2022 OSTB

Book recommendations for educators, librarians, parents, and guardians of the best children’s books with science content in 2021

 
The Beak Book

The Beak Book

By: Robin Page
Illustrated by:
 Robin Page
ISBN: 9781534460416
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Beavers: Radical Rodents and Ecosystem Engineers

Beavers

By: Frances Backhouse
ISBN: 9781459824690
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
 
The Body Book

The Body Book

By:
Illustrated by:
 Hannah Alice
ISBN: 9781536217254
Nonfiction, 4-6, Health
 
Curious About Fish

Curious About Fish

By: Cathryn Sill
Illustrated by:
 John Sill
ISBN: 9781682632123
Nonfiction, 0-3, Animals
 
The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet

The Dirt Book

By: David L. Harrison
Illustrated by:
 Kate Cosgrove
ISBN: 9780823438617
Nonfiction, 4-6, Poetry
 
Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics

Disasters by the Numbers

By: Steve Jenkins
ISBN: 9781328569486
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor

Dr. Fauci

By: Kate Messner
Illustrated by:
 Alexandra Bye
ISBN: 9781665902434
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project

Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project

By: Gayle E. Pitman
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Green
ISBN: 9781433830471
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
 
Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North, Botanical Artist

Fearless World Traveler

By: Laurie Lawlor
Illustrated by:
 Becca Stadtlander
ISBN: 9780823439591
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Fossils From Lost Worlds

Fossils From Lost Worlds

By: Damien Laverdunt and Hélène Rajcak
Illustrated by:
 Damien Laverdunt and Hélène Rajcak
ISBN: 9781776573158
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin

Fred & Marjorie

By: Deborah Kerbel
Illustrated by:
 Angela Poon
ISBN: 9781771474115
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Fungarium: Welcome to the Museum

Fungarium

By: Gaya Ester
Illustrated by:
 Katie Scott
ISBN: 9781536217094
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Hello, Earth! Poems to Our Planet 

Hello, Earth! Poems to Our Planet 

By: Joyce Sidman
Illustrated by:
 Miren Asiain Lora
ISBN: 9780802855282
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics

History Smashers

By: Kate Messner
Illustrated by:
 Falynn Koch
ISBN: 9780593120408
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
If Bees Disappeared

If Bees Disappeared

By: Lily Williams
ISBN: 9781250232458
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Inside In: X-Rays of Nature’s Hidden World

Inside In

By: Jan Paul Schutten
Illustrated by:
 Arie van 't Riet
ISBN: 9781771646796
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
 
A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla

A Life Electric

By: Azadeh Westergaard
Illustrated by:
 Júlia Sardà
ISBN: 9780593114605
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Masters of Disguise: Camouflaging Creatures & Magnificent Mimics

Masters of Disguise

By: Marc Martin
Illustrated by:
 Marc Martin
ISBN: 9781536214055
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Ocean Planet: Animals of the Sea and Shore

Ocean Planet

By: Ben Rothery
Illustrated by:
 Ben Rothery
ISBN: 9780884489160
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
 
Over and Under the Canyon

Over and Under the Canyon

By: Kate Messner
Illustrated by:
 Christopher Silas Neal
ISBN: 9781452169392
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
Pooper Snooper

Pooper Snooper

By: Jennifer Keats Curtis and Julianne Ubigau
Illustrated by:
 Phyllis Saroff
ISBN: 9781643518237
Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals
 
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear

Saving Sorya

By: Trang Nguyen and Jeet Zdung
Illustrated by:
 Jeet Zdung
ISBN: 9780593353622
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
 
Scientists: Inspiring Tales of the World’s Brightest Scientific Minds

Scientists

By: Isabel Thomas
Illustrated by:
 Jessamy Hawke
ISBN: 9780744033823
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
The Secret Life of the Sloth

The Secret Life of the Sloth

By: Laurence Pringle
Illustrated by:
 Kate Garchinsky
ISBN: 9781635923094
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
 
She Persisted: Virginia Apgar

She Persisted

By: Sayantani Dasgupta and Chelsea Clinton
Illustrated by:
 Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint
ISBN: 9780593115787
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
Summertime Sleepers

Summertime Sleepers

By: Melissa Stewart
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Brannen
ISBN: 9781580897167
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
 
Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant

Tracking Tortoises

By: Kate Messner
ISBN: 9781541596115
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
 
Wonder Women of Science: Twelve Geniuses Who Are Currently Rocking Science, Technology, and the World

Wonder Women of Science

By: Tiera Fletcher and Ginger Rue
Illustrated by:
 Sally Wern Comport
ISBN: 9781536207347
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
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