Picture Books About Scientists & The Scientific Process for K-2 Children

Aldrin, Buzz. 2005. Reaching for the Moon. Paintings by Wendell Minor. New York: Harper Collins.   

Bardoe. Cheryl. 2006. Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas. Illustrated by Jos. A. Smith. NY: Abrams.

Brown, Don. 2003. Rare Treasure: Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries. NY: Sandpiper.

Bruchac, Joseph. 2004. Rachel Carson: Preserving a Sense of Wonder. Illustrated by Thomas Locker. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing.

Burleigh, Robert. 2009. One Giant Leap. Illustrated by Mike Wimmer. NY: Philomel.

Engle, Margarita. 2010. Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. NY: Henry Holt.

Holub, Joan. 2006. The Man Who Named Clouds. Illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company.

Hurst, Carol Otis. 2001. Rocks in His Head. Illustrated by James Stevenson. NY: Greenwillow.

Locker, Thomas. 2010. John Muir: American Naturalist. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing.

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. 1998. Snowflake Bentley. Illustrated by Mary Azarian. Houghton Mifflin.

Mortensen, Lori. 2010. Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Leon Foucault. Illustrated by Raul Allen. San Francisco, CA: Tricycle Press.

Nivola, Claire A. 2008. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai. NY: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.

Paul, Ann Whitford. 1999. All By Herself. Illustrated by Michael Sterinagle. Orlando, FL: Harcourt.

Pinkney, Andrea. 1998. Dear Benjamin Banneker. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. NY: Sandpiper.

Ray, Deborah Kogan. 2004. The Flower Hunter: William Bartram, America’s First Naturalist. London: Frances Foster Books.

Rohmer, Harriet, Ed. 2009. Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet. Illustrated by Julie McLaughlin. San Francisco, A: Chronicle Books.

Stone, Jerry. 2009. One Small Step: Celebrating the First Men on the Moon. CT: Roaring Brook Press.

Winter, Jeanette. 2011. The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with Chimps. NY: Schwartz & Wade.  

-------------------. 2008. Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa. Orlando, FL: Houghton Mifflin.

Scientific Process (Observe; Compare; Sort & Organize; wonder, predict, hypothesize; Experiment, test, Explore; Infer & record results to represent understanding; Extend, Expand & Apply)

Burns, Kylie. 2010. What's Going On? Collecting and Recording Your Data. NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

--------------. 2010. What's Your Problem? How to Start Your Scientific Investigation.  NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Challen, Paul. 2009. What's Going to Happen?: Making Your Hypothesis. NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Dotlic, Rebcca Kai. 2006. What is Science? Illustrated by Sachiko Toshikawa. NY: Henry Holt.

Doudna, Kelly. 2006. We Are Wise, Let's Hypothesize. NY: SandCastle.

Hyde, Natalie. 2009. What's the Plan? Designing Your Experiment. NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Johnson, Robin. 2010. What Do We Know? Drawing Conclusions and Answering Questions. NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Lehn, Barbara. 1999. What is a Scientist? Photographs by Carol Krauss.Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook.

Lionni, Leo. 1974. Fish is Fish. NY: Dragonfly Books.
Rusch, Elizabeth. 2007. Will It Blow? Illustrated by K.E. Lewis. Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books.
Serafini, Frank. 2008. Looking Closely Across the Desert. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

------------------. 2008. Looking Closely Along the Shore. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

------------------. 2008. Looking Closely Around the Pond. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

------------------. 2008. Looking Closely in the Rain Forest. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

------------------. 2008. Looking Closely Inside the Garden. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

------------------. 2008. Looking Closely Through the Forest. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

Shower, Paul. 1993. The Listening Walk. Illustrations by Aliki. NY: HarperCollins.