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Science, Math, and Animal Books for Toddlers

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A collection of our favorite science, math, and animal books for Toddlers that foster a love for all things STEM.
 
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From two red-bellied woodpeckers to eight northern mockingbirds, kids will explore some of the most popular backyard birds nature has to offer while learning their numbers, too! The whole family can listen to these audiobooks outdoors and bird togeth...
Birding for Babies: Backyard Birds: A Numbers Book
 
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The reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds, but Ruth Heller shares a lot more about parts of plants and their functions in her trademark rhythmic style. This beautifully illustrated children's book takes you on a journey through the life cycle o...
The Reason for a Flower: About Flowers & Seeds
 
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From the #1 science series for kids comes Germ Theory for Babies―a gentle, clear, and empowering way to teach toddlers how germs work and how we protect ourselves. Created by physicist Chris Ferrie and public health expert Neal Goldstein, this board...
Germ Theory for Babies: Health & Hygiene
 
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From the #1 science author for kids comes this next installment in the bestselling Baby University series! Calculus for Babies introduces babies (and reminds grownups!) to the basic concepts behind calculus explained in an easy-to-understand and fu...
Calculus for Babies (Baby University)
 
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Artificial Intelligence for Babies introduces babies (and grownups!) to the basic way artificial intelligence works, explained in an easy-to-understand and fun way! Written by an expert, this is the perfect book for enlightening the next generation ...
Artificial Intelligence for Babies (Baby Univ)
 
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Neural Networks for Babies uses bright illustrations and easy language to introduce young minds to the ideas behind smart technology, all designed by real scientists. Perfect for STEAM-minded parents, teachers, and anyone seeking an educational gift...
Neural Networks for Babies: AI & Brain Basics
 
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Created by physicist Chris Ferrie and quantum pioneer Whurley, this bestselling title transforms the mysteries of quantum computing into engaging visuals and simple language for ages 0–4. Discover the difference between bits and qubits and how quantu...
Quantum Computing for Babies: STEM Book
 
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Written by an expert, Quantum Entanglement for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to one of nature's weirdest phenomenons. Babies (and grownups!) will learn about the wild world of quantum particles. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that adult...
Quantum Entanglement for Babies (Baby University)
 
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Written by physicists Chris Ferrie and Julia Kregenow, this board book distills real science into playful language and bold, minimalist illustrations. This makes astrophysics accessible for babies and toddlers. Looking for science board books, educa...
Astrophysics for Babies: STEM Book on Space
 
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This toddler-friendly STEAM board book distills aerospace concepts―lift, thrust, and flight―into simple ideas with minimalist art and playful, smart language. Ferrie's book is simple, bold, and big on brain-boosting potential! Perfect for parents, t...
Rocket Science for Babies: Fun Space Gift
 
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Written by an expert, Quantum Physics for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to the principle that gives quantum physics its name. Babies (and grownups!) will discover that the wild world of atoms never comes to a standstill. With a tongue-in...
Quantum Physics for Babies - STEM Gift Book
 
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Make story time brilliant with a baby book about black holes, gravity, and Einstein's most mind-blowing ideas. General Relativity for Babies takes one of the most important concepts in physics and turns it into a first-word STEM adventure for the lit...
General Relativity for Babies: Einstein's Theory Intro
 
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Written by an expert, Newtonian Physics for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to Newton’s laws of motion. Babies (and grownups!) will learn all about mass, acceleration, the force of gravity, and more. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that ad...
Newtonian Physics for Babies (Baby University)
 
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Introduce your child to the building blocks of life with a playful, expert-crafted board book that makes organic chemistry accessible and fun from the very first page. Perfect for science-loving families, Organic Chemistry for Babies turns abstract c...
Organic Chemistry for Babies: STEM Learning
 
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From anatomy to zoology, the ABCs of Biology is a colorfully simple introduction to STEM for babies and toddlers to a new biology concept for every letter of the alphabet. Written by two experts, each page in this biology primer features multiple lev...
ABCs of Biology: First Biology Words Board Book
 
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Turn bedtime into a celebration of science and laughter with Goodnight Lab: A Scientific Parody―the beloved STEAM board book by Chris Ferrie. Perfect for curious kids, Goodnight Lab transforms the soothing style of Goodnight Moon into a witty, charm...
Goodnight Lab: Scientific Parody Bedtime Book
 
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Written by an expert, Electromagnetism for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to magnetic fields and how they work. Babies (and grownups!) will learn all about positive charges, negative charges, and electric currents. With a tongue-in-cheek ...
Electromagnetism for Babies (Baby University)
 
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Written by an expert, Optical Physics for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to the principles of linear optics. Babies (and grownups!) will learn the difference between reflection and refraction and why both are necessary to create wonderful...
Optical Physics for Babies (Baby University)
 
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Nuclear Physics for Babies is more than just a board book―it's an engaging invitation to explore the invisible forces that shape our universe. Designed for curious minds ages 0–4, it breaks down the atom into baby-sized ideas using bold visuals and s...
Nuclear Physics for Babies: Simple Atom Intro
 
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This engaging board book brings the awe of evolutionary biology to young minds with bold, playful visuals and expert simplicity. Created by real scientists, physicist Chris Ferrie and biochemist Cara Florance, Evolution for Babies translates big ide...
Evolution for Babies: STEM Board Book
 
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Climate Change for Babies is an engaging, basic introduction for youngsters (and grownups!) to the complex questions of what climate change is and what we can do about it. Full of scientific information and written by experts, this timely installment...
Climate Change for Babies: STEM Board Book
 
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Written by an expert, with scientific information from an expert, this is the perfect book for enlightening the next generation of geniuses. From the #1 science author for kids comes this next installment in the bestselling Baby University series! P...
Pythagorean Theorem for Babies (Baby University)
 
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Pandemics for Babies is an engaging, basic introduction for youngsters (and grownups!) to the complex concepts like transmission, quarantine, and social distancing. Full of scientific information and written by experts, this newest installment of the...
Pandemics for Babies: Social Distancing & STEM Board Book
 
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This alphabetical installment of the Baby University baby board book series is the perfect introduction to science for infants and toddlers. It makes a wonderful science baby gift for even the youngest engineer. Give the gift of learning to your litt...
ABCs of Engineering: STEM Board Book for Kids
 
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This alphabetical installment of the Baby University baby board book series is the perfect introduction to mathematics for infants and toddlers. It makes a wonderful math baby gift for even the youngest mathematician. Give the gift of learning to you...
ABCs of Mathematics: Addition & Equations Primer
 
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This alphabetical installment of the Baby University baby board book series is the perfect introduction to science for infants and toddlers. It makes a wonderful science baby gift for even the youngest scientist. Give the gift of learning to your lit...
ABCs of Science: Essential STEM Words Board Book
 
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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts—and unity and connection are most important of all—in a beautifully illustrated counting book with a timely message. author Susan Hood and debut children’s book illustrator Linda Yan offer a mind-expan...
We Are One: How the World Adds Up
 
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A gorgeous picture-book ode to wonder and safety, told in cumulative rhyme and with earthy illustrations evoking brick brownstones and crisp autumn skies. In a galaxy spiraling white, on a small blue planet with a moon so pretty, in a green park in a...
The Blanket Where Violet Sits
 
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A poetic and exquisitely illustrated tribute to the solar eclipse and the magic of togetherness, seen through the eyes of a child.​ What happens during a solar eclipse? The sun vanishes. Light becomes dark. Day animals sleep, and night animals wake....
A Few Beautiful Minutes: Experiencing Solar Eclipse
 
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At once profound and playful, this bedtime story follows the moonlight as it travels across the globe. From jungle to sea, from ocean to valley, from distant lands right to your own window. The simple, lullaby-like text is sure to encourage sweet dre...
Moonlight
 
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Take a magical walk through the forest and learn all about the wild beauty and wonder of mushrooms on this inspiring picture book journey! A mushroom day is a day of exploring together and discovering some of the most incredible lifeforms on earth: ...
On a Mushroom Day
 
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A modern schoolyard fable about nature’s magical ability to encourage imagination, play, and joy―and a dandelion’s ability to always grow back. A sunny story with warm illustrations that will encourage readers to take notice of the natural world, Th...
The Weedflower
 
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In this delightful rhyming read-aloud, author Ellen Jackson and illustrator Brendan Wenzel introduce readers to all sorts of mischievous baby animals—and the grown-ups who love them no matter what. Featuring puppies that slobber, kittens who spill, a...
Beastly Babies
 
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This engaging read-aloud doubles as a child-friendly lesson on what plants need in order to grow. Olivia Amoah’s vivid artwork brings the story to life, particularly on the spreads featuring the refrain (”OH NO!“), where readers can look at the illus...
Here Are the Seeds
 
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Discover the joys of nature, seasons, family—and the vibrant colors of them all—in this lyrical picture book from the author of the acclaimed Blue on Blue. A child is on a colorful journey through the seasons, filled with yellow flowers and blue cor...
Green on Green
 
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Celebrate the beauty and strength of solitude with this poetic observation of the animal kingdom and those who move through it on their very own, in this special bilingual edition. This lyrical nonfiction text honors animals who live in solitude, in...
Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild (Bilingual)