Children's Reading List
Citizen Science Books for the Youngest Readers
Click on each book cover to find the record in WorldCat
Picture Books
Bird Count
by Susan Edwards Richmond
The Hike
by Alison Farrell
The Lorax
by Dr. Seuss
Ruby's Birds
by Mya Thompson
Early Readers
Vivi Loves Science series
by Kimberly Derting
I Want to Be a Scientist
by Laura Driscoll
Chapter Books
The First Rule of Climate Club
by Carrie Firestone
Graphic Novels
World Without Fish
by Mark Kurlansky
Non-Fiction
Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist
by Sylvia Acevedo
Moonlight Crab Count
by Neeti Bathala
Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery in Your Own Backyard
by Loree Griffith Burns
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of the Ocean Motion
by Loree Griffith Burns
Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard
by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles
by Philippe Cousteau
Bug Camp: Where Every Day's an Adventure
by Tim Forrest
Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story
by Anna Forrester
Be the Change: Rob Greenfield's Call to Kids: Making a Difference in a Messed-Up World
by Rob Greenfield
Citizen Scientist Series: Studying Birds
by Izzy Howell
Citizen Scientist Series: Studying Insects
by Izzy Howell
Citizen Scientist Series: Studying Plants
by Izzy Howell
Citizen Scientist Series: Studying Pollution
by Izzy Howell
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba
Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery
by Meeg Pincus
Birdology: 30 Activities and Observations for Exploring the World of Birds
by Monica Russo
Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends
by Heidi E.Y. Stemple
Our House is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call to Save the Planet
by Jeanette Winter