It wasn't easy to decide on the best science books for kids, as there are many very good science books out there. The books that I decided on do not just inform they also entertain and inspire.

This is a book of science experiments, for kids. All of which you can do at home. For most of the experiments you probably already have all the required items.

The book is organized around ideas like 'Acids'. In the 'Acids' category there will be a number of acid related experiments of varying difficulty. Once you have worked through the experiments in a category it gives you a fairly good knowledge of the category subject.

The experiment which I found to be the easiest, while at the same time very impressive, is the one where you dissolve an eggshell while keeping the egg inside intact.

Periodic Table is a good introduction to chemistry for upper elementary to middle school kids. It is about 100 pages long and each element has it own page.

Each element has a description written as a narrative. Strontium says: " I'm Scottish, named after the town of Strontian where I was discovered. You may see me as a shy, run-of-the-mill, silver-colored metal, but I've got a few surprises..." The idea being that children associate an element's characteristics with it's name and have some fun while learning.

The way science works is a introduction to the advances man has made in understanding the natural world and to the deductive process of scientific discovery. It has 60 experiments which kids can try at home. The book does a great job at explaining the working of complex concepts like gravity, the atom, optical illusions and gravity.

I would recommend the book for all kids aged 10 and older.

This is a great book for kids ages 9 and up who have an interest in civil engineering or architecture. In this book they can find out how buildings are designed and the methods which go into constructing them.

The book isn't just about buildings, they look also look at different types of bridges, tunnels and other structures.

The Magic School Bus books are some of the best science books for young kids. I would recommend them for ages 4 to 8.

Inside the human body
In this book the kids go on the bus and then the bus shrinks to the size of a chip. It then enters someone's body through the mouth and works it's way through the digestive system.

In the time of dinosaurs
In this one the kids go off to a paleontologist dig site. From there they time travel back to the age of the dinosaurs. Of course a book like this can't cover dinosaurs in detail. It does however do an excellent job of wetting a child's appetite for science.

The authors really are good at creating adventurous and educational books. They make effective use of comic book style drawings and text, to keep the kids interested. Children learn quite a bit without even realizing it.

If you enjoyed best science books for kids you should also read best nonfiction books for children and best poetry books for children.