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Whether it's a young Marie Curie or Albert Einstein, a budding botanist, a chemistry buff, or just someone looking for something new and exciting to read during their summer vacation, if we know anything about our young Live Science readers, it's that they appreciate a good science book.
In collaboration with our partner How It Works magazine, we've rounded up some of the best science books for kids of all ages that will inspire young minds and fill them with ideas for a long time to come.
For convenience, we've divided the books into two categories: one for kids under 10, and one for teens and young adults. All of the books listed are recent releases, but if you spot something we've missed, let us know via social media (here's where you can find us) or email us at [email protected].
Best Science Books for Kids Under 10Almost Underwear
Two planets, one moon and one simple piece of cloth
Muslin is a type of cotton fabric that can be used for a variety of purposes, depending on its quality and weight. It can be used to make lightweight dresses suitable for historical reenactments, for stopping bleeding from open wounds, or for wiping up children’s vomit. But far greater achievements awaited one bolt of muslin bought at an Ohio store in 1903. It was purchased by Orville and Wilbur Wright and used to cover the wings of the glider that made the world’s first successful manned flight on December 17 of that year. That’s probably the most fame any piece of fabric could achieve at the time—but the muslin samples used on the wings of the Wright plane had an even greater destiny.
Almost Underwear follows the step-by-step journey of the muslin used in the Wright brothers’ famous plane, from its wings to a museum, then into space, to the moon, and ultimately to Mars, where it became a passenger on the first flight to another planet. Author and illustrator Jonathan Roth makes little pieces of muslin the heroes of his inspiring story, almost lovingly mentioning them in the text. He uses real photographs taken over a century of flight, from the Wright brothers’ adventures around Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to the Ingenuity helicopter’s flight to Mars. Then he adds charming illustrations of muslin with expressive little faces, smiling with happiness as they float in an Apollo capsule, or gaping in wonder atop an Atlas V rocket as it lifts off.
A short, yet unique and touching history of space travel, presented from a completely unconventional point of view, Almost Underwear will put a smile on your face, no matter your age or interests.
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