Best of 2025: Children's Nonfiction Books about Science and Technology - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• Zero! the Number That Almost Wasn't

  Albee, Sarah

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  A riveting nonfiction kids book with a playful feel, Zero! unravels a complicated history in tremendous detail.

• Astronomical!

  An Awesome Encounter With the Wonders of the Universe

  Allan, Sophie (Physics teacher)

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  An awesome encounter with the wonders of the Universe.

• The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice

  How to Discover a Shape

  Alznauer, Amy

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  Ablaze with pattern and color, this ebullient biography celebrates the intersection of art and science-through the life and lens of an extraordinary amateur mathematician.

• Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World

  Agrawal, Roma, 1983-

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  From HUGE things, like spaceships and skyscrapers, to much smaller things like the toaster in our kitchen and the shoes on our feet. But all of these things only exist because of seven small inventions: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the magnet,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Element in the Room

  Investigating the Atomic Ingredients That Make Up Your Home

  Barfield, Mike

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  Starting with the Big Bang, The Element in the Room looks at every element in close detail and includes fun comic-strips to tell the stories of key scientific discoveries throughout history.

• Colours of Nature

  Discover the Beautiful Colours That Brighten Our World!

  Barr, Catherine, 1965-

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  The universe is made up of a kaleidoscope of colours! Unearth the secrets of our world, and beyond, with this uplifting introduction to the colours of nature.

• The Extraordinary Book of Science Experiments That Help Save the Planet

  Bell, Helen (Managing director)

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  Each page turns into an experiment that explores ways you can help protect planet Earth by thinking like a scientist.

• The Great Alien Hunt

  Bothwell, Matthew

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  Dr Matt Bothwell has created a Supervillain Academy to teach astrophysics to middle graders.

• Really Big Questions for Daring Thinkers

  Space and Time

  Brake, Mark

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  A cool and unique way to open children's minds, train their brains, and get them thinking about space and time.

• Me, Microbes & I

  Bunting, Philip

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  You are covered in microbes - tiny living things so small that you can't see them without a microscope.

• Super Power

  Bunting, Philip

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  Have you ever thought about energy - the stuff that lights up our lives and powers our wonderful world?

• Treasures of the Earth

  Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, and Gems

  Carton, Steven

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  Dig down into the history of rocks, minerals, and other treasures, and uncover the stories behind these marvelous materials.

• The Speed of Light

  Chapman, Simon (Children's author)

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  Big ideas for curious minds are simply explained in this fascinating book about light speed, spacetime and relativity.

• Trains

  Curlee, Lynn, 1947-

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  All aboard for this bold and graphic visual history of trains and railroads.

• My Encyclopedia of Very Important Science

  Davey, Elizabeth

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  This introduction to science for little learners is bursting with fantastic facts and super scientific ideas.

• The Truly Terrible History of the Toilet

  Deary, Terry, 1946-

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  Full of horrible facts about the loo.

• The Stuff That Stuff Is Made of

  Things We Make With Plants

  Drori, Jonathan

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  Discover the things we make with plants.

• Our Plastic Problem

  a Call for Global Solutions

  Durnford, Megan

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  What was supposed to be a miracle material when it was first invented is now one of the biggest sources of pollution on our planet.

• Quantum!

  the Strange Science of the Smallest Stuff in the Universe

  Edge, Christopher

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  A lively, fun and fascinating look into the amazing world of quantum physics.

• All Brains Are Wonderful

  Evans, Scott

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  Discover all about your Very Important Brain.