The books are separated into the following categories:

• Science picture books – typically lower elementary age, good for read aloud by adults
• Science Beginning/Easy Readers – typically lower elementary age, meant to be read by child (simpler, controlled vocabulary)
• Science Books for Upper Elementary: best for grades 4-6
• Middle Grade Science – ages 9 to 12 (grades 6-8)
• Science Experiment Collections- hands on activities, often can be modified for a range of ages

“My review” links take you to full reviews of the books at Wrapped In Foil blog, many with suggestions for hands-on activities. “Related science activities” links take you to posts here at Growing With Science, often inspired by the book. Linked titles go to Amazon for further information.

Science Picture Books:

	Insect Detective by Steve Voake and illustrated by Charlotte Voake My review
	The Chiru of High Tibet: A True Story by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Linda Wingerter My review
	Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith and illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin My review Related science activities
	A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Sylvia Long My review Related Science activities
	Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Natureby Joyce Sidman and illustrated by Beth Krommes My review
	Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins and illustrated by Vicky White My review
	Hip-Pocket Papa by Sandra Markle and illustrated by Alan Marks My review Related science activities
	Seabird in the Forest written and illustrated by Joan Dunning My Review Related science activities
	Bugs and Bugsicles: Insects in the Winter by Amy S. Hansen See my review
	Astro: The Steller Sea Lion by Jeanne Walker Harvey See my review
	Little Black Ant on Park Street (Smithsonian's Backyard Collection) by Janet Halfmann See my review
	Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age by Cheryl Bardoe See my review

Science Beginning/Easy Readers:

	Carrots Grow Underground by Mari Schuh My review Related Science activities
	Blueberries Grow on a Bush by Mari Schuh My review
	From Tadpole To Frog by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld My review
	Ant Antics by Deborah Lock My review
	Planes by Amy Shields My review

Science Books for Upper Elementary:

	Bat Researcher by Michael Burgan My review Related activities
	Orb Weavers by Sandra Markle My review with activities
	The Krakatau Eruption by Peter Benoit My review with activities

Middle Grade Science:

	Space, Stars, and the Beginning of Time: What the Hubble Telescope Saw by Elaine Scott My review
	13 Planets: The Latest View of the Solar System by David A. Aguilar My review
	The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin O’Connell and Donna M. Jackson with photographs by the first author and her husband, Timothy Rodwell My review Activities
	Dinosaur Discovery: Everything You Need to Be a Paleontologist by Chris McGowan and illustrated by Erica Lyn Schmidt – this book is full of great hands-on actvities My review
	Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's Chocolate Pilot By Michael O. Tunnell My Review Related Activity
	Adventure Beneath the Sea: Living in an Underwater Science Station By Kenneth Mallory
	Basher Chemistry: Getting a Big Reaction by Simon Basher My Review Activity
	Frozen Secrets: Antarctica Revealed (Exceptional Social Studies Titles for Intermediate Grades) By Sally M. Walker My Review
	Great Migrations: Whales, Wildebeests, Butterflies, Elephants, and Other Amazing Animals on the Move By Elizabeth Carney My Review
	Here There Be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid By HP Newquist
	Hot X: Algebra Exposed By Danica McKellar My Review
	Inside Hurricanes By Mary Kay Carson My Review Activity
	Journey into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures (Junior Library Guild Selection) By Rebecca L. Johnson My Review
	Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot (Scientists in the Field Series) By Sy Montgomery and Photographs by Nic Bishop My review
	Nature Science Experiments: What's Hopping in a Dust Bunny? (Mad Science) By Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
	Planet Hunter, Geoff Marcy and the Search for Other Earths By Vicki Oransky Wittenstein My Review Related Activity
	Project Seahorse (Scientists in the Field Series) By Pamela S. Turner
	Prowling the Seas: Exploring the Hidden World of Ocean Predators By Pamela S. Turner
	The Bat Scientists (Scientists in the Field) (Scientists in the Field Series) By Mary Kay Carson My review
	The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe By Loree Griffin Burns My Review Activity
	The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest By Ian McAllister
	The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-Close Look at the Art and Science of Snowflakes By Kenneth Libbrecht
	This Is Rocket Science: True Stories of the Risk-taking Scientists who Figure Out Ways to Explore Beyond Earth By Gloria Skurzynski
	Extreme Weather (Navigators series) by Margaret Hynes My review Related activity

Science Experiment Collections:

	The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science: 50 Experiments for Daring Young Scientists by Sean Connolly recently won the 2011 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes for Excellence in Science Books in the hands on science category. My review
	Junior Scientists: Experiments with Seeds by Susan H. Gray, best for grades 2-3 My review
	Science Experiments That Fizz and Bubble: Fun Projects for Curious Kids by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen My review

Books for older kids and adults:

Science Fair Season by Judy Dutton My review Related activities