Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Resources for a selection of titles recommended since 2005 -- recognizing outstanding science trade books
- 4,574 Resources including
- 299 Videos
- 134 Book Readings
- 409 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 423 book results
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate
(Commended, 2017)
38 Resources11 Awards
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
(Commended, 2019)
33 Resources9 Awards
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman and Rick Allen
(Commended, 2011)
31 Resources8 Awards
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
by Jess Keating and Marta Álvarez Miguéns
(Winner, 2018)
29 Resources6 Awards
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy
(Commended, 2019)
28 Resources10 Awards
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Commended, 2011)
26 Resources7 Awards
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
by Cheryl Bardoe and Barbara McClintock
(Commended, 2019)
26 Resources11 Awards
Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor
by Kate Messner and Alexandra Bye
(Commended, 2022)
25 Resources1 Awards
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, and Nicole Neidhardt
(Commended, 2023)
25 Resources3 Awards
The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest ...
(Commended, 2014)
24 Resources7 Awards
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
by Laurie Wallmark and April Chu
(Commended, 2016)
24 Resources7 Awards
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
(Commended, 2006)
23 Resources8 Awards
Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
(Commended, 2011)
23 Resources7 Awards
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
(Commended, 2013)
23 Resources7 Awards
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
by Katherine Applegate and G. Brian Karas
(Commended, 2015)
23 Resources6 Awards
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs
by Kate Messner and Matthew Forsythe
(Commended, 2019)
23 Resources8 Awards
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martínez
(Commended, 2020)
23 Resources9 Awards
Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate
by Melissa Stewart and Sarah S. Brannen
(Commended, 2022)
23 Resources4 Awards
Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem
by Melissa Stewart and Rob Dunlavey
(Selection, 2024)
22 Resources5 Awards
The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Great Scientists
by Kate Messner and Julia Kuo
(Selection, 2025)
22 Resources2 Awards
Over and Under the Pond
by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
(Commended, 2018)
(Commended, 2018)
21 Resources4 Awards
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South
by Gail Jarrow
(Commended, 2023)
21 Resources7 Awards
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Commended, 2007)
20 Resources5 Awards
Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey
by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz
(Commended, 2015)
20 Resources7 Awards
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
(Commended, 2015)
20 Resources7 Awards
Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems
by Grace Lin, Ranida T. McKneally, and Grace Zong
(Commended, 2017)
20 Resources2 Awards
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor
by Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu
(Commended, 2020)
20 Resources4 Awards
The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration
by Barb Rosenstock and Erika Meza
(Commended, 2023)
20 Resources5 Awards
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Picture Book Adaptation)
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Elizabeth Zunon
(Commended, 2013)
19 Resources6 Awards
