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Science Experiments

For the child who wants to know how things work and then make them work differently, these 0 books combine the spirit of inquiry with hands-on encouragement to try things yourself.

Volcanoes that erupt, slime that stretches, and magnets that snap together. Books for the kid whose bedroom is a lab.

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Science Experiments Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

2,763 books about science experiments

0–3 yrs288 books

4–7 yrs1512 books

8–11 yrs876 books

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of The Science of Breakable Things

The Science of Breakable Things

Natalie turns her middle school science project into a quest for answers, hoping the scientific process can help her und

Cover of The Third Mushroom

The Fourteenth Goldfish #2

The Third Mushroom

Jennifer L. Holm

Ellie's world-renowned scientist grandfather is trapped in a teenager's body, leading to stinky feet, science fair chaos

Cover of Catalyst

Laurie Halse Anderson

Kate Malone's logically organized life spirals out of control when she is forced to share a room with her nemesis while

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12–18 yrs

74 books

Cover of Who Was Marie Curie?

Who Was?

Who Was Marie Curie?

Megan Stine, Who HQ

Determined to study science even when forbidden, Marie Curie traveled to Paris and eventually won two Nobel Prizes for h

Ages 8–12

Cover of Bake Like a Pro!

Maker Comics #1

Bake Like a Pro!

Join Sage, a wizard-in-training, as she discovers the magic of baking in an enchanted kitchen. This graphic novel teache

Cover of The Book of Wildly Spectacular Sports Science

The Book of Experiments #3

The Book of Wildly Spectacular Sports Science

Karate chops, knuckleballs, and gravity-defying dunks come to life through 54 experiments that reveal the hidden physics

Cover of Energy, Forces & Motion

Usborne Internet-Linked Library of Science #1

Energy, Forces & Motion

Alastair Smith, Corinne Henderson

The laws of physics come to life through rollercoasters, cars, and rubber bands, paired with experiments and facts about

Cover of Jake Drake, Know-It-All

Jake Drake, Know-It-All

Andrew Clements

Jake wants to win the third-grade science fair more than anything, but he’ll have to outsmart the class know-it-alls to

Cover of Melia and Jo

Scientific Melia builds amazing things in her backyard lab, but her inventions only truly come to life when she teams up

Cover of Firekeeper's Daughter

Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley

Daunis Fontaine witnesses a shocking murder, pulling her into a high-stakes FBI investigation where she must use tribal

Cover of The Book of Ingeniously Daring Chemistry

The Book of Daring Experiments #3

The Book of Ingeniously Daring Chemistry

Turn your kitchen into a lab with over 20 experiments, from building hydrogen atoms with string to powering a clock with

Cover of Shuri

Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #1

Wakanda’s essential Heart-Shaped Herbs are dying, and Princess Shuri must leave home on a high-stakes mission to find th

Cover of Global Gardens

DK Super Planet

Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia

Beautiful gardens from around the globe come to life through infographics and experiments that explain how nature works

Cover of Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!

My Weird School #10

Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!

Mr. Docker is a science teacher with a potato-powered car and a demented laugh. His nutty experiments have the whole cla

Cover of The Invention Hunters Discover How Light Works

The Invention Hunters #4

The Invention Hunters Discover How Light Works

Join the zany Invention Hunters as they travel to an elementary school science lab and, with a kid's help, uncover the s

Cover of Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest

The Last Kids on Earth

Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest

Best friends Quint and Dirk set out on an epic post-apocalyptic quest filled with new monsters and crucial secrets in th

Cover of Marie Curie

Patricia Crété

Two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie changed the world of science forever through her pioneering work with radiation.

Cover of What Is Magnetism?

First Facts: Physical Science

What Is Magnetism?

Perfect for curious kids who wonder why certain things stick together, this graphic-style guide turns invisible forces i

Cover of The Pox Party

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation #1

Raised by philosophers in Revolutionary Boston, Octavian uncovers a horrifying experiment that forces him to question th

Cover of Big Monty and the Lunatic Lunch Lady

Big Monty and the Lunatic Lunch Lady

Big Monty must drop his telescope and team up with his sister Josephine to stop a lunch lady and her monster made of sch

Cover of Grow a Garden!

Maker Comics #4

Alexis Frederick-Frost

Join Will, Violet, and Basil at the Garden Gnome Academy as they learn the messy, stinky, but ultimately rewarding secre

Cover of Blows Its Top

The Magic School Bus TV Tie-ins

Gail Herman, Joanna Cole

Struggling to build a giant globe is only the beginning for Ms. Frizzle’s class as they get caught up in a high-pressure

Cover of Rosie Revere, Engineer

The Questioneers #2

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Rosie tinkers with gizmos and gadgets in secret, but a visit from her adventurous aunt proves that a crashing contraptio

Cover of Plants Seeds

The Magic School Bus

Patricia Relf, Joanna Cole

Shrink down and step inside a flower with Ms. Frizzle to see how life begins and watch a garden grow from the very insid