From the fireworks in the night sky, to the electricity we use, medicines we take, and school activities, science is in all of our lives in one way or another. While some aspect of the field are definitely complex, it’s never too early to start learning about the world around us.
The following science board books are for the youngest of children, and introduce them to parts of astronomy, coding, and zoology, and to some of the scientists working in these areas. I chose to include books in English and Spanish because there are bilingual families in need of books in more than one language. Hopefully by sharing these science books, families looking for educational books in two of the most spoken languages in the U.S. can find an option that they like.
There’s no limit to how much someone can learn. As the popular cartoon astronaut Buzz Lightyear says, “to infinity…and beyond!”
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Among her many achievements, Goodall is a renowned expert on chimpanzees. Not only is she an accomplished scientist, she’s also helped to bring conservation and her know-how to the masses. She has received many awards throughout her career, was named a Dame in 2003, and founded an institute that does charitable work.
Goodall has written many books herself, including: In The Shadow of Man; Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours; With Love; and Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe.
The animals are front and center in the pages, with colorful backgrounds. While some names are similar in English and Spanish, like elefante and elephant, others are very different, like fish and pez.
This book is part of the Bright Baby series, which includes books on first words and color in English and Spanish.
The collection includes artists, guardians of the planet, and more important figures.
Gravity is a phenomenon that everyone experiences, and this book helps to explain it in a simple way.
If you’re interested in more books from the series, there’s also Baby Loves Green Energy!, Baby Loves the Five Senses: Hearing!, Baby Loves Quantum Physics!, and Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering!, to name a few.
Who is Ellen?
She’s none other than Ellen Ochoa, a former astronaut, and the first Latina in space.
Ochoa “retired from federal service in 2018 as Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, which leads the human space flight enterprise for the nation,” per the National Science Board. Before this, she held other important positions and is the recipient of many awards.
You can read more about her and her achievements in science here.
There is another book that teaches kids about coding too, called I Can Code: And/Or.
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