We love it when a topic ignites a spark of curiosity in children and when they want to find out everything they can about it. Luckily, there are lots of fiction titles which cover every topic you could ever want!
With this in mind, we’ve taken all of the core science topics children cover in the primary curriculum and have found two books per topic which your little scientist can enjoy.
Year 1 and Year 2
I Took a Walk by Henry Cole
Plants
Jack and the Beanstalk by Mara Alperin
I Took a Walk by Henry Cole
Animals (including humans)
Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Everyday materials
The Three Little Pigs by Mara Alperin
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Picnic by David and Ronda Armitage
The Magic Garden by Lemniscates
Seasonal changes
One Year with Kipper by Mick Inkpen
The Magic Garden by Lemniscates
Living things and their habitats
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Year 3 and Year 4
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter
Plants
The Owl Tree by Jenny Nimmo
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter
Animals (including humans)
The Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business by Werner Holzwarth
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
Rocks
The Pebble in My Pocket: A History of Our Earth by Meredith Hooper
Stone Girl Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning of Lyme Regis by Laurence Anholt
The Pebble in My Pocket: A History of Our Earth by Meredith Hooper
Light
The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson
Forces and magnets
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Living things and their habitats
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry
The Last Wild by Piers Torday
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry
States of matter
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney
Sound
Horrid Henry Rocks by Francesca Simon
Jake and Jasmine to the Rescue by Karen Harlow
Electricity
The 13-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka
Year 5 and Year 6
Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies
All living things and their habitats
Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard
Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies
Animals (including humans)
The Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker
Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman
Properties and changes of materials
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
The Weathermonger by Peter Dickinson
The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge
Earth and space
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge
Forces
The Tin Snail by Cameron McAllister
Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Evolution and inheritance
One Smart Fish by Christopher Wormell
The Misadventures of Charles Darwin by Isabel Thomas
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Light
Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian
Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
Electricity
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Looking for more books to inspire your child? Check out our top 100 books for children!
