STEM Books for 1st Graders
Dont Stop the Blocks!
Jill is back on the edge of the Nether, and the lava below is hotter and huger than ever! Can Doc’s whirring, clanking machine really build a stone bridge all the way across? And what happens when the blocks keep flying and nobody knows how to switch it off? Grab your pickaxe and run with Jill, Zed, and Doc on their wildest trek yet! This decodable reader practices the wh phonogram in words like ‘what,’ ‘when,’ ‘whew,’ ‘whirs,’ and ‘whack.’
I am a Bot
Meet a helpful robot who works in a scientist’s lab building clever machines. This bot created something special—a pet dog named Sparky who can grow big enough to lift heavy things! But when another robot named Cog decides she wants a pet too, she brings home a gray cat called Whiskers. Two very different pets in one busy lab… Can a robot dog and a real cat become friends? Discover what happens when bots and pets live together!
Archie Can Invent!
Meet Archie, a creative kid who loves building and inventing! From helpful household bots to an amazing art-making machine, Archie uses cogs, tubes, and his imagination to create incredible inventions. He stays active by riding his bike and working hard on his projects. But what will Archie dream up next? Will his creations help others or just bring him joy?
Callum Can Speed!
Meet Callum, a young racer who loves cars more than anything! He’s won lots of races before, but now he has a big dream - to build his very best car ever. Callum gathers all the parts he needs and carefully puts his new creation together. When race day arrives, he starts all the way back in tenth place! Can Callum zoom past the other drivers and prove that his homemade car is truly the fastest?
Don't Burn The Book!
Meet Ned, a busy crafter whose furnace flame is growing thin - and his chatty friend, The Book, always thinks it knows best! Can they grow a whole forest from three tiny saplings? Will bone dust really make trees shoot up with a thud? And when the furnace roars hungrily, why does The Book suddenly look very, very nervous? This decodable reader practices the ’th’ sound in words like ’thin,’ ’thinks,’ ’three,’ and ’thud.'
Red, Sun, and Sky!
Red, Sun, and Sky are three dinosaur friends with one colorful job: paint the gray neighborhood bright! But what happens when red splashes into yellow, or blue swirls with sun? And why does Blue Dinosaur keep warning his friends not to mix all three colors at once? Will the dinosaurs dare to break the biggest rule in the sky? This decodable reader practices open syllables in words like ‘fly,’ ‘my,’ ‘sky,’ ’try,’ and ‘we.’
Can We Fly?
Birds zoom, dragonflies zip, and butterflies drift past like leaves on the breeze - but what about us? Could three brave kids with big ideas and bigger dreams really make it up into the sky? When a fluffy cloud and a soaring kite both fail to lift them, will they ever find a way to fly? This decodable reader practices open syllables in words such as ‘fly,’ ‘sky,’ ‘go,’ ‘he,’ and ‘we.’
Hands Off The Pen!
Jin has a shiny pen, and nobody - nobody - is allowed to touch it. But when Jin leaves the house, curious Rin sneaks straight to his desk and finds something small, black, and very mysterious stuck to the pen. What is it? Why does it grab bottle caps all on its own? And when the pen rolls somewhere it shouldn’t, can Rin’s new discovery save the day? This decodable reader practices the ‘ck’ sound in words like ‘black,’ ‘block,’ ‘click,’ ‘stuck,’ and ‘quick.’
Go, Troll Kite, Go!
Rain, rain, and more rain - will the sky ever clear? When the sun finally breaks through, it’s time to race outside with a homemade kite and a very special secret weapon painted right on the front: a troll queen with a golden crown and the biggest smile around. Can she soar higher than the monster kite and the fish kite too? Get ready to cheer! This decodable reader practices silent e words such as ‘kite,’ ‘glide,’ ‘shape,’ ‘smile,’ and ‘pride.’
Not Again, Dr. Can Do!
Dr. Can Do’s workshop is a disaster - there’s stuff in every corner, slabs piled to the ceiling, and barely room to stand! Can a clever inventor tidy up without getting distracted? What happens when he spots the bubbling lava pit and gets That Look in his eye? Will his brilliant new plan actually solve the mess, or make things even worse? This decodable reader practices CCVC/CCVCC blends in words like ‘blast,’ ‘clump,’ ‘grand,’ ‘slabs,’ and ‘slump.’