Math Literature

I incorporate literature into all content areas. I do not teach Math, but I still have leveled books in our classroom library that relate to Math topics. I included cookbooks because I think they are an authentic form of literature. I believe that incorporating literature into Math lessons allows teachers yet another way to expose students to the complex text referenced in the Common Core Standards.

 Probability

Probably Pistachio by Stuart J. Murphy

Pigs at Odds by Amy Axelrod

 

Cookbooks

Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter

Pigs in the Pantry by Amy Axelrod

The Cooking Book by Jane Bull

The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook by Angela Wilkes

Measurement

The 100 Pound Problem by Jennifer Dussling

Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy

Math Applications and Extensions

Mathematickles by Betsy Franco (poetry)

Math Fables by Greg Tang

Marvelous Math by Lee Bennett Hopkins (poetry)

The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang (riddles)

Math Curse by Jone Scieszka and Lane Smith

Counting

Counting on the Woods by George Ella Lyon (poetry)

One Monkey Too Many by Jackie French Koller

Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews

Blast Off! by Norma Cole

Geometry

The Incredibly Awesome Box by Joanne Rocklin

Mummy Math by Cindy Neuschwander

Pyramids and Mummies by Seymour Simon

Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy

Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone by Cindy Neuschwander

Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander

When a Line Bends A Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler Greene

The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns

 



Addition and Subtraction

Shark Swimathon by by Stuart J. Murphy

The Hershey Kisses Addition Book by Jerry Pallotta

Multiplication and Division

Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream by Cindy Neuschwander

The 512 Ants on Sullivan Street by Carol A. Losi

A Remainder of One by Elinor J. Pinczes

What Comes in 2's, 3's, and 4's? by Suzanne Aker

Hershey's Chocolate Math from Addition to Multiplication by Jerry Pallotta

Just Add Fun by Joanne Rocklin

One Grain of Rice by Demi

Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar by Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno

Each Orange Had Eight Slices by Paul Giganti Jr

Hershey Kisses Multiplication and Division by Jerry Pallotta

Math Strategies That Multiply by Greg Tang

 



Telling Time

The Long Wait by Annie Cobb

Game Time by Stuart J. Murphy

Get Up and Go by Stuart J. Murphy

Pigs in a Blanket by Amy Axelrod
 



Money

Sold by Nathan Zimelman

The Penny Pot by Stuart J. Murphy

Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells

Pigs Will Be Pigs by Amy Axelrod

Pigs Go to Market by Amy Axelrod

 



 

Problem Solving

Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares by Frank Murphy

The Case of the Backyard Treasure by Joanne Rocklin

Dinner at Panda Palace by Stephanie Calmenson

The Case of the Missing Birthday Party by Joanne Rocklin

The Fly on the Ceiling by Dr. Julie Glass

Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns 

 

Graphing

Lemonade for Sale by Stuart J. Murphy

Bart's Amazing Charts by Diane Ochiltree

Tiger Math by Ann Whitehead Nagda and Cindy Bickel

 

Fractions

Jump, Kangaroo, Jump by Stuart J. Murphy

Pizza Pizzazz by Carol Losi

Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy

The Hershey's Chocolate Fraction Book by Jerry Pallotta

Apple Fractions by Jerry Pallotta

 

Number Sense

On Beyond a Million by David Schwartz

Betcha by Stuart J. Murphy (estimating)

Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop by Stuart J. Murphy (classifying)

Dinosaur Deals by Stuart J. Murphy (equivalent values)

Even Steven and Odd Todd by Kathryn Cristaldi

Among the Evens and Odds by Priscilla Turner

How Big is a Million by Anna Milbourne and Serena Riglietti

How Much, How Many, How Far, How Heavy, How Long, How Tall is 1000? by Helen Nolan