Book Club
Looking for something with a little more substance than Good Night Moon?
Here's a list of inspirational and educational bedtime stories that every nerdy child should hear. Check them out from the library, or order them from your local, independent book store.
Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty
“Ada Marie, Ada Marie, said not a word till the day she turned three”
Follow Ada and her frazzled parents as Ada questions, ponders, and experiments to find the answers to life’s most quizzical questions. An inspirational book for both girls AND boys, to never stop asking questions. This is an especially good book for encouraging African American girls to pursue STEM activities.
Follow Ada and her frazzled parents as Ada questions, ponders, and experiments to find the answers to life’s most quizzical questions. An inspirational book for both girls AND boys, to never stop asking questions. This is an especially good book for encouraging African American girls to pursue STEM activities.
Pass the Energy, Please! by Barbara Shaw McKinney
“When a creature firmly demands, pass the energy please”
Written in rhyme, this book describes the food chains of various ecosystems, from the complex chain in the arctic ocean to the simple chain of decomposers that are everywhere. This is a classic book that belongs on every child's shelf.
“When a creature firmly demands, pass the energy please”
Written in rhyme, this book describes the food chains of various ecosystems, from the complex chain in the arctic ocean to the simple chain of decomposers that are everywhere. This is a classic book that belongs on every child's shelf.
Little Red Writing by Joan Holub
For her school assignment Little Red Writing is tasked with writing the bravest story ever written. Up to the challenge, Little Red sharpens her lead, straightens her eraser, and sets off on an adventure through the schools' library of descriptive words, the gym full of adjectives, and finnaly comes face to face with the Wolf 3000 pencil sharpener. A cute book that teaches kids the art of storytelling.
ISBN: 9781452152097
ISBN: 9781452152097
Calculus for Infants by Omi M. Inouye
Learn ABCs and calculus as the letters ‘f’ and ‘x’ team up and discover all the functions they can do together, like creating parabolas and finding maximums. This is an adorable book for adorable nerdlings who will fall in love with “f” and her fabulous personality, and root for "x" who finally makes a friend.
ISBN: 9780987823915
Click to buy on Amazon http://bit.ly/2C77SebCalc4Infants
ISBN: 9780987823915
Click to buy on Amazon http://bit.ly/2C77SebCalc4Infants
The Darkest Dark by Astronaut Chris Hadfield
A (true) story of a little boy who overcomes his fears of the dark to follow his dreams of becoming an astronaut and exploring the darkest dark there is: outer space. This is an inspirational story for those nerdlings, and parents, who wish to travel among the stars.
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
“This is the story of Rosie Revere, who dreamed of becoming a great engineer"
Young Rosie loves to invent, but becomes embarrassed when her inventions don't work as planned. A visit from Great Aunt Rosie teaches her that mistakes and failures make "perfect first tries", and shows her how to build on her previous mistakes to make some grand. An inspirational book to teach kids how to embrace failure, learn from their mistakes, and keep going.
ISBN: 8601420845060
The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller
Everything was going fine and dandy until Kansas got bored and convinced Virginia and Idaho to switch places -- so that they could experience a change of scenery. As all the state began switching places with each other, they quickly learned that the grass isn't always greener -- or bluer in the case of Kentucky -- on the other side of the border. This is a whimsical story that introduces all kinds of state facts to young learners.
ISBN: 9780805068313
Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene
A pre-teen boy learns a heartbreaking lesson about time, gravity, and space when he steals a space schooner and flies along the rim of a black hole. Illustrations in the book come from NASA images of celestial objects such as the butterfly nebula and the Andromeda Galaxy.
ISBN: 9780307268884
Click to buy on Amazon http://bit.ly/2zqn94cIcarus
ISBN: 9780307268884
Click to buy on Amazon http://bit.ly/2zqn94cIcarus
The magic School Bus By Joanna Cole
ISBN:0590414275
Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
"Young Iggy Peck is an architect and has been since he was two, when he built a great tower -- in only an hour -- with nothing but diapers and glue."
Iggy Peck loves to build, but his second grade teacher forbids it in her class. Then, a disaster on a field trip requires Iggy and his classmates to build their way out of a sticky situation. An inspirational book that teaches kids to never give up on their passions, even when others don’t understand.
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Thank you,
Heather Douglas
Nerd Mom
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