Children's Literature

In this funny look at money, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable show young readers how to count and combine pennies, nickels, fives, tens, and more.

Introduces counting and number systems by showing mathematical relationships in nature.

One by one, ten children move from their old house into their new house with all their possessions. Die-cut windows reveal the interiors of the houses and the book can also be read from back to front.

A young child takes walks to different places and wonders about the amount and variety of things seen on the way. Questions are asked and corresponding pictures are there to count out the answers to the questions.

Uses Arabic numerals from one to ten to introduce concepts about Arab countries and Arab culture.

Presents the numbers one through ten in Chinese, using each number to introduce concepts about China and Chinese culture.

An introduction to the land and people of India accompanied by instructions on how to read and pronounce the numbers one through ten in Hindi.

Coins show how to make each number with cents. Then, take a stroll through a picture dictionary with all of the letters of the alphabet.

Splash, splash the animals take a swim in the pond. Try and keep track as they come and go and keep track of "how many are in my pond".

Animals, fish and birds are counted off one by one but don’t forget the one gorilla.

Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance.

Open the world of bright colors while learning to count by two (both odd and even) using a box of crayons.

Nursery rhymes, sports, seasons, months, etc. are used to create connections between familiar objects and ideas and the numbers (i.e. months in a year).

All the invited animals, from one little mouse to ten little porcupines, busily prepare to attend the Butterfly Ball.

Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed.

An illustrated introduction to counting and simple addition.

Lift-up flaps and pop-up page on board pages.

From School Library Journal
"Gr 1-3-Simple rhymes and large, clear photographs instruct children in coin denominations, grouping, and counting. The text begins with an introduction to pennies and soon adds... larger denominations... Coins are arranged in sets with visual equations illustrating their mathematical equivalents. By the book's end, children are asked to think of the many ways a dollar is made...-Ilene Abramson, Los Angeles Public Library"

When Jouha counts the ten donkeys carrying his dates to market, he repeatedly forgets to count the one he is riding on, causing him great consternation. Includes numbers written out in Arabic and in English transliteration, as well as the numerals one through ten, and a note on the origins and other versions of the story.

Explains large quantities in ways children can understand.

When Chandra, the official bather of the Rajah’s elephants, saves them from serious illness, she exacts from the Rajah a reward more costly than he realizes.

Don't forget the littlest dinosaurs when you think of the big ones! Dinosaurs thirteen feet and under are given the center stage for a few moments - did you know that there was a dinosaur that was the size of a teddy bear?

A clever Chinese peasant named Pong Lo outwits the Emperor and turns a single grain of rice into a fortune.

Text and pictures make is possible the conceptualization of a million, a billion and a trillion.

Illustrates the concept of big, bigger, and biggest by comparing the physical measurements of such large things as a blue whale, a mountain, a star, and the universe.

Illustrates the concept of smaller by comparing a pygmy shrew with insects, microrganisms, molecules and atoms.

Learn to train your eyes and your mind to help you estimate number of objects in a group.

This book is aligned with the Common Core for 3rd, 4th, and 5th mathematics in measurement and data. Monsters at the premiere of a 3-D movie help calculate the perimeter of the set, the area of the movie screen, and the volume of your popcorn box.

Relates math and cookery by presenting math concepts and reinforcing them with recipes. Provides practice in converting from English to metric system, multiplying quantities, measuring area, estimating, and more.

To keep from being eaten, and inchworm measures a robin’s tails, a flamingo’s neck, a toucan’s beak, a heron’s legs and a nightingale’s song.

Thrown in jail because the bed he made for the Queen is too small, an apprentice comes up with a more accurate way of measuring size.

Lisa learns about the mathematics of measuring by measuring her dog Penny with all sorts of units, including pounds, inches, dog biscuits, and cotton swabs.

Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.

"Xaxon Yellowbearyd was the fiercest Viking warrior of his time. Now a map to his hidden treasure lies in Radius's and Per's hands. Together the cousins must decode the strange numbered grid on the map-and figure out the secret of the Viking's X and Y axes. As bungling bandits pursue them, Radius and Per use coordinate geometry in their quest for "treasure of the greatest measure". - book description

Explore math in the kitchen using six simple recipes. Topics covered include probability, Fibonacci numbers, tessellations, variability, and more. - Book Description

Adler uses a mystery concept to introduce algebraic equations and problem solving.

The hungry Pig family learns about money and buying power as they turn the house upside down looking for enough money to buy dinner at the local restaurant.

The seating for a family reunion gets complicated as people rearrange the tables and chairs to seat additional guests.

Addition Annie counts everything around her, from tree and knees to little peas. A Rookie Reader with only 30 vocabulary word and written by a fifth grader.

Take a journey through the coral reef of the underwater and add up the amount of animals that are floating alone in the ocean.

Each time the doorbell rings, more people come to enjoy Ma's wonderful cookies. How many does each person get as the crowd gets larger and larger? Keep recalculating the amount of cookies per person.
Also available in big book: JUV PZ7.H96 D6 1986 Lg.

Design your own league, pick your own team, balance the team's budget and learn about the addition, multiplcation, and decimals it takes to make it happen.

Introduces the concept of halves using a simple rhyming story about a brother and sister who do not want to share their food.

The Elm Street Kids' Club decides to sell lemonade to earn money to fix up their clubhouse and they use a graph to keep track of their sales.

Explains equation building as two frogs count their hops to a rock, a log, a pond.

Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by the knight's wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table.

When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.

This series is an introduction to the world of mathematics. Each book in the series focuses on one basic dimension of math and fully explores it. Mathematical games, puzzles, riddles and tricks will fascinate readers and make learning fun.

Alexander and his money become quickly parted, but he soon realizes what can be done with a dollar.

"This book is based upon the animated film, Donald in Mathmagic land". "Mathmagic Land is a wondrous land of discovery where trees have square roots... During his lively journey, Donald discovers that you can have mirth with math, fun with fractions, and laughs with logic."

Presents addition and subtraction story problems involving lollipops, taffy, gumballs, peppermints, fudge, and other types of candy.

Explains the concept of subtraction through a rhyming text about a descending elevator.

Translation of: Tsubo no naka.
Simple text and pictures introduce the mathematical concept of factorials.

Shows how statistical data can be compiled and studied in tally charts, bar charts, pie charts, and other ways and used to compute averages and range.

"Level 2, regrouping."
Four bear cubs collect ingredients for a blueberry pie, counting and recounting them as their supply grows.

"Each lesson uses children's literature as a springboard into activities that engage children in mathematical problem solving and reasoning" -- book description

Both print and ebook title available.

"This book contains summaries of books, each related to the NCTM Standards... Each chapter has classroom-tested activities and a bibliography of additional books" -- Book description