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Children's books about science and curiosity

Books in the library where science and curiosity is a central thread — a broad shelf of 60 titles. Picture-book gateways for the youngest readers, chapter-book exploration for older children, ranked here by how widely each is known and loved.

A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You

by Mike Barfield · age 7–11

A Day in the Life of Fossils, Fire and Other Fantastic Finds

by Mike Barfield · age 7–11

A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars and the Distant Stars

by Mike Barfield · age 7–11

The Ever-Changing Earth

by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 6–10

The Flickering Fires

by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 7–10

Peek Through Nature: Moon

by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6

Genius Kid Goes Viral

by Jim Smith · age 7–10

The Hueys in None the Number

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–6

The Rhythm of the Rain

by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 4–8

Escape Room: Game Zero

by Christopher Edge · age 9–12

How to be a Genius Kid

by Jim Smith · age 7–10

Peek Through Nature: Bee

by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6

Peek Through Nature: Bugs

by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6

Wild is the Wind

by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 5–9

by Robert Macfarlane · age 5–9

by David Wiesner · age 5–10

Invisible Things

by Andy J. Pizza · age 4–8

by Jon Agee · age 3–7

by Herve Tullet · age 2–6

Peek Through Nature: Tree

by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6

Big Ideas for Curious Minds

by The School of Life · age 8–12

by Christopher Edge · age 9–12

by Kobi Yamada · age 5–10

Peek Through Nature: Sea

by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6

by Kirsten Hall · age 2–6

When You Find the Right Rock

by Mary Lyn Ray · age 4–8

InvestiGators: Case Files

by John Patrick Green · age 7–10

Kid Spy: Mac Cracks the Code

by Mac Barnett · age 6–10

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

Meanwhile Back on Earth

by Oliver Jeffers · age 5–9

by Benji Davies · age 3–6

The Way Back Home

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

Pablo and Splash: Frozen in Time

by Sheena Dempsey · age 6–9

Squirrel and Duck: Quack to the Future

by Tom Percival · age 7–10

by Tom Percival · age 3–7

Juniper Mae: Journey to the Levels Below

by Sarah Soh · age 6–9

Juniper Mae: Knight of Tykotech City

by Sarah Soh · age 6–9

Juniper Mae: Secrets of the Guardian Knights

by Sarah Soh · age 6–9

Lights on Cotton Rock

by David Litchfield · age 4–8

The Flower Thief

by Alice Hemming · age 3–6

by Alice Hemming · age 3–6

by Alice Hemming · age 3–6

Flember: The Secret Book

by Jamie Smart · age 8–11

Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters

by Oliver Jeffers · age 5–9

by Alice Hemming · age 3–6

A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between

by Mike Barfield · age 7–11

Pablo and Splash

by Sheena Dempsey · age 6–9

Pablo and Splash: Roman Holiday

by Sheena Dempsey · age 6–9

Pablo and Splash: Viking Voyage

by Sheena Dempsey · age 6–9

The Hueys in What's the Opposite?

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–6

The Lost Spells

by Robert Macfarlane · age 7–14

by Julia Donaldson · age 4–8

The Tree and the River

by Aaron Becker · age 5–10

by Marc Martin · age 4–8

by Brian Floca · age 4–8

Peek Through Nature: Home

by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6

The Last Zookeeper

by Aaron Becker · age 5–9

Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter

by Cecile Brun · age 9–14

Tales of Time and Space

by Terry Pratchett · age 6–10

InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S.

by John Patrick Green · age 7–10

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