Kids Book Index
Miguel Tanco, illustrated by Miguel Tanco
Count on Me follows a girl who notices mathematical forms in ordinary surroundings. Circles, curved lines, patterns, and geometry become things she recognizes in the world she sees each day. Her attention rests on the beauty she finds through math, including patterns that other people may overlook in everyday life.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
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 the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
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 the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Spark in MeMiguel Tanco, illustrated by Miguel TancoA young brown-skinned girl searches for answers to her questions and discovers an interest in physics. She researches what she wants to know, recording her questions on notebook pages. The picture book presents her as someone who sees the world differently and whose curiosity leads her toward scientific investigation. Detailed ink-and-watercolor illustrations accompany her developing interest in how things work.Five to NineFor the same age or grade groupView book details