10 Best science books like Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements by Lisa Congdon

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements

By: Lisa Congdon

4.42

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous nonfiction book for kids from bestselling artist and author Lisa Congdon! The Illustrat…

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Cover of Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, Skottie Young

1. Fortunately, the Milk

By: Neil Gaiman , Skottie Young

4.06

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

"I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this:… read more

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  • childrens
"The piranhas said nothing, but they thrashes about in their bowl, ominously."

-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

"The piranhas said nothing, but they thrashed about in their bowl, ominously."

-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

"Dinosaurs are reptiles, sir," said Professor Steg. "We do not go in for milk."

-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

"Being a geological formation gives you a lot of time to think. Also, I subscribed to a number of learned journals."

-Neil Gaiman, Fortunately, the Milk

Cover of Dragons and Marshmallows by Marion Lindsay, Asia Citro

2. Dragons and Marshmallows

By: Marion Lindsay , Asia Citro

3.00

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure -- the brand new series Zoey and Sassafras ha… read more

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  • childrens
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3. Sidewalk Flowers

By: JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

Format: 62 pages, Hardcover

In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays … read more

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  • art
  • childrens

4. Cameron Townsend: Good News in Every Language (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)

By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge

3.10

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

During WWI, Cameron Townsend was told, "You'll do more good selling Bibles in Central America than … read more

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  • nonfiction

5. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

By: Sam Kean

0.00

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Discovery in the Cave by Mark Dubowski

6. Discovery in the Cave

By: Mark Dubowski

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

This amazing true adventure story about the discovery of the Lascaux Cave will have young readers f… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding

7. Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake

By: Frank W. Abagnale , Stan Redding

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes and other sen… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • childrens
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

Cover of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

9. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. I… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science

10. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

By: None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

Format: 205 pages,

All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more

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11. Rickshaw Girl

By: Mitali Perkins , Jamie Hogan

2.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In her Bangladesh village, ten-year-old Naima excels at painting designs called alpanas, but to hel… read more

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12. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more

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13. Shadow Spinner

By: Susan Fletcher

4.00

Format: 16 pages, Paperback

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14. City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

By: David Macaulay

4.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for… read more

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15. We Had to Remove This Post

By: Hanna Bervoets

2.93

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Leila Slimani’s The Perfect Nanny or Ling Ma's Severance: a tight, propulsive, chill… read more

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"Yena's insecurities were soap bubbles that I had to keep popping, like in that game you play on your phone, but new ones kept appearing and I didn't want to lose, I didn't want to lose her,..."

-Hanna Bervoets, We Had to Remove This Post

"They want me to give them something new, things they'd never dare look at, things that are far beyond their imagination, which is why Gregory asks, "But whats the worst thing you ever saw?" rather th…"

-Hanna Bervoets, We Had to Remove This Post

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16. The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

By: Shauna Robinson

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

I, Maggie Banks, solemnly swear to uphold the rules of Cobblestone Books. If only, I, Maggie Ban… read more

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17. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)

By: Randall Munroe

4.37

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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18. Flamer

By: Mike Curato

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graph… read more

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19. The Moth Keeper

By: Kay O'Neill

4.08

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems by Kate Baer

20. I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

By: Kate Baer

4.28

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Kate Baer returns with a collection of erasure poems created from notes she received from followers… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I wanted art / poetry was hidden in so much in so many ways"

-Kate Baer, I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

"women want to live without fear For thousands of years We were not believed this is what we carry"

-Kate Baer, I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

"You were designed to find satisfaction in your excellence Your nature cannot be retrofitted to the male without permanent damage to the original design"

-Kate Baer, I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

Cover of P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar

21. P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever

By: Raj Haldar

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Let's get real—the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
Cover of The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

22. The Last Cuentista

By: Donna Barba Higuera

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abu… read more

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  • childrens
"Suma's eyes are still closed, and I can't tell if she's trying to forget, or to remember. Maybe stories are there to help us do both. I know stories can't always have happy endings. But if there are …"

-Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

Cover of Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts by Nina Montenegro

23. Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

By: Nina Montenegro

4.47

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn the art of visible mending—a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice—to repair the cloth… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
"A mended garment is a little piece of artwork that you wear around all day, on display like a living gallery wall, eliciting comments, starting conversations, an opening sentence to a good story."

-Nina Montenegro, Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

Cover of You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place by Janelle Shane

24. You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place

By: Janelle Shane

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

"You look like a thing and I love you" is one of the best pickup lines ever... according to an arti… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"Then [the AI] guesses that o is often followed by ck. Gold. It has made some progress. Behold its idea of the perfect joke: Whock Whock Whock Whock Whock Whock Whock Whock Whock Whock Whock"

-Janelle Shane, You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place

Cover of What's Inside A Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature by Rachel Ignotofsky

25. What's Inside A Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature

By: Rachel Ignotofsky

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

From the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science, comes a nonfiction picture book… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1) by Kwame Mbalia

26. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)

By: Kwame Mbalia

4.18

Format: 482 pages, Hardcover

Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best frien… read more

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  • childrens
"Can’t live your life with grief whispering in your ear, pulling you this way and that. But you can’t shove it in a drawer deep inside yourself, neither. Naw, you got to sit grief down and talk to it.…"

-Kwame Mbalia, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)

Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

27. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of Atlas of the Invisible: Maps & Graphics That Will Change How You See the World by James Cheshire

28. Atlas of the Invisible: Maps & Graphics That Will Change How You See the World

By: James Cheshire

4.17

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Discover the hidden patterns in human society as you have never seen them before--through the world… read more

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  • art
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Good Night to Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak

29. Good Night to Your Fantastic Elastic Brain

By: JoAnn Deak

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning creators of Your Fantastic Elastic Brain comes a new adventure into the scie… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements by Lisa Congdon

30. Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements

By: Lisa Congdon

4.42

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous nonfiction book for kids from bestselling artist and author Lisa Congdon! The Illustrat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of Who's Got Mail?: The History of Mail in America by Linda Barrett Osborne

31. Who's Got Mail?: The History of Mail in America

By: Linda Barrett Osborne

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating history of the US Post Office for kids, from acclaimed author Linda Barrett Osborne … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens

14 Best childrens books like Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements by Lisa Congdon

Transform Your Habits

Fortunately, the Milk

Neil Gaiman , Skottie Young

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Dragons and Marshmallows

Marion Lindsay , Asia Citro

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Sidewalk Flowers

JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Discovery in the Cave

Mark Dubowski

3.37

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14 Best audiobook books like You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place by Janelle Shane

Transform Your Habits

The Devil You Know

K.J. Parker

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms

Hannah Fry

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Transform Your Habits

You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place

Janelle Shane

4.15

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