The STEM Book List is a collection of all of our favorite STEM titles. It features books for children, Project-Based Learning, as well as titles geared towards parents and educators. Check back soon, this list is always growing!
Children
- 11 Experiments That Failed, by Jenny Offill
- Ada Twist, Scientist, by Andrea Beatty
- Ada Twist’s Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists, by Andrea Beatty
- Black Women in Science, by Kimberly Brown Pellum
- Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer, by Traci Sorell
- Coding to Kindness, by Valerie Sousa
- Everyday Superheros: Women in STEM Careers, by Erin Twamley and Joshua Sneideman
- Everyone Can Learn Math, by Alice Aspinall
- Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science, by Jeannine Atkins
- Gracie, by Daphne McMenemy
- Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, by Oliver Jeffers
- Iggy Peck’s Big Project Book for Amazing Architects, by Andrea Beatty
- Invent-a-Pet, by Vicky Fang
- Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles, by Patricia Valdez
- June Almeida, Virus Detective!: The Woman Who Discovered the First Human Coronavirus, by Suzanne Slade
- Layla and the Bots (Series), by Vicky Fang
- Lets Explore Math, by Alice Aspinall
- Lights, Music, Code!, by Jo Whittemore, Reshma Saujani
- Mae Jemison, by Laurie Calkhoven
- Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain, by Cheryl Bardoe
- Radioactive!: How Irène Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World, by Winifred Conkling
- Rosie Revere’s Big Project Book for Bold Engineers, by Andrea Beatty
- Rosie Revere, Engineer, by Andrea Beatty
- Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge, by Rachel Dougherty
- Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark, by Heather Lang
- Team Bff: Race to the Finish!, by Reshma Saujani
- The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague, by Julia Finley Mosca
- The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires
- What do you do with a Chance, by Kobi Yamada
- What do you do with an Idea, by Kobi Yamada
- What do You do with a Problem, by Kobi Yamada
- Who Says Women Can’t Be Computer Programmers?: The Story of Ada Lovelace, by Tanya Lee Stone
- Women Who Launched the Computer Age, by Laurie Calkhoven
- Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane, by Kirsten W. Larson
Project-Based Learning
- 365 Build-it-Yourself Engineering Projects, by Elizabeth Snoke Harris
- Do-it-Yourself Screenprinting, by John Isaacson
- Made to Play, by Joel Henrique
- Maker Dad, by Mark Frauenfelder
- Mason Jar Science, by Jonathan Adolf
- Pop, Sizzle, Boom!: 101 Science Experiments for the Mad Scientist in Every Kid, by Amy Oyler
- The Book of Massively Epic Engineering Disasters, by Sean Connolly
- The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math, by Sean Connolly
- The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science, by Sean Connolly
- The Book of Terrifyingly Awesome Technology, by Sean Connolly
- The Outdoor Scientist: The Wonder of Observing the Natural World, by Temple Grandin
Parents and Educators
- Daily STEM, by Chris Woods
- Launch, by Dr. John Spencer
Non-Fiction/ Reference
- A Brief Guide to Starting a Makerspace, by Forrest Johnson
- Birds of Oregon, Field Guide, by Stan Tekiela
- Black Inventors: 15 Inventions That Changed the World, by Kathy Trusty
- Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women, by Catherine Thimmesh
- Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World, by Reshma Saujani
- Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, by Laurie Wallmark
- Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shatterly
- In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor’s Journey in the Saudi Kingdom, by Qanta Ahmed
- Lab Girl, Hope Jahren
- Reaching for the Moon, by Katherine Johnson
- Terra Firma STEM zines, by Kacey Montgomery
- The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath, by Julia Finley Mosca
- The Girls’ Guide to Growth Mindset: A Can-Do Approach to Building Confidence, Courage, and Grit, by Kendra Coates
- Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History, by Sam Maggs
