Entering Grade Four
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STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math

125 Animals That Changed the World by Brena Maloney
From top dog Sergeant Stubby, who earned a medal for his brave actions in World War I, to Winter, the courageous dolphin who received a prosthetic tail, this collection of short stories about heroic animals is inspirational, hilarious, and action-packed. Includes amazing National Geographic photos and loads of animal facts. (nonfiction)
Cardboard Box Engineering by Jonathan Adolph
Using simple household tools, and cardboard you find around the house, you can follow the step-by-step photographic instructions to exercise design smarts, expand your 3-D thinking, and learn the basics of physics and engineering while making projects like: a working kaleidoscope, a marble roller coaster, a robotic hand, and a wind-powered tractor with cardboard gears. (nonfiction)
Coding Projects in Scratch by Jon Woodcock
A highly visual, comprehensive introduction to essential coding and programming skills using Scratch provides a sequence of step-by-step projects that demonstrate how to create animations, build games, use sound effects and more. (nonfiction)
The Drawing Lesson: A Graphic Novel That Teaches You How to Draw by Mark Crilley
David wants to learn to draw, and is impressed by the drawings of an older kid in the park.  She is reluctant at first, but then teaches him (and the reader) how to draw, throwing in a few life lessons along the way. (graphic novel format)
If the World Were 100 People by Jackie McCann
There are almost 8 billion people living on the Earth. But if we could shrink the world down to just 100 people, what could we learn about the human race? Using percentages and infographics, this book explores the answer to this question and others about people and their environment. (nonfiction)
Andy Warner's Oddball Histories: Pests and Pets by Andy Warner (also by this author: Andy Warner's Oddball Histories: Spices and Spuds: How Plants Made Our World.)
Find out when and where rats with ribbons were the prestige pet, how many pigeons have won medals of valor, and about how a racoon problem developed in Japan. These true stories about cute and not so cute animals are told in a cartoon format. (nonfiction graphic novel)
Lab for Kids series by Quarry Books
STEAM Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Hands-on Projects for Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math by Liz Lee Heinecke
Projects such as light-up creatures, sewable circuits, tesselations, and a camera obscura look at STEM topics through an artistic lens. (nonfiction)
Minecraft Lab for Kids series by Quarry Books
​Unofficial Minecraft STEM Lab for Kids: Family-Friendly Projects for Exploring Concepts in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math by John Miller
48 creative, collaborative STEM projects for the whole family. Venture off on 6 action-packed Quests, each with labs that pair a hands-on activity, like mixing milk and soap to create "fireworks," with an in-game project, like carving a crystal ice castle. Set up for novices to Minecraft and experts alike. (nonfiction)
Science Comics series
Dogs: From Predator to Protector by Andy Hirsch
Join Rudy the dog as he explains how his species have evolved to be different than wolves and other canids. (nonfiction in a graphic novel format)
Scientists in the Field series by various authors, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife by Amy E. Cherrix
How can bears and humans co-exist? The author follows four wildlife biologists in North Carolina as they study a population of wild black bears using radio collars and other methods. (nonfiction)
Smithsonian Maker Lab series
Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects by Jack Challoner
Directions and clear photographs guide the reader through many kinds of hands-on projects easily made in the home. (nonfiction)
Wow in the World series
Wow in the World: The How and Wow of the Human Body: From Your Tongue to Your Toes and All the Guts in Between by Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz
The hosts of the prize-winning Wow in the World podcast present tons of fun facts about the human body in this book full of hilarious illustrations, jokes, photos, quizzes, and Wow-To experiments. (nonfiction)
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