It’s time to get reading – September is Read a Book Month. You don’t have to choose between reading and science. These books, recommended by the National Science Teaching Association, take pre-university students on exciting journeys through science, technology, and engineering:
Ada Lovelace (The First Names Series), by Ben Jeapes, is about a 19th Century science fiction writer who wrote about computers way before they were invented.
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team, by Christina Soontornvat, is a true story about how STEM saved a team of soccer players trapped in a cave.
Beastly Bionics: Rad Robots, Brilliant Biomimicry, and Incredible, by Jennifer Swanson, explores how engineers turn to nature to find new technology solutions.
Changing the Equation: 50+ US Black Women in STEM, by Tonya Bolden, introduces readers to 50 Black women who have made major strides in medicine, engineering, computer science, and more.
Galileo! Galileo!, by Holly Trechter and Jane Donovan, is a graphic novel that takes readers on the Galileo space probe’s mission into Jupiter’s atmosphere.
Gnu and Shrew, by Danny Schnitzlein, follows two characters, Gnu and Shrew, on a fun journey through engineering and design thinking
Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747, by Chris Gall, tells the story of Boeing’s 747 passenger plane.
Machines in Motion: The Amazing History of Transportation, by Tom Jackson, takes readers on a journey through time with an illustrated history of machines.
Machines That Think!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #2, by Don Brown, is a graphic novel that takes readers on an adventure through the evolution of artificial intelligence from 820 CE Baghdad, Iraq, to the modern times.
Marie’s Ocean: Marie Tharp Maps the Mountains Under the Sea, by Josie James, explores the career of Marie Tharp, one of the greatest oceanographic cartographers of all time.
Mission to the Bottom of the Sea, by Jan Leyssens, is about the invention of the Bathysphere, a machine used for deep sea exploration.
Newton and Curie: The Science Squirrels, by Daniel Kirk, takes readers on the adventures of Newton and Curie, a pair of curious squirrels who explore gravity, forces, and simple machines.
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