These are my favorite trade books to help you teach life science concepts like adaptations, traits, ecosystems, food chains, and life cycles in your elementary classroom. The links included are affiliate links to Amazon.
5th Grade Ocean Life Science Unit
Scientists
The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life With the Chimps
A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau
Small Wonders: Jean-Henri Fabre and His World of Insects
Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How We See
The Sky Painter: Louis Fuertes, Bird Painter
The Doctor With an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea
Adaptations
What if You Would Do With Animal Teeth?
What Would You Do If You Had Animal Ears?
The Rainforest Grew All Around
Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
Ecosystems
What if There Were No Sea Otters?
Food Chain Frenzy: Magic School Bus
Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors
Inheritance of Traits: Why is My Dog Bigger Than Your Dog?
Life Cycles
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