Three Little Pigs
Author: Grace Maccarone Illustrator: Pistacchio Genre: Fiction Copyright: Reading Level: K-2 Topic: Math Theme: Counting/Shapes Good Read Aloud?: Yes Summary: This is the classic story of the three little pigs with a math twist to it. The first pig uses five bundles of straws, which the wolf blows down. The second pig builds a cone house, which the wolf blows down. The third pig gets 100 bricks to build a cube and this one will finally hold off the wolf. |
While You Were Sleeping
Author: John Butler Illustrator: John Butler Genre: Fiction Copyright: 1996 Reading Level: PreK-K Topic: Math Theme: Counting/Animals Good Read Aloud?: Yes Summary: When Daisy wakes up from sleeping her mom tells her a story of all the animals that were awake while she was asleep. She speaks about different animals such as a tiger, dolphins, penguins, and more. She counts up to ten, one tiger, two mice, three bears, and so on. On the last page, there is a question to see if you can find and count ten penguins. |
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
Author: Cindy Neuschwander Illustrator: Wayne Geehan Genre: Comedy/Humor Copyright: Reading Level: 3-5 Topic: Math Theme: Perimeter and Area Good Read Aloud?: Yes Summary: Join Sir Cumference, Lady Di of Amter, and their son Radius in making the perfect conference table for King Arthur. Of course, not without the help of the carpenter, Geo of Metry. This is the first book of a series of Sir Cumference where he does more great math with comedy. |
Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes
Author: Kimberly and James Dean Illustrator: Kimberly and James Dean Genre: Fiction Copyright: 2016 Reading Level: K-1 Topic: Math Theme: Subtraction Good Read Aloud?: Yes Summary: In this story Pete the Cat and his friend Gus are making cupcakes for a party. Some keep going missing! In this you can count with Pete and Gus to see how many cupcakes were eaten each time and find out who the culprit is. |
The Boy Who Loved Math
Author: Deborah Heiligman Illustrator: LeUyen Pham Genre: Biography/Non Fiction Copyright: 2013 Reading Level: 2-5 Topic: Math Theme: To change the way people think about math Good Read Aloud?: Yes Summary: Most people think of bath as boring or solitary. Paul Erdos wanted to change the way people think because of his love for math. He set out on a journey around the world to chan ge people's view of math! |