STEM Books for Young Readers

My Tiny Life by Ruby T. Hummingbird, by Paul Meisel. Ages 4–8 years. Holiday House, 2021. $17.99.

Written from the point of view of a young ruby-throated hummingbird, this fanciful book provides children with a simply worded timeline of a hummingbird’s life, from its first peek from the egg through adulthood. Readers learn how territorial and aggressive these little flyers can be, what incredible distances they cover when they migrate to Central America for the winter, and how their appearance changes as they mature (they aren’t born with red throats, for instance). The end pages provide more detailed information about the birds, their range, and their habits.—Fenella Saunders