Books in Junior Library Guild - Science Selection

JLG is a commercial book club devoted to juvenile literature. Selection of a children's book by the editors of the Junior Literary Guild (or latterly the Junior Library Guild) is a distinction used for publicity by publishers and authors of children's books. At present, 492 books are selected each year.

2025

Book Author Award Level Completed
Sustainable Structures: 15 Eco-Conscious Buildings Around the World Sustainable Structures: 15 Eco-Conscious Buildings Around the World Kate McMillan Selection Log In To Like
The Girl Who Tested the Waters: Ellen Swallow, Environmental Scientist The Girl Who Tested the Waters: Ellen Swallow, Environmental Scientist Patricia Daniele Selection Log In To Like
Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber Sarah Albee Selection Log In To Like
Close Up and Far Out Close Up and Far Out Mary Auld Selection Log In To Like
The Crane and the Keeper: How an Endangered Crane Chose a Human as Her Mate The Crane and the Keeper: How an Endangered Crane Chose a Human as Her Mate Meeg Pincus Selection Log In To Like

2024

Book Author Award Level Completed
Chasing Guano: The Discovery of a Penguin Supercolony Chasing Guano: The Discovery of a Penguin Supercolony Helen Taylor Selection Log In To Like
Something about the Sky Something about the Sky Rachel Carson Selection Log In To Like
My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More G. Neri Selection Log In To Like
What's a Germ, Joseph Lister?: The Medical Mystery That Forever Changed the Way We Heal What's a Germ, Joseph Lister?: The Medical Mystery That Forever Changed the Way We Heal Lori Alexander Selection Log In To Like
A Sea Without a Shore: Life in the Sargasso A Sea Without a Shore: Life in the Sargasso Barb Rosenstock Selection Log In To Like
Urban Coyotes Urban Coyotes Mary Kay Carson Selection Log In To Like
One Long Line: Marching Caterpillars and the Scientists Who Followed Them One Long Line: Marching Caterpillars and the Scientists Who Followed Them Loree Griffin Burns Selection Log In To Like
The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again and Again The Iguanodon's Horn: How Artists and Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again and Again Sean Rubin Selection Log In To Like
The Great Wolf Rescue: Saving the Red Wolves Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
Tsunami Tsunami Maxwell Eaton, III Selection Log In To Like
Elephants: Living Large Elephants: Living Large Jason Viola Selection Log In To Like
Frogs: Awesome Amphibians Frogs: Awesome Amphibians Liz Prince Selection Log In To Like
The Oddball Book of Armadillos The Oddball Book of Armadillos Elizabeth Shreeve Selection Log In To Like

2023

Book Author Award Level Completed
Dogs: A History of Our Best Friends Dogs: A History of Our Best Friends Lita Judge Selection Log In To Like
Nic Bishop Elephants Nic Bishop Elephants Nic Bishop Selection Log In To Like
The Book of Turtles The Book of Turtles Sy Montgomery Selection Log In To Like
The Great Giraffe Rescue: Saving the Nubian Giraffes Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon? What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon? Rachel Ignotofsky Selection Log In To Like
Tee Time on the Moon: How Astronaut Alan Shepard Played Lunar Golf Tee Time on the Moon: How Astronaut Alan Shepard Played Lunar Golf David A. Kelly Selection Log In To Like
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made of Kirsten W. Larson Selection Log In To Like
What Goes on Inside a Beaver Pond? What Goes on Inside a Beaver Pond? Becky Cushing Gop Selection Log In To Like
How Do Meerkats Order Pizza?: Wild Facts about Animals and the Scientists Who Study Them How Do Meerkats Order Pizza?: Wild Facts about Animals and the Scientists Who Study Them Brooke Barker Selection Log In To Like
Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World Eleanor Spicer Rice Selection Log In To Like
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey Jason Chin Selection Log In To Like
Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa Ellen Takes Flight: The Life of Astronaut Ellen Ochoa Doreen Rappaport Selection Log In To Like
Mysterious Glowing Mammals: An Unexpected Discovery Sparks a Scientific Investigation Maria Parrott-Ryan Selection Log In To Like
The Flying Man: Otto Lilienthal, the World's First Pilot The Flying Man: Otto Lilienthal, the World's First Pilot Mike Downs Selection Log In To Like

2022

Book Author Award Level Completed
Little Killers: The Ferocious Lives of Puny Predators Sneed B. Collard, III Selection Log In To Like
Serengeti: Plains of Grass Serengeti: Plains of Grass Leslie Bulion Selection Log In To Like
Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space Suzanne Slade Selection Log In To Like
Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning Changed the Science of Prehistoric Life Cheryl Blackford Selection Log In To Like
The Goldilocks Zone: Real Facts about Outer Space The Goldilocks Zone: Real Facts about Outer Space Drew Sheneman Selection Log In To Like
Birds of Prey: Terrifying Talons Birds of Prey: Terrifying Talons Joe Flood Selection Log In To Like

2021

Book Author Award Level Completed
Kitchen Cabinet Science Projects: Fifty Amazing Science Experiments to Make with Everyday Ingredients Kitchen Cabinet Science Projects: Fifty Amazing Science Experiments to Make with Everyday Ingredients Michelle Dickinson Selection Log In To Like
Mimic Makers: Biomimicry Inventors Inspired by Nature Mimic Makers: Biomimicry Inventors Inspired by Nature Kristen Nordstrom Selection Log In To Like
The Message: The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Text Message The Message: The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Text Message Michael Emberley Selection Log In To Like
Spiders: Worldwide Webs Spiders: Worldwide Webs Tait Howard Selection Log In To Like
Albert Einstein Was a Dope? Albert Einstein Was a Dope? Dan Gutman Selection Log In To Like
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest Heather Lang Selection Log In To Like
The Shark Book The Shark Book Steve Jenkins Selection Log In To Like
Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics Steve Jenkins Selection Log In To Like
The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble Deborah Marcero Selection Log In To Like
From Here to There: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves From Here to There: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves Vivian Kirkfield Selection Log In To Like
Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use Richard Haynes Selection Log In To Like
Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small Jess Wade Selection Log In To Like

2020

Book Author Award Level Completed
Moles Moles Rachel Poliquin Selection Log In To Like
Ostriches Ostriches Rachel Poliquin Selection Log In To Like
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet Elizabeth Rusch Selection Log In To Like
The Brain Is Kind of a Big Deal The Brain Is Kind of a Big Deal Nick Seluk Selection Log In To Like
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner Janice N. Harrington Selection Log In To Like
Nature's Ninja: Animals with Spectacular Skills Nature's Ninja: Animals with Spectacular Skills Rebecca L. Johnson Selection Log In To Like
The Great Shark Rescue: Saving the Whale Sharks Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future Tami Lewis Brown Selection Log In To Like
Spirit of Springer: The Real-Life Rescue of an Orphaned Orca Spirit of Springer: The Real-Life Rescue of an Orphaned Orca Amanda Abler Selection Log In To Like
Cats: Nature and Nurture Cats: Nature and Nurture Andy Hirsch Selection Log In To Like
Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World's Biggest Solar Plant Allan Drummond Selection Log In To Like
Can You Hear the Trees Talking?: Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest Can You Hear the Trees Talking?: Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest Peter Wohlleben Selection Log In To Like

2019

Book Author Award Level Completed
All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World All in a Drop: How Antony van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World Lori Alexander Selection Log In To Like
The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney Alice B. McGinty Selection Log In To Like
Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet Curtis Manley Selection Log In To Like
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet Elizabeth Rusch Selection Log In To Like
Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice Jason Viola Selection Log In To Like
Owling: Enter the World of the Mysterious Birds of the Night Owling: Enter the World of the Mysterious Birds of the Night Mark Wilson Selection Log In To Like
Beavers Beavers Rachel Poliquin Selection Log In To Like
When Plants Attack: Strange and Terrifying Plants Rebecca Eileen Hirsch Selection Log In To Like
The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
A Ray of Light A Ray of Light Walter Wick Selection Log In To Like

2018

Book Author Award Level Completed
The Great Rhino Rescue: Saving the Southern White Rhinos The Great Rhino Rescue: Saving the Southern White Rhinos Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
The Monarchs Are Missing: A Butterfly Mystery Rebecca Eileen Hirsch Selection Log In To Like
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere Barb Rosenstock Selection Log In To Like
Snowy Owl Invasion!: Tracking an Unusual Migration Snowy Owl Invasion!: Tracking an Unusual Migration Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
Marie Curie Demi Selection Log In To Like
One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution One Iguana, Two Iguanas: A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution Sneed B. Collard, III Selection Log In To Like
Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil Degrasse Tyson Kathleen Krull Selection Log In To Like
Death Eaters: Meet Nature's Scavengers Kelly Milner Halls Selection Log In To Like
Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island Loree Griffin Burns Selection Log In To Like
Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up Sally M. Walker Selection Log In To Like
Zoo Scientists to the Rescue Patricia Newman Selection Log In To Like
Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation Patricia Newman Selection Log In To Like
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover Markus Motum Selection Log In To Like
Mason Jar Science: 40 Slimy, Squishy, Super-Cool Experiments Mason Jar Science: 40 Slimy, Squishy, Super-Cool Experiments Jonathan Adolph Selection Log In To Like

2017

Book Author Award Level Completed
Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing Dean Robbins Selection Log In To Like
The Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11's Third Man The Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11's Third Man Alex Irvine Selection Log In To Like
Newton's Rainbow: The Revolutionary Discoveries of a Young Scientist Kathryn Lasky Selection Log In To Like
Bats: Learning to Fly Bats: Learning to Fly Falynn Koch Selection Log In To Like
Birds vs. Blades: Offshore Wind Power and the Race to Save Seabirds Rebecca Eileen Hirsch Selection Log In To Like
How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up in the African Wild Katherine Roy Selection Log In To Like
Try This Extreme: 50 Fun & Safe Experiments for the Mad Scientist in You Try This Extreme: 50 Fun & Safe Experiments for the Mad Scientist in You Karen Romano Young Selection Log In To Like
Engineered!: Engineering Design at Work Engineered!: Engineering Design at Work Shannon Hunt Selection Log In To Like
The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Jason Chin Selection Log In To Like
Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth Molly Bang Selection Log In To Like
The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species The Search for Olinguito: Discovering a New Species Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
How to Survive as a Firefly Kristen Foote Selection Log In To Like
Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field Ginger Wadsworth Selection Log In To Like

2016

Book Author Award Level Completed
Masters of Disguise: Amazing Animal Tricksters Masters of Disguise: Amazing Animal Tricksters Rebecca L. Johnson Selection Log In To Like
Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean Maris Wicks Selection Log In To Like
Green City: How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future Green City: How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future Allan Drummond Selection Log In To Like
The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk Jan Thornhill Selection Log In To Like
Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird Pamela S. Turner Selection Log In To Like
Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo Helaine Becker Selection Log In To Like
Dining with Dinosaurs: A Tasty Guide to Mesozoic Munching Dining with Dinosaurs: A Tasty Guide to Mesozoic Munching Hannah Bonner Selection Log In To Like
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor Robert Burleigh Selection Log In To Like
The Great Monkey Rescue: Saving the Golden Lion Tamarins The Great Monkey Rescue: Saving the Golden Lion Tamarins Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur Leopards The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur Leopards Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
The Great White Shark Scientist The Great White Shark Scientist Sy Montgomery Selection Log In To Like
Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery Lois Miner Huey Selection Log In To Like

2015

Book Author Award Level Completed
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France Mara Rockliff Selection Log In To Like
Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat Jodi Wheeler-Toppen Selection Log In To Like
Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys David A. Adler Selection Log In To Like
Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It Loree Griffin Burns Selection Log In To Like
What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight What's the Buzz?: Keeping Bees in Flight Merrie-Ellen Wilcox Selection Log In To Like
Fire Birds Sneed B. Collard, III Selection Log In To Like
How to Swallow a Pig: Step-By-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom How to Swallow a Pig: Step-By-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom Steve Jenkins Selection Log In To Like
Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet Welcome to Mars: Making a Home on the Red Planet Buzz Aldrin Selection Log In To Like
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands Katherine Roy Selection Log In To Like
The Secret Galaxy The Secret Galaxy Fran Hodgkins Selection Log In To Like
The Call of the Osprey The Call of the Osprey Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Selection Log In To Like

2014

Book Author Award Level Completed
How to Make a Planet: A Step-By-Step Guide to Building the Earth How to Make a Planet: A Step-By-Step Guide to Building the Earth Scott Forbes Selection Log In To Like
Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World Steve Jenkins Selection Log In To Like
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses Rebecca L. Johnson Selection Log In To Like
Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth Molly Bang Selection Log In To Like
The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery Sandra Markle Selection Log In To Like
Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Patricia Newman Selection Log In To Like
Eat Your Science Homework: Recipes for Inquiring Minds Eat Your Science Homework: Recipes for Inquiring Minds Ann McCallum Selection Log In To Like

2013

Book Author Award Level Completed
Things That Float and Things That Don't Things That Float and Things That Don't David A. Adler Selection Log In To Like
Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like? Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like? Catherine Thimmesh Selection Log In To Like
Too Hot? Too Cold?: Keeping Body Temperature Just Right Too Hot? Too Cold?: Keeping Body Temperature Just Right Caroline Arnold Selection Log In To Like
Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard Annette LeBlanc Cate Selection Log In To Like
Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery Margaret Weitekamp Selection Log In To Like
No Monkeys, No Chocolate No Monkeys, No Chocolate Melissa Stewart Selection Log In To Like
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Kathleen Krull Selection Log In To Like
Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer Robert Burleigh Selection Log In To Like

2012

Book Author Award Level Completed
Island: A Story of the Galapagos Jason Chin Selection Log In To Like
When Dinos Dawned, Mammals Got Munched, and Pterosaurs Took Flight: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life in the Triassic When Dinos Dawned, Mammals Got Munched, and Pterosaurs Took Flight: A Cartoon Prehistory of Life in the Triassic Hannah Bonner Selection Log In To Like
The Beetle Book The Beetle Book Steve Jenkins Selection Log In To Like
Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earth's Strangest Animals Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earth's Strangest Animals Michael Hearst Selection Log In To Like
A Warmer World: From Polar Bears to Butterflies, How Climate Change Affects Wildlife A Warmer World: From Polar Bears to Butterflies, How Climate Change Affects Wildlife Caroline Arnold Selection Log In To Like
Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time Steve Jenkins Selection Log In To Like
A Black Hole Is Not a Hole A Black Hole Is Not a Hole Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano Selection Log In To Like