Sarah Green (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781635926217
Publication Date: 2023-03-14
Celebrate the inventor of the dishwasher in this inspiring STEM/STEAM picture book
The Brilliant Calculator by Jan Lower; Susan Reagan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781662680069
Publication Date: 2023-03-14
A Mathical Honor Book
Human Body Learning Lab by Betty Choi
ISBN: 9781635864885
Publication Date: 2022-11-22
What Is Math? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich; Sachiko Yoshikawa (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316337779
Publication Date: 2022-07-26
Planting Peace by Gwendolyn Hooks; Margaux Carpentier (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781623717605
Publication Date: 2023-02-07
The Steam Team Explains by Robert Winston
ISBN: 9781465493187
Publication Date: 2020-07-21
Accidents May Happen by Charlotte Foltz Jones; John A. O'Brien (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0385321627
Publication Date: 1996-05-02
Engineer in Trainiing
ISBN: 9780753444108
Animal-Inspired Robots by Robin Koontz
ISBN: 9781641564571
Publication Date: 2018-07-01
Biomimicry and Medicine by Robin Koontz
ISBN: 9781641564595
Publication Date: 2018-07-01

TeachingBooks Non-Fiction STEAM Booklist

Core Knowledge Curriculum Plans - Science

Powerful Pulley by Julie Murray
ISBN: 9798384900610
Publication Date: 2024-07-30
Simple machines, such as the pulley, are important to daily life. This title will help readers understand what a pulley is, its parts, and how it makes work easier. This title is complete with colorful and informative images, and simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Common Core Science Simple Machines

Thomas Edison by Amy Graham
ISBN: 9781598450521
Publication Date: 2008-01-16
Thomas Edison is one of history's most important and recognizable inventors. In his lifetime he was awarded a mind-boggling 1,093 patents, and is credited with having invented the modern lightbulb. Author Amy Graham covers the life of the man, focusing on his greatest achievements.

Common Core Knowledge Light and Sound Unit
Science Grade i Unit

More Non-Fiction Science Children's Books

Science Comics: Bridges by Dan Zettwoch
ISBN: 9781250216892
Publication Date: 2022-07-19
A 2023 National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Book
The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything by Laura Alary; Ellen Rooney (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781525303487
Publication Date: 2022-05-03
Little Pine Cone by Johanna Wagstaffe; Julie McLaughlin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781459828308
Publication Date: 2022-05-17
How to Hear the Universe by Patricia Valdez; Sara Palacios (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781984894595
Publication Date: 2022-03-08
Bear Builds a House by Maxwell Eaton
ISBN: 9780823447145
Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Fox by Isabel Thomas; Daniel Egnéus (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781547606924
Publication Date: 2021-11-30
A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken by Hannah Holt; Korwin Briggs (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250766496
Publication Date: 2022-02-15
Biomimicry by Dora Lee; Margot Thompson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781554534678
Publication Date: 2011-08-01
Mimic Makers
ISBN: 9781632898173
Built by Animals
ISBN: 9780711265707
Awesome Innovations Inspired by Birds by Jim Corrigan; Sharon Doorasamy (Editor)
ISBN: 9781680206036
Publication Date: 2020-07-01
Nature Did It First by Karen Ansberry; Jennifer DiRubbio (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781584696575
Publication Date: 2020-05-01
I Can Be an Awesome Inventor by Anna Claybourne
ISBN: 9780486839240
Publication Date: 2019-10-16
It Starts with a Bee by Jennie Webber (Illustrator); Words & Pictures
ISBN: 9780711270350
Publication Date: 2022-04-05
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman
Call Number: Educ. Res. QL 31 .M53 S53 2018
ISBN: 9780544717138
Publication Date: 2018-02-20
In this beautiful nonfiction biography.

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