Local wisdom-based science learning is increasingly popular in Indonesia. However, there are not enough textbooks that help students learn how to learn science from local wisdom. Most local wisdom textbooks are designed generally for education for sustainable development (ESD) and not as context for learning science. This preliminary study aims to determine the response of students and experts to the draft of local wisdom-based learning textbooks using the instructional design model (IDM). Three science educators (age 35 – 50 years old) and three postgraduate students (age 35 – 45 years old) from a department of natural science education in a university in East Java were involved in expert judgment of this new textbook draft of local wisdom-based learning of science. Data collected through the expert judgment were analyzed descriptively using categories, such as very good (score 4), good (score 3), medium (score 2), and low (score 1). In addition, we also using eligible and not eligible, and easy, medium, and difficult categories for classifying students’ responses. The results show that the textbook of local wisdom-based learning of science were considered very good in the substance and performance, but good for other aspects. In addition, students also responded positively to the draft of local wisdom-based learning textbooks. These results indicate that the developed textbook draft is theoretically valid, so it can be followed up with further empirical practices trials to help students learn science through a productive context of local wisdom in science classes.