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Yang, G. L., & Holmes, M. (2015). Secret coders. First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press.

Annotations: This is a series that has to be read in order and you almost have to read them all. Each book ends with a cliffhanger and the next book dose not have a summary of the books before. Though out this series students learn about Binary code and how to code robots using Python coding. Three students work together to save the world from an evil coder. Their school was built on top of an old coding school and one of the students from the school turned evil. The professor from the old school becomes the janitor of the new school to keep the undergrounds school secretly running.

Genre or type: Science Fiction Graphic Novel

Stem Concepts:  Teamwork & Problem solving

Challenging Aspect: This book is full of coding terminology. Each book introduces 2 or more kinds of commands/ codes. These books are not made for younger students. It can be easy to get lost in these books as well for hands on learners. I suggest adding a project or activity with each book for students to look back on.

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Szymanski, J. (2021). Coding. Children’s Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Annotations: This book breaks down the baiscs of coding. This book is non-fction so it fouces on the infromation and gives it to you straight. It discuses diffrent kinds of codes and how binary works.

Genre or type: Traditional Non-Fiction

Stem Concepts: Creativity & Engineering

Challenging Aspect: With this being non-fiction it has some larger words like programing and code that might be hard for some younger readers. It dose have a glosery for students to refer to so they dont get super lost.

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Liukas, L. (2017). Hello ruby: Journey inside the computer. Feiwel and Friends.

Annotations: In this book of the series Ruby is bored and desides to go play on her dads computer.  Once on the computer she has a hard time working the computer and all its diffrent parts Her dads computer stops working correctly. Ruby and her new friends have to work together to find the cursor that went missing.

Genre or type: Fictional Picture Book

Stem Concepts: Teamwork & Problem solving

Challenging Aspect: This books explains some of the small parts of a computer like RAM and the GPU. The book makes these different parts characters in the story and then at the end has a glossary.

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Kids Get Coding Online Safety for Coders

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Kids Get Coding Online Safety for Coders

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Lyons, H., Tweedale, E., & Westgate, A. (2016). Online safety for coders. Lerner Publications.

Annotations: This book helps young readers understand the dangers of the internet and ways to stay safe. The book has different activities for its readers to do to practice being safe.

Genre or type: Active non-fiction

Stem Concepts:  Independent thinking, internet safety

Challenging Aspect: This book talks about a serious topic and needs to be treated that way. Our students are going on the internet younger and younger and we need to explain the dangers of the online world for theses students.

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Anders, T., & Hamilton, D. (1999). Chip, the little computer (chip, El Pequeño computador). Alpine Pub.

Annotations: This is a great book for kindergarten in a bi-lingual classroom. It goes though the challenges of this young computer. He has a dream to be used by kids, and to show them a new world of the internet. The computer chip had to keep his faith and not give up on his dream. By the end Chip had been donated to a classroom where all his dreams came true.

Genre or type: Bilingual Picture Book

Stem Concepts: Perseverance & Problem solving

Challenging Aspect: This book can be confusing for some readers on their own due to it having the English and Spanish. This could also be beneficial to some students who are bilingual. You just need to know your audience before setting this book out for students to read on their own.

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Rocco, J. (2011). Blackout. Disney/Hyperion.

Annotation: When the electricity goes out the family must work together to find a way to stay cool and entertain themselves. The whole neighborhood works together to create a block party under the stars. Family's become less busy and are able to spend quality time together.

Genre or type: Realistic non Fiction

Stem Concepts: Creativity & Perseverance

Challenging Aspect: This book can be challenging for students if they have never experienced a blackout this could be hard for them to understand. This could create a scenario for students to take home and due an experiment with their family's going one night with out technology.

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My First Ada Lovelace: Little People, Big Dreams

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My First Ada Lovelace: Little People, Big Dreams

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Vegara, M. I. S. (2019). My first Ada Lovelace: Little people, big dreams. Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Annotation:
This story follows the life of Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician, and daughter of the poet Lord Byron. This illustrative bibliography follows the life of Ava, from her early age and love of logic, and her plans for the world's first computer program.

Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

STEM Concepts:
Independent Thinking
Questioning
Problem-Solving

Challenging Aspects:
In Kindergarten, we don't really talk about what codes are or how they are used in technology. Before reading this book, I will introduce what coding is and how it is used. There are also videos on Youtube that provide information about what coding is for kids. Through discussing as a class and watching a video, students can form a better understanding on what coding is.

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Wallmark, L. (2017). Grace Hopper: Queen of computer code. Union Square Kids.

Annotation:
Who is Grace Hopper? Grace is an extraordinary girl who changed the face of computer science. Through her amazing skills, Grace Hopper taught computers to “speak English,” and throughout her life succeeded in doing what no one had ever done before. She truly became a role model for science and math-minded girls and boys. This illustrative bibliography dives into the life of who Grace Hopper was and the accomplishments she made!

Genre: Narrative Nonfiction

STEM Concepts:
Initiative
Creativity
Technology

Challenging Concepts:
For this book, the word engineer might be a word some student do not know. When I introduce this story, I will discuss the meaning of an engineer, and what they do. I will provide visuals and videos to meet the needs of all students. This information will help students better understand the meaning of an engineer as they learn about Grace Hopper.

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Lu, J. (2021). Emma Ren: Robot engineer. Lulu Books LLC.

Annotation:
Throughout her life, Emma has always loved building things with her dad. One day, her teacher shared with the class to see who could build the best robot, and Emma was up for the challenge to be the best. However, when she learns her partner is someone who thinks girls can't build robots, she perseveres to show what she knows. Watch as her partner, Jeremy, and her try to overcome their difference and to develop strong teamwork skills to build the best robot in the class.

Genre: Fiction picture book

STEM Concepts:
Communication
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
Engineer

Challenging Aspects:
In this book, there are words such as lifter, and other words to describe their robot. This could cause confusion in which students might not know what they mean. At the beginning of the story, I can provide these words, as well as visuals, to describe the meaning of the words. These visuals will help form a better understanding on what they are reading about and make connections.

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Stewart, M. (2014). National geographic readers: Robots.National Geographic Kids

Annotation:
With this colorful, and photo-packed book, the reader can learn all about robots. The book allows kids to learn about the science behind these amazing machines. This engaging book is jam packed with visuals, authentic research, and even some questions to challenge the reader!

Genre: Browsable nonfiction

STEM Concepts:
Creativity
Collaboration
Engineering

Challenging Aspect:
For this book, the word roboticist, might be a word that some students might not understand the meaning behind it. Before reading this book, I will introduce the word robot first to see the students prior knowledge of robots. As a class, we will dive deeper by talking about what a roboticist is and what they create. This information will help students better understand how roboticist and engineers work to make these cool and innovative creations.

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McCloskey, S. (2018). Doll-E 1.0. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Annotation:
Charlotte's always had a knack for anything technological. With her dog always by her side, you will find her constantly tinkering, and coding. One day, her parents give her something not so technological...a doll. How will she handle this new change when her whole life involves technology. Once she learns the doll has a battery pack, things get interesting.

Genre: Fictional picture book

STEM Concepts:
Creativity
Problem-solving
Critical Thinking

Challenging Aspect:
In this book, there are more technology words such as database, and decoder, in which students might not know what they mean. At the beginning of the story, I can provide these words, as well as visuals, to describe the meaning of the words. These visuals will help form a better understanding on what they are reading about and make connections.

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Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future

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Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future

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Brown, T. L., & Dunn, D. L. (2019). Instructions not included: How a team of women coded the future. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Annotation:
Many years ago, there were many things that could only be accomplished by hand. Math problems had to be solved with pencil and paper, to send mail it was delivered by a postman, and files were stored in paper folders and cabinets. With the help of three women: Betty Snyder, Jean Jennings, and Kay McNulty used mathematics, electrical engineering, logic, and common sense to command a computer as large as a room and create the modern world. This is their story on what they had to do to start the making how computers work to this day.

Genre: Narrative nonfiction

STEM Concepts:
Perseverance
Teamwork
Observations

Challenging Aspect:
For this book, the word war and what it means might be difficult for Kindergarteners. When introducing this book, I can take the time to talk about what war means. I would emphasize the importance that it is very dangerous and as a class we can come up with ideas on safe ways to handle tough situations.