This Rising Voices Library contains inspiring fiction and informational texts that explore STEAM concepts and celebrate diverse female role models thriving in STEAM classrooms and careers. Both girls and boys need to see these accomplishments and career aspirations as attainable for women today. Each grade-level library comprises 50 books in total, with two copies of each of the 25 titles. Grades K–5 Title List
Kindergarten | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
The Little Blue Bridge*
Brenda Maier
Sonia Sánchez*
A Box Can Be Many Things
Dana Meachen Rau
Paige Billin-Frye
Layla and the Bots: Happy Paws*
Vicky Fang*
Christine Nishiyama
Jarrett Pumphrey* and Jerome Pumphrey*
Jarrett Pumphrey* and Jerome Pumphrey*
The Old Truck*
Up to My Knees!*
Grace Lin*
Grace Lin*
Hiking Day
Anne Rockwell
Lizzy Rockwell
Días y días/Days and Days*
Ginger Foglesong Guy
René King Moreno*
One Is a Piñata*
Roseanne Greenfield Thong*
John Parra*
Who Likes Rain?*
Wong Herbert Yee*
Wong Herbert Yee*
Ruby’s Birds*
Mya Thompson
Claudia Dávila*
Eunice and Kate*
Mariana Llanos*
Elena Napoli
The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare
Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
LeUyen Pham*
Princess Truly: Off I Go!*
Kelly Greenawalt
Amariah Rauscher
The Ugly Vegetables*
Grace Lin*
Grace Lin*
The Dot*
Peter H. Reynolds
Peter H. Reynolds
A Girl Like Me*
Angela Johnson*
Nina Crews*
Harlem Grown*
Tony Hillery*
Jessie Hartland
Lola Plants a Garden*
Anna McQuinn
Rosalind Beardshaw
Marta! Big & Small*
Jen Arena*
Angela Dominguez*
City Shapes*
Diana Murray
Brian Collier*
*Denotes BIPOC author, illustrator, and/or protagonist.
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I Got the Rhythm*
Connie Schofield-Morrison*
Frank Morrison*
I Want to Be a Doctor*
Laura Driscoll
Catalina Echeverri
I Want to Be a Scientist
Rebecca Tree
Carolina Farías*
Lola Gets a Cat*
Anna McQuinn
Rosalind Beardshaw
Pitter Pattern*
Joyce Hesselberth
Joyce Hesselberth
Grade 1 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Clem and Crab
Fiona Lumbers
Fiona Lumbers
Floating on Mama’s Song/Flotando en la canción de mamá*
Laura Lacámara*
Yuyi Morales*
Girl Versus Squirrel
Hayley Barrett
Renée Andriani
Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum*
Natasha Yim*
Violet Kim*
Hey, Water!*
Antoinette Portis
Antoinette Portis
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn*
Kenard Pak*
Kenard Pak*
Summer Days and Nights*
Wong Herbert Yee*
Wong Herbert Yee*
What Miss Mitchell Saw
Hayley Barrett
Diana Sudyka
The Little Red Fort*
Brenda Maier
Sonia Sánchez*
The Doctor With An Eye for Eyes*
Julia Finley Mosca
Daniel Rieley
It’s a Girl Thing!: Smart, Fierce, and Leading the Way*
Pri Ferrari*
Pri Ferrari*
Layla and the Bots: Built for Speed*
Vicky Fang*
Christine Nishiyama
Layla and the Bots: Cupcake Fix*
Vicky Fang*
Christine Nishiyama
Zoey and Sassafras: Monsters and Mold*
Asia Citro
Marion Lindsay
Violet’s Music*
Angela Johnson*
Laura Huliska-Beith
Amazing Grace*
Mary Hoffman
Caroline Binch
Astronaut Annie*
Suzanne Slade
Nicole Tadgell*
When Julia Danced Bomba/Cuando Julia bailaba bomba*
Raquel M. Ortiz*
Flor de Vita*
Yasmin the Builder*
Saadia Faruqi*
Hatem Aly*
Lia & Luís: Who Has More?*
Ana Crespo*
Giovana Medeiros*
I Am Enough*
Grace Byers*
Keturah A. Bobo*
Mary Had a Little Lab
Sue Fliess
Petros Bouloubasis
Sky Color*
Peter H. Reynolds
Peter H. Reynolds
Spring After Spring
Stephanie Roth Sisson
Stephanie Roth Sisson
Written and Drawn by Henrietta*
Liniers*
Liniers*
*Denotes BIPOC author, illustrator, and/or protagonist.
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Grade 2 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
What If...*
Samantha Berger
Mike Curato*
3x4*
Ivan Brunetti
Ivan Brunetti
Dara’s Clever Trap*
Liz Flanagan
Martina Peluso
How to Code a Rollercoaster*
Josh Funk
Sara Palacios*
Nibi Emosaawdang/The Water Walker*
Joanne Robertson*
Joanne Robertson*
Shark Lady*
Jess Keating
Marta Álvarez Miguéns*
Ellie, Engineer
Jackson Pearce
Tuesday Mourning
Power Up*
Seth Fishman
Isabel Greenberg
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Sink or Swim*
Judy Katschke
Artful Doodlers Ltd.
The Rainbow Mystery*
Jennifer Dussling
Barry Gott
Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes
Cece Loves Science*
Vashti Harrison*
The DATA Set: Robots Rule the School*
Ada Hopper
Sam Ricks
The Girl With a Mind for Math*
Julia Finley Mosca
Daniel Rieley
My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia*
Monica Brown*
Rafael López*
Interstellar Cinderella
Deborah Underwood
Meg Hunt
Bird Count*
Susan Edwards Richmond
Stephanie Fizer Coleman
Brave Clara Barton
Frank Murphy
Sarah Green
The Flying Girl*
Margarita Engle*
Sara Palacios*
Mia Mayhem Steals the Show!*
Kara West
Leeza Hernandez*
Stella Díaz Has Something to Say*
Angela Dominguez*
Angela Dominguez*
The World Is Not a Rectangle*
Jeanette Winter
Jeanette Winter
A Dance Like Starlight*
Kristy Dempsey
Floyd Cooper*
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos*
Monica Brown*
John Parra*
The Tree Lady
H. Joseph Hopkins
Jill McElmurry
When I Grow Up: Misty Copeland*
Lexi Ryals
Erwin Madrid*
Grade 3 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Wangari’s Trees of Peace*
Jeanette Winter
Jeanette Winter
Ellie, Engineer: The Next Level
Jackson Pearce
Tuesday Mourning
Lola Levine Meets Jelly and Bean*
Monica Brown*
Angela Dominguez*
Polly Diamond and the Super Stunning Spectacular School Fair*
Alice Kuipers
Diana Toledano*
*Denotes BIPOC author, illustrator, and/or protagonist.
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Listening with My Heart*
Gabi Garcia*
Ying Hui Tan*
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
Cheryl Bardoe
Barbara McClintock
Ada Lace, on the Case
Emily Calandrelli with Tamson Weston Renée Kurilla
Coral Reefs
Jason Chin*
Jason Chin*
If Sharks Disappeared*
Lily Williams
Lily Williams
The Questioneers: Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants*
Andrea Beaty
David Roberts
Summer Birds
Margarita Engle*
Julie Paschkis
Savanna Showdown*
Kristin Earhart
Erwin Madrid*
Frankie Sparks and the Big Sled Challenge
Megan Frazer Blakemore
Nadja Sarell
Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa*
Veronica Chambers*
Julie Maren
Luz Makes a Splash*
Claudia Dávila*
Claudia Dávila*
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Satellite Space Mission*
AnnMarie Anderson
Artful Doodlers Ltd.
Sarai Saves the Music*
Sarai Gonzalez* and Monica Brown*
Christine Almeda*
The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars*
Juila Finley Mosca
Daniel Rieley
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code
Laurie Wallmark
Katy Wu*
Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl*
Debbi Michiko Florence*
Elizabet Vuković
Little Robot*
Ben Hatke
Ben Hatke
You Should Meet: Katherine Johnson*
Thea Feldman
Alyssa Petersen
Beautiful Shades of Brown: The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring*
Nancy Churnin
Felicia Marshall*
Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire*
Susan Tan*
Dana Wulfekotte
Judy Moody: The Doctor Is In!
Megan McDonald
Peter H. Reynolds
Secret Engineer
Rachel Dougherty
Rachel Dougherty
You Should Meet: Mae Jemison*
Laurie Calkhoven
Monique Dong
Grade 4 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Ada’s Violin*
Susan Hood
Sally Wern Comport
Dancing Hands*
Margarita Engle*
Rafael López*
Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code*
Stacia Deutsch
Shuri*
Nic Stone*
Patricia’s Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight*
Michelle Lord
Alleanna Harris*
Grand Canyon*
Jason Chin*
Jason Chin*
Jada Sly, Artist & Spy*
Sherri Winston*
Sherri Winston*
*Denotes BIPOC author, illustrator, and/or protagonist.
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Mars Science Lab Engineer: Diana Trujillo*
Kari Cornell
(photos)
Volcanoes: Fire and Life*
Jon Chad
Jon Chad
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain*
JoAnn Deak, Ph.D.
Sarah Ackerley
Lety Out Loud*
Angela Cervantes*
Harlem’s Little Blackbird*
Renée Watson*
Christian Robinson*
I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967*
Lauren Tarshis
Sophie Washington: Code One*
Tonya Duncan Ellis*
Fly, Girl, Fly!*
Nancy Roe Pimm
Alexandra Bye
Amelia Earhart
Tamra B. Orr
(photos)
Astronaut Kalpana Chawla*
Ai-Ling Louie*
H. Rick Pettway*
Women in Science: Rachel Carson
Anne Rooney
Isobel Lundie
Yo-Yo and Yeou-Cheng Ma, Finding Their Way*
Ai-Ling Louie*
Cathy Peng*
Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings*
Francie Latour*
Ken Daley*
Building Zaha*
Victoria Tentler-Krylov
Victoria Tentler-Krylov
Catching a Storyfish*
Janice N. Harrington*
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures
Julia Finley Mosca
Daniel Rieley
Planting Stories*
Anika Aldamuy Denise*
Paola Escobar*
Planting the Trees of Kenya*
Claire A. Nivola
Claire A. Nivola
Grade 5 | Title
Author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Song for a Whale
Lynne Kelly
Leo Nickolls
Life in the Ocean
Claire A. Nivola
Claire A. Nivola
Strange Birds*
Celia C. Pérez*
Urban Biologist Danielle Lee*
Kari Cornell
(photos)
Wild Survival: Crocodile Rescue*
Melissa Cristina Márquez*
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring*
Angela Cervantes*
Rafael López*
The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine*
Tory Woollcott
Alex Graudins
Each Tiny Spark*
Pablo Cartaya*
The House That Lou Built*
Mae Respicio*
Shuri: The Vanished*
Nic Stone*
Women in Science: Ada Lovelace
Nick Pierce
Isobel Lundie
Margot Lee Shetterly* with Winifred Conkling
Hidden Figures*
Laura Freeman*
*Denotes BIPOC author, illustrator, and/or protagonist.
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Hope: Project Middle School*
Alyssa Milano and Debbie Rigaud*
Eric S. Keyes
Queen of Tejano Music: Selena*
Silvia López*
Paola Escobar*
Rebel in a Dress: Adventurers
Sylvia Branzei
Melissa Sweet
Secret Coders*
Gene Luen Yang*
Mike Holmes
Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations*
Kelly Starling Lyons*
Keith Mallett*
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina*
Misty Copeland*
Random Acts of Kittens*
Yamile Saied Méndez*
When Marian Sang*
Pam Muñoz Ryan*
Brian Selznick
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines*
Jeanne Walker Harvey
Dow Phumiruk*
Half a Chance
Cynthia Lord
Into the Volcano
Donna O’Meara
(photos)
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich*
Ibi Zoboi*
The Way to Bea*
Kat Yeh*
*Denotes BIPOC author, illustrator, and/or protagonist.
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