Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Resources for a selection of titles recommended since 2005 -- recognizing outstanding science trade books

- 3,952 Resources including
- 313 Videos
- 138 Book Readings
- 421 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 424 book results


Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate
(Commended, 2017)
35+ Resources11 Awards

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
(Commended, 2019)
35+ Resources9 Awards

Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman and Rick Allen
(Commended, 2011)
30+ Resources8 Awards



Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere
by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy
(Commended, 2019)
30+ Resources10 Awards

Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Commended, 2011)
25+ Resources7 Awards


Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist
by Jess Keating and Marta Álvarez Miguéns
(Winner, 2018)
25+ Resources6 Awards

Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
by Cheryl Bardoe and Barbara McClintock
(Commended, 2019)
25+ Resources11 Awards


The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest ...
(Commended, 2014)
25+ Resources7 Awards


A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration
by Cynthia Harmony and Devon Holzwarth
(Selection, 2025)
25+ Resources5 Awards

Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
(Commended, 2006)
25+ Resources8 Awards

Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
by Joyce Sidman and Beckie Prange
(Commended, 2011)
25+ Resources7 Awards

Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
by Katherine Applegate and G. Brian Karas
(Commended, 2015)
25+ Resources6 Awards

Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
by Laurie Wallmark and April Chu
(Commended, 2016)
25+ Resources7 Awards

Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martínez
(Commended, 2020)
25+ Resources9 Awards

Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate
by Melissa Stewart and Sarah S. Brannen
(Commended, 2022)
25+ Resources4 Awards

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, and Nicole Neidhardt
(Commended, 2023)
25+ Resources3 Awards

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
(Commended, 2013)
25+ Resources7 Awards

No Monkeys, No Chocolate
by Melissa Stewart, Allen Young, and Nicole Wong
(Commended, 2014)
25+ Resources4 Awards




Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor
by Kate Messner and Alexandra Bye
(Commended, 2022)
25+ Resources1 Awards

American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South
by Gail Jarrow
(Commended, 2023)
25+ Resources7 Awards




Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem
by Melissa Stewart and Rob Dunlavey
(Selection, 2024)
20+ Resources5 Awards

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
(Commended, 2007)
20+ Resources5 Awards




Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey
by Loree Griffin Burns and Ellen Harasimowicz
(Commended, 2015)
20+ Resources7 Awards

Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
(Commended, 2015)
20+ Resources7 Awards



The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs
by Kate Messner and Matthew Forsythe
(Commended, 2019)
20+ Resources8 Awards

The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration
by Barb Rosenstock and Erika Meza
(Commended, 2023)
20+ Resources5 Awards

The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World's Great Scientists
by Kate Messner and Julia Kuo
(Selection, 2025)
20+ Resources3 Awards



Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
(Commended, 2010)
20+ Resources5 Awards