STEM

Children’s Book Review: The Fire of Stars by Kirsten W. Larson

Cecilia Payne loved science as a child but was told she couldn't become a scientist. She proved them wrong by becoming an astronomer at Harvard and discovering the recipe for stars.
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#NonFicNov Full of Life by Isabel Thomas

Full of Life teaches middle-grade readers about the importance of the tree of life from the tiniest microorganism to the blue whale.
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Children’s Book Review: Sleuth & Solve Science by Victor Escandell

In Sleuth & Solve: Science, kids will use scientific principles to solve easy to difficult mysteries and then try experiments to see the answers come to life.
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Children’s Book Review: Digestion! The Musical by Adam Rex

In Digestion! The Musical, kids will learn the path a piece of candy takes through the body all the way to the bathroom visit with hilarity and science.
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Summer Read-to-Learn: Weird but True Know it All: Rocks & Minerals by Michael Burgan

The study of rocks and minerals includes a wide variety of land forms and topics. Kids love the Weird but True series for its amazing photos and fun facts!
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Summer Read-to-Learn: What About Science by Bertrand Fichou and Marc Beynié

The first in the upcoming What About series, answering all the science questions that kids want answers to.
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Children’s Book Review: The Secret Science of Sports by Jennifer Swanson

Helping kids understand the science behind their particular sport will help them become better overall athletes in whatever sport they decide to play.
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Children’s Book Review: Who is a Scientist? by Laura Gehl

There are all different types of scientists and they don't just sit in a lab behind a microscope but in their free time, they like to surf and bake and eat tacos.
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#NonFicNov Children’s Book Review: The Weather Pop-Up Book by Maike Biederstaedt

Kids can learn all about the weather through an informative pop-up book.
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Children’s Book Review: Code This! by Jennifer Szymanski

Middle-grade kids will love learning all about coding from the basics to even the more challenging experiments.
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Stacie's read-in-2022 book montage

Master Your Core: A Science-Based Guide to Achieve Peak Performance and Resilience to Injury
Hidden Figures
Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living
Waiting for Tom Hanks
The Maid
The Other Black Girl
Anxious People
The Body
Great American Road Trips- National Parks: Discover insider tips, must see stops , nearby attractions  more
Apples Never Fall
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
The Vanishing Half
How to Find Your Way Home
People We Meet on Vacation
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel
Wave
Dear Evan Hansen
The Unsinkable Greta James
The Road We Took


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