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Science & Nature Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Science & Nature Books for Ages 12–18

As your teenager begins to question their place in the universe and grapple with the complex realities of our changing planet, these stories provide a vital bridge between curiosity and identity. This collection of 822 titles offers the intellectual depth and emotional resonance needed to help older kids navigate sophisticated scientific concepts while making sense of the natural world they will soon inherit.

822 books

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Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild

Catherine Thimmesh

Conservationists use innovative techniques and round-the-clock care to help giant pandas learn the skills they need to s

Cover of Charles Darwin

Giants of Science #3

For the curious child who wonders how the natural world works and feels nervous about sharing big ideas that might go ag

Cover of Who Is Greta Thunberg?

Who Is Greta Thunberg?

For the child who feels small in a big world, this biography shows how one quiet voice can spark a global movement for o

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Cover of Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot

Scientists in the Field

Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot

Sy Montgomery

For the child who feels a deep connection to the natural world and wants to see how science and passion can save a speci

Ages 10–14

Cover of Interrupted Journey: Saving Endangered Sea Turtles

Interrupted Journey: Saving Endangered Sea Turtles

Witness the incredible efforts of conservationists as they race to save the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle and help

Cover of Botanicum

Welcome to the Museum #2

For the child who marvels at the natural world, this stunning gallery in a book explores the secrets of plant life from

Cover of We Are the Weather Makers

We Are the Weather Makers

The history of our changing climate unfolds alongside scientific predictions and practical steps to help protect the pla

Cover of Green Promises: Girls Who Loved the Earth

Girls Who Changed Science and Art #3

Green Promises: Girls Who Loved the Earth

Jeannine Atkins

For the young activist who wants to change the world, these lyrical portraits of pioneering women show how one person's

Cover of An Asteroid Strike

An Asteroid Strike

For the curious middle grader who wonders about the secrets of the cosmos and the science behind Earth's most dramatic n

Cover of Mini Mind Controllers

Real-Life Zombies

Mini Mind Controllers

Joan Axelrod-Contrada

For the curious child who loves the 'gross-out' side of nature, this book explores how real-life parasites take control

Cover of Who Is Temple Grandin?

Who Is Temple Grandin?

Patricia Brennan Demuth

For the child who thinks in pictures or feels overwhelmed by a noisy world, this biography shows how being different can

Cover of The Deep! Wild Life at the Ocean's Darkest Depths

The Deep! Wild Life at the Ocean's Darkest Depths

For curious kids who love weird facts and amazing animals, this graphic novel plunges into the pitch-black ocean to meet

Cover of Science Verse

After a teacher claims science is like poetry, a student is cursed to hear every scientific fact as a hilarious parody o

Cover of Twin Tales: The Magic and Mystery of Multiple Births

Twin Tales: The Magic and Mystery of Multiple Births

Donna M. Jackson

Uncover the science of twin telepathy and the history of famous quintuplets in this look at the mystery of multiple birt

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Science Comics #31

Deep-Sea Creatures: Adapting to the Abyss

For the curious explorer fascinated by the world's most mysterious environments, this graphic novel reveals how creature

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Horrible Science #6

Microscopic Monsters

Billions of viruses, bacteria, and amoebas are hiding right under your nose in this fact-filled look at the tiny creatur

Cover of Fire! in Yellowstone

Fire! in Yellowstone

One million acres of Yellowstone burn as experts debate whether to fight the flames or let nature take its course during

Cover of Return of the Wolf

Return of the Wolf

Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Two lone wolves cast out from their original packs find each other in the wild to start a new family and raise their pup

Cover of Toby and the Secrets of the Tree

Toby Lolness #2

Toby and the Secrets of the Tree

Timothée de Fombelle

For the young reader processing the weight of social responsibility or the sting of a friend's betrayal, this epic adven

Cover of Rebel McKenzie

For the child who feels like a fish out of water in social circles, this humorous tale follows a science-loving tomboy n

Cover of The Last Lobo

While visiting his Hopi tribal homeland in Arizona, a teenager named Jake finds himself in a high-stakes battle to prote

Cover of Who Was Galileo?

Who Was Galileo?

Patricia Brennan Demuth

The father of modern science turns the universe upside down with a homemade telescope and a sun-centered theory that cha

Cover of Three Bird Summer

Three Bird Summer

Sara St. Antoine

For the child navigating a changing family dynamic who finds peace in the quiet rhythms of nature and the spark of a new

Cover of Dinosaurs

Encyclopedia Prehistorica #1

Robert Sabuda, Matthew Reinhart

For the child who is captivated by the prehistoric world and loves to see how things work. This engineering marvel bring

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Science & Nature for Other Ages

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