Science Reads: Math! Recommended reads for school age children

Updated April 8, 2024
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It's a numbers game! : basketball : the math behind the perfect bounce pass, the buzzer-beating bank shot, and so much more!
Buckley, James, Jr.
Paper Book
Why do NBA players only have 24 seconds to score a basket? What's the geometry behind making the perfect shot? Become a basketball pro and learn all about the numbers and math behind this popular sport. Numbers are everywhere in basketball--from the dimensions of the court to the...
Charlie Piechart and the case of the missing pizza slice
Comstock, Eric
Paper Book
It's pizza night at Charlie's house. . . . With 6 pizza eaters, 3 sizes of pizza on the delivery menu, and 2 slices for everybody, there's bound to be at least 1 mystery! Can Charlie solve it Yum!
A hundred billion trillion stars
Fishman, Seth
Paper Book
A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book * Winner of the Mathical Book Prize Perfect for curious children, classrooms eager for STEM content, and readers who have devoured Ada Twist, Scientist and How Much Is a Million?, this nonfiction picture book is an excellent...
How to be a maths whizz
Imafidon, Anne-Marie
Paper Book
With more than 30 activities and crafts that children can play their way through, this kids' book takes the fear away from maths. Children will find out that being a mathematician isn't just about scrawling numbers on a dusty chalkboard - it is part of our everyday lives! ...
STEM junior math
O'Callaghan, Jonathan
Paper Book
One of four books in an exciting STEM series for younger children, STEM Junior: Math covers 40 topics from the core subjects of math. Each topic is introduced as a personality who has plenty to say on the subject, while a STEM Junior character appears on each spread to introduce the big idea...
Vivi loves science. Sink or float
Derting, Kimberly
Paper Book
Vivi loves science! In this STEM-themed Level 3 I Can Read! title, Vivi and her friends visit the aquarium and are introduced to the concepts of density and buoyancy. A great choice for aspiring scientists, emerging readers, and fans of Andrea Beaty's Ada Twist, Scientist. ...
The miscalculations of Lightning Girl
McAnulty, Stacy
Paper Book
A lightning strike gave her a super power...but even a super genius can't solve the problem of middle school. This smart and funny novel is perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by Sevens. Lucy Callahan's life was changed...
Ellie, engineer
Pearce, Jackson
Paper Book
"Look out, Junie B. Jones! Ellie the engineer is thinking, making, creating, and showing enthusiasm and brilliance with her creations!" -School Library Connection A charming, hilarious illustrated middle grade about a girl who is an engineer--no, not the kind on a...
Solar system : our place in space
Mosco, Rosemary
Paper Book
With Science Comics, you can explore the depths of the ocean, the farthest reaches of space, and everything in between! These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. In this volume, get up close and personal with Earth's nearest...
Secret coders
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and is a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of what's popularly known as the MacArthur "Genius" Grant. Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school...
Look up with me : Neil deGrasse Tyson : a life among the stars
Berne, Jennifer
Paper Book
A 2020 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! With an introduction from Neil DeGrasse Tyson about the importance of kid-like curiosity, this lyrical picture book biography on the beloved astrophysicist and host of Cosmos is the perfect gift for young astronomers and fans of all...
Katherine Johnson
Feldman, Thea
Paper Book
Get to know the woman who made many of NASA's early missions possible in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!" Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s...
The boy whose head was filled with stars : a life of Edwin Hubble
Marinov, Isabelle
Paper Book
This beautifully illustrated biography of Edwin Hubble explores the curiosity that he possessed from a young age, and the many questions that he asked about our universe. This book invites children to ponder these questions as well: How many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin?...
Ada's ideas : the story of Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer
Robinson, Fiona
Paper Book
Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was the daughter of Lord Byron, a poet, and Anna Isabella Milbanke, a mathematician. Her parents separated when she was young, and her mother insisted on a logic-focused education, rejecting Byron's "mad" love of poetry. But Ada remained fascinated with her father and...
Zaha Hadid
Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
Paper Book
Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Zaha Hadid tells the inspiring true story of the visionary Iraqi-British architect. Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, surrounded by music. She was a curious and confident child, who...
Emmy in the key of code
Lucido, Aimee
Paper Book
In this innovative middle grade novel, coding and music take center stage as new girl Emmy tries to find her place in a new school. Perfect for fans of the Girls Who Code series and The Crossover. In a new city, at a new school, twelve-year-old Emmy has never felt more out of...
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