Are you looking for books that engage your kid’s curious and scientific mind and don’t contradict your faith? Here are some of my favorites, ordered loosely by age level. Let’s go!

How Many Veggies? by Phil Vischer

Reading Level: Early Elementary/Picture Book

A super fun intro to counting with a big splash at the end.

Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by Kimberly and James Dean

Reading Level: Early Elementary/Picture Book

A great application of subtraction, with the added bonus of demonstrating forgiveness in friendship. Two thumbs up!

Bears on Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Reading Level: Early Elementary

It might not seem like it has a lot of math, but actually the concepts here are great foundations for math topics like surjections, bijections, and 1:1 relationships!

Rover and Speck: Splash Down by Jonathan Roth

Reading Level: Early Elementary

Two robots explore a planet with water. Bonus science facts throughout!

Find the Constellations by H. A. Rey

Reading Level: All levels!

This beautiful book by the author of Curious George teaches all ages how to locate the constellations and learn to watch the sky with a bit more expertise. I highly recommend it, and it was one of my favorite resources that I used in my research for writing The Data INSIGHTers!

Powerful Mathematicians who Changed the World: Agnes Meyer Driscoll: The Mystery Underground.

Reading Level: Early Elementary, Mid Elementary

I don’t love all the books in this series, but this one taught me a lot of great stuff about coding and science. Here is a review to decide if it aligns with your family values.

Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab by “Science Bob” Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith

Reading level: Mid Elementary

My son loves these books, and I like that they’re introducing him to all kinds of science about electricity and magnetism. A win-win! Be sure to check the review for a page that I omitted and other possible concerns.

Copper and the Tree Frog by Mike Jones

Reading Level: Early Elementary, Mid Elementary, Late Elementary

My kids loved the silly humor, and I loved the science facts. A win-win! I couldnt’ find much to worry about, but nevertheless you can learn more and make sure it aligns with your family values here.

The Data INSIGHTers by N. Georgie Justice

Reading Level: Late Elementary, Middle School

A group of kids use data science to solve problems. Added bonus that there is a bit of humor. Written by a statistics professor with a passion for kids to learn data science. You can learn more at ngeorgiejustice.com.

Gravity: A Fairy Tale by Sarah Allen

Reading level: Late Elementary, Middle School

I like a lot of books in the Fairly Tale Physics series; this is just one of them. You can find more books by Sarah Allen that keep your reader engaged while learning about physics!

The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Reading Level: Late Elementary, Middle School

A historical fiction book set during WWII where a pair of kids work with cyphers and codes. There is some scary stuff; learn more in this review.

Secret Coders Graphic Novel Series by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes

Reading Level: Late Elementary, Middle School

A great intro to binary numbers and other coding principles. It isn’t perfect; find out more about whether it fits your family values in these reviews.

A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga

Reading Level: Late Elementary, Middle School, High School

I wanted to finish with one of my favorites! Many ages will enjoy learning about rover development in this touching story about a rover’s adventures to Mars. More info can be found here in my review.

There you go—some fiction books that have science or STEM ideas. What are your favorites? Post them in the comments and share them with our group!

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