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Kids Books

Picture books, early readers and chapter books for ages 4–9 — about science, words, kindness and inspiring women.

Loves Science series

Picture books & I Can Read! early readers · Ages 4–8 · STEM stories starring curious girls Cece, Libby and Vivi. Co-written with Kimberly Derting.

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Cece Loves SciencePicture book · Ages 4–8

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Cece Loves Science & AdventurePicture book · Ages 4–8

Cover of Cece Loves Science: Push and Pull

Cece Loves Science: Push and PullI Can Read! Level 3 · Ages 4–8

Cover of Libby Loves Science

Libby Loves SciencePicture book · Ages 4–8

Cover of Libby Loves Science: Mix and Measure

Libby Loves Science: Mix and MeasureI Can Read! Level 3 · Ages 4–8

Cover of Libby Loves Science: States of Matter

Libby Loves Science: States of MatterI Can Read! Level 3 · Ages 4–8

Cover of Vivi Loves Science

Vivi Loves SciencePicture book · Ages 4–8

Cover of Vivi Loves Science: Sink or Float

Vivi Loves Science: Sink or FloatI Can Read! Level 3 · Ages 4–8

Cover of Vivi Loves Science: Wind and Water

Vivi Loves Science: Wind and WaterI Can Read! Level 3 · Ages 4–8

Farm Friends series

Early chapter books · Ages 5–8 · Farm-life science adventures with Poppy and her mischievous goat, Vincent Van Goat.

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Blue-Ribbon RadishesEarly chapter book · Ages 5–8

Cover of Poppy’s Chicks

Poppy’s ChicksEarly chapter book · Ages 5–8

Cover of One Stubborn Goat

One Stubborn GoatEarly chapter book · Ages 5–8

Cover of The Big Soap-rise

The Big Soap-riseEarly chapter book · Ages 5–8

Cover of The Vet Visit

The Vet VisitEarly chapter book · Ages 5–8

Cover of Poppy’s Pollinators

Poppy’s PollinatorsEarly chapter book · Ages 5–8

Theo TheSaurus

Picture books · Ages 4–8 · A little dinosaur who loves big words learns that friendship matters more.

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Cover of Theo TheSaurus: The Dinosaur Who Loved Big Words

Theo TheSaurusPicture book · Ages 4–8

Cover of Theo TheSaurus and the Perfect Pet

Theo TheSaurus and the Perfect PetPicture book · Ages 4–8

Shine Like a Unicorn

Picture book · Ages 4–8 · A funny, confidence-boosting SEL read-aloud.

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Shine Like a UnicornPicture book (SEL) · Ages 4–8

Penny

STEM picture book · Ages 5–8 · The fourth little pig is an engineer. NSTA STEM Picture Book of the Year.

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PennyPicture book (STEM) · Ages 5–8

She Persisted: Florence Nightingale

Chapter book biography · Ages 6–9 · The nurse who refused to give up.

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Florence NightingaleChapter book biography · Ages 6–9

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