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Mitsumasa Anno, illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno
Anno’s Counting Book follows a field and its town through the twelve months of the year. It begins in January with one yellow house, one child building a snowman, one tree, and one black cow. By June, the field contains six buildings, six playing children, six working adults, six ducks, and a train with six cars. As the months move from one to twelve, the town grows.
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The Cat in NumberlandIvar Ekeland, illustrated by John O’BrienAt Hilbert's Hotel Infinity, the resident cat encounters a fully booked hotel whose rooms are occupied by Numbers. Both Odds and Evens fill its rooms, yet new guests continue to arrive despite the lack of vacancy. The puzzled cat faces a number-filled hotel in which a full set of rooms does not prevent more arrivals. Ivar Ekeland wrote the 56-page book, published by Cricket Books in 2006.Hall of FameOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
AfterMathEmily Barth IslerLucy is twelve and mourning Theo, her younger brother, who died from a congenital heart condition. Her family relocates to a Virginia community marked by an elementary-school shooting four years earlier. Because she did not experience that event, Lucy finds it hard to discuss her own grief. A developing friendship with an isolated peer, together with mathematics, helps her navigate loss and recovery.Grades 6–8On one of the same reading listsView book details
It’s a Numbers Game! BaseballJames Buckley JrThis book examines the numbers calculated throughout a baseball game. It connects hits, balls, strikes, and home runs to mathematical ideas on the field. It also looks at the many statistics used to assess an individual player’s performance and at the precise timing involved when a player tries to steal a base. Baseball actions and records provide the focus for its exploration of math.Grades 6–8On one of the same reading listsView book details