Kids Book Index
Linda Leopold Strauss, illustrated by Sara Infante
Rhyming poems introduce the numerals from zero through nine. Colorful mixed-media scenes hide numeral shapes for readers to spot, while dotted outlines show how the shapes can be traced. The book uses a seek-and-find format, and a final spread lets readers check what they found. Its poems and visual puzzles make numbers part of each page’s activity.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
Usha and the Big DiggerAmitha Jagannath Knight, illustrated by Sandhya PrabhatUsha, her sister Aarti, and their cousin Gloria look at the stars but identify different shapes there. Aarti sees the Big Dipper, while Usha calls it the Big Digger and Gloria sees a Big Kite. The story asks whether these different interpretations can all be right. It introduces geometry and spatial relationships through the children’s views of constellations, and includes a note about constellations in different cultures.Pre-KindergartenLexile Text Measure AD360LATOS Book Level 2.6On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Again, Essie?Jenny Lacika, illustrated by Teresa MartínezRafael wants to keep his toys away from his little sister, Essie. Using materials gathered around the house, he builds a wall meant to keep her out. The construction is described as tall and wide, and the story asks whether Rafael’s wall will work when Essie may have plans of her own. It centers on the siblings’ conflict over the toys and the barrier he makes.Pre-KindergartenLexile Text Measure AD490LATOS Book Level 3.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Book of MathAnna Weltman, illustrated by Paul BostonAn illustrated exploration of math ranging across space, sports calculations, symmetry in nature, art, unusual facts, and number conundrums. It also asks whether cube-shaped planets might exist, what the ham sandwich theorem is, and how mathematics can help someone win games. The book gathers questions and topics that show mathematics appearing in natural patterns, games, artistic work, and outer space.Grades 3–5On one of the same reading listsView book details