All General Science resources
NSTA Kids
Quiet as a Butterfly: I Wonder Why
“One day I listened. I listened to all the sounds I heard. I listened and I wondered.” From a clock’s ticks in the morning to a father’s snores at night, sounds are everywhere. That’s what an attentive boy discovers as he listens his way...
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This lively book’s title makes the perfect motto for young scientists: Look and see! With the help of charming text and bright pictures, you learn just how much you can use your sense of sight. Toys and tools, birds and bugs, flowers and fish, and ...
NSTA Kids
Fragrant as a Flower: I Wonder Why
Follow your nose! This book invites you to learn what your sense of smell can teach you as you amble around town. Go along as a little boy listens to his dad’s tale about taking in the deliciousness of a pastry shop, the woodsy smells of a lumberya...
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Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! Next time you want to see a show, go outside and look at the sky. The clouds will put on a show for you with their ever-changing shapes and sizes. This book reveals some fascinating science b...
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Next Time You See a Cloud (Hardcover)
Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! Next time you want to see a show, go outside and look at the sky. The clouds will put on a show for you with their ever-changing shapes and sizes. This book reveals some fascinating science b...
Journal Article
The Poetry of Science: Hurricanes
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This poem about hurricanes helps students connect to ideas about changes in Earth's surface, emergency preparedness, and storms....
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From Flower to Fruit will transform curious readers—children and adults—into budding botanists. The book draws you in with the twin charms of rich illustrations and an engaging narrative. But this is more than just a pretty storybook. It spar...
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Notable Notebooks: Scientists and Their Writings
Click here to view video of Notable Notebooks Celebrate imagination! This NSTA Kids book has been selected for the Children’s Book Council #ImaginationCelebration Showcase! Full book list: Imagination Celebration Showcase Named an Outsta...
Journal Article
The Poetry of Science: Sinking and Floating
Build literacy in playful, meaningful ways with sinking and floating....
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses using Giverny Award winners to engage elementary students in science....



