10 Best science books like Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez

Cover of Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez

Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles

By: Patricia Valdez

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

For fans of Ada Twist: Scientist comes a fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female …

If you liked the science plot in Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, Marta Álvarez Miguéns

1. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns

3.00

Format: 126 pages,

At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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2. A Man Called Peter: The Story of Peter Marshall

By: Catherine Marshall , Peter Marshall

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Filled with humor, wisdom and loving detail, the powerful story of Peter Marshall'slife has touched… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
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3. If Sharks Disappeared

By: Lily Williams

3.71

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

A healthy ocean is home to many different kinds of animals. They can be big, like a whale, tiny, li… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science

4. A Sick Day for Amos McGee

By: Philip C. Stead , Erin E. Stead

4.00

Format: None pages,

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tor… read more

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5. Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

By: Laurie Ann Thompson , Sean Qualls

4.75

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

This picture book biography tells the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, who bicycled across Ghan… read more

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6. Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia #1)

By: Peggy Parish , Fritz Siebel

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

From dressing the chicken to dusting the furniture, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. R… read more

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7. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

By: Mordicai Gerstein

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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8. The Queen Mother: The Official Biography

By: William Shawcross

3.85

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: consort of King George V… read more

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9. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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11. Lou

By: Breanna Carzoo

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Don't miss this humorous and heartwarming picture book by debut creator Breanna Carzoo about an unl… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Magic Candies

By: Baek Heena

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A quirky story about finding your voice, from internationally acclaimed author Heena Baek. Tong … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Out of a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed and bestselling picture book In a Jar… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow

14. The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

By: Natascha Biebow

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This picture book biography tells the story of Edwi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • science
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15. Wonder Walkers

By: Micha Archer

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

Cover of Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle

16. Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

By: Margarita Engle

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.As a little girl,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker

17. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

By: Shannon Stocker

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) by J. Dillard

18. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)

By: J. Dillard

3.86

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang

19. Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando

By: Andrea Wang

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspiration struck when Momofuku Ando spotted the long lines for a simple bowl of ramen following W… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Pizza!: A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli

20. Pizza!: A Slice of History

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.24

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers

21. Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist

By: Linda Skeers

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of a woman who dared to dig, explore, and discover. This is the story of Dinosaur… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar

22. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough by Hayley Rocco

23. Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough

By: Hayley Rocco

4.28

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and accessible picture book biography of the beloved naturalist, broadcaster, and docu… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez

24. Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles

By: Patricia Valdez

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

For fans of Ada Twist: Scientist comes a fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female … read more

Similar categories in Patricia Valdez's Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles book and Patricia Valdez's Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • animals
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Wombats Are Pretty Weird: A (Not So) Serious Guide by Abi Cushman

25. Wombats Are Pretty Weird: A (Not So) Serious Guide

By: Abi Cushman

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Wombats might be pretty weird, but they’re pretty awesome, too! Wombats Are Pretty Weird is funny, … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really!) by Barry Wittenstein

26. The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really!)

By: Barry Wittenstein

4.09

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Did you know Band-Aids were invented by accident?! And that they weren't mass-produced until the Bo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere by Barb Rosenstock

27. Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere

By: Barb Rosenstock

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The suspenseful, little-known true story of two determined pioneers who made the first dive into th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem by Melissa Stewart

28. Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem

By: Melissa Stewart

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This fascinating nonfiction picture book filled with stunning illustrations details the end of life… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo

29. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution by Edward        Williams

30. Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

By: Edward Williams

4.37

Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition

Backpacking around Australia in the year 2000, the author unwittingly found himself the target of o… read more

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"Do you want to live, Sander?"

-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

"Scopolamine never asks for permission"

-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

"was it even my own mind making the decisions?"

-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

"Had I left some children behind somewhere in the world?"

-Edward Williams, Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution

Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

31. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

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