6 best-selling science books like The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur by Helaine Becker

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The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur

By: Helaine Becker

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime told …

If you liked the science plot in The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur by Helaine Becker , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Where Butterflies Fill the Sky

By: Zahra Marwan

3.86

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book debut that tells the true story of the author's immigration from Kuwait t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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3. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

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  • childrens
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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5. 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
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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6. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster

By: Mo Willems

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems! Buckle up… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) by Kwame Alexander

7. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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8. Growing Pangs

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

New grade. New friends. New worries? Introducing a graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and gro… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind by Kate Winkler Dawson

9. All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind

By: Kate Winkler Dawson

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Kate Winkler Dawson tells the story of Edward Rulloff--a serial murderer who was called "too intell… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
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10. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story

By: Emma Bland Smith

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography. When Elliott Miche… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri

12. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

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  • childrens
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

Cover of Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) by Tọlá Okogwu

13. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1)

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.11

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Black Panther meets X-Men in this “fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering” (A. F. Steadman, New … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Library Fish Learns to Read (The Library Fish Books) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

14. The Library Fish Learns to Read (The Library Fish Books)

By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli

3.86

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Library Fish returns in this charming picture book about the unusually literary fish learning to do… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Satin Capucilli's The Library Fish Learns to Read (The Library Fish Books) book and Helaine Becker's The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Watch Out for the Lion! by Brooke Hartman

15. Watch Out for the Lion!

By: Brooke Hartman

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Readers beware―there’s a ferocious lion in this book! The book warns that it has seen the lion alre… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran

16. The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

By: Sandhya Parappukkaran

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long n… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book by Tonya Bolden

17. Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

By: Tonya Bolden

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

18. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat

19. The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle gra… read more

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  • childrens
"There is no shortcut to becoming what you already are. Don't try to be powerful, be strong, be magical. You cannot be a Guardian-you cannot be anything -if you can't just be ."

-Christina Soontornvat, The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

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20. Skater Cielo

By: Rachel Katstaller

3.96

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Cielo, a fierce skater who finds that facing your fear of failing gives you the courage to per… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night by Julia Kuo

21. Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night

By: Julia Kuo

4.17

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunni… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill by Matt Lilley

22. Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill

By: Matt Lilley

4.31

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A fun exploration of a tiny animal at the base of the ocean food chain. Just 2 inches long full-… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States by Alliah L. Agostini

23. The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

By: Alliah L. Agostini

4.41

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2022 the Black Kid Lit Award for Best Historical title. With colorful illustrations … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series by Traci Sorell

24. Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series

By: Traci Sorell

4.00

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native pro baseb… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series book and Helaine Becker's The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell by Laura Alary

25. The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything: The Story of Maria Mitchell

By: Laura Alary

4.24

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of STEM, this inspiring picture book biography tells the extraordinary story of pi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Skeleanor the Decomposer: A Graphic Novel by Emily Ettlinger

26. Skeleanor the Decomposer: A Graphic Novel

By: Emily Ettlinger

4.09

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

An instantly charming and vivid chapter-book graphic novel, starring a music-obsessed skeleton, Ske… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur by Helaine Becker

27. The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur

By: Helaine Becker

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime told … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • dinosaurs
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms (Sejal Sinha, #1) by Maya Prasad

28. Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms (Sejal Sinha, #1)

By: Maya Prasad

4.19

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The Magic School Bus meets Over the Moon in this first book in a new chapter book series about a yo… read more

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  • childrens
  • science
Cover of Wherever You Go (An All Are Welcome Book) by Alexandra Penfold

29. Wherever You Go (An All Are Welcome Book)

By: Alexandra Penfold

3.92

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

From the creators of the bestselling All Are Welcome comes a modern and inclusive picture book that… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Flora La Fresca & the Art of Friendship by Veronica Chambers

30. Flora La Fresca & the Art of Friendship

By: Veronica Chambers

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From an NYT bestselling author comes the first in an illustrated middle grade series about a Panama… read more

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Cover of Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs by David A.  Steen

31. Rewilding: Bringing Wildlife Back Where It Belongs

By: David A. Steen

4.38

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Rewilding means returning animals or plants to places where they used to live. In this book, David … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

10 must-read history books like The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur by Helaine Becker

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind

Kate Winkler Dawson

3.65

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Emma Bland Smith

4.39

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Doug Salati

4.29

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Jory John

4.17

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Christopher Denise

4.51

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