One Story A Day for Science
Where science meets storytelling, you'll find One Story a Day for Science, a collection of 365 stories each focused on a different scientific concept ranging from the wonders of nature to diseases, historical figures to tech advances, endangered animals to human DNA. Complete with thought-provoking questions and activities, this illustrated series is bound to inspire young readers to develop a keen interest in science while also practicing reading and comprehension abilities!
Details
Authors: Kara Cybanski, Violet Hughes, Margaret Hoogeveen, Jennifer Burrows, Leonard Judge
Illustrator: Erin Mercer, Graham Ross, Meredith Luce
Ages: 6 and up
Dimensions: 8" x 10"
Story List
Book 1
1: A Furry Elephant
2: Toad Crossing
3: My Favorite Sense
4: Mandy
5: Moon in the Day
6: A Robot Named Spark
7: Hair Cut
8: Round Rainbows-1
9: Round Rainbows-2
10: Fighting the Flu
11: A Look Inside Your Mouth
12: The Sun, The Earth and Me
13: Big Shark
14: My Heart
15: A Colourful Frog
16: The Law and the Toy Cars
17: Taking a Long Look
18: Science in the Kitchen
19: Among the Chimpanzees
20: X-Rays
21: Was the Big Bad Wolf an Engineer?
22: Don’t Give Up
23: Swimming Underwater
24: Pelican – Well Again
25: Big Puzzle Pieces
26: A Deep Cut
27: Invisible Waves
28: What is Leukemia?
29: Tomatoes in Space
30: Helping Green Sea Turtles
31: Energy
Book 2
1: Gladys Goes Out
2: Picking Up Trash
3: Frieda’s Coral Reef
4: Our Nearest Neighbour
5: Grandpa’s Lungs
6: A Day at the Museum
7: Look at a Leaf
8: Earth: Flat or Round?
9: Stronger
10: Eyes on the World
11: Into the Boards
12: Elephants-1
13: Elephants-2
14: The Mystery Is Solved
15: Watch out!
16: Under the Burning Sun
17: A Dog with a Job
18: Seasonal Allergies
19: Shocking News!
20: Your Very Own Lungs
21: The Science Fair
22: Desert Fox
23: Maeve’s Garden
24: Weather Wizard–1
25: Weather Wizard–2
26: A Visit to the Dentist
27: One, Two, Three, Swim!
28: The Third Law of Motion
29: A Lazy Bear
Book 3
1: The Old Tree-1
2: The Old Tree-2
3: Grandpa’s Telescope
4: The Joy of Doing
5: Far From Home–1
6: Far From Home–2
7: Far From Home–1
8: Why Do Cats Land on Their Feet?
9: Why Do Cats Land on Their Feet?
10: Ollie’s Echo
11: Maddie Gets Caught
12: Turn Off the Sun
13: Cinnamon
14: DNA
15: Track and Field Team
16: Water on the Floor
17: A Fire Fighting Hero
18: Last But Not Yeast
19: A Plant That Eats Bugs
20: Viruses
21: Can You Hear Me?
22: The Garage Sale King
23: The Buzz On Bees
24: Newton’s Second Law
25: Tsunami
26: It’s All in the Family
27: At the Pet Store
28: A Rusty Nail
29: A Rusty Nail
30: Bells and Clocks and Time
31: The Beating Heart
Book 4
1: Smaller Than Small
2: Spunky—the Little Squawker
3: Beaver Trouble
4: More Trouble
5: A Dangerous Wind
6: Fight, Flight, Freeze
7: Miles of Muscles
8: A Magic Show
9: Master of Disguise
10: Up and Down
11: A Lesson in the Garden
12: What’s Behind the Fence
13: Light It Up!
14: A Secret Code
15: The New Puppy
16: Watch Your Head!
17: Puzzling About the Platypus
18: What about the Wheel
19: Off to Hawaii
20: Jessica’s Contact Lenses
21: A Doctor for Pets
22: Katherine Johnson
23: What Is the Temperature
24: Now That’s Magnetic!
25: The Sea Will Come
26: Crazy for Ears!
27: Athletes of the World
28: Drinking Water–1
29: Drinking Water–2
30: Oh, Mr. Sun
Book 5
1: What Do You Hear?
2: It’s in the Numbers
3: Marshmallow Madness
4: How Much Hair?
5: The Invading Species
6: A Blue Whale Tale
7: A Different Day of School
8: Pluto the Dwarf Planet
9: Shell Friends
10: Deeper than Deep – 1
11: Deeper than Deep – 2
12: Body Systems
13: Thank You, Mr. Pasteur
14: No Idling!
15: Meteor Shower
16: A Scientific Painter
17: What’s in a Tree – 1
18: What’s in a Tree – 2
19: Your Hard-working Brain
20: Amadi’s Big Bad Belly
21: Fire Drill
22: Fire! Fire!
23: The First Cellphone Call
24: The Piping Plover Pickle
25: Pretty Purple Shed
26: Terrific Tiger
27: Bats Are Not Blind
28: Not All Created Equally
29: In the Life of a Butterfly
30: Let’s Talk Turtles
31: What’s the Difference
Book 6
1: Human or Robot
2: To See Again
3: Apples to Apples
4: What Can You Lift?
5: Mind Games
6: Time to Think
7: Observation, Obviously!
8: Wind – A Strange Nature Thing
9: Three Ways of Eating
10: Historical Inventions
11: Joe Likes Science!
12: Hailstorm
13: Pick a Pencil
14: A Long Sleep
15: The Tale of Toilet Paper
16: The Beautiful Prince
17: A New Leg of Life
18: Dig Deep
19: That Bad, Bad Bread!
20: Smelly Medicine
21: Word Trouble
22: The Travels of a Water Drop
23: Future or Past?
24: Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter
25: She Just Won’t Listen!
26: The Plan
27: Way Up High In the Sky
28: The History of Packaging
29: Food Waste
30: Do You Remember?
Book 7
1: Waiting for the Tiger
2: So Misunderstood!
3: Career Day
4: Can a Dog Talk?
5: All Kinds of Scientists!
6: Wild, Wonderful Whales
7: The Artistic Scientists
8: Changing Technology
9: The Quirky QWERTY Keyboard
10: Dishwasher
11: Starry, Starry Night
12: The Invaders
13: Portable Music
14: Living with Just One Kidney
15: Counting the Days
16: Growing Forever
17: New Science Teacher
18: Apples
19: A Paradise in the Desert
20: Rubber
21: Zari the Dreamer
22: Bee or Wasp?
23: From Sheep to Wool
24: Al and His Hero
25: GPS
26: Red Light, Green Light
27: Raining Worms
28: The Strongest Stick
29: Mining for Diamonds
30: Air Quality
31: Zap! Boom!
Book 8
1: Vacuums
2: Animal Adaptations
3: Climate Change
4: The Santa Ana Winds
5: Science for the People
6: Material Science
7: Living and Non-living Things
8: Rocks and Minerals
9: Clouds Up High-Fog Down Low
10: Sugar Around the World
11: 1866-Style Butter
12: Leaf Blower Buzz
13: The Great Pyramids
14: Dragons – The Stuff of Legends
15: Mushroom in the Wild
16: Colourful Explosions
17: Muscle Memory
18: The Mad Science Next Door
19: Dead Battery
20: Nature Inspiration
21: The Incredible Car
22: Far Out in Space
23: Fruit Flies-Tiny Insects
24: How Much Is Too Much?
25: Northern Lights
26: Salama’s Stutter
27: Owl on the Prowl
28: Maglev Train
29: Science Doesn’t Have All the Answers
30: Where Does It Go?
31: Long Life
Book 9
1: Saturn and Its Rings
2: Small Birds in Winter
3: Wind Power, Sun Power
4: What Time Will You Come?
5: An Unwanted Gift
6: States of Matter–1: Summer
7: States of Matter–2: Winter
8: Air Pressure
9: Vibrations
10: What’s Wrong with Grandpa?
11: The Franklin Expedition
12: Plant Adaptations
13: We Can’t See It
14: Saving the Tiger Cubs
15: A Mouse’s Tale
16: The Explosion
17: Black Hole
18: Survival of the Fittest
19: Real Reality
20: Paper-Making
21: Space Junk
22: A Misunderstood Friend
23: Ways of Travelling
24: Antlers or Horns?
25: A Special Bond
26: Tornados on the Way!
27: Balance
28: Why Does Glass Break Easily?
29: Sunflowers
30: Measure the Temperature
Book 10
1：Big Sneezes
2: Hummingbirds
3: The Stone Forest
4: A Bit Confused
5: Reclaiming the Land
6: The First Computer Programmer
7: Taking Care of the Pennies
8: Toxic Houses
9: Trade Jobs-1
10: Trade Jobs-2
11: Lost Cities
12: Thin Air
13: Every Fingerprint Is Different
14: Niagara Falls
15: Seasons
16: Eczema
17: The Biggest Magnet
18: Sleep: We Can’t Live Without It-1
19:Sleep: We Can’t Live Without It-2
20: The Chicken or the Egg?
21: Going, Going, Gone!
22: Wildfire Smoke
23: Is It Hot or Cold?
24: So Many Sewing Machines
25: Marshmallow Bridges
26: Yves’ Wide World of Teeth
27: pH Scale
28: Rattlesnakes
29: Cloaking–Making Yourself Invisible
30: Joseph Lister
31: Flying Cars?
Book 11
1: The Wonder of a Sunset
2: The Ancient Roman Aqueduct
3: Giant Hero Rats
4: Camouflage
5: World’s Ocean
6: Dead Sea
7: Detecting Sleep
8: Oxygen Generator
9: Little Bolt’s Adventure
10: A Question about Earthworms
11: Pick Up Garbage?
12: Gold Rush
13: Tools for a Job
14: A Shelter for Seeds
15: The Mission to Protect Earth
16: What a Strange Creature!
17: Farming
18: Ocean Currents
19: V-22 Osprey
20: Icebergs
21: Cook Meat Safely!
22: Keeping Information Safe
23: Colour TV
24: The Incredible Car Engine
25: The First Design of a Computer
26: A Messy Vacation
27: Fast Fashion
28: Mosquito Bite
29: Machu Picchu
30: The World’s First Computer
Book 12
1: Let the Sunshine in
2: Driverless Vehicles
3: The Frozen Desert
4: Flower Farm
5: Ice Circles
6: Early Laser Eye Surgery
7: Laser Eye Surgery Today
8: Tricky Mom
9: Air Resistance
10: The World’s Largest Vacuum
11: Landslide
12: Solar Storm
13: The Periodic Table
14: Life Cycle
15: Vultures—Nature’s Clean-Up Crew
16: Can Boats Climb Stairs?
17: Icebreaker
18: On the Paddle Board
19: Iron–1
20: Iron–2
21: You Grow Up! They Grow Down!
22: Radar and Air Traffic Control
23: Stringing It All Together
24: Road Work
25: Starfish Aren’t Fish
26: 3D Printing
27: Lemurs
28: Gold as a Currency
29: Do You Like Milk?
30: Let’s Talk about Electricity Safety
31: Fussy Eaters
Vi Hughes
Vi Hughes (Master of Education, Bachelor of Arts) is an educator and writer. She has been a teacher, school principal, and sessional instructor in university Teacher Education programs, focussing on the philosophy and teaching of reading to elementary age children. Vi has written several books for young children. She has a special interest in early literacy advocacy, encouraging communities to place reading opportunities for pre-schoolers into their public spaces, such as parks and playgrounds.
Kara Cybanski
Kara Cybanski has an Honours Bachelor of Spanish with a Minor in Rédaction professionnelle et édition and a Master's in World Literatures and Cultures from the University of Ottawa. She is a doctoral candidate in Spanish at uOttawa and intends to teach at the university level after graduation.
Leonard Judge
Leonard is a teacher, writer, and editor with more than 25 years in the publishing industry. His work has appeared in numerous national and international magazines and newspapers. He taught in northern Canada for a number of years and was Supervisor for Curriculum Development for a Native school board in northern Quebec for four years. He has a B.A. and a B.Ed. from Queen’s University and is a longtime member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada.
Scott Paterson
Scott has an education background in television broadcasting. His talent in music and creative writing made him a long-time associate of DC Canada Education Publishing. Scott continues to contribute content to the One Story A Day series, the Learning English textbook project, and the educational music collections.
Jennifer Burrows
Jennifer Burrows is a American children’s book author and editor. She’s written & published 20+ picture books, 100+ preschool stories, and 40+ chapter books. She is a former elementary teacher with a master’s degree in education. Jennifer has worked as a writer and editor for JSB Writing, LLC since 1995 and is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
Margaret Hoogeveen
For more than three decades, Margaret Hoogeveen has helped create classroom resources for students (K to 12) and professional development resources for teachers. She has authored or edited countless publications in the areas of language arts, science, mathematics, social studies, geography, and history, as well as multiple online resources. She has two degrees, one for English Literature from the University of Toronto and one for Education from Ontario Tech University. Besides loving her work, Margaret enjoys reading, dancing, sailing, gardening, and solving puzzles.