Literature for Science and Mathematics:
Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
Property of California Department of Education
Copyright 1993, Published 1993
Aardema, Verna. Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain. Grade(s): 3-6
Aaseng, Nathan. Inventors: Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine, The. Grade(s): 6-9
Abbott, Edwin. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Grade(s): 6-12
Abrams, Lawrence F. Throw It out of Sight! Building and Flying a Hand-Launched Glider. Grade(s): 6-12
Adams, Adrienne. Great Valentine's Day Balloon Race, The. Grade(s): K-3
Adams, Pam. There Were Ten in the Bed. Grade(s): K-3
Adamson, Joy. Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds. Grade(s): 6-12
Adkins, Jan. Moving Heavy Things. Grade(s): 3-9
Adler, David. Roman Numerals. Grade(s): 3-6
Adler, David. Three-D, Two-D, One-D. Grade(s): 3-6
Adler, David A. Redwoods Are the Tallest Trees in the World. Grade(s): 3-6
Adler, Irving. Mathematics. Grade(s): 3-6
Adshead, Paul. Peacock on the Roof, A. Grade(s): K-3
Aker, Suzanne. What Comes in Two's, Three's, and Four's? Grade(s): K-3
Albers, Donald J., and G. L. Alexanderson. Mathematical People: Profiles and Interviews. Grade(s): 6-12
Aliki. Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians. Grade(s): K-3
Aliki. Digging Up Dinosaurs. Grade(s): 3-6
Aliki. Dinosaur Bones. Grade(s): K-3
Aliki. Fossils Tell of Long Ago. Grade(s): K-6
Aliki. Weed Is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver, A. Grade(s): 3-6
Allen, Joseph P. Entering Space: An Astronaut's Odyssey. Grade(s): 9-12
Allen, Pamela. Lion in the Night , A. Grade(s): 3-6
Allen, Pamela. Mr. Archimedes' Bath. Grade(s): 3-6
Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Grade(s): 3-6
Allison, Linda. Blood and Guts: A Working Guide to Your Own Insides. Grade(s): 3-9
Allison, Linda. Reasons for Seasons, The. Grade(s): 3-9
Allison, Linda. Wild Inside: The Sierra Club's Guide to the Great Outdoors, The. Grade(s): 6-9
Alpers, Antony. Dolphins: The Myth and the Mammal. Grade(s): 9-12
Alvarez, Luis W. Alvarez: The Adventures of a Physicist. Grade(s): 9-12
Ancona, George. Turtle Watch. Grade(s): 3-6
Anderson, Lucia. Mammals and Their Milk. Grade(s): 3-6
Anderson, Lucia. Smallest Life Around Us, The. Grade(s): 3-9
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting Book. Grade(s): K-3
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Counting House. Grade(s): K-3
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Math Games. Grade(s): 3-9
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Math Games II. Grade(s): 3-9
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Math Games III. Grade(s): 3-9
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar. Grade(s): 3-9
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Sundial. Grade(s): 6-12
Anno, Mitsumasa. Topsy-Turvies: More Pictures to Stretch the Imagination. Grade(s): 3-9
Anno, Mitsumasa. Topsy-Turvies: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination. Grade(s): 3-9
Anno, Mitsumasa. Upside Downers: Pictures to Stretch the Imagination. Grade(s): 3-6
Apfel, Necia H. Calendars. Grade(s): 6-9
Apfel, Necia H. It's All Relative: Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Grade(s): 9-12
Ardley, Neil. Making Metric Measurements. Grade(s): 6-9
Ardley, Neil. Music. Grade(s): 6-9
Argent, Kerry, and Rod Trinca. One Woolly Wombat. Grade(s): K-3
Arnold, Caroline. Cheetah. Grade(s): 3-6
Arnold, Caroline. Dinosaur Mountain: Graveyard of the Past. Grade(s): K-6
Arnold, Caroline. Genetics: From Mendel to Gene Splicing. Grade(s): 6-12
Arnold, Caroline. Hippo. Grade(s): 3-6
Arnold, Caroline. Kangaroo. Grade(s): 3-6
Arnold, Caroline. Llama. Grade(s): 3-6
Arnold, Caroline. Penguin. Grade(s): 3-6
Arnold, Caroline. Trapped in Tar: Fossils from the Ice Age. Grade(s): 3-9
Arnold, Caroline. Tule Elk. Grade(s): 3-6
Arnold, Caroline. Walk on the Great Barrier Reef, A. Grade(s): 3-6
Arnold, Caroline, Edited by Bonnie Brook. Walk in the Desert, A. Grade(s): K-6
Arnosky, Jim. Come Out Muskrats. Grade(s): K-3
Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s Book of Animal Tracking. Grade(s): 3-9
Arnosky, Jim. I Was Born in a Tree and Raised by Bees. Grade(s): 3-6
Arnosky, Jim. In the Forest. Grade(s): 3-9
Arnosky, Jim. Kettle of Hawks, A. Grade(s): 3-9
Arnosky, Jim. Secrets of a Wildlife Watcher. Grade(s): 6-9
Arthur, Alex. Shell. Grade(s): 3-9
Asch, Frank. Bear Shadow. Grade(s): K-3
Ashabranner, Melissa, and Brent Ashabranner. Counting America: The Story of the United States Census. Grade(s): 6-9
Asimov, Isaac. Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery: How Science Has Shaped the World and How the World Has Affected Science from 4,000,000 B.C. to the Present. Grade(s): 9-12
Asimov, Isaac. Fantastic Voyage. Grade(s): 9-12
Asimov, Isaac. Far as Human Eye Could See. Grade(s): 9-12
Asimov, Isaac. I, Robot. Grade(s): 9-12
Asimov, Isaac. Inside the Atom. Grade(s): 6-12
Asimov, Isaac. Young Extraterrestrials. Grade(s): 6-9
Atkins, Peter W. Molecules. Grade(s): 9-12
Attenborough, David. Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth, The. Grade(s): 6-12
Aylesworth, Thomas G. Alchemists: Magic into Science, The. Grade(s): 6-9
Ayres, Pam. When Dad Cuts Down the Chestnut Tree. Grade(s): 3-6
Back, Christine. Chicken and Egg. Grade(s): K-3
Back, Christine and Barrie Watts. Spider’s Web. Grade(s): K-6
Back, Christine and Barrie Watts. Tadpole and Frog. Grade(s): K-6
Baines, John. Acid Rain. Grade(s): 9-12
Baker, Jeannie. Where the Forest Meets the Sea. Grade(s): 3-6
Baker, Olaf. Where the Buffaloes Begin. Grade(s): 6-9
Bakker, Robert T. Dinosaur Heresies: New Theories Unlocking the Mystery of the Dinosaurs and Their Extinction, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Ballard, J. G. Drowned World, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Ballard, Robert D., Edited by Patrick Crean. Exploring the Titanic. Grade(s): 6-12
Balzola, Asun, and J. M. Parramon. Spring. Grade(s): K-3
Bang, Molly. Ten, Nine, Eight. Grade(s): K-3
Bannan, Jan Gumprecht. Sand Dunes. Grade(s): 3-9
Bare, Colleen Stanley. Never Kiss an Alligator. Grade(s): K-3
Barton, Byron. Machines at Work. Grade(s): K-3
Base, Graeme. Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery, The. Grade(s): 3-9
Bash, Barbara. Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus. Grade(s): 3-6
Bash, Barbara. Tree of Life: The World of the African Baobab. Grade(s): 3-6
Bash, Barbara. Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City. Grade(s): 3-6
Baum, Arline, and Joseph Baum. Opt: An Illusionary Tale. Grade(s): 3-6
Baylor, Byrd. Desert Is Theirs, The. Grade(s): K-6
Baylor, Byrd. Desert Voices. Grade(s): 3-9
Baylor, Byrd. Everybody Needs a Rock. Grade(s): K-6
Baylor, Byrd. Guess Who My Favorite Person Is? Grade(s): K-3
Baylor, Byrd. Hawk, I’m Your Brother. Grade(s): K-6
Baylor, Byrd. If You Are a Hunter of Fossils. Grade(s): 3-6
Bear, Greg. Blood Music. Grade(s): 9-12
Beattie, Owen, and John Geiger. Frozen in Time: Unlocking the Secrets of the Franklin Expedition. Grade(s): 9-12
Becker, John. Seven Little Rabbits. Grade(s): K-3
Beckmann, Petr. History of Pi, A. Grade(s): 9-12
Behn, Harry (Translator). Cricket Songs: Japanese Haiku. Grade(s): 3-9
Bellamy, David. Mouse Book, The. Grade(s): 6-9
Bellamy, David. Our Changing World: The Rock Pool. Grade(s): K-6
Bendick, Jeanne. How Much and How Many: The Story of Weights and Measures. Grade(s): 6-12
Bendick, Jeanne, and Marcia Levin. Take a Number. Grade(s): 3-6
Benford, Gregory. Time-Scape. Grade(s): 9-12
Bennett, David. Day and Night. Grade(s): K-3
Bennett, David. Earth. Grade(s): K-3
Bennett, David. Rain. Grade(s): K-3
Berger, Melvin. Atoms, Molecules, and Quarks. Grade(s): 9-12
Berger, Melvin. Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids. Grade(s): 3-6
Berger, Melvin. Science of Music, The. Grade(s): 6-9
Berger, Melvin. Star Gazing, Comet Tracking, and Sky Mapping. Grade(s): 6-9
Berger, Melvin. Why I Cough, Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup and Yawn. Grade(s): K-3
Beshore, George. Science in Ancient China. Grade(s): 6-9
Beshore, George. Science in Early Islamic Culture. Grade(s): 6-9
Billings, Charlene. Fiber Optics: Bright New Way to Communicate. Grade(s): 9-12
Billings, Charlene. Superconductivity: From Discovery to Breakthrough. Grade(s): 9-12
Bishop, Owen. Yardsticks of the Universe. Grade(s): 6-9
Bjork, Christina. Elliot’s Extraordinary Cookbook. Grade(s): 6-9
Bjork, Christina. Linnea’s Almanac. Grade(s): K-6
Bjork, Christina. Linnea’s Windowsill Garden. Grade(s): K-6
Blegvad, Lenore. One Is for the Sun. Grade(s): K-3
Blocksma, Mary. Reading the Numbers: A Survival Guide to the Measurements, Numbers, and Sizes Encountered in Ever. Grade(s): K-3
Blohm, Hans, Stafford Beer, and David Suzuki. Pebbles to Computers: The Thread. Grade(s): 6-12
Bodanis, David. Secret House, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Bonners, Susan. Penguin Year, A. Grade(s): K-3
Borden, Louise. Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens: A Book About the Four Seasons. Grade(s): K-3
Bourne, Geoffrey H. Primate Odyssey. Grade(s): 9-12
Bova, Ben. Welcome to Moon Base. Grade(s): 6-12
Bova, Ben and Byron Preiss (Editors). First Contact: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Grade(s): 9-12
Boyne, Walter J. Power Behind the Wheel: Creativity and the Evolution of the Automobile. Grade(s): 6-12
Boyne, Walter J. Smithsonian Book of Flight for Young People, The. Grade(s): 6-12
Boynton, Sandra. Hippos Go Berserk. Grade(s): K-3
Brady, Irene. Elephants on the Beach*. Grade(s): 3-6
Brand, Stewart. Media Lab: Inventing the Future at MIT, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Branley, Franklyn M. Beginning of the Earth, The. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Comets. Grade(s): K-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Earthquakes. Grade(s): K-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Eclipse: Darkness in Daytime. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. From Sputnik to Space Shuttles: Into the New Space Age. Grade(s): 3-9
Branley, Franklyn M. Gravity Is a Mystery. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. It's Raining Cats and Dogs: All Kinds of Weather and Why We Have It. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Journey into a Black Hole. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Moon Seems to Change, The. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Saturn: The Spectacular Planet. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Shivers and Goose Bumps: How We Keep Warm. Grade(s): 3-9
Branley, Franklyn M. Sky Is Full of Stars, The. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Sunshine Makes the Seasons. Grade(s): 3-6
Branley, Franklyn M. Think Metric! Grade(s): 6-9
Brenner, Barbara. Snake-Lover’s Diary, A. Grade(s): 3-6
Brenner, Barbara and May Garelick. Two Orphan Cubs. Grade(s): K-3
Brenner, Martha. Fireworks Tonight! Grade(s): 6-12
Brett, Jan. First Dog, The. Grade(s): 3-6
Briggs, Raymond. Jim and the Beanstalk. Grade(s): 3-6
Brin, David. Startide Rising. Grade(s): 9-12
Bronowski, Jacob. Ascent of Man, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Brooks, Bruce. On the Wing: The Life of Birds from Feathers to Flight. Grade(s): 6-12
Brothwell, Don. Bog Man and the Archaeology of People, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Brown, A. E., and H. A. Jeffott, Jr. Absolutely Mad Inventions. Grade(s): 6-12
Brown, Pam Adapted by Mary Nolan. Florence Nightingale: The Founder of Modern Nursing. Grade(s): 3-9
Brown, Ruth. If at First You Do Not See. Grade(s): K-3
Bryan, C. D. National Air and Space Museum, The. Grade(s): 6-12
Buck, Pearl S. Big Wave, The. Grade(s): 6-9
Bunting, Eve. How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story. Grade(s): 3-6
Bunting, Eve. Sea World Book of Sharks, The. Grade(s): 3-9
Burger, Dionys. Sphereland. Grade(s): 6-12
Burgess, Jeremy. Microcosmos. Grade(s): 6-12
Burke, James. Day the Universe Changed, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Burkig, Valerie. Photonics: The New Science of Light. Grade(s): 6-9
Burleigh, Robert. Man Named Thoreau, A. Grade(s): 3-9
Burn, Doris. Andrew Henry's Meadow. Grade(s): K-6
Burnie, David. Plant. Grade(s): 3-9
Burnie, David. Tree. Grade(s): 3-9
Burningham, John. Shopping Basket, The. Grade(s): 3-6
Burns, Marilyn. Book of Think: Or How to Solve Problems Twice Your Size, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Burns, Marilyn. Math for Smarty Pants. Grade(s): 3-9
Burns, Marilyn. This Book Is About Time. Grade(s): 3-9
Burton, Robert. Eggs: Nature’s Perfect Package. Grade(s): 6-12
Burton, Virginia. Life Story. Grade(s): K-6
Bushey, Jerry. Farming the Land: Modern Farmers and Their Machines. Grade(s): 6-9
Bushey, Jerry. Monster Trucks and Other Giant Machines onWheels. Grade(s): K-3
Buxton, Laurie. Mathematics for Everyone. Grade(s): 9-12
Calhoun, Mary. Hot-Air Henry. Grade(s): K-3
Caras, Roger. Cat Is Watching: A Look at the Way Cats See Us, A. Grade(s): 9-12
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. Grade(s): 9-12
Carle, Eric. Honeybee and the Robber: A Moving Picture Book, The. Grade(s): K-3
Carle, Eric. One, Two, Three to the Zoo. Grade(s): K-3
Carle, Eric. Secret Birthday Message, The. Grade(s): K-3
Carle, Eric. Tiny Seed, The. Grade(s): K-3
Carle, Eric. Very Busy Spider, The. Grade(s): K-3
Carle, Eric. Very Hungry Caterpillar, The. Grade(s): K-3
Carle, Eric. Very Quiet Cricket, The. Grade(s): K-3
Carr, Terry. Spill! The Story of the Exxon Valdez. Grade(s): 3-6
Carrick, Carol. Big Old Bones: A Dinosaur Tale. Grade(s): K-3
Carrick, Carol. In the Moonlight. Grade(s): 3-6
Carrighar, Sally. One Day at Teton Marsh. Grade(s): 9-12
Carrighar, Sally. One Day on Beetle Rock. Grade(s): 9-12
Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. Grade(s): 6-12
Carroll, Susan. How Big Is a Brachiosaurus? Fascinating Facts About Dinosaurs. Grade(s): K-3
Carson, Rachel. Sea Around Us, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Grade(s): 9-12
Caselli, Giovanni. Roman Empire and the Dark Ages, The. Grade(s): 6-12
Chadwick, Roxane. Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Pilot and Poet. Grade(s): 3-6
Chaisson, Eric. Relatively Speaking: Relativity, Black Holes, and the Fate of the Universe. Grade(s): 9-12
Chapman, Steven. How Many? How Much? Grade(s): 3-6
Charles, Oz. How Is a Crayon Made? Grade(s): K-6
Cheney, Margaret. Tesla, Man out of Time. Grade(s): 9-12
Cherry, Lynne. Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest, The. Grade(s): K-6
Clarke, Arthur C. Deep Range, The. Grade(s): 9-12
Clarke, Arthur C. Rendezvous with Rama. Grade(s): 9-12
Clarke, Barry. Amazing Frogs and Toads. Grade(s): 3-6
Cleaver, Vera and Bill Cleaver. Where the Lilies Bloom. Grade(s): 6-9
Cleveland, David. April Rabbits, The. Grade(s): K-3
Climo, Shirley. Someone Saw a Spider: Spider Facts and Folktales. Grade(s): 3-9
Coats, Laura Jane. Oak Tree, The*. Grade(s): K-3
Cobb, Vicki. Why Doesn't the Earth Fall Up? And Other Not Such Dumb Questions About Motion. Grade(s): 3-6
Colbert, Edwin H. and Michael Morales. Evolution of the Vertebrates. Grade(s): 9-12
Coldrey, Jennifer. Strawberry. Grade(s): 3-6
Cole, Joanna. Evolution: The Story of How Life Developed on Earth. Grade(s): 3-6
Cole, Joanna. How You Were Born. Grade(s): 3-6
Cole, Joanna. Human Body: How We Evolved, The. Grade(s): 3-9
Cole, Joanna. Large as Life Animals in Beautiful Life-Size Paintings. Grade(s): K-6
Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: At the Waterworks, The. Grade(s): K-6
Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth, The. Grade(s): K-6
Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body, The. Grade(s): K-6
Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, The. Grade(s): K-6
Cole, Joanna. My Puppy Is Born. Grade(s): 3-6
Cole, Joanna. Snake’s Body, A. Grade(s): 3-6
Cole, Sheila. When the Tide Is Low. Grade(s): K-3
Connor, Judith. Kelp Forests. Grade(s): 9-12
Corrick, James. Recent Revolutions in Chemistry. Grade(s): 6-12