Books that Make Learning Fun

A book that makes learning fun presents material in an engaging manner, encourages readers to think strategically, or models critical thinking and discovery.

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Our favorite books about science

identify the insects here and then head outside

Backyard Detective: Critters Up Close

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

quick and sturdy guide to the night skies

Backyard Stars: A Guide for Home and the Road (Klutz Guides)

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

exploring your insides

Brown Paper School book: Blood and Guts

Linda Allison

Topic: science
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it daily

the best Mindstorms guide we've found

Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms : The Ultimate Tool for Mindstorms Maniacs

Mario Ferrari, Giulio Ferrari, Ralph Hempel

Topic: science
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it weekly

riddle rhymes

Can You Find Me?: Building Thinking Skills in Reading, Math, Science & Social Studies K-1 (Bright Minds series)

Michael Baker, Cheryl Block, Eric Cardinale

Topic: science
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

science explorations with bugs from your backyard

Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method: More Than 100 Hands-On Science Experiments for Children

Sally Kneidel

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

history of chemistry

Exploring the World of Chemistry: From Ancient Metals to High-Speed Computers

John Hudson Tiner

Topic: science
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally

explanations and experiments with the periodic table

Fizz, Bubble & Flash!: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures for Hands-On Science Fun! (Williamson Kids Can! Series)

Anita, Ph.D. Brandolini

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it weekly

nature facts in prose and poetry

Handbook of Nature Study

Anna Botsford Comstock

Topic: science
Age Level: secondary
You'll use it weekly

step into a bubble

How to Make Monstrous, Huge, Unbelievably Big Bubbles (Klutz)

David Stein

Topic: science
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally

Study nature: pull out your notebook!

Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You

Clare Walker Leslie, Charles E. Roth

Topic: science
Age Level: advanced
You'll use it occasionally

more amusement with legos

Lego Crazy Action Contraptions: A LEGO Inventions Book (Klutz)

Don Rathjen

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

science songs you'll never forget

Lyrical Life Science, Vol. 2: Mammals, Ecology, and Biomes With CD

Doug C. Eldon, Dorry Eldon, Bobby Horton

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it weekly

body songs that stay with you

Lyrical Life Science, Vol. 3: The Human Body

Doug C. Eldon, Dorry Eldon, Bobby Horton

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it weekly

science songs you'll always remember

Lyrical Life Science: Mammals, Ecology and Biomes, Vol. 2 (Lyrical Life Science)

Douglas C. Eldon, Dorry Eldon

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

build a habitat for your bug

More Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Insects and Other Small Creatures

Sally Kneidel

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

What's good? What's bad? In science.

Nibbling on Einstein's Brain: The Good, the Bad and the Bogus in Science

Diane Swanson

Topic: science
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally

home building for bugs

Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Touchable Insects

Sally Kneidel

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

A quark?

Q Is for Quark: A Science Alphabet Book

David M. Schwartz

Topic: science
Age Level: secondary
You'll use it weekly

Poetic science

Science Verse (Golden Duck Awards. Picture Book (Awards))

Jon Scieszka

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

quick sturdy bug guide

Spotter's Guide to the Nastiest Bugs in the Backyard (Klutz Guide)

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

quick sturdy paper airplane guide

The Best Paper Airplanes You'll Ever Fly (Klutz Guides)

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

nature's alphabet

The Butterfly Alphabet

Kjell B Sandved

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

Fllight of butterflies to your backyard

The Family Butterfly Book

Rick Mikula

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

early bug guide

The Icky Bug Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books)

Jerry Pallotta, Neil Pallotta

Topic: science
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

count and learn bug names!

The Icky Bug Counting Book

Jerry Pallotta

Topic: science
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it daily

Where did that table come from?

The Mystery of the Periodic Table (Living History Library)

Benjamin Wiker, Jeanne Bendick

Topic: science
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally

Where have I seen that before?

The Private Eye : "5X" Looking/Thinking by Analogy - A Guide to Developing the Interdisciplinary Mind

Kerry Ruef

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

the foundations of the sciences, delightful and in depth

The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way: Story of Science, The

Joy Hakim

Topic: science
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it daily

modern chemistry in context

The Story of Science: Newton at the Center

Joy Hakim

Topic: science
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it daily

What kind of bug is this?

The world of insects and arachnids (Great science adventures)

Dinah Zike

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it daily

vermicomposting for environment and education

Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System

Mary Appelhof

Topic: science
Age Level: secondary
You'll use it occasionally

Learning with vermicomposting

Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment

Mary Appelhof, Mary Frances Fenton, Barbara Loss Harris

Topic: science
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it daily