Best STEM Books is a joint project of the American Society for Engineering Education , the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association , the National Science Teachers Association , the Society of Elementary Presidential Awardees , and the Children’s Book Council. This list of 31 books aims to provide recommendations to educators, librarians, parents, and guardians for the best children's books with STEM content. Featured Titles A Global Warming Primer by Jeffrey Bennett AGES 11-16 A thought-provoking question and answer format summary of the most . . . more Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark ILLUSTRATED BY: April Chu AGES 4-8 Long before the computer age, Ada Lovelace developed the code . . . more Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer by Diane Stanley ILLUSTRATED BY: Jessie Hartland AGES 3-8 Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer. Long . .