Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science


The Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Books series, originally published by Crowell, now HarperCollins, is an American children's book series designed to educate preschoolers and young elementary school students about basic science concepts.
Many Let's Read and Find Out titles have either been reillustrated or reissued under different titles. Some of these titles may be duplicates because of the renaming.
Since the 1990s, the series has been divided into two levels. Stage 1 books "explain simple and easily observable science concepts for preschool- and kindergarten-age children." Subjects covered in Stage 1 titles include the human body, plants, animals and "the world around us."
Stage 2 books "explore more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and include hands-on activities that children can do themselves." Subjects covered in the Stage 2 titles including the human body, plants, animals, dinosaurs, space, weather and the seasons, our earth and "the world around us."

Let's Read and Find Out Science book list

TitleAuthorIllustratorYear Pubd.SummaryTopicStage
Baby Starts to Grow, APaul ShowersRosalind Fry1969---
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Drop of Blood, APaul ShowersRobert Galster1967
1989		Human bodyStage 2
"Sid The Science Kid: A Cavity Is A Hole In Your Tooth"Jodi Huelin2010----
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Jellyfish Is Not a Fish, AJohn E. WatersKazue Mizumura1979---
Map Is a Picture, ABarbara RinkoffRobert Galster1965---
A Nest Full of EggsPriscilla Belz JenkinsLizzy Rockwell1995Plants and animalsStage 1
A Tree Is a PlantClyde BullaLois Lignell1960
2001		Plants and animalsStage 1
Air Is All Around YouFranklyn BranleyRobert Galster1962The world around usStage 1
All Kinds of FeetRon and Nancy Goor1984---
Almost Gone: The World's Rarest AnimalsSteve Jenkins2006---
An Octopus Is AmazingPatricia LauberHolly Keller1990---
Animals in WinterHenrietta Bancroft and Richard Van GelderGaetano di Palma1963Plants and AnimalsStage 1
Ant CitiesArthur Dorros1987Plants and animalsStage 2
Archaeologists Dig for CluesKate Duke1996Our Earth-
Baby Whales Drink MilkBarbara Juster EsbensenLambert Davis1994Plants and animalsStage 1
Bats in the DarkJohn Kaufmann1972---
Be a Friend to TreesPatricia LauberHolly Keller1994---
Bees and BeelinesJudy HawesAliki1972---
Before You Were a BabyPaul Showers and Kay ShowersIngrid Fetz1968---
Big Tracks, Little TracksMillicent E. SelsamMarlene Hill Donnelly1998Plants and AnimalsStage 1
Birds at NightRoma GansAliki1968---
Birds Eat and Eat and EatRoma GansEd Emberley1963---
Birds Are FlyingJohn Kaufmann1979---
Bird TalkRoma GansJo Polseno1961---
Bits and Bytes: A Computer Dictionary for BeginnersSeymour Simon1985---
Bugs Are InsectsAnne RockwellSteve Jenkins2001Plants and animalsStage 1
Cactus in the DesertPhyllis S. BuschHarriet Barton1979Explains how cactus survive in the deserts where there is very little water.--
Camels: Ships of the DesertJohn E. WatersReynold Ruffins1974Describes the physical characteristics of camels that enable them to withstand the heat of the desert for days at a time without water.Plants and animals
CavesRoma GansGiulio Maestro1976---
Chirping CricketsMelvin BergerMegan Lloyd1998Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crickets while giving particular emphasis to how they chirp.Plants and animalsStage 2
CometsFranklyn M. BranleyGiulio Maestro1984Outer spaceStage 2
CoralsLili RonaiArabelle Wheatley1976---
CloudsAnne RockwellFrane Lessac2008Stage 1
Cockroaches: Here, There and EverywhereLaurence P. PringleJames and Ruth McCrea1971--
Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the IndiansAliki1986Plants and animalsStage 2
Danger--Icebergs!Roma GansRichard Rosenblum1964
1987		Explains how icebergs are formed from glaciers, move into the ocean, create hazards to ships, and melt away.Earth scienceStage 2
Day Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes FromFranklyn M. BranleyStacey Schuett1975Discusses the properties of light, particularly its source in heat.--
Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld-----
Digging Up DinosaursAlikiDinosaursStage 2
Dinosaur BabiesKathleen Weidner ZoehfeldLucia Washburn1999---
Dinosaur BonesAlikiDinosaursStage 2
Dinosaur TracksKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld-----
Dinosaurs Big and SmallKathleen Weidner ZoehfeldStage 1
Dinosaurs Are DifferentAliki1986DinosaursStage 2
Dolphin Talk: Whistles, Clicks and Clapping JawsWendy PfefferHelen Davie2003---
Down Come the LeavesHenrietta BancroftNonny Hogrogian1961---
Down Comes the RainFranklyn M. BranleyJames Graham Hale1963, 1983Rain, rainfall, clouds--
Ducks Don't Get WetAugusta GoldinLeonard Kessler
helen K. Davie		1965, 1999Describes the behavior or different kinds of ducks and, in particular, discusses how all ducks use preening to keep their feathers dry.Plants and animalsStage 2
Ears Are for HearingPaul ShowersHolly Keller1990Human bodyStage 2
EarthquakesFranklyn M. BranleyRichard Rosenblum1990Our EarthStage 2
EclipseFranklyn M. BranleyDonald Crews1973
1988		Outer spaceStage 2
Elephant FamiliesArthur Dorros1994Describes the unique qualities, status as an endangered species, and familial behavior of elephants.Plants and animalsStage 2
Energy from the SunMelvin BergerGiulio Maestro1976---
Energy Makes Things HappenKimberly BradleyPaul Meisel2002---
Evolution: The Story of How Life Developed on EarthJoanna ColeAliki1987Earth scienceStage 2
Falcons Nest on SkyscrapersPriscilla Belz JenkinsMeagan Lloyd1996---
Fat and SkinnyPhilip BalestrinoPam Makie1975---
Feel the WindArthur Dorros1989Weather and the seasonsStage 2
Find Out by TouchingPaul ShowersRobert Galster1961---
Fireflies in the NightJudy HawesKazue Mizumura, Ellen Alexander1963
1991		Plants and animalsStage 1
Flash, Crash, Rumble and RollFranklyn BranleyEd Emberley, True Kelley1964
1985		Weather and the seasonsStage 2
Floating and SinkingFranklyn M. BranleyRobert Galster1967---
Floating in SpaceFranklyn M. BranleyTrue Kelley1998Stage 2
Flying Giants of Long AgoJohn Kaufmann1984An introduction to prehistoric insects, birds and reptiles that flew.--
Follow the Water from Brook to OceanArthur Dorros1993Earth scienceStage 2
Follow Your NosePaul ShowersPaul Galdone1963Stage 2
Forces Make Things MoveKimberly BradleyPaul Meisel2005Simple language and humorous illustrations show how forces make things move, prevent them from starting to move, and stop them from movingStage 2
Fossils Tell of Long AgoAliki1972
1990
From Caterpillar to ButterflyDeborah HeiligmanBari Wrissman1996Plants and animalsStage 1
From Seed to PumpkinWendy PfefferJames Graham2004Plants and animalsStage 1
From Tadpole to FrogWendy PfefferHolly Keller1994Plants and animalsStage 1
Germs Make Me Sick!Melvin BergerMarylin Hafner1985Human bodyStage 2
Get Ready for RobotsPatricia LauberTrue Kelley1989---
Giraffes at HomeAnn CookeRobert Quackenbush1972---
GlaciersWendell V. TangbornMarc Simont1965
1988		Earth scienceStage 2
Gravity Is a MysteryFranklyn M. BranleyDon Madden1970
1986		---
Green Grass and White MilkAliki1974Briefly describes how a cow produces milk, how milk is processed in a dairy, and how various other dairy products are made from milk. Plants and animalsStage 2
Green Turtle MysteriesJohn F. WatersMamoru Funai1972---
Hear Your HeartPaul ShowersJoseph Low
Holly Keller		1968
2001		---
High Sounds, Low SoundsFranklyn BranleyPaul Galdone1967Explains how every sound we hear is made by something that is moving, and how the vibrations are carried through the air to our ears and so produce sound.--
Honey In a HiveAnne RockwellS.D. Schindler2005An introduction to the behavior and life cycle of honeybees, with particular emphasis on the production of honey.Plants and animalsStage 2
Hot As an Ice CubePhilip BalestrinoTomie dePaula1971---
How a Seed GrowsHelene JordanJoseph Low,
Loretta Krupinski		1960
1992		Plants and animalsStage 1
How Animal Babies Stay SafeMary Ann Fraser2001Plants and AnimalsStage 1
How Do Apples Grow?Betsy MaestroGiulio Maestro2000Plants and animalsStage 2
How Do Birds Find Their Way?Roma GansPaul Mirocha1996---
How Many Teeth?Paul ShowersTrue Kelley1962
1991		Human bodyStage 1
How Mountains Are MadeKathleen Weidner ZoehfeldJames Graham Hale2003Earth scienceStage 2
How People Learned to FlyFran HodgkinsTrue Kelley2007---
How To Be a Nature DetectiveMillicent E. SelsamMarlene Hill Donnelly1958
1963
1995		---
How To Talk to Your ComputerSeymour Simon1985---
How We Learned the Earth Is RoundPatricia LauberMegan Lloyd1990Explains various changes in humanity's beliefs about the shape of the Earth, from the flat Earth theories of the ancients to the round Earth theories that were proven true by the voyages of Columbus and Magellan.Earth scienceStage 2
How You TalkPaul ShowersRobert Galster1966Human bodyStage 2
Hummingbirds in the GardenRoma Gans1969---
Hungry SharksJohn F. WatersAnn Dalton1973A brief introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of the shark.--
Hurricane WatchFranklyn M. BranleyGiulio Maestro1985Weather and the seasonsStage 2
I Can Tell by TouchingCarolyn OttoNadine Wescott1994---
I'm GrowingAliki1992Human bodyStage 1
IcebergsRoma GansBobri1964---
In the NightPaul ShowersEzra Jack Keats1961---
Is There Life in Outer Space?Franklyn M. BranleyDon Madden1984Stage 1
It's Nesting TimeRoma GansKazue Mizumura1964---
Journey Into a Black HoleFranklyn M. BranleyMarc Simont1988Outer spaceStage 2
Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away HomeJudy HawesEd Emberley1967---
Life In a Coral ReefWendy PfefferSteve Jenkins2009Stage 2
Light Is All Around UsWendy PfefferPaul Meisel2014Stage 2
Little Dinosaurs and Early BirdsJohn Kaufmann1977---
Look at Your EyesPaul ShowersPaul Galdone1962Human bodyStage 1
Look Out for TurtlesMelvin BergerMegan Lloyd1992
2000		Describes the remarkable turtle that can live almost anywhere, eat almost anything, range in size from tiny to gigantic, and live longer than any other animal.--
Me and My Family TreePaul ShowersDon Madden1978---
Meet the ComputerSeymour SimonBarbara Emberley1985---
Millions and Millions of CrystalsRoma GansGiulio Maestro1973Describes the characteristics, formation, and uses of various types of crystals.--
Mission to MarsFranklyn M. BranleyTrue Kelley2002---
Mushrooms and MoldsRobert FromanGrambs Miller1972Describes the mysterious world of fungi and explains their function in the cycle of growing things.--
My Daddy LonglegsJudy HawesWalter Lorraine1972--
My FeetAliki2001Human bodyStage 1
My Five SensesAliki1962Human bodyStage 1
My HandsAliki1960
1992		Human bodyStage 1
My Pet HamsterAnne RockwellBernice Lum2002Stage 1
My Visit to the DinosaursAliki1969
1995		DinosaursStage 2
No Measles, No Mumps for MePaul ShowersHarriett Barton1980---
North, South, East and WestFranklyn M. BranleyRobert Galster1966---
Oil: The Buried TreasureRoma GansGiulio Maestro1975Briefly discusses how oil is formed, how it is recovered from the ground, and its many uses.--
Oil Spill!Melvin BergerPaul Mirocha1994---
On the Move!Deborah HeiligmanLizzy Rockwell1996Human bodyStage 1
OpossumKazue Mizumura1974--
Oxygen Keeps You AliveFranklyn M. BranleyDon Madden1971---
Penguin ChickBetty TathamHelen K. Davie2002Stage 2
Plants in WinterJoanna ColeKazue Mizumura1973--
Pop! A Book About BubblesKimberly BradleyMargaret Miller2001Stage 1
Rain and HailFranklyn M. BranleyHarriet Barton1963
1983		---
Redwoods Are the Tallest Trees in the WorldDavid A. AdlerKazue Mizumura1978Describes the characteristics of the redwood trees.-
Let's Go Rock CollectingRoma GansHolly Keller1984
1997		Earth scienceStage 2
Rockets and SatellitesFranklyn M. BranleyAl Nagy, Bill Sokol1961
1970		Outer spaceStage 2
Roots Are Food FindersFranklyn M. BranleyJoseph Low1975Explains in simple terms the function and importance of roots and root hairs on a plantPlants and animals
A Safe Home for ManateesPriscilla Belz JenkinsMartin Classen1997
2002		---
SaltAugusta GoldinRobert Galster1965---
SandpipersEdith Thacher HurdLucienne Bloch1961---
Seeds by Wind and WaterHelene JordanNiles Hogner1962---
Shells Are SkeletonsJoan Berg Victor1977Describes how mollusks, such as clams, oysters, limpets, and snails, build their shells and use them.--
Shooting StarsFranklyn M. BranleyHolly Keller1989The world around usStage 1
ShrimpsJudy HawesJoseph Low1967---
Sleep Is for EveryonePaul ShowersWendy Watson1974Stage 1
Snakes Are HuntersPatricia LauberHolly Keller1988Plants and animalsStage 2
Snow Is FallingFranklyn M. BranleyHelen Stone, Holly Keller1963, 1986The world around usStage 1
Sounds All AroundWendy PfefferHolly Keller1999Explains how sounds are made and the purposes they serve for both humans and other animals.The world around usStage 1
Spider SilkAugusta GoldinJoseph Low1964---
Spinning SpidersMelvin BergerS.D. Schindler2003---
Sponges Are SkeletonsBarbara Juster EsbensenHolly Keller1993Stage 2
Spring PeepersJudy HawesGraham Booth1975Describes the physical characteristics and habits of tree frees, particularly the peeper whose song is a harbinger of spring.Plants and animals
StarfishEdith HurdLucienne Bloch1962Plants and animalsStage 1
Straight Hair, Curly HairAugusta GoldinEd Emberley1966---
StreamlinedJohn Kaufmann1974---
Sunshine Makes the SeasonsFranklyn M. BranleyMichael Rex1974
1985		Weather and the seasonsStage 2
Switch On, Switch OffMelvin BergerCarolyn Croll1989Explains how electricity is produced and transmitted, how to create electricity using a wire and a magnet, how generators supply electricity for cities, and how electricity works in homes.Earth scienceStage 2
Terrible TyrannosaursKathleen Weidner ZoehfeldLucia Washburn2000Dinosaurs--
BASIC Book, TheSeymour SimonBarbara Emberley1985---
Beginning of the Earth, TheFranklyn M. BranleyGiulio Maestro1972Describes what may have happened when the Earth began billions of years ago.Earth scienceStage 2
The Big DipperFranklyn BranleyEd Emberley, Molly Coxe1968
1991		The world around usStage 1
Blue Whale, TheKazue Mizumura1971---
Bottom of the Sea, TheAugusta GoldinEd Emberley1968---
Clean Brook, TheMargaret Farrington BarlettAldren Watson1960---
Eel's Strange Journey, TheJudi FriedmanGail Owens1976---
Emperor Penguins, TheKazue Mizumura1969---
International Space Station, TheFranklyn M. BranleyTrue Kelley2000Stage 2
The Listening WalkPaul ShowersAliki1961---
The Long-Lost Coelacanth And Other Living FossilsAliki1973Describes the coelacanth, a fish thought to have been extinct for seventy million years until one was discovered in 1938, and other examples of plants and animals known as "living fossils."--
The March of the LemmingsJames R. NewtonCharles Robinson1976Discusses the physical characteristics and habits of those rodents of the far north whose periodic massive marches to the sea continue to baffle scientists looking for a reason.--
The Moon Seems to ChangeFranklyn M. BranleyHelen Borten1965Outer spaceStage 2
The Planets in Our Solar SystemFranklyn M. BranleyDon Madden, Kevin O'Malley1981Outer spaceStage 2
The Skeleton Inside YouPhilip BalestrinoTrue Kelley1971
1989		Human bodyStage 2
The Sky Is Full of StarsFranklyn BranleyFelecia Bond1983Outer spaceStage 2
The Sun: Our Nearest StarFranklyn BranleyHelen Borten
Don Madden, Edward Miller		1961
1988		Outer spaceStage 2
The Sunlit SeaAugusta GoldinPaul Galdone1968---
The Wonder of StonesRoma GansJoan Berg1963---
Tornado AlertFranklyn M. BranleyGiulio Maestro1988Weather and the seasonsStage 2
Turtle Talk: A Beginner's Book of LOGOSeymour SimonBarbara & Ed Emberley1986---
Twist, Wiggle and Squirm: A Book About EarthwormsLaurence P. PringlePeter Parnall1973---
Upstairs and DownstairsRyerson JohnsonLisl Weil1962---
Use Your BrainPaul ShowersRosalind Fry1971---
VolcanoesFranklyn M. BranleyMarc Simont1985Earth scienceStage 2
Watch Honeybees with MeJudy HawesHelen Stone1964---
Water for Dinosaurs and YouRoma GansRichard Gulfari1972---
Water PlantsLaurence P. PringleKazue Mizumura1975---
Weight and WeightlessnessFranklyn M. BranleyGraham Booth1972---
What Color Is Camouflage?Carolyn OttoMegan Lloyd1996---
What Happened to the Dinosaurs?Franklyn M. Branley2000DinosaursStage 2
What Happens to a Hamburger?Paul ShowersAnne Rockwell1970Human bodyStage 2
What Happens to Our Trash?D.J. WardPaul Meisel2012---
What I Like About ToadsJudy HawesRuth McCrea1969---
What Is the World Made of? All About Solids, Liquids and GasesKathleen Weidner ZoehfeldPaul Meisel1998Stage 2
What Lives In a Shell?Kathleen Weidner ZoehfeldHelen Davie1994Plants and AnimalsStage 1
What Makes a Magnet?Franklyn M. BranleyTrue Kelley1996Stage 2
What Makes a Shadow?Clyde BullaAdrienne Adams1962The world around usStage 1
What Makes Day and Night?Franklyn BranleyHelen Borten
Arthur Dorres		1961
1986		Outer spaceStage 2
What the Moon Is LikeFranklyn M. BranleyTrue Kelley1963, 1986Imagines sights and experiences on a Moon visit.Outer spaceStage 2
What Will the Weather Be?Lynda DeWittCarolyn Croll1991
2002		Weather and the seasonsStage 2
What's Alive?Kathleen Weidner ZoehfeldDadine Bernard Wescott1995Plants and AnimalsStage 1
What's It Like To Be a Fish?Wendy PfefferHolly Keller2015Plants and AnimalsStage 1
What's So Bad About Gasoline? Fossil Fuels and What They DoAnne RockwellPaul Meisel2009Stage 2
When Birds Change Their FeathersRoma GansFelicia Bond1986---
Where Are the Night Animals?Mary Ann Fraser1998Plants and AnimalsStage 1
Where Did Dinosaurs Come from?Kathleen Weidner ZoehfeldLucia Washburn2010Stage 2
Where Do Chicks Come From?Amy E. SklanskyPam Paparone2005Plants and AnimalsStage 1
Where Do Polar Bears Live?Sarah L. ThomsonJason Chin2009Stage 2
Where Does Your Garden Grow?Augusta GoldinHelen Borten1967---
Where Does the Garbage Go?Paul ShowersLoretta Lustig1974Earth scienceStage 2
Where the Brook BeginsMargaret Farrington BartlettAldren Watson1961---
Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food WebsPatricia LauberHolly Keller1995
2000		Stage 2
Who Lives In an Alligator Hole?Anne RockwellLizzy Rockwell2006Stage 2
Why Are the Icecaps Melting? The Dangers of Global WarmingAnne RockwellPaul Meisel2006Stage 2
Why Do Leaves Change Color?Betsy MaestroLoretta Krupinski1994stage 2
Why Frogs Are WetJudy HawesDon Madden1968
2000		Stage 2
Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup and YawnMelvin BergerPaul Meisel1983, 2000An introduction to the reflex acts that explain why we sneeze, shiver, hiccup and yawn.--
Wild and Woolly MammothsAliki1998An easy-to-read account of the woolly mammoth, a giant land mammal which has been extinct for over 11,000 years.DinosaursStage 2
Wiggling Worms at WorkWendy PfefferSteve Jenkins2003---
You Can't Make a Move Without Your MusclesPaul ShowersHarriett Barton1982---
You're Aboard Spaceship EarthPatricia LauberHolly Keller1996---
Your Skin and MinePaul ShowersKathleen Kuchera1965
1991		Human bodyStage 2
Zipping, Zooming, Zapping BatsAnn EarleHenry Cole1995Stage 2
What's for Lunch?Sarah L. ThomsonNila Aye2016Read about the different kinds of food we at and how to fill up your plate and keep your body healthy.Human BodyStage 1
The Arctic Fox's JourneyWendy PfefferMorgan Huff2019Read about the arctic fox's quest for survivalPlants and AnimalsStage 1
The Sun and the MoonCarolyn Cinami DeCristofanoTaia Morley2016Find out about the Sun and the Moon.The world around usStage 1
Thump Goes the Rabbit: How Animals CommunicateFran HodgkinsTaia Morley2020Plants and AnimalsStage 1
Super Marsupials: Kangaroos, Koalas, Wombats, and MoreKatharine KenahStephanie Fizer Coleman2019Learn about marsupials: kangaroos, koalas, Tasmanian devils, wombats, opossums and sugar glidersPlants and AnimalsStage 1