STEM Books for Children and Young Adults

This list aims to provide books recommended by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) for children and young adults which are available through the Sussex County Library System.

Updated January 5, 2026
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STEM Books for Children and Young Adults

This list aims to provide books recommended by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) for children and young adults which are available through the Sussex County Library System.

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Before colors : where pigments and dyes come from
Pimentel, Annette Bay
Paper Book
Colors don't come out of nothing. They always start somewhere . . . With something . . . With someone.
Hidden systems : water, electricity, the internet, and the secrets behind the systems we use every day
Nott, Dan
Paper Book
We use water, electricity, and the internet every day--but how do they actually work? And what's the plan to keep them running for years to come? This nonfiction science graphic novel takes readers on a journey from how the most essential systems were developed to how they are implemented in our...
Santiago saw things differently : Santiago Ramón y Cajal, artist, doctor, father of neuroscience
Iverson, Christine
Paper Book
In an exquisitely illustrated nonfiction picture book about the childhood and discoveries of the "father of neuroscience," science and art--together--work wonders. Santiago Ramón y Cajal's father, the village doctor, wants Santiago to be a doctor. He discourages his willful son's...
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