I was recently reading the January/February 2023 issue of "Science and Children" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read an article on the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students in 2023.

Here are the 13 books selected as outstanding for elementary school students:

Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night (K-5)

Moving Words About a Flower (K-2)

The Mystery of the Monarchs (K-2)

Animal Sidekicks: Amazing Stories of Symbiosis in Animals and Plants (3-5)

Building (K-2)

Hidden Habitats: Earth (3-5)

A Journey Under the Sea (K-2)

Life in Hot Water: Wildlife at the Bottom of the Sea (3-5)

Over and Under the Waves (K-2)

A Walk Through the Rain Forest (3-5)

Narwhal: The Arctic Unicorn (K-2)

The Whale Who Swam Through Time: A 200 Year Journey in the Arctic (K-2)

Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions (K-5)