Best of 2024: Children's Nonfiction Books about Science and Technology - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• Maths in Action

  Numbers and Shapes Are All Around You!

  Abercrombie, Lou

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  Discover how maths is part of our daily lives.

• On Track

  the Remarkable Story of How Trains Have Changed Our World

  Adams, Tom, 1967-

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  All aboard for a journey through time and across continents.

• Amazing Space

  Allan, Sophie (Physics teacher)

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  An outer space adventure to discover fascinating stories of objects, matter, and mysteries that make up the universe.

• Sky High!

  a Soaring History of Aviation

  Ambrożewski, Jacek

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  The first book on aviation history of its kind, covering everything that flies in one spectacular book about our conquest of the skies.

• Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science

  Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose!

  Anderson, Beth

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  This STEM/STEAM picture book tells how Jefferson's scientific thinking and method battled against faulty facts and bias to prove that his new nation was just as good as any in the Old World.

• Close Up & Far Out

  Seeing the World Differently

  Auld, Mary

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  Two natural philosophers--now known as scientists--used similar tools but saw the world very differently.

• The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals

  Barfield, Mike

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  Take a colourful tour through the prehistoric animal kingdom with this hilarious collection of non-fiction comics from award-winning author Mike Barfield and illustrator Paula Bossio.

• A Stone Is a Story

  Barnard Booth, Leslie

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  Follow a stone's journey through time as it faces ice, water, wind, and scorching heat in this beautiful nonfiction picture book

• The Universe

  Beall, Abigail

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  A comprehensive guide to space for children, packed with eye-catching illustrations and awe-inspiring photography.

• Yes! No? Maybe So

  Beer, Julie (Children's author)

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  Do robots have emotions? What would happen if you jumped into a black hole? Can plants ... hear things? Find the answers to these and even more far-flung questions in this quirky, super-stuffed curiosity quencher.

• Exoplanets

  a Guide to the Worlds Outside Our Solar System

  Bjazevich, Wendy

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  You know all about the planets near Earth, but what about the planets outside our solar system? How are they discovered? Could there be life? Find out in Exoplanets.

• Sleep

  a Kid's Guide to the Science of Slumber

  Bjazevich, Wendy

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  Sleeping is as necessary as food and water for a person to survive and thrive, and kids need to know more about it.

• Weird Sea

  Burrows, Sophie

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  Get ready to dive in and discover some of the incredible secrets of our weird, wonderful and totally wild oceans.

• Once Upon a Big Idea

  the Story of Inventions

  Carter, James, 1959-

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  This rhyming book will take you on a joyful journey of discovery,

• Big Bad Wolf Investigates Fairy Tales

  Cawthorne, Catherine

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  Join the Big Bad Wolf as he debunks your favourite fairy tales with SCIENCE!

• Working Boats

  An Inside Look at Ten Amazing Watercraft

  Crestodina, Tom

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  Ten intriguing working boats.

• Great Gusts

  Winds of the World and the Science Behind Them

  Crowder, Melanie

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  Each spread includes scientific information on how each wind is formed, where it blows and the weather systems it heralds. With charming illustrations by an award-winning artist, this is a fascinating picture book to inspire wonder.

• The Astro Chimps

  America's First Astronauts

  Cusick, Dawn

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  "Vividly portrayed, meticulously researched picture" -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

• Evolution

  Join Us on An Exhilarating Journey From the Origins of Life to the Present Day!

  Darwin, Sarah

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  The Earth has come a very long way from the molten planet with oceans of magma that existed 4.5 billion years ago. Since then, the land has shifted, the climate has changed and life has flourished. But how exactly did living things come to be?

• An Anthology of Rocks and Minerals

  Dennie, Devin

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  A beautiful anthology featuring notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 rocks, minerals, and gems.