10 Books to Encourage Your Young Scientist
If your child enjoys watching The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, head to your bookstore or library and check out these titles from “The Cat in the Hat Learning Library ®” — the book series that inspired the show!
Each book is jam-packed with scientific facts. But the words and illustrations are patterned after the trademark style of Dr. Seuss, adding whimsy to scientific study and making them accessible to a wide range of ages.
Preschoolers will enjoy the delightful pictures and rhymes. Older children can use the glossary, index and further reading suggestions to enhance their study of the topic.
Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?: All About Weather(opens in new window)
Travel with the Cat in the Hat up in a hot air balloon and learn about weather events — including rain, snow, tornadoes, hurricanes, clouds, fog and smog — and weather instruments such as thermometers, anemometers and weather vanes.
Oh Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants(opens in new window)
Join the Cat, Thing 1 and Thing 2 as they explore the parts of flowering plants and the learn the basics of photosynthesis, pollination and seed dispersal.
Inside Your Outside: All About the Human Body(opens in new window)
Go on a ride through the human body, exploring your bones, muscles, heart, blood vessels, digestive tract, brain and more!
Oh, the Things They Invented!: All About Great Inventors(opens in new window)
Go back in time to meet with more than a dozen inventors that made a major impact on our lives today — from famous figures like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright brothers to lesser-known ones like Garrett Morgan, Mary Anderson and Tim Berners-Lee.
There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System(opens in new window)
Blast off into outer space and tour the planets in our solar system with the Cat in the Hat and his friends — and learn a little about stars, satellites and constellations along the way.
Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures(opens in new window)
Climb aboard the S.S. Undersea Glubber and journey with the Cat in the Hat into the deep. You’ll learn about the light zones, the ocean's food chain and sea creatures such as whales, dolphins, sharks, jellyfish, squid, clams and sea spiders.
Out of Sight Till Tonight!: All About Nocturnal Animals(opens in new window)
Stay up late with the Cat in the Hat and visit the animals who sleep in the day and come out to play at night — including owls, bats, raccoons, foxes, crickets and wolves.
On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects(opens in new window)
What makes an insect an insect? What do they eat, where do they live and how do they communicate with each other? Join the Cat in the Hat and learn all about these little creatures who share our earth.
Miles and Miles of Reptiles: All About Reptiles(opens in new window)
Hop aboard a crocodile car with Cat in the Hat and learn about the characteristics of your favorite reptiles, including some amazing species of snakes, lizards, turtles and crocodiles.
I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All About Trees(opens in new window)
Get to know some majestic trees and how to identify them from looking closely at their basic elements: crowns, leaves, lobes, seeds, bark and fruit.
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The Cat in the Hat introduces scientific inquiry skills, teaching core science concepts and vocabulary while taking your preschoolers on fun-filled adventures.