Outstanding Science Trade Books for Early Elementary School Students - Part 1
I was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of \u201cScience and Children,\u201d a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for elementary school science teachers.
In this issue, I read the section on the \u201cOutstanding Science Trade Books for Students.\u201d\xa0 The selections are a collaboration of the National Science Teaching Association and the Children\u2019s Book Council.
In part 1 of this two-part podcast series, I share nine books that were selected for early elementary students.\xa0 The books are:
\u201cWe are Branches\u201d by Joyce Sidman
\u201cHow Birds Sleep\u201d by David Obuchowski
\u201cJumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider\u201d by Jessica Lanan
\u201cThe Pie That Molly Grew\u201d by Sue Heavenrich
\u201cSantiago Saw Things Differently: Santiago Ramon y Cajal, Artist, Doctor, Father of Neuroscience\u201d by Christine Iverson
\u201cWe are Starlings\u201d by Robert Furrow and Donna Jo Napoli
\u201cAt Home with the Prairie Dog: The Story of a Keystone Specie\u201d bu Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
\u201cCreep, Leap, Crunch: A Food Chain Story\u201d by Jody Jensen Shaffer
\u201cQueen of Leaves: The Story of Botanist Ynes Mexia\u201d by Stephen Briseno