List of STEM Books for Elementary

Below is a growing list of STEM books for Elementary. It's sorted into categories, in alphabetical order, to help refine your search.

Whether you are a classroom teacher who is integrating STEM or if you are teaching STEM as a class, you already know the importance of books and literacy to enhance your instruction.

When applicable, there are also lesson plans that pair well with the book.

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STEM Books for Elementary: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

• Artificial Intelligence and Me : The 5 Big Ideas that Kids Should Know by AI & Me
• Human Interaction: How We Work with Artificial Intelligence by AI & Me
• Machine Learning: How AI Learns by AI & Me
• Perception: How AI Sees the World by AI & Me
• Representation & Reasoning: How AI Makes Choices by AI & Me
• Understanding Coding with Raspberry Pi by Patricia Harris

STEM Books for Elementary: CHAPTER BOOKS

• Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants: The Questioneers Book #2 by Andrea Beaty
• Hidden Figures: Young Reader's Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
• Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters: The Questioneers Book #1 By Andrea Beaty
• Super Ungifted by Gordon Korman
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
• The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown
• Ungifted by Gordon Korman

STEM Books for Elementary: CODING

• Coding Games in Scratch: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Building Your Own Computer Games by DK Children
• How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk
• My First Coding Book by DK Children

STEM Books for Elementary: CREATIVITY 

• Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
• I'm Not Just a Scribble by Diane Alber
• Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
• Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
• Perfect Square by Michael Hall
• Scribble Stones by Diane Alber

STEM Books for Elementary: ENGINEERING

• LEGO Chain Reactions by Klutz Press
• Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
• Ready, Set, Build by Meg Fleming
• Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
• Rosie Revere's Big Project Book for Bold Engineers by Andrea Beaty

STEM Books for Elementary: ENVIRONMENT

• Heal the Earth by Julian Lennon
• Love the Earth by Julian Lennon
• Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter To Our Planet by April Sayre
• Touch the Earth by Julian Lennon

STEM Books for Elementary: GROWTH MINDSET

• After the Fall by Dan Santat
• A World Without Failures by Esther Pia Cordova
• I Can't Do That, Yet By Esther Pia Cordova
• I Have an Idea! By Herve Tullet
• The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett
• The Most Magnificent Thing By Ashley Spires
• What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada
• What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yamada
• What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
• Where Oliver Fits by Cale Atkinson

STEM Books for Elementary: INVENTORS

• Gary and the Great Inventors: It's Laundry Day! By Akura Marshall
• Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? By Patrice McLaurin
• Have You Thanked a Kidventor Today? By Patrice McLaurin
• Dream, Invent, Create: Engineer the World by Start Engineering
• Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
• Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton

STEM Books for Elementary: MAKERSPACE

• Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro
• Out of the Box: 25 Cardboard Engineering Projects for Makers by Jemma Westing
• Sew Mini Gardens by Klutz Press

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