July Picks for Elementary Education

By Gabriela Capodieci | June 23 2026 | EducationElementary Education

Discover our July picks for Elementary Education, featuring a range of titles for students to enjoy and immerse themselves in worlds of adventure and fantasy. With additional genres such as SEL and STEAM, this selection is ideal for adding more learning material for classrooms and libraries.

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Also, please do not miss our new title collections! They are a great source to find new material for your classes.

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Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch
Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch
Becky Davies, Thomas Elliott
9781664352346
A sweet, rhyming, pun-based board book for children ages 2-5 that celebrates the power of love with a fun Halloween theme. Features bumpy, cut-out pages and embossing on each spread!
$9.99 US
Jul 07, 2026
Board Book
18 Pages
Tiger Tales
World
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Scritch! Scratch!
Scritch! Scratch!
Teri Sloat, Zuzana Cupova
9798217031146
Scritch! Scratch! What was that? This Halloween, give readers a "safe scare" with a rhyming picture book about a group of kids outrunning a witch's itchy spell, perfect for little ones looking for a dose of extra-eerie fun!
$14.99 US
Jul 28, 2026
Hardcover
40 Pages
Random House Books for Young Readers
World
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Grumpy Monkey The Best Present
Grumpy Monkey The Best Present
Suzanne Lang, Max Lang
9780593709375
A new early reader from the world of the #1 New York Times-bestselling Grumpy Monkey about saving the best for last – and what to do when someone else’s best is your worst.
$5.99 US
Jul 14, 2026
Paperback
32 Pages
Step into Reading
World
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A to Z Animal Mysteries #7: The Gecko Escape Room
A to Z Animal Mysteries #7: The Gecko Escape Room
Ron Roy, Kayla Whaley, Chloe Burgett
9798217030880
Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Inspired by Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries series, this exciting animal adventure mystery is perfect for budding young chapter book readers. This time, 8-year-old Abbi and her friends solve a mystery in a Gecko-themed escape room!
$6.99 US
Jul 14, 2026
Paperback
96 Pages
Random House Books for Young Readers
World
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The Lost Women of Science
The Lost Women of Science
Katie Hafner, Melina Gerosa Bellows, Karyn Lee
9780593896747
From the popular Lost Women of Science podcast, comes an empowering collection that recognizes ten trailblazing female scientists whose lives and works have been lost to history...until now. Uncover the truth behind some of the world's greatest accomplishments—and the women who made it happen.
$9.99 US
Jul 21, 2026
Paperback
208 Pages
Bright Matter Books
World
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