Life Science Books for Little Learners
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Life science is the study of living things. It encompasses a huge array of themes and is definitely the most extensive book list for science books. Books on many kinds of plants and animal life cycles are included. Check out my life science book list for some great titles to add to your class library.
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Life Science Books About Plants
All About Apples
Learning about the apple cycle in the fall is such a fun theme for little learners. They love exploring the growth cycle and the parts, as well as taste-testing apples. You can find the All About Apples Science Unit here.
Watch an apple tree grow and change through the seasons. You can see all the things that happen, like the apple blossoms, leaves, and apple picking in the fall.
All kinds of apples are around, and the farmer can see them everywhere.
Help the book change for each season by tapping, wiggling, and more. Your students will love this interactive book about the changing seasons and how trees grow.
Go on a field trip to the apple orchard in these real-life images and simple text written for young children. This is a great option if you can’t go on a field trip or don’t have an orchard close.
Read about the many things that apples are used for, like cider, a present for the teacher, or warm apple pie. Your students will love looking at the pictures and recalling memories in their lives.
Learn about the life cycle of an apple with this little girl. She is in awe of the changes the seed makes and how it turns into an apple for her to eat.
For more apple books, head here.
Leaves and Tree Science
Trees are all around us and provide us with oxygen, a necessity for life. Teach your students about leaves and trees with this packed science unit!
Inspire a leaf adventure with this fall book that follows friends on their leaf hunt. At the end of the story, they use the leaves they have collected to make a leaf pile.
Practice counting skills from 1 to 10 while learning about the importance of trees. The tree behind the school is full of life and the children want to visit it.
Help the book change for each season by tapping, wiggling, and more. Your students will love this interactive book about the changing seasons and how trees grow.
Follow these leaves blowing around the countryside as the fall weather approaches.
The pictures are amazing in this picture book about the seasons. Your students will adore the images as they learn about how trees and leaves change throughout the year.
All About Pumpkins
Learning about pumpkins is a great theme for the fall season, and your students will love it. You can talk about the life cycle, the uses of pumpkins, and more. Grab the All About Pumpkins science unit!
Follow the growth of a pumpkin as it starts as a seed and ends up as pie!
A carved pumpkin starts to rot, but what comes next is something quite amazing! Follow the story in your classroom with the pumpkin jack experiment. For more info and a FREEBIE, go here.
Join a family as they plant a pumpkin patch and tend to it all summer. They hope to pick their own pumpkins from the patch in the fall.
A very informative book about the life cycle of a pumpkin: students will love the relatable illustrations and learn tons of great information.
Find more pumpkin books on this list.
All About Plants
Study the life cycle of plants with this All About Plants science unit. Teach the parts of a plant, what they need to survive, the parts of plants that we eat, and more.
Introduce children to an array of seed and plant facts. The watercolor illustrations are beautiful and feature seeds, flowers, plants, leaves, and trees.
Seed to Plant
Learn how different kinds of plants grow in this educational reader from National Geographic Kids.
Plant Parts from Little Pebble
These books are amazing for young children to learn about each part of the plant. They have real-life images and information that is written for little learners to understand. These are a favorite in my classroom library!
Teach children about pollination, germination, and the plant life cycle.
See all the excitement in the garden! There are things growing in all directions while the children play and tend to the plants.
For more plant books, check out this book list.
Life Science Books About Insects
All About Insects
Learning about insects has always been a big favorite in my classroom; with their creepy crawly legs, wings, and antennae, students are fascinated. Look at the All About Insects science unit here.
Learn a bunch of interesting facts about insects in this National Geographics book for kids. There are some close-up pictures that students will love, too.
Honey bees are so important for the ecosystem, and students can learn so much from this book. The real-images are a great addition to your science table.
A great addition to your science table with dual languages. This title is written for young children with simple vocabulary and language.
Learn all about ladybugs and their life cycle. There are so many facts included in this book that your little learners will adore this read aloud.
This dual language nonfiction book is a must for your classroom library if you do an insect study! Students love to learn about these creepy creatures!
Learn about these amazing insects by reading this nonfiction reader, made for little learners. The text is simple to understand, and the real images will keep them engaged.
Read about how ants live and their characteristics.
National Geographic Kids: Ants
Learn about the many different kinds of ants, how they live and work hard, and more in this National Geographic book for kids.
Check out more insect books here.
All About Butterflies
Another great insect theme is to learn about butterflies. Purchasing caterpillars and watching the life cycle in the classroom is a great educational experience for little learners. Get all the science printables in the All About Butterflies unit here.
Take your readers through the life cycle of a monarch butterfly from egg to beautiful butterfly. Your children will adore the illustrations while they listen to the text.
Explore butterflies in this simple text written for 3-7 year olds.
Real-life images with an educational text written for children. This book is the perfect addition to your science library.
See the beauty of butterflies in this watercolor masterpiece. My students love to look at this book over and over again.
Life Science Books About the Animal Kingdom
All About Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal animals can be a fun science topic for the fall or around Halloween. It isn’t scary but features some of the same animals. My students are always so engaged during this topic, so get all the All About Nocturnal Animals science unit!
Learn about red foxes and their habitat. This nonfiction reader tells about red foxes’ characteristics and habits, too.
Learn about these nocturnal animals that scurry around all night.
Get the answers to some of your questions about nocturnal animals in this nonfiction book for kids.
National Geographic Kids: Bats
Your students will love this book about bats. It has so much information packed in with some awesome photos.
Learn about how bats live in the dark and their place in the animal kingdom.
Get more reading ideas on the nocturnal animal book list.
My Pet Fish
Talk about caring for a pet fish with this complete science unit. This is great for a pet theme or talking about being responsible.
This board book is great for young children to see all different kinds of characteristics. They will love the bright illustrations in this book.
A simple book about caring for a pet fish.
Shares about eating habits and other characteristics of fish.
Learn what characteristics an animal must have to be classified as a fish.
Ponds & Frogs
Doing a pond and frog study can a very educational topic for the science table. Students can learn about all the creatures that live in the pond habitat and focus on the frog life cycle. Find more resources in the Pond & Frog science unit.
Learn about the life cycle of a frog with some amazing photos. A great addition to your science library for little learners.
National Geographic Kids: Frogs
Spectacular photos of many different kinds of frogs from around the world. Your students will be engaged while they learn facts about frogs.
Read about the animals and plants that live in the pond. A pond is a fascinating ecosystem that will ignite your students’ curiosity for science.
See all the creatures that live in a pond in this nonfiction book for young children.
You can find more pond books here.
Animals in Winter
Discover what animals do in the cold winter months. Students can learn about migration, hibernation, and adaptation. You will find all the information in the Animals in Winter Science unit.
There is so much life under and on top of the snow. This book shares what the animals are doing when the weather turns snowy and cold.
An illustrated nonfiction book about how different animals handle the winter weather. This book is packed with information that will guide your students in science talks and curiosity.
Learn about the many reasons animals migrate. Gail Gibbons provides an educational book that is great to children beginning to wonder about and explore the world around them.
A simple book that provides children with a beginning understanding of migration and why animals do it.
Learn about several animals that go into hibernation, such as chipmunks, squirrels, bears, and more. The reader can learn about how the animals prepare their den for the cold temperature.
Learn why bears hibernate and the other animals that also snooze all winter. This reader has simple text and real-life images that will engage students.
This text shares why birds migrate in the winter. Readers can learn why they migrate and what their bodies do during the winter.
For more books on hibernation, see this list.
All About Birds
Teach children about birds and chickens with the All About Birds science unit. There are printables for an egg study, chicken study, bird study, and more.
See each stage of the chicken life cycle in this nonfiction reader.
Get answers to all your chicken questions, like how many eggs a chicken lays? It also includes labelled diagrams and tons of facts for little learners.
There are so many different kinds of nests that birds make and this book shows some of the kinds. Your students will love seeing all the interesting kinds of nests that birds make in nature.
Magical pictures with informative text about many kinds of eggs. The book is full of facts about eggs that your students will adore.
Go on a bird-watching adventure with this book to guide you. It features information about common types of birds that may be seen on your walk and facts about their habits.
The perfect addition to your science library for a simple text about birds. Students will see images that feature many kinds of birds while learning tons of information.
Follow some robins from egg to adult in this illustrated nonfiction book. I like that it features lots of information in an easy format to read aloud.
You can find more bird books here.
All About Habitats
Complete a habitat study about the ocean, savanna, rainforest, desert, and polar regions. This is a science unit jam-packed with so much information that there could be multiple studies in your classroom. Get the All About Habitats Science unit!
Did you know that it rains every day in the rainforest? Your students will be so engaged while you read about all the animals that live in the trees and how they survive the rainy weather.
See the adaptations animals make to live in the desert. There are some pretty cool animals that students may have little to no background knowledge about.
Use this book during an ocean study in your classroom. There is so much life in the ocean that students can learn about.
Learn about how animals adapt and hide in many habitats. This set features text written by scientists for accurate information and tons of facts.
In this All About Habitats series, students can learn about different kinds of habitats found around the world. They all have real-life images and tons of information for little learners.
All About the North and South Poles
Life Science Books About the Body
My Body and Teeth
Study the body and teeth with your students using the My Body and Teeth Science unit. You can learn about the skeleton, healthy choices, and information about teeth.
A great nonfiction text to share with children about the importance of taking care of their teeth and visiting the dentist. The dentist can seem scary, but if children have more information, they may not be so frightened to visit.
This book is written by students! They share what they see in some X-rays. It is such a fun book to share with your students and sit out at the science table.
All your questions will be answered when you read this friendly reader about your teeth. Students will like the silly pictures while they listen to new information.
Simple text with great photos makes this a good choice for the classroom during a tooth study.
Students can read about their skin, how to care for it, and more.
Learn how muscles work, what they need to stay strong, and other important information about your muscles.
Read about the human heart and how it works within the body. Also, share all the important things it does.
Help students understand the importance of their blood within their body and the role it plays.
Find other books about the body and teeth!
As you can see, there are tons of books on life science for your classroom! My students loved learning about these topics and were eager to learn more each day. Grab your lesson plans and pick a few to add to your library or science table.
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For more of my favorite books, check out my themed Book List Blog Series that features themed book lists to accompany your lessons and activities! These are sure to keep your library shelves full! If there is a book list for a theme you need, just let us know so we can create it for you!
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