40 Books about Science and Scientists

Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren
© 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center

This bibliography was compiled in October, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies.

Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.

Ancona, George. The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home. Macmillan, 1994. Ages 7 - 11

Atkins, Jeannine. Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists. Illustrated by Paula Conner. Dawn Publications, 2000. Ages 8 - 11

Batten, Mary. Anthropologist: Scientist of the People. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Ages 9 - 14

Bausum, Ann. Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs: A Photobiography of Roy Chapman Andrews. Photographed by American Museum of Natural History. National Geographic Society, 2000. Age 8 and older

Bishop, Nic. Digging for Bird Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar. Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Ages 7 and older

Conlan, Kathy. Under the Ice. Kids Can Press, 2002. Ages 8 - 11

Cummings, Pat and Linda, compilers and editors. Talking with Adventurers. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 8 - 14

Dash, Joan. The Longitude Prize. Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. Ages 11 - 16

Ehrlich, Amy. Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. Harcourt, 2003. 32 pages.

Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 10 - 14

Getz, David. Frozen Man. Illustrated by Peter McCarty. A Redfeather Book/Henry Holt, 1994. Ages 8 - 16

Gillette, J. Lynett. Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery of Coelophysis. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson. Dial, 1997. Ages 5 - 11

Gillette, J. Lynett. The Search for Seismosaurus: The World's Longest Dinosaur. Illustrated by Mark Hallett. Dial, 1994. Ages 5 - 10

Goodall, Jane. The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours. A Byron Preiss Book/Scholastic Press, 2001. Ages 8 - 14

Hopkinson, Deborah. Maria's Comet. Illustrated by Deborah Lanino. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 1999. Ages 4 - 7

Jackson, Donna M.. The Bug Scientists. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 8 - 11

Johnson, Sylvia A.. Raptor Rescue! An Eagle Flies Free. Photographed by Ron Winch. Dutton, 1995. Ages 7 - 11

Lasky, Kathryn. The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy. Photographed by Christopher G. Knight. Gulliver Green/Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 7 - 11

Lasky, Kathryn. Shadows in the Dawn. Photographed by Christopher G. Knight. Gulliver Green/Harcourt Brace, 1998. Ages 8 - 11

Lavies, Bianca. Monarch Butterflies: Mysterious Travelers. Dutton, 1992. Ages 9 - 12

Lehn, Barbara. What Is a Scientist?. Photographed by Carol Krauss. Millbrook Press, 1998. Ages 4 - 7

Matthews, Tom L.. Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 11 - 14

McNulty, Faith . With Love From Koko. Illustrated by Annie Cannon. Scholastic/Hardcover, 1990. Ages 8 - 10

Montgomery, Sy. The Snake Scientist. Illustrated by Nic Bishop. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Ages 7 - 11

Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems. Front Street, 2001. Age 12 and older

Osborn, Elinor. Project UltraSwan. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 7 - 10

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Dear Benjamin Banneker. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace, 1994. Ages 5 - 9

Powzyk, Joyce A.. In Search of Lemurs: My Days and Nights in a Madagascar Rain Forest. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 8 - 12

Pringle, Laurence. Dolphin Man: Exploring the World of Dolphins. Photographed by Randall S. Wells. Atheneum, 1995. Ages 7 - 11

Pringle, Laurence. Elephant Woman: Cynthia Moss Explores the World of Elephants. Photographed by Cynthia Moss. Atheneum, 1997. Ages 7 - 11

Pringle, Laurence. Jackal Woman: Exploring the World of Jackals. Photographed by Patricia D. Moehlman. Scribners, 1993. Ages 7 - 13

Pringle, Laurence. Scorpion Man: Exploring the Worls of Scorpions. Photographed by Gary A. Polis. Scribners, 1994. Ages 8 - 12

Quinlan, Susan E. . The Case of the Monkeys that Fell from the Trees and Other Mysteries in Tropical Nature. Boyds Mills Press, 2003. Ages 10 - 14

Reinhard, Johan. Discovering the Inca Ice Maiden: My Adventures on Ampato. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 9 - 14

Sayre, April Pulley. Secrets of Sound: Studying the Calls and Songs of Whales, Elephants, and Birds. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 8 - 11

Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei. Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. Ages 8 - 12

Sis, Peter. The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin: Naturalist, Geologist, & Thinker. Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. Ages 10 - 16

Swinburne, Stephen R.. Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf. Photographed by Jim Brandenburg. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Ages 7 - 14

Swinburne, Stephen R.. The Woods Scientist. Photographed by Susan C. Morse. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 7 - 11

Turner, Glennette Tilley. Lewis Howard Latimer. Silver Burdette, 1991. Ages 9 - 12

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	CCBC Bibliographies & Booklists Charlotte Zolotow Award Book of the Week CCBC Specialized Information CCBC Book Discussions CCBC - Net Awards & Best-of-the-Year Lists Review Journals 40 Books about Science and Scientists Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren © 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center This bibliography was compiled in October, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies. Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image. Ancona, George. The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home. Macmillan, 1994. Ages 7 - 11 Atkins, Jeannine. Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists. Illustrated by Paula Conner. Dawn Publications, 2000. Ages 8 - 11 Batten, Mary. Anthropologist: Scientist of the People. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Ages 9 - 14 Bausum, Ann. Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs: A Photobiography of Roy Chapman Andrews. Photographed by American Museum of Natural History. National Geographic Society, 2000. Age 8 and older Bishop, Nic. Digging for Bird Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar. Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Ages 7 and older Conlan, Kathy. Under the Ice. Kids Can Press, 2002. Ages 8 - 11 Cummings, Pat and Linda, compilers and editors. Talking with Adventurers. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 8 - 14 Dash, Joan. The Longitude Prize. Illustrated by Dusan Petricic. Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. Ages 11 - 16 Ehrlich, Amy. Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. Harcourt, 2003. 32 pages. Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 10 - 14 Getz, David. Frozen Man. Illustrated by Peter McCarty. A Redfeather Book/Henry Holt, 1994. Ages 8 - 16 Gillette, J. Lynett. Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery of Coelophysis. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson. Dial, 1997. Ages 5 - 11 Gillette, J. Lynett. The Search for Seismosaurus: The World's Longest Dinosaur. Illustrated by Mark Hallett. Dial, 1994. Ages 5 - 10 Goodall, Jane. The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours. A Byron Preiss Book/Scholastic Press, 2001. Ages 8 - 14 Hopkinson, Deborah. Maria's Comet. Illustrated by Deborah Lanino. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 1999. Ages 4 - 7 Jackson, Donna M.. The Bug Scientists. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 8 - 11 Johnson, Sylvia A.. Raptor Rescue! An Eagle Flies Free. Photographed by Ron Winch. Dutton, 1995. Ages 7 - 11 Lasky, Kathryn. The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy. Photographed by Christopher G. Knight. Gulliver Green/Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 7 - 11 Lasky, Kathryn. Shadows in the Dawn. Photographed by Christopher G. Knight. Gulliver Green/Harcourt Brace, 1998. Ages 8 - 11 Lavies, Bianca. Monarch Butterflies: Mysterious Travelers. Dutton, 1992. Ages 9 - 12 Lehn, Barbara. What Is a Scientist?. Photographed by Carol Krauss. Millbrook Press, 1998. Ages 4 - 7 Matthews, Tom L.. Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 11 - 14 McNulty, Faith . With Love From Koko. Illustrated by Annie Cannon. Scholastic/Hardcover, 1990. Ages 8 - 10 Montgomery, Sy. The Snake Scientist. Illustrated by Nic Bishop. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Ages 7 - 11 Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems. Front Street, 2001. Age 12 and older Osborn, Elinor. Project UltraSwan. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 7 - 10 Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Dear Benjamin Banneker. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace, 1994. Ages 5 - 9 Powzyk, Joyce A.. In Search of Lemurs: My Days and Nights in a Madagascar Rain Forest. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 8 - 12 Pringle, Laurence. Dolphin Man: Exploring the World of Dolphins. Photographed by Randall S. Wells. Atheneum, 1995. Ages 7 - 11 Pringle, Laurence. Elephant Woman: Cynthia Moss Explores the World of Elephants. Photographed by Cynthia Moss. Atheneum, 1997. Ages 7 - 11 Pringle, Laurence. Jackal Woman: Exploring the World of Jackals. Photographed by Patricia D. Moehlman. Scribners, 1993. Ages 7 - 13 Pringle, Laurence. Scorpion Man: Exploring the Worls of Scorpions. Photographed by Gary A. Polis. Scribners, 1994. Ages 8 - 12 Quinlan, Susan E. . The Case of the Monkeys that Fell from the Trees and Other Mysteries in Tropical Nature. Boyds Mills Press, 2003. Ages 10 - 14 Reinhard, Johan. Discovering the Inca Ice Maiden: My Adventures on Ampato. National Geographic Society, 1998. Ages 9 - 14 Sayre, April Pulley. Secrets of Sound: Studying the Calls and Songs of Whales, Elephants, and Birds. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 8 - 11 Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei. Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. Ages 8 - 12 Sis, Peter. The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin: Naturalist, Geologist, & Thinker. Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. Ages 10 - 16 Swinburne, Stephen R.. Once a Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf. Photographed by Jim Brandenburg. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Ages 7 - 14 Swinburne, Stephen R.. The Woods Scientist. Photographed by Susan C. Morse. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Ages 7 - 11 Turner, Glennette Tilley. Lewis Howard Latimer. Silver Burdette, 1991. Ages 9 - 12 This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.