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Science Solves It!® Books in Order

Science Solves It!® contains 34 books, published between 2002 and 2021. The first book is The Rainbow Mystery (2002) and the newest is A Slimy Story (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
34
Published
2002–2021
Pages on record
160 in 5 of 34 books
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Science Solves It! is a children's fiction series of 34 books published between 2002 and 2021, several of them pairing a story with a science topic named in the subtitle. The Rainbow Mystery (2002) opens the run and A Slimy Story (2021) is the newest entry, with Almost Invisible Irene (2003), The Longest Yawn (2005), A Moldy Mystery: Mold (2006), The Green Dog: Green Algae (2006) and A Real Live Pet!: Living vs. Nonliving Things (2018) among the titles. Credit is spread across many contributors, including Jennifer Dussling and Michelle Knudsen on 4 titles each, and Laura Driscoll, Melinda Luke, Lydia Lukidis, Barry Gott, Gail Herman and Linda Hayward on 2 each. Subjects cover rainbows, camouflage, algae, rain and rainfall, dogs and pet sitting, with Spanish language materials also listed.

How many Science Solves It!® books are there?

Science Solves It!® has 34 books, released between 2002 and 2021.

Science Solves It!® Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 34 Science Solves It!® books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Rainbow Mystery by Jennifer Dussling, book 1 of the Science Solves It!® series (2002)
  2. Cover of Almost Invisible Irene by Daphne Skinner, book 3 of the Science Solves It!® series (2003)
  3. Cover of The Green Dog: Green Algae by Melinda Luke, book 7 of the Science Solves It!® series (2006)
  4. Cover of The Great Shape-Up by Eleanor May, book 8 of the Science Solves It!® series (2007)
  1. 1
    The Rainbow Mystery2002 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200232
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  2. 2
    Slow Down, Sara!2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  3. 3
    Almost Invisible Irene2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200332
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  4. 4
    The Case of Vampire Vivian2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  5. 5
    The Longest Yawn2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  6. 6
    A Moldy Mystery: Mold2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  7. 7
    The Green Dog: Green Algae2006 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200632
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  8. 8
    The Great Shape-Up2007 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200732
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  9. 9
    A Real Live Pet!: Living vs. Nonliving Things2018 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201832
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  10. 10
    What's That Sound?2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  11. 11
    It Came from Outer Space2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  12. 12
    Gotcha!2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    Picky Peggy2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  14. 14
    The Nose Knows2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  15. 15
    Bubble Trouble2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  16. 16
    Buried in the Backyard2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  17. 17
    Monster Bug2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  18. 18
    Ready, Set, Oops!2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Javier's Hummingbird2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  20. 20
    Whoa! UFO!2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  21. 21
    Ant Attack!2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  22. 22
    Bears on the Brain2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  23. 23
    The Space Rock Mystery2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  24. 24
    What Homework?2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  25. 25
    Hocus Focus2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  26. 26
    The Green Dog2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  27. 27
    The Midnight Kid2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  28. 28
    Snowball Run2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  29. 29
    Clever Trevor2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  30. 30
    Bugged!2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  31. 31
    Werewolf Moon2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  32. 32
    The Secret of the Circle-K Cave2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  33. 33
    The Creeping Tide2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  34. 34
    A Slimy Story2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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Where to start with Science Solves It!®

Start with The Rainbow Mystery (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Science Solves It!® book?

A Slimy Story (2021) is the newest Science Solves It!® book released so far.

Is there a new Science Solves It!® book coming?

No next Science Solves It!® book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Science Solves It!® at a glance

Paused
No new Science Solves It!® title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Science Solves It!® books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
160 pages across the 5 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Science Solves It!® books, 25 of 34, were published in the 2020s.
Attribution
Of the 34 titles, 4 are credited to Jennifer Dussling, 4 to Michelle Knudsen, 2 to Laura Driscoll and 2 to Melinda Luke. A further 18 writers are credited.

What the Science Solves It!® books are about

5 of the 34 Science Solves It!® books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.