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ⓘ About Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Writing both children’s fiction and historical literature, the American author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is well known for her unique and idiosyncratic style of prose, as she has a gifted take upon the formula, and one in which she is able to conjure up rich and vibrant visuals, ones from other places and other times, that allow the reader to feel as if they are really there immersed in the narrative. Her characters are also down to earth as she has a unique insight into what makes people tick, as well as understanding clearly how they interact with one another in a realistic style. This, therefore, has managed to attract readers from all across the world, as they’ve turned to her work to be both informed and entertained in equal measure, as it provides a window into the past.
All Book Series by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
How to Be a Nature Detective
Series opener · book 1 of 51 · published 1958 Anthology · Millicent E. Selsam
Big Tracks, Little Tracks
Book 2 of 51 · published 1958 Anthology · Millicent E. Selsam
What Makes a Shadow?
Book 5 of 51 · published 1962 Anthology · Clyde Robert Bulla
The Big Dipper
Book 6 of 51 · published 1962 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Air Is All Around You
Book 10 of 51 · published 1962 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
How Many Teeth?
Book 11 of 51 · published 1962 Anthology · Paul Galdone,Paul Showers
Animals in Winter
Book 13 of 51 · published 1963 Anthology · Henrietta Bancroft,Richard G. Van Gelder
Ducks Don't Get Wet
Book 14 of 51 · published 1965 Anthology · Helen K. Davie,Augusta R. Goldin
Is There Life in Outer Space?
Book 16 of 51 · published 1984 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Earthquakes
Book 18 of 51 · published 1990 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
What Lives in a Shell?
Book 22 of 51 · published 1994 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Baby Whales Drink Milk
Book 23 of 51 · published 1994 Anthology · Barbara Juster Esbensen
A Nest Full of Eggs
Book 24 of 51 · published 1995 Anthology · Priscilla Belz Jenkins
What's Alive?
Book 25 of 51 · published 1995 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
On the Move
Book 26 of 51 · published 1996 Anthology · Lizzy Rockwell,Deborah Heiligman
What's It Like to Be a Fish?
Book 27 of 51 · published 1996 Anthology · Wendy Pfeffer
From Caterpillar to Butterfly
Book 28 of 51 · published 1996 Anthology · Deborah Heiligman
What Color Is Camouflage?
Book 29 of 51 · published 1996 Anthology · Carolyn B. Otto
A Safe Home for Manatees
Book 30 of 51 · published 1997 Anthology · Priscilla Belz Jenkins
Where Are the Night Animals?
Book 31 of 51 · published 1998 Anthology · Mary Ann Fraser
Our Puppies Are Growing
Book 32 of 51 · published 1998 Anthology · Carolyn B. Otto
Ducks Don't Get Wet
Book 34 of 51 · published 1999 Anthology · Augusta R. Goldin
Snow Is Falling
Book 35 of 51 · published 2000 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
How Animal Babies Stay Safe
Book 38 of 51 · published 2001 Anthology · Mary Ann Fraser
Dinosaurs Big and Small
Book 39 of 51 · published 2002 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Where Do Chicks Come From?
Book 42 of 51 · published 2005 Anthology · Amy E. Sklansky
A Cavity Is a Hole in Your Tooth
Book 44 of 51 · published 2010 Anthology · Jodi Huelin
Everybody, Move Your Feet!
Book 45 of 51 · published 2010 Anthology · Jodi Huelin
Why Can't I Have Cake for Dinner?
Book 46 of 51 · published 2010 Anthology · Jodi Huelin
The Sun and the Moon
Book 48 of 51 · published 2016 Anthology · Carolyn Cinami Decristofano
The Arctic Fox’s Journey
Book 49 of 51 · published 2019 Anthology · Wendy Pfeffer
Thump Goes the Rabbit
Latest in the series · book 51 of 51 · published 2020 Anthology · Fran Hodgkins
Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers
Series opener · book 1 of 94 · published 1900 Anthology · Priscilla Belz Jenkins
The Moon Seems to Change
Book 2 of 94 · published 1960 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
What Makes Day and Night
Book 4 of 94 · published 1961 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
What the Moon is Like
Book 5 of 94 · published 1963 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll
Book 6 of 94 · published 1964 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Gravity Is a Mystery
Book 12 of 94 · published 1970 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
What Happens to a Hamburger?
Book 13 of 94 · published 1970 Anthology · Paul Showers
The Skeleton Inside You
Book 14 of 94 · published 1971 Anthology · Philip Balestrino
Where Does the Garbage Go?
Book 16 of 94 · published 1974 Anthology · Paul Showers
Sunshine Makes the Seasons
Book 17 of 94 · published 1974 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Day Light, Night Light
Book 19 of 94 · published 1975 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
The Sky Is Full of Stars
Book 21 of 94 · published 1981 Anthology · Franklyn M. Branley
The Planets in Our Solar System
Book 23 of 94 · published 1981 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, & Yawn
Book 24 of 94 · published 1983 Anthology · Melvin A. Berger
How to Talk to Your Computer
Book 26 of 94 · published 1985 Anthology · Seymour Simon
Germs Make Me Sick!
Book 27 of 94 · published 1985 Anthology · Melvin A. Berger
Volcanoes
Book 29 of 94 · published 1985 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Tornado Alert
Book 31 of 94 · published 1988 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
What Happened to the Dinosaurs?
Book 34 of 94 · published 1989 Anthology · Franklyn M. Branley
Switch On, Switch Off
Book 36 of 94 · published 1989 Anthology · Melvin A. Berger
Earthquakes
Book 37 of 94 · published 1990 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
An Octopus Is Amazing
Book 38 of 94 · published 1990 Anthology · Patricia Lauber
What Will the Weather Be?
Book 39 of 94 · published 1991 Anthology · Lynda DeWitt
Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean
Book 40 of 94 · published 1991 Anthology · Arthur Dorros
Look Out for Turtles!
Book 41 of 94 · published 1992 Anthology · Melvin A. Berger
Be a Friend to Trees
Book 43 of 94 · published 1993 Anthology · Patricia Lauber
Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Book 44 of 94 · published 1994 Anthology · Betsy Maestro
Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs
Book 47 of 94 · published 1994 Anthology · Patricia Lauber
How Mountains Are Made
Book 48 of 94 · published 1995 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats
Book 49 of 94 · published 1995 Anthology · Ann Earle
How Do Birds Find Their Way?
Book 50 of 94 · published 1996 Anthology · Roma Gans
You're Aboard Spaceship Earth
Book 51 of 94 · published 1996 Anthology · Patricia Lauber
What Makes a Magnet?
Book 52 of 94 · published 1996 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Archaeologists Dig for Clues.jpg
Book 53 of 94 · published 1996 Anthology · kate-duke
Down Comes the Rain
Book 54 of 94 · published 1997 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Sponges Are Skeletons
Book 55 of 94 · published 1998 Anthology · Barbara Juster Esbensen
Floating in Space
Book 56 of 94 · published 1998 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
What Is the World Made Of?
Book 57 of 94 · published 1998 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Dinosaur Babies
Book 58 of 94 · published 1999 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
International Space Station
Book 59 of 94 · published 2000 Anthology · Franklyn M. Branley
Terrible Tyrannosaurs
Book 60 of 94 · published 2001 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Mission to Mars
Book 62 of 94 · published 2002 Anthology · Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?
Book 64 of 94 · published 2003 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Wiggling Worms at Work
Book 67 of 94 · published 2003 Anthology · Wendy Pfeffer
Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?
Book 70 of 94 · published 2006 Anthology · Anne Rockwell
Who Lives in an Alligator Hole?
Book 72 of 94 · published 2006 Anthology · Anne Rockwell
Dinosaur Tracks
Book 73 of 94 · published 2007 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
How People Learned to Fly
Book 74 of 94 · published 2007 Anthology · Fran Hodgkins
What's So Bad About Gasoline?
Book 75 of 94 · published 2009 Anthology · Anne Rockwell
Where Do Polar Bears Live?
Book 77 of 94 · published 2009 Anthology · Sarah L. Thomson
Where Did Dinosaurs Come From?
Book 78 of 94 · published 2010 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Time to Sleep
Book 79 of 94 · published 2011 Anthology · Steve Jenkins,Robin Page
What Happens to Our Trash?
Book 80 of 94 · published 2012 Anthology · D. J. Ward
Light Is All Around Us
Book 81 of 94 · published 2014 Anthology · Wendy Pfeffer
Sharks Have Six Senses
Book 83 of 94 · published 2015 Anthology · John F. Waters
How Deep Is the Ocean?
Book 87 of 94 · published 2016 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Phones Keep Us Connected
Book 88 of 94 · published 2017 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Pinocchio Rex and Other Tyrannosaurs
Book 90 of 94 · published 2017 Anthology · Steve Brusatte,Melissa Stewart
Running on Sunshine
Book 91 of 94 · published 2018 Anthology · Carolyn Cinami Decristofano
What Makes a Blizzard?
Book 92 of 94 · published 2018 Anthology · Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
A Pandemic Is Worldwide
Latest in the series · book 94 of 94 · published 2022 Anthology · Sarah L. Thomson
13 American Women Who Changed the World
Series opener · book 1 of 31 · published 2017 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
She Persisted Around the World
Book 2 of 31 · published 2018 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
American Olympians Who Changed the Game
Book 3 of 31 · published 2020 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
Florence Griffith Joyner
Book 10 of 31 · published 2021 Anthology · Rita Williams-Garcia
Wangari Maathai
Book 17 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Eucabeth A. Odhiambo
Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference
Book 18 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton
Marian Anderson
Book 21 of 31 · published 2022 Anthology · Katheryn Russell-Brown
Florence Nightingale
Book 28 of 31 · published 2023 Anthology · Chelsea Clinton,Shelli R. Johannes
Pura Belpré
Book 30 of 31 · published 2023 Anthology · Meg Medina,Marilisa Jimenez Garcia
Simone Biles
Latest in the series · book 31 of 31 · published 2023 Anthology · Kekla Magoon
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kimberly Brubaker Bradley?
Writing both children's fiction and historical literature, the American author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is well known for her unique and idiosyncratic style of prose, as she has a gifted take upon the formula, and one in which she is able to conjure up rich and vibrant visuals, ones from other places and other times, that allow the reader to feel as if they are really there immersed in the narrative. Her characters are also down to earth as she has a unique insight into what makes people tick, as well as understanding clearly how they interact with one another in a realistic style. This, therefore, has…
Which Kimberly Brubaker Bradley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2 series, the earliest of Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's multi-book series: it opens with Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers (1900) and runs to 94 books across 1900–2022, ending with A Pandemic Is Worldwide (2022). Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kimberly Brubaker Bradley written?
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley has 194 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1900 and 2026. 180 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2 series with 94 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2 (1900–2022, 94 books), Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1 (1958–2020, 51 books) and War (2015–2024, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's 194 books into 5 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2 (94 books, 1900–2022); Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1 (51 books, 1958–2020); War (3 books, 2015–2024); Ride On (1 book, 2026); She Persisted (31 books, 2017–2023).