Inspiring a Love of Reading & STEM, One Book at a Time
A free monthly book club for young readers and families—exploring stories that spark curiosity, creativity, and discovery.
What you'll get
📖 Monthly STEM-focused book suggestion
🧪 Simple hands-on experiment with household materials
💬 Family discussion starters
How It Works
Four simple steps to jump in—no fees, just your email and your family’s curiosity.
1️⃣ Sign Up
It’s 100% free
Join with your email to get monthly picks, discussion starters, and activity guides.
3️⃣ Explore & Create
Hands-on activity
Try a simple experiment or build challenge using household items, no special kits needed.
2️⃣ Read Together
A new book each month
We feature a STEM-forward picture book selected for ages 5–8 (younger readers with a reading adult welcome!).
4️⃣ Connect
Share the fun
Share photos and videos on Instagram, tagging @DeltaLearingSpace and using #YoungLearnersBookClub.
On TikTok tag @teacher.lou.
This Month’s Pick
Theme: Halloween 🎃
Each pick includes discussion starters, a printable activity, and related at-home experiments.
October 2025 • Halloween
Book of Bones: 10 Record-Breaking Animals
Spooky season is the perfect time to dig into some bone-chilling books!
Why We Chose It
Book of Bones has both eye-catching visuals and interesting bone facts. You and your young readers can mix both science and Halloween fun with this read by Gabrielle Balkan.
Try this at home
Scientist’s Notebook: Add on from your September’s notebook pages to build your young scientist’s journal.
X-Ray Art: Learn about your own skeleton and draw an x-ray image of your skeleton.
Build a Skeleton Hand: Put your engineering skills to the test and learn how our bones help our hands move.
Echolocation Game: Grab some friends or family and learn how bats can use their sense of sound in this Halloween version of tag.
Witch’s Brew: Inspired by Leila the Perfect Witch, create a Witch’s brew using an acid-base reaction.
Bonus Picks!
Leila the Perfect Witch by Flavia Z. Drago
Nightsong by Ari Berk
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Book Club Roadmap
A peek at upcoming themes! Each month pairs a STEM-forward main pick with bonus reads.
October 2025 • Halloween 🎃
Book of Bones: 10 Record-Breaking Animals
Bonus: Leila the Perfect Witch • Nightsong
November 2025 • Ocean 🌊
Otis and Will Discover the Deep
Bonus: The Brilliant Deep • Swimming with Sharks
December 2025 • Winter ❄️
The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder
Bonus: Snowflake Bentley • Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights
January 2026 • Space 🚀
Mae Among the Stars
Bonus: Moonshot • A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars
February 2026 • Nature 🌱
What’s Inside a Flower?
Bonus: Eye to Eye • Mister Seahorse
March 2026 • Colors 🌈
Perkin’s Perfect Purple
Bonus: The Wonder of Color • How The Crayons Saved The Rainbow