STEM books FOR CHILDREN
Please find lists of ideas below to get your sports reading started. And if you have more ideas for this page, please let us know at [email protected]. https://www.cbcbooks.org/readers/reader-resources/best-stem-books-list/ Lists from 2017
• Brightly offers a list of 18 STEM books that make science and technology fun for kids. It's here.
• The Children's Book Council's latest recommendations for educators, librarians, parents, and guardians of the best children’s books with STEM content can be found here. Best STEM Books is a joint project of the American Society for Engineering Education, the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, the National Science Teachers Association, the Society of Elementary Presidential Awardees, and the Children’s Book Council since 2017. This list of books aims to provide recommendations to educators, librarians, parents, and guardians for the best children’s books with STEM content.
• A Mighty Girl offers many curations about girls and sports, including several about the Olympics. For picture books about trailblazing female Olympians, please check out "She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game" for ages 5 to 9. It's at this link. There is also a board book adaptation for ages 1 to 3. Find that here. For more books to introduce kids of all ages to female sports trailblazers, visit the Mighty Girl “Sports & Games” book section by clicking this link.
• The We Are Teachers site offers a list of 21 Books to Get Students Excited about the Olympics!
• All About Learning Press, a program helping students learn how to read and spell, has compiled a group of books for sports lovers here!
• The Cardboard Connection has a list of 32 Beautiful Picture Books about sports.
• Elementary Librarian, a community full of elementary school librarians, has a list of the best picture books about sports here!
• Pocket of Preschool has 58 Sport Books for Little Learners.
• Bookroo has curated a list of sports and recreation books; find it here!
• Brightly offers a list of sports books for kids of all ages, ranging from babies (0-2) to teens (13+)! Find details here!
• The Scholastic Teacher store has many sports books for purchase. Find that here.
• Epic! offers a list of nonfiction books about a variety of sports -- from soccer to basketball to martial arts. Books can be selected by parents, educators, and even students! Find that list here.