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

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  • A riveting nonfiction kids book with a playful feel, Zero! unravels a complicated history in tremendous detail.
    Book, 2025Watertown, Massachusetts : Charlesbridge, [2025] — J 513.5 ALB
  • Astronomical!

    An Awesome Encounter With the Wonders of the Universe

    Allan, Sophie (Physics teacher)
    An awesome encounter with the wonders of the Universe.
    Book, 2025London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2025. — J 523.1 ALL
  • 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.
    Book, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. — J 920 RIC
  • 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,…
    Book, 2024London : Laurence King, 2024. — J 600 ARG
  • The Element in the Room

    Investigating the Atomic Ingredients That Make Up Your Home

    Barfield, Mike
    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.
    Book, 2025London : Laurence King Publishing, 2025. — J 546 BAR
  • Colours of Nature

    Discover the Beautiful Colours That Brighten Our World!

    Barr, Catherine, 1965-
    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.
    Book, 2025London : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2025. — J 535.6 BAR
  • Dr Matt Bothwell has created a Supervillain Academy to teach astrophysics to middle graders.
    Book, 2025New York : Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2025. — J 523 BOT
  • A cool and unique way to open children's minds, train their brains, and get them thinking about space and time.
    Book, 2025London : Kingfisher, 2025. — J 523.1 BRA
  • You are covered in microbes - tiny living things so small that you can't see them without a microscope.
    Book, 2025Collingwood, Victoria : Bright Light, 2025. — J 579 BUN
  • Have you ever thought about energy - the stuff that lights up our lives and powers our wonderful world?
    Book, 2025Collingwood, Victoria : Bright Light, 2025. — J 333.79 BUN
  • Treasures of the Earth

    Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, and Gems

    Carton, Steven
    Dig down into the history of rocks, minerals, and other treasures, and uncover the stories behind these marvelous materials.
    Book, 2025London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2025. — J 548 TRE
  • Big ideas for curious minds are simply explained in this fascinating book about light speed, spacetime and relativity.
    Book, 2025London : Nosy Crow, 2025. — J 530 CHA
  • All aboard for this bold and graphic visual history of trains and railroads.
    Book, 2025New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2025. — J 385 CUR
  • This introduction to science for little learners is bursting with fantastic facts and super scientific ideas.
    Book, 2025New York : DK Publishing, 2025. — J 503 DAV
  • Discover the things we make with plants.
    Book, 2025London : Magic Cat Publishing, 2025. — J 581.63 DRO
  • Our Plastic Problem

    a Call for Global Solutions

    Durnford, Megan
    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.
    Book, 2025[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2025. — J 363.72 DUR
  • Quantum!

    the Strange Science of the Smallest Stuff in the Universe

    Edge, Christopher
    A lively, fun and fascinating look into the amazing world of quantum physics.
    Book, 2024Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — J 530 EDG
  • Discover all about your Very Important Brain.
    Book, 2025[United Kingdom] : b small publishing ltd., [2025] — J 612.82 EVA