Storybooks That Power STEM Learning in Pre-K – 1st Grade

These carefully selected books are featured in Kid Spark’s Early Childhood STEM Program — a comprehensive early learning experience that combines literacy and hands-on STEM exploration using our Early Inventors STEM Lab. Explore book collections by grade level or theme and easily purchase through Amazon.

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Pre-K Core Book Collection

8 storybooks featured in Pre-K lessons, plus 4 inclusive books from our Special Olympics collaboration.

Birds Make Nests

by Michael Garland

Peter's Chair

by Ezra Jack Keats

Pete the Cat: Out of This World

by James Dean, Kimberly Dean

One Hot Summer Day

by Nina Crews

Kick It, Mo!

by David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee

by Chris Van Dusen

Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach

by James Dean, Kimberly Dean

Sky, the Deaf Home Run Hero

by Mickey Carolan, Stacy Shaneyfelt

The Most Magnificent Thing

by Ashley Spires

Frances in the Country

by Liz Garton Scanlon

Boy and Bot

by Ame Dyckman

How to Say Hello to a Worm

by Kari Percival

Kindergarten Core Book Collection

8 storybooks featured in Pre-K lessons, plus 4 inclusive books from our Special Olympics collaboration.

The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

Are You a Spider?

by Judy Allen, Tudor Humphries

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich

by Julia Sarcone-Roach

Have You Thanked an Inventor Today?

by Patrice McLaurin, Dian Wang

Lucy Tries Hockey

by Lisa Bowes, James Hearne

Skater Cielo

by Rachel Katstaller

Jabari Jumps

by Gaia Cornwall

Mitchell Goes Bowling

by Hallie Durand, Tony Fucile

Stuck

by Oliver Jeffers

Violet's Music

by Angela Johnson

Make Way for Animals!

By Meeg Pincus

Mae Among the Stars

by Roda Ahmed

1st Grade Core Book Collection

8 storybooks featured in Pre-K lessons, plus 4 inclusive books from our Special Olympics collaboration.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

Rylee's Rover Goes To Mars

by JoAnn M. Dickinson, Daria Shamolina

Moses Goes to a Concert

by Isaac Millman

A Barrel Racer's Dream

by M. D. Ford, Harry Aveira

The Little Aces, a Golf Story

by Rose Ostrow

The Way Champs Play

by Naomi Osaka, Kamala Nair

The Girl Who Figured It Out

by Minda Dentler, Stephanie Dehennin

Rosie Revere, Engineer

by Andrea Beaty

Stellaluna

by Janell Cannon

The Very Last Castle

by Travis Jonker

Inky's Amazing Escap

by Sy Montgomery

Jabari Tries

by Gaia Cornwall

Special Olympics Book Collection

12 inclusive storybooks featured across Pre-K – 1st Grade in Kid Spark’s Early Childhood STEM Program, developed in partnership with Special Olympics. These titles promote STEM + Sport + Literacy + Inclusion.

Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach

by James Dean, Kimberly Dean

Sky, the Deaf Home Run Hero

by Mickey Carolan, Stacy Shaneyfelt

Skater Cielo

by Rachel Katstaller

Jabari Jumps

by Gaia Cornwall

Mitchell Goes Bowling

by Hallie Durand, Tony Fucile

A Barrel Racer's Dream

by M. D. Ford, Harry Aveira

The Girl Who Figured It Out

by Minda Dentler, Stephanie Dehennin

The Way Champs Play

by Naomi Osaka, Kamala Nair

The Little Aces, a Golf Story

by Rose Ostrow

Lucy Tries Hockey

by Lisa Bowes, James Hearne

Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee

by Chris Van Dusen

Kick It, Mo!

by David A. Adler, Sam Ricks

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