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Shelley Pearsall
Inspired by a true story, this novel centers on four students undertaking a mathematical construction challenge: making the largest tetrahedron in the world. Their work draws the wider community into the effort. The book traces how a shared goal brings students and community members together to tackle a project that changes their lives and community over the course of the undertaking.
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Pigeon MathAsia Citro, illustrated by Richard WatsonA narrator tries to tell a story about pigeons, but the number of birds keeps changing. To keep track of the shifting flock, the narrator relies on math facts. The account repeatedly returns to unstable quantities, with pigeons serving as the things being counted. Each change in the flock alters what must be counted and the math the narrator needs to use.Grades K–2Lexile Text Measure 460LATOS Book Level 3.1On one of the same reading listsView book details
Is 2 a Lot?: An Adventure with NumbersAnnie Watson, illustrated by Rebecca EvansDuring an ordinary car ride, Joey asks questions about numbers and his mother answers them. Their exchange explores how a number can seem large or small depending on what it is counting. The conversation takes Joey into a world of numbers, where the meaning of a quantity changes with its context. Joey and his mother consider numbers together throughout the journey.Grades K–2Lexile Text Measure 520LOn one of the same reading listsView book details
Hippos Go Berserk!Sandra Boynton, illustrated by Sandra BoyntonHippos gather for a party that lasts through the night. As the celebration continues, additional hippos arrive, with their numbers increasing along the way. The story combines a growing group of animals with counting, following the hippos as the party becomes more and more crowded. Its central action is the arrival of the hippos and the changing number of guests at their all-night celebration.Hall of FameLexile Text Measure AD330LATOS Book Level 2.4On one of the same reading listsView book details