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12 Ways to Get to 11 (Aladdin Picture Books) 2 reviews Eve Merriam
Aladdin, 1996
Makes Children Think
+ A good way to introdue number strings
What a neat way to illustrate the concept of basic addition! Our kindergarten teacher read this book to the class and it provided an example to the children that adding numbers together can be done in a variety of ways: from simple to higher level thinking.
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Reese's Pieces Count By Fives 1 review Jerry Pallotta
Cartwheel, 2000
Counting By Fives the Yummy Way!
This is a cute book that teaches the concept of counting byfives through a hands-on approach using Reese's Pieces Candy. Countingfrom 5-100 is done by using a visual and words to teach the concept. An automobile and candy is seen on each page. The automobiles move the candies by fives until they ...
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One Hundred Hungry Ants 23 reviews Elinor Pinczes
Sandpiper, 1999
My second grade class loved this book!
+ Awesome! + Awesome and clever mathematics book!! + math through litiracy
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Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale 7 reviews Lily Toy Hong
Albert Whitman & Company, 1993
Delightful, humorous, appealing to all ages
+ cute book + Did you ever want too much of one thing? + One for me, two for you
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Only One 2 reviews Marc Harshman
Dutton Juvenile, 1993
Intro to quantities that make up sets
+ Lots of possibilities for math.
I disagree with the editorial review that calls this disorganized. Each page has a statement about individual units that make up a set, and an opposite page with artwork demonstrating the idea. While there are number quantities that are uncountable "There may be 50,000 bees, but there is only one ...
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One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale 21 reviews Demi
Scholastic Press, 1997
ANOTHER WONDERFUL OFFERING FROM DEMI
+ Great book! + Reading in high school math + Great book for all ages, really! + A lot to learn, including girl-power
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How Much Is a Million? 20th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Book) 13 reviews David M. Schwartz
HarperTrophy, 1993
Really Fun Book!
+ Fun and great for Conceptuatlizing numbers! + Love the Book! + Nice illustrations + Helped my kid conceptualize numbers
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Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale 4 reviews Ruby Dee
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1990
A multi-cultural math tale
+ Two Ways To Count to Ten + Two Ways to Count to Ten
I have used this book to teach mathematic lessons to grades one through three. It serves as a great springboard for discussion on factors, prime numbers and patterns. The pictures are delightful and the children love to make predictions on just who will make the King happy. My students choose to ...
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17 Kings And 42 Elephants (Dial Books for Young Readers) 6 reviews Margaret Mahy
Dial, 1987
A poem in words and pictures
+ I still love this poem/book 15 years later + Delightful! + Our family LOVES this book
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Less Than Zero (MathStart 3) 1 review Stuart J. Murphy
HarperTrophy, 2003
cute math story
Perry the Penguin is trying to save enough money for a ice scooter. He needs 9 ıclamsı. He has none. Him mom pays him 4 clams for triming the ice in front of the house. He decides to make a graph. He charts out the money he earns on the graph. Then his friend invites him to the ice circus. ...
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Even Steven And Odd Todd (level 3) (Hello Reader, Math) 3 reviews Kathryn Cristaldi
Cartwheel, 1996
Its Funny
+ Even Steven and Odd Todd + Wonderful Read
I read this book in my second grade class. This is a funny book. Even Steven likes everything even. Odd Todd likes everything odd. For example, Even Steven would like 8 pancakes and Odd Todd would like 7 pancakes. Even Steven goes through hard work with Odd Todd. Then, Even Steven notices ...
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The M&M's Brand Counting Book 9 reviews Barbara Barbieri McGrath
Charlesbridge Publishing, 1994
Great Book
+ Great for teaching + Encouraging children that math can be fun! + M&M's Brand Counting Book Review + Who knew math could be fun!
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The History of Counting 2 reviews Denise Schmandt-besserat
HarperCollins, 1999
Wonderful and comprehensive elem intro to math history
+ For the mathematician in all of us...!
One of the biggest challenges I have had is finding in print books that are as good as some of the stand-by OOP books recommended on the best math reading lists. For example, Lancelot Hogben's The Wonderful World of Mathematics is highly recommended, but oop and also somewhat out of date.
I got ...
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Frog Math: Predict, Ponder, Play (Great Explorations in Math & Science) 1 review Jaine Kopp
Great Explorations, 1998
Not a "dud" lesson in the book!
The time invested in set-up and collecting materials for lessons from this text is well spent. The lessons are clearly presented, appropriate, and engaging, with many extension ideas included. The lessons were effective in primary and are adaptable for intermediate. To quote a friend who passed ...
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The King's Commissioners (Brainy Day Books) 4 reviews Aileen Friedman
Scholastic, 1995
A King's Review
+ A Fun Mathematics Concept Book + Adult Victim of "New Math" Finally Knows How to Add! + What a wonderful math literature book for young children
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On Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey 5 reviews David M. Schwartz
Dragonfly Books, 2001
google and googleplex
+ Book for a G/T youngster
On Beyond a Million is my sons favorite math storybook. Since reading this book, I hear them using the words google and googleplex in conversations with each other. They are young (ages 5 and 7), so I don't think they understood all of it, but my seven year old figured out exponents from the ...
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A Million Fish...More or Less 5 reviews Patricia Mckissack
Dragonfly Books, 1996
How the book inspired me
+ One of My Favorites + Good Book
I liked the book because it was a great book,and I wish that everyone should read the book. Patricia C. Mckissack the author she did a great job on the book. Dena Schutzek the illustrater did a great job on the pictures in the book. Some people may think it's a baby book but I still think that it ...
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On Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey 5 reviews David M. Schwartz
Dragonfly Books, 2001
google and googleplex
+ Book for a G/T youngster
On Beyond a Million is my sons favorite math storybook. Since reading this book, I hear them using the words google and googleplex in conversations with each other. They are young (ages 5 and 7), so I don't think they understood all of it, but my seven year old figured out exponents from the ...
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Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale 7 reviews Lily Toy Hong
Albert Whitman & Company, 1993
Delightful, humorous, appealing to all ages
+ cute book + Did you ever want too much of one thing? + One for me, two for you
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Only One 2 reviews Marc Harshman
Dutton Juvenile, 1993
Intro to quantities that make up sets
+ Lots of possibilities for math.
I disagree with the editorial review that calls this disorganized. Each page has a statement about individual units that make up a set, and an opposite page with artwork demonstrating the idea. While there are number quantities that are uncountable "There may be 50,000 bees, but there is only one ...
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