Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1 Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1 books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
How to Be a Nature Detective (By: Millicent E. Selsam)
Buy on Amazon1958
Big Tracks, Little Tracks (By: Millicent E. Selsam)
Buy on Amazon1958
A Tree Is a Plant (By: Clyde Robert Bulla)
Buy on Amazon1960
How a Seed Grows (By: Helene J. Jordan)
Buy on Amazon1960
What Makes a Shadow? (By: Clyde Robert Bulla)
Buy on Amazon1962
How Many Teeth? (By: Paul Galdone,Paul Showers)
Buy on Amazon1962
The Big Dipper (By: Franklyn Mansfield Branley)
Buy on Amazon1962
My Hands (By: Aliki)
Buy on Amazon1962
Starfish (By: Edith Thacher Hurd)
Buy on Amazon1962
My Five Senses (By: Aliki)
Buy on Amazon1962
Air Is All Around You (By: Franklyn Mansfield Branley)
Buy on Amazon1962
Fireflies in the Night (By: Judy Hawes)
Buy on Amazon1963
Animals in Winter (By: Henrietta Bancroft,Richard G. Van Gelder)
Buy on Amazon1963
Ducks Don't Get Wet (By: Helen K. Davie,Augusta R. Goldin)
Buy on Amazon1965
Sleep Is for Everyone (By: Paul Showers)
Buy on Amazon1974
Is There Life in Outer Space? (By: Franklyn Mansfield Branley)
Buy on Amazon1984
Shooting Stars (By: Holly Keller)
Buy on Amazon1989
Earthquakes (By: Franklyn Mansfield Branley)
Buy on Amazon1990
My Feet (By: Aliki)
Buy on Amazon1990
I'm Growing! (By: Aliki)
Buy on Amazon1992
From Tadpole to Frog (By: Wendy Pfeffer)
Buy on Amazon1994
What Lives in a Shell? (By: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld)
Buy on Amazon1994
Baby Whales Drink Milk (By: Barbara Juster Esbensen)
Buy on Amazon1994
A Nest Full of Eggs (By: Priscilla Belz Jenkins)
Buy on Amazon1995
What's Alive? (By: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld)
Buy on Amazon1995
On the Move (By: Lizzy Rockwell,Deborah Heiligman)
Buy on Amazon1996
What's It Like to Be a Fish? (By: Wendy Pfeffer)
Buy on Amazon1996
From Caterpillar to Butterfly (By: Deborah Heiligman)
Buy on Amazon1996
What Color Is Camouflage? (By: Carolyn B. Otto)
Buy on Amazon1996
A Safe Home for Manatees (By: Priscilla Belz Jenkins)
Buy on Amazon1997
Where Are the Night Animals? (By: Mary Ann Fraser)
Buy on Amazon1998
Our Puppies Are Growing (By: Carolyn B. Otto)
Buy on Amazon1998
Sounds All Around (By: Wendy Pfeffer)
Buy on Amazon1998
Snow Is Falling (By: Franklyn Mansfield Branley)
Buy on Amazon2000
Pop!
Buy on Amazon2001
Bugs Are Insects (By: Anne Rockwell)
Buy on Amazon2001
How Animal Babies Stay Safe (By: Mary Ann Fraser)
Buy on Amazon2001
Dinosaurs Big and Small (By: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld)
Buy on Amazon2002
My Pet Hamster (By: Anne Rockwell)
Buy on Amazon2002
From Seed to Pumpkin (By: Wendy Pfeffer)
Buy on Amazon2004
Where Do Chicks Come From? (By: Amy E. Sklansky)
Buy on Amazon2005
Clouds (By: Anne Rockwell)
Buy on Amazon2009
A Cavity Is a Hole in Your Tooth (By: Jodi Huelin)
Buy on Amazon2010
Everybody, Move Your Feet! (By: Jodi Huelin)
Buy on Amazon2010
Why Can't I Have Cake for Dinner? (By: Jodi Huelin)
Buy on Amazon2010
What's for Lunch? (By: Sarah L. Thomson)
Buy on Amazon2016
The Sun and the Moon (By: Carolyn Cinami Decristofano)
Buy on Amazon2016
The Arctic Fox’s Journey (By: Wendy Pfeffer)
Buy on Amazon2019
Super Marsupials (By: Katharine Kenah)
Buy on Amazon2019
Thump Goes the Rabbit (By: Fran Hodgkins)
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1 series is publication order: 1. How to Be a Nature Detective (By: Millicent E. Selsam) (1958), 2. Big Tracks, Little Tracks (By: Millicent E. Selsam) (1958), 3. A Tree Is a Plant (By: Clyde Robert Bulla) (1960), 4. How a Seed Grows (By: Helene J. Jordan) (1960), 5. What Makes a Shadow? (By: Clyde Robert Bulla) (1962), and 45 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1 series by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley contains 50 books. The series began in 1958 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1 series is written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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