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.

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

Many Let's Read and Find Out titles have either been reillustrated (sometimes more than once) or reissued under different titles. Some of these titles may be duplicates because of the renaming.

Early editions of the series included the following boilerplate:

A MESSAGE FROM ROMA GANS
Professor Emeritus of Childhood Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Children want to be up-to-date.
As a child reads or is read to, he feels himself stretch in importance. This is a feeling that each child should have in growing up. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Books are designed to help him acquire this feeling. They are planned for the child who is eager to know.
LET'S-READ-AND-FIND-OUT SCIENCE BOOKS
  1. present basic science information
  2. are written with an understanding of how children think
  3. are brief enough for the young child to cope with
  4. are long enough to challenge him.

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

TitleAuthorIllustrator(s)Year Pubd.SummaryTopicStage
Baby Starts to Grow, APaul ShowersRosalind Fry1969
Cavity Is a Hole in Your Tooth, ASid the Science Kid
Drop of Blood, APaul ShowersRobert Galster1967

1989

Human bodyStage 2
Jellyfish Is Not a Fish, AJohn E. WatersKazue Mizumura1979
Map Is a Picture, ABarbara RinkoffRobert Galster1965
A Nest Full of EggsPriscilla Belz JenkinsLizzy Rockwell1995
A Tree Is a PlantClyde BullaLois Lignell1960

2001

Plants and animals
Air Is All Around YouFranklyn BranleyRobert Galster1962World around usStage 1
All Kinds of FeetRon and Nancy Goor 1984
Almost Gone: The World's Rarest AnimalsSteve Jenkins 2006
An Octopus Is AmazingPatricia Lauber Holly Keller 1990
Animals in WinterHenrietta Bancroft and Richard Van Gelder Gaetano di Palma 1963
Ant CitiesArthur Dorros1987Plants and animalsStage 2
Archaeologists Dig for CluesKate Duke 1996
Baby Whales Drink MilkBarbara Juster EsbensenLambert Davis1994Plants and animalsStage 1
Bats in the DarkJohn Kaufmann 1972
Be a Friend to TreesPatricia Lauber Holly Keller 1994
Bees and BeelinesJudy Hawes Aliki 1972
Before You Were a BabyPaul Showers and Kay Showers Ingrid Fetz 1968
Big Tracks, Little TracksMillicent E. Selsam Marlene Hill Donnelly 1998 Stage 1
Birds at NightRoma Gans Aliki 1968
Birds Eat and Eat and EatRoma Gans Ed Emberley 1963
Birds Are FlyingJohn Kaufmann 1979
Bird TalkRoma Gans Jo Polseno 1961
Bits and Bytes: A Computer Dictionary for BeginnersSeymour Simon 1985
Bugs Are InsectsAnne Rockwell Steve Jenkins 2001
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 Gans Giulio Maestro 1976
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 Ronai Arabelle Wheatley 1976
CloudsAnne Rockwell Frane Lessac 2008
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 Zoehfeld Lucia Washburn 1999
Dinosaur BonesAlikiDinosaursStage 2
Dinosaur TracksKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Dinosaurs Big and SmallKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Dinosaurs Are DifferentAliki1986DinosaursStage 2
Dolphin Talk: Whistles, Clicks and Clapping JawsWendy Pfeffer Helen Davie 2003
Down Come the LeavesHenrietta Bancroft Nonny Hogrogian 1961
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 Rosenblum1990Earth scienceStage 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 Berger Giulio Maestro 1976
Energy Makes Things HappenKimberly Bradley Paul Meisel 2002
Evolution: The Story of How Life Developed on EarthJoanna ColeAliki1987Earth scienceStage 2
Falcons Nest on SkyscrapersPriscilla Belz Jenkins Meagan Lloyd 1996
Fat and SkinnyPhilip BalestrinoPam Makie1975
Feel the WindArthur Dorros1989Weather and the seasonsStage 2
Find Out by TouchingPaul Showers Robert Galster 1961
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. Branley Robert Galster 1967
Floating in SpaceFranklyn M. Branley True Kelley 1998 Stage 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 Showers Paul Galdone 1963 Stage 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 AgoAliki 1972

1990

From Caterpillar to ButterflyDeborah Heiligman Bari Wrissman 1996 Stage 1
From Seed to PumpkinWendy Pfeffer James Graham 2004 Stage 1
From Tadpole to FrogWendy Pfeffer Holly Keller 1994 Stage 1
Germs Make Me Sick!Melvin BergerMarylin Hafner1985Human bodyStage 2
Get Ready for RobotsPatricia Lauber True Kelley 1989
Giraffes at HomeAnn CookeRobert Quackenbush 1972
GlaciersWendell V. TangbornMarc Simont1965

1988

Earth scienceStage 2
Gravity Is a MysteryFranklyn M. Branley Don Madden 1970

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. [Retitled Milk from Cow to Carton?]Plants and animalsStage 2
Green Turtle MysteriesJohn F. WatersMamoru Funai1972
Hear Your HeartPaul Showers Joseph 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 Balestrino Tomie dePaula 1971
How a Seed GrowsHelene JordanJoseph Low,

Loretta Krupinski

1960

1992

Plants and animalsStage 1
How Animal Babies Stay SafeMary Ann Fraser 2001
How Do Apples Grow?Betsy MaestroGiulio Maestro2000Plants and animalsStage 2
How Do Birds Find Their Way?Roma Gans Paul Mirocha 1996
How Many Teeth?Paul ShowersTrue Kelley1962

1991

Human bodyStage 1
How Mountains Are MadeKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld James Graham Hale 2003
How People Learned to FlyFran Hodgkins True Kelley 2007
How To Be a Nature DetectiveMillicent E. Selsam Marlene Hill Donnelly 1958

1963

1995

How To Talk to Your ComputerSeymour Simon 1985
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 Gans 1969
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 Otto Nadine Wescott 1994
I'm GrowingAliki1992Human bodyStage 1
IcebergsRoma Gans Bobri 1964
In the NightPaul ShowersEzra Jack Keats 1961
Is There Life in Outer Space?Franklyn M. Branley Don Madden 1984
It's Nesting TimeRoma Gans Kazue Mizumura 1964
Journey Into a Black HoleFranklyn M. BranleyMarc Simont1988Outer space Stage 2
Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away HomeJudy Hawes Ed Emberley 1967
Life In a Coral ReefWendy Pfeffer Steve Jenkins 2009 Stage 2
Light Is All Around UsWendy Pfeffer Paul Meisel 2014 Stage 2
Little Dinosaurs and Early BirdsJohn Kaufmann 1977
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 Showers Don Madden 1978
Meet the ComputerSeymour Simon Barbara Emberley 1985
Millions and Millions of CrystalsRoma GansGiulio Maestro1973Describes the characteristics, formation, and uses of various types of crystals.
Mission to MarsFranklyn M. Branley True Kelley 2002
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 Rockwell Bernice Lum 2002 Stage 1
My Visit to the DinosaursAliki1969

1995

DinosaursStage 2
No Measles, No Mumps for MePaul Showers Harriett Barton 1980
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 Berger Paul Mirocha 1994
On the Move!Deborah HeiligmanLizzy Rockwell1996Human bodyStage 1
OpossumKazue Mizumura1974
Oxygen Keeps You AliveFranklyn M. Branley Don Madden 1971
Penguin ChickBetty TathamHelen K. Davie2002Stage 2
Plants in WinterJoanna ColeKazue Mizumura1973
Pop! A Book About BubblesKimberly Bradley Margaret Miller 2001 Stage 1
Rain and HailFranklyn M. Branley Harriet Barton 1963

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 Jenkins Martin Classen 1997

2002

SaltAugusta Goldin Robert Galster 1965
SandpipersEdith Thacher Hurd Lucienne Bloch 1961
Seeds by Wind and WaterHelene Jordan Niles Hogner 1962
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 Hawes Joseph Low 1967
Sleep Is for EveryonePaul Showers Wendy Watson 1974
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.Stage 1
Spider SilkAugusta Goldin Joseph Low 1964
Spinning SpidersMelvin Berger S.D. Schindler 2003
Sponges Are SkeletonsBarbara Juster Esbensen Holly Keller 1993 Stage 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 Bloch1962
Straight Hair, Curly HairAugusta GoldinEd Emberley1966
StreamlinedJohn Kaufmann 1974
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
The BASIC BookSeymour Simon Barbara Emberley 1985
The Beginning of the EarthFranklyn 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 Mizumura 1971
Bottom of the Sea, TheAugusta Goldin Ed Emberley 1968
Clean Brook, TheMargaret Farrington Barlett Aldren Watson 1960
Eel's Strange Journey, TheJudi Friedman Gail Owens 1976
Emperor Penguins, TheKazue Mizumura 1969
International Space Station, TheFranklyn M. Branley True Kelley 2000 Stage 2
The Listening WalkPaul Showers Aliki 1961
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 Goldin Paul Galdone 1968
The Wonder of StonesRoma Gans Joan Berg 1963
Tornado AlertFranklyn M. BranleyGiulio Maestro1988Weather and the seasonsStage 2
Turtle Talk: A Beginner's Book of LOGOSeymour Simon Barbara & Ed Emberley 1986
Twist, Wiggle and Squirm: A Book About EarthwormsLaurence P. Pringle Peter Parnall 1973
Upstairs and DownstairsRyerson Johnson Lisl Weil 1962
Use Your BrainPaul Showers Rosalind Fry 1971
VolcanoesFranklyn M. BranleyMarc Simont1985Earth scienceStage 2
Watch Honeybees with MeJudy Hawes Helen Stone 1964
Water for Dinosaurs and YouRoma Gans Richard Gulfari 1972
Water PlantsLaurence P. PringleKazue Mizumura1975
Weight and WeightlessnessFranklyn M. Branley Graham Booth 1972
What Color Is Camouflage?Carolyn Otto Megan Lloyd 1996
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. Ward Paul Meisel 2012
What I Like About ToadsJudy Hawes Ruth McCrea 1969
What Is the World Made of? All About Solids, Liquids and GasesKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Paul Meisel 1998 Stage 2
What Lives In a Shell?Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Helen Davie 1994 Stage 1
What Makes a Magnet?Franklyn M. Branley True Kelley 1996 Stage 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 Zoehfeld Dadine Bernard Wescott 1995 Stage 1
What's It Like To Be a Fish?Wendy Pfeffer Holly Keller 2015 Stage 1
What's So Bad About Gasoline? Fossil Fuels and What They DoAnne RockwellPaul Meisel 2009 Stage 2
When Birds Change Their FeathersRoma Gans Felicia Bond 1986
Where Are the Night Animals?Mary Ann Fraser 1998 Stage 1
Where Did Dinosaurs Come from?Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld Lucia Washburn 2010 Stage 2
Where Do Chicks Come From?Amy E. Sklansky Pam Paparone 2005 Stage 1
Where Do Polar Bears Live?Sarah L. Thomson Jason Chin 2009 Stage 2
Where Does Your Garden Grow?Augusta Goldin Helen Borten 1967
Where Does the Garbage Go?Paul ShowersLoretta Lustig1974Earth scienceStage 2
Where the Brook BeginsMargaret Farrington Bartlett Aldren Watson 1961
Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food WebsPatricia LauberHolly Keller 1995

2000

Stage 2
Who Lives In an Alligator Hole?Anne Rockwell Lizzy Rockwell 2006 Stage 2
Why Are the Icecaps Melting? The Dangers of Global WarmingAnne Rockwell Paul Meisel 2006 Stage 2
Why Do Leaves Change Color?Betsy Maestro Loretta Krupinski 1994 stage 2
Why Frogs Are WetJudy Hawes Don Madden 1968

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 Pfeffer Steve Jenkins 2003
You Can't Make a Move Without Your MusclesPaul Showers Harriett Barton 1982
You're Aboard Spaceship EarthPatricia Lauber Holly Keller 1996
Your Skin and MinePaul ShowersKathleen Kuchera1965

1991

Human bodyStage 2
Zipping, Zooming, Zapping BatsAnn Earle Henry Cole 1995 Stage 2
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