Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
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Tu Youyou’s Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria
$17.99 Read more2024 Garden State Children’s Book Award Nominee
Tu Youyou’s malaria treatment saved millions of lives, and she became the first Chi
2023 Finalist AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books- Series: She Made History
- Author: Daemicke, Songju Ma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0807581119
- Language: English
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The Untold Story of Michael Collins: Apollo 11 Pilot
$31.32 Read moreMost people have heard about Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s 1969 moon landing. But there was another important crew member on that mission who’s often forgotten–the command module pilot Michael Col… [more below]
- Series: First But Forgotten
- Author: Lusted, Marcia Amidon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669015947
- Language: English
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Maria Sibylla Merian: Artist, Scientist, Adventurer
$21.95 Read moreA Moonbeam Children’s Books Gold Award Winner, Sarah B. Pomeroy and Jeyaraney Kathirithamby’s picture book Maria Sibylla Merian is the first biography of the celebrated artist, scientist, and adventur… [more below]
- Author: Pomeroy, Sarah B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1947440012
- Language: English
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Kid Innovators: True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers
$13.99 Add to cartMoving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies of Bill Gates, Madam C. J. Walker, Hedy Lamarr, Walt Disney, and 12 other international innovators.
Throughout history people have experimented,- Series: Kid Legends #7
- Author: Stevenson, Robin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1683692276
- Language: English
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Thomas Edison
$5.99 Read moreLearn all about Thomas Edison, one of the most important figures in American history, in this colorful, inviting, and entertaining biography. This carefully leveled reader is written in an easy-to-gra… [more below]
- Series: Readers BIOS
- Author: Kramer, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 08 2014
- ISBN10: 1426314760
- Language: English
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Breaking Through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson
$19.99 Read moreWriter Sandra Nickel and illustrator Helena Perez Garcia’s Breaking Through the Clouds is an inspiring picture book biography about the meteorologist whose discoveries helped us understand how weather… [more below]
- Author: Nickel, Sandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1419749560
- Language: English
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Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future
$17.99 Read moreClick. Whir. Buzz.
Not so long ago, math problems had to be solved with pencil and paper, mail delivered by postman, and files were stored in paper folders and metal cabinets. But three women, Betty Sn… [more below]- Author: Brown, Tami Lewis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1368011055
- Language: English
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George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist
$11.99 Read moreOnce a kidnapped slave baby, George Washington Carver found freedom in learning everything he could about the world around him. Overcoming poverty and racism, George became a brilliant scientist and a… [more below]
- Series: Heroes of History
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 191
- Publish Date: November 19 2001
- ISBN10: 1883002788
- Language: English
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Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
$19.99 Read moreAs a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead.
When Leonardo grew up and traveled the world, he- Author: D’Agnese, Joseph
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 30 2010
- ISBN10: 0805063056
- Language: English
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Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean: Remembering Chinese Scientist Pu Zhelong’s Work for Sustainable Farming
$9.95 Read moreThe narrator is a composite of people Pu Zhelong influenced in his work. With further context from Melanie Chan’s historically precise watercolors, this story will immerse young readers in Chinese cul
- Author: Schmalzer, Sigrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 26 2020
- ISBN10: 0884486354
- Language: English
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You Are a Star, Jane Goodall
$8.99 Read moreMake way for Jane Goodall!
It’s Jane Goodall like you’ve never seen her before!
Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young
- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1338680129
- Language: English
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When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. Rex
$18.99 Read more“An exciting tale of dino discovery” (Kirkus Reviews), New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo tells the true story of Sue Hendrickson’s historic find in the picture book When Sue Found Sue, ill… [more below]
- Author: Buzzeo, Toni
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1419731637
- Language: English
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Karl, Get Out of the Garden!: Carolus Linnaeus and the Naming of Everything
$18.99 Read moreDo you know what a Solanum caule inermi herbaceo, foliis pinnatis incises, racemis simplicibus is?*
Carolus (Karl) Linnaeus started off as a curious child who loved exploring the garden. Despite his- Author: Sanchez, Anita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1580896065
- Language: English
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Wonder Women of Science: How 12 Geniuses Are Rocking Science, Technology, and the World
$21.99 Read moreWhat does it take to be a STEM genius? Check out these exciting, highly readable profiles of a dozen contemporary women who are on the cutting edge of scientific research.
Searching the cosmos for a n- Author: Fletcher, Tiera
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1536207349
- Language: English
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Albert Einstein
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Albert Einstein, the legendary scientist.
Little Albert grew up in Ge- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #72
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0711257582
- Language: English
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Margaret and the Moon
$18.99 Read moreA true story from one of the Women of NASA
Margaret Hamilton loved numbers as a young girl. She knew how many miles it was to the moon (and how many back). She loved studying algebra and geometry and- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 16 2017
- ISBN10: 0399551859
- Language: English
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All in a Drop: How Antony Van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World
$11.99 Add to cartFor fans of the “Who Was” series, this lively, accessible, and full-color chapter book biography shows how a self-taught scientist was the first to observe the microbial life in and around us. By buil… [more below]
- Author: Alexander, Lori
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0358569753
- Language: English
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Alexander Von Humboldt: Explorer, Naturalist & Environmental Pioneer
$17.99 Read moreBudding botanists, growing geologists, and early explorers will dive into this picture book biography about the father of ecology, Alexander von Humboldt. The captivating prose and art from a New York… [more below]
- Author: Novgorodoff, Danica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1524773085
- Language: English
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Albert Einstein: A Curious Mind
$5.99 Add to cartAlbert Einstein was a famous scientist who questioned everything–even the laws of physics Einstein’s innovative thinking paved the way for many important inventions and discoveries that helped shape
- Series: I Can Read Level 2
- Author: Albee, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0062432699
- Language: English
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Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark
$17.99 Read more2017 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers Nonfiction
This picture book biography follows the life of Eugenie Clark, the Japanese-American scientist, researcher, and diver, who became famous as “The Shar- Author: Lang, Heather
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0807521876
- Language: English
