Make reading a STEM book a part of your East School STEM Week celebration! Browse some of our favorite fiction and non-fiction books featuring science, technology, engineering and math! Clicking the book cover will show you more information with a link to request the book from the library.
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Phineas L. MacGuire– Gets Slimed!
Dowell, Frances O’Roark.
When his new best friend, Ben, decides to run for class president, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire reluctantly agrees to be his campaign manager in exchange for help with his latest experiment–cultivating exhibits for a mold museum.
It Came From Beneath The Bed!
Howe, James
With help from his Uncle Harold, who wrote books about Bunnicula, Howie the wire-haired dachshund writes a story in which he saves the world from a science experiment gone awry.
The 14 Fibs Of Gregory K.
Pincus, Gregory K.
Gregory Korenstein-Jasperton is an eleven-year-old boy who likes to write stories and poems and is not excited by math, but he has a problem–he is the middle child in a family of math geniuses and his father expects him to participate in the City Math contest.
Nick And Tesla’s High-voltage Danger Lab
Pflugfelder, Bob
After moving in with their eccentric uncle, Nick and Tesla encounter strange occurrences in their new neighborhood and build gadgets using simple household objects to help them solve the mysteries.
Masterminds
Korman, Gordon.
A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment”–
Secret Coders
Yang, Gene Luen
Attending an elite school where enterprising students are challenged to solve a variety of clues and puzzles using computer programming, Hopper and her friend, Eni, resolve to crack the school founder’s most elusive mystery together.
The Genius Factor
Tobin, Paul
Socially awkward fifth-grade genius Nate Bannister recruits his classmate Delphine to help him reverse one of his many experiments (a dinosaur-sized, invisible cat) while foiling the schemes of the world’s most dastardly organization, the Red Death Tea Society.
The Wild Robot
Brown, Peter
Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island’s hostile inhabitants.
Animals By The Numbers
Jenkins, Steve
How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated nonfiction. Jenkins layers his signature cut-paper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological information ready for readers to easily devour. The level of scientific research paired with Jenkins creativity and accessible infographics is unmatched and sure to wow fans old and new.” —
CatStronauts
Brockington, Drew.
Alerted to a global energy crisis, the President consults with the World’s Best Scientist, who suggests sending a special group of astronauts to turn the Moon into a solar power plant.
At The Bottom Of The World
Nye, Bill
Traveling to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition, twelve-year-old Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, become caught up in a mystery involving a missing scientist.
Beauty And The Beak
Rose, Deborah Lee
Presents the true story of an eagle that was injured and left with a damaged beak and how those that rescued her were able to 3D print a replacement beak for the bird.
The Friendship Code
Deutsch, Stacia
Looking forward to joining the new coding club at school so that she can develop her app idea, Lucy is disappointed by the lukewarm reception she receives from the club’s other members, who work with her to decipher mysterious coding notes.
Project Terra
Walker, Landry Q.
Eleven-year-old Elara from the planet “Nowhere” begins school at the Academy of Terraforming Arts, where she befriends Clare, a mute intergalactic sponge, and learns how to farm in space without blowing up planets.
Ellie, Engineer
Pearce, Jackson
When Ellie, who loves to invent and build things, decides to build a doghouse as a gift, she needs to get past the boys-against-the-girls neighborhood feud and ask for help.
The Miscalculations Of Lightning Girl
McAnulty, Stacy
A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers.
Robots And Drones
Scott, Mairghread
Presents the history of robotics, from the world’s earliest mechanized robots to modern machines used in the home, in the military, and in space exploration.
Bats
Koch, Falynn
In Bats, we follow a little brown bat whose wing is injured by humans on a nature hike. He is taken to a bat rehabilitation center where he meets many different species of bats. They teach him how they fly, what they eat, and where they like to live —
Max Einstein
Patterson, James
Max Einstein and a group of international geniuses use their creativity and curiosity to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems with science.
Solar System
Mosco, Rosemary
Get up close and personal with Earth’s nearest neighbors–Venus with its acid rainstorms, Saturn and its rings of ice, and the heart of it all, the Sun. Humans have always been fascinated by outer space and we’re learning more about our solar system every day. Did you know that our Solar System was born from a cloud of cosmic dust? That Jupiter’s red spot is really a raging storm? Join Sara, Jill, and their space-faring pets on a quest to learn more about the wonders of our Solar System–and beyond!
Polar Bears
Viola, Jason
Two polar bear cubs play, hunt, and navigate life in the Arctic, in a book that describes polar bear biology, behavior, and strategies and skills that help them thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.
Hidden Figures
Shetterly, Margot Lee.
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA’s African American women mathematicians to America’s space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes.
Fuzzy
Angleberger, Tom
When Max befriends her new robot classmate, Fuzzy, she helps him navigate Vanguard Middle School and together they reveal the truth behind the Robot Integration Program.
Professor Astro Cat’s Atomic Adventure
Walliman, Dominic
Physics is a very important part of our everyday lives! Just go for a walk through the park you will see for yourself. From the wind that rustles the trees, to the sun that keeps us warm, to the car that drives us around and the food that gives us energy to play, physics is all around us, all the time!
Rocket To The Moon!
Brown, Don
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasnt just one man who got us to the moon. The Moon Landing explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead of examining one persons life, it focuses on the moon landing itself, showing the events leading up to it and how it changed the world. The book takes readers through the history of rocket building: from ancient Chinese rockets, to “bombs bursting in air” during the War of 1812, to Russias Sputnik program, to the moon landing. Beautifully illustrated and well-researched, this book is the perfect resource for curious readers and tomorrows scientists. It includes a timeline of space travel, a bibliography, and an index.
Mission One
Scieszka, Jon.
Carbon dioxide is out of control on Earth, and the fate of humankind rests in the paws of four experimental, untested Animal Astronauts (AlphaWolf, SmartHawk, LaserShark, and StinkBug) who are seeking another habitable planet; first destination is the Plant Planet which at first looks perfect, except that the abundant plant life can think for itself–and it thinks that it really does not like the AstroNuts.
Skyscrapers
Kerschbaum, John
Presents a history of the skyscraper, examining how they are designed and the science involved in building them.
InvestiGATORS
Green, John
With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks–or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?
If The Hat Fits
MISS BUNSEN’S…Series
It’s a new school year with the same old problems: the school is going to run out of money! A local engineering competition might just keep them funded for another year. Can Millie and her friends Pearl and Halinka invent a way out of the mess? With some guidance from their eccentric headmistress Miss Bunsen, anything seems possible.
