Best Books About Scientists & The Scientific Method for Kids

What is a Scientist? makes the concept of scientists accessible and easy to understand for young readers. This book includes examples of young children asking questions and following the scientific method to try and answer them. Use this story to help your students understand that they can become scientists in class and in their everyday lives by using their curiosity!

Filled with humorous questions to investigate, this book invites kids to think like a scientist and walks them through using the scientific method to find answers to questions they are curious about.

With beautiful illustrations and clear text, this book provides a great overview and introduction to science for young learners. It tells about different fields of science and it discusses a little bit about how scientists ask and answer questions.

Introduce the crucial science safety rules and guidelines with this simple read aloud book about science. Using real-life images and key vocabulary, this book introduces important science practices to keep labs safe for kids.

Help students learn about all of the important science safety rules with this informative text. Science Safety: Being Careful gives a thorough explanation for all of the critical safety procedures that should be followed during labs.

This book gives a clear, straightforward explanation of the scientific method and all of its steps. It’s a good introductory text for young learners.

In Goodnight Lab, Chris Ferrie puts a science spin on the classic Goodnight Moon. Little scientists will enjoy saying goodnight to lab coats, lasers, and science tools in this fun story.

Mad Margaret is crazy about science, and in this story she explains and demonstrates the scientific method to help her friend solve a sneezing problem. This book has fun illustrations and gives students a kid-friendly example of how the scientific method can be used for many situations.

There’s a reason this story is a New York Times bestseller! Ada Twist, Scientist is part of The Questioneers picture book series. This endearing story tells about Ada and her curiosity about the world around her. The rhyming text and adorable story make this an excellent read aloud option for any science classroom.

Just like Ada Twist, Scientist, Rosie Revere, Engineer is part of The Questioneers picture book series by Andrea Beaty. Rosie Revere loves to construct all sorts of inventions, but she hides them away because she is afraid of failure. Throughout the story, Rosie eventually learns that failures and missteps can and should be celebrated instead of feared. This is a wonderful, inspiring text that will help your students see that they can learn from mistakes!

In this child-friendly Albert Einstein biography, Brad Meltzer tells the story of Einstein’s life from a simple, first person perspective. Students will learn about overcoming adversity and not judging things or people that seem different.

Chris Ferrie gives the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? a science twist in this fun story about all sorts of scientists. Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, and more are featured scientists in the book.