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If you loved The Big Countdown by Paul Rockett, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Science & Nature, Sociology, Animals, and Juvenile Nonfiction.

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Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of The Big Countdown.

The Lake at the End of the World — Caroline MacDonald

The Lake at the End of the World

Caroline Macdonald

Themes: Science & Nature • Sociology • Animals

STEM Heroes: Keeping Us Safe — Tom Jackson

STEM Heroes: Keeping Us Safe

Themes: Science & Nature • Sociology • Juvenile Nonfiction

It’s Your World Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! — Chelsea Clinton

It’s Your World Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!

Chelsea Clinton

Themes: Science & Nature • Sociology • Juvenile Nonfiction

We Move the World — Kari Lavelle

We Move the World

Themes: Science & Nature • Sociology • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Teen Guide to Global Action How to Connect with Others (near & Far) to Create Social Change — Barbara A. Lewis

The Teen Guide to Global Action How to Connect with Others (near & Far) to Create Social Change

Barbara A. Lewis

Themes: Science & Nature • Sociology • Juvenile Nonfiction

Penguin Readers Level 5: Work Remotely (ELT Graded Reader) — Anastasia Tohme

Penguin Readers Level 5: Work Remotely (ELT Graded Reader)

Anastasia Tohme

Themes: Science & Nature • Sociology • Juvenile Nonfiction

Staying Safe with Healthy Habits — Julie Murray

Staying Safe with Healthy Habits

Themes: Science & Nature • Sociology • Juvenile Nonfiction

An Island Grows — Lola M. Schaefer

An Island Grows

Lola M. Schaefer

Themes: Science & Nature • Sociology • Juvenile Nonfiction

Inside of a Dog — Young Readers Edition What Dogs See, Smell, and Know — Alexandra Horowitz

Inside of a Dog — Young Readers Edition What Dogs See, Smell, and Know

Alexandra Horowitz

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

A Kunwinjku Counting Book — Gabriel Maralngurra

A Kunwinjku Counting Book

Gabriel Maralngurra

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Poo A Natural History of the Unmentionable — Nicola Davies

Poo A Natural History of the Unmentionable

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Great Safari Rescue Playdate Adventures — Emma Beswetherick

The Great Safari Rescue Playdate Adventures

Emma Beswetherick

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

There Was an Old Scientist Who Swallowed a Dinosaur! — Lucille Colandro

There Was an Old Scientist Who Swallowed a Dinosaur!

Lucille Colandro

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Dinosaur Bones — Aliki

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Bigfoot — Erin Peabody

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Lonely Planet Kids Dinosaur Atlas — Anne Rooney

Lonely Planet Kids Dinosaur Atlas

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur! Over 60 Prehistoric Creatures As You’ve Never Seen Them Before — John Woodward

Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur! Over 60 Prehistoric Creatures As You’ve Never Seen Them Before

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Secret Life of Trees Explore the Forests of the World, with Oakheart the Brave — Moira Butterfield

The Secret Life of Trees Explore the Forests of the World, with Oakheart the Brave

Moira Butterfield

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Noises — Neal Layton

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

My Book of Fossils Prehistoric Treasures to Intrigue, Inspire, and Thrill! — Dean R. Lomax

My Book of Fossils Prehistoric Treasures to Intrigue, Inspire, and Thrill!

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Leprechauns and Irish Folklore A Nonfiction Companion to Leprechaun in Late Winter — Mary Pope Osborne

Leprechauns and Irish Folklore A Nonfiction Companion to Leprechaun in Late Winter

Mary Pope Osborne

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Dragones de Komodo — Grace Hansen

Dragones de Komodo

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

The Girl of Ink & Stars — Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Girl of Ink & Stars

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Zoo in the Sky A Book of Animal Constellations — Jacqueline Mitton

Zoo in the Sky A Book of Animal Constellations

Jacqueline Mitton

Themes: Science & Nature • Animals • Juvenile Nonfiction

Fans of The Big Countdown by Paul Rockett will find 24 titles here, all united by Science & Nature, Sociology, Animals. Authors represented include Caroline Macdonald, Tom Jackson, Chelsea Clinton, Kari Lavelle, and others.

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