Kids Book Index
Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan
Set in ancient India, the story follows Bhagat, an Indian boy who travels to a rajah’s city seeking a singer’s position at court to help his family prosper. To gain that place, he must resolve a mathematical puzzle. Music and mathematics shape his attempt to secure an opportunity for his family.
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Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of MathematicsLaurie Wallmark, illustrated by Yevgenia NaybergThis biography explores the life of Sophie Kowalevski, a mathematician who was also a writer. Her creative work informed her mathematical research and supported the flexible thinking she valued. The book traces her progress toward becoming the first woman awarded a mathematics doctorate requiring original research. It also covers her university mathematics chair, her role editing a major scientific journal, and the literary works she created alongside her research.Grades 3–5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest AdventureJohn Rocco, illustrated by John RoccoThis nonfiction account traces the U.S. space program’s effort to land on the Moon, from the idea through its successful outcome. It covers the Cold War context, rocket design and construction, survival in space, and support on the ground. Profiles and sidebars introduce people involved across the Apollo program, alongside science and engineering concepts. Diagrams, equipment views, schematics, and portraits accompany the technological and human sides of the mission.Twelve to FourteenOn one of the same reading listsView book details
It’s a Numberful World: How Math Is Hiding EverywhereEddie WooThis book considers questions such as why left-handers have not disappeared, why rainbows are round, and how a pancreas can resemble a pendulum. It connects these seemingly unrelated questions through patterns, presenting mathematics as the study of patterns. Eddie Woo’s own experience appears as well: in high school he dreaded math, before that realization turned the subject into an ongoing search for discovery.Grades 9–12On one of the same reading listsView book details