Mathical Prize WinnerONE Very Big BearAlice Brière-Haquet, illustrated by Olivier Philipponneau, Raphaële EnjaryBear believes he is the largest thing around, perhaps even a giant. Other animals, each smaller than Bear, correct that view. Their exchange centers on counting and relative size, as the book considers how an animal can be big in one comparison yet not in another. The story follows Bear’s changing understanding.Pre-KindergartenView book detailsMathical Book Prize 2017
The 2017 edition includes 1 Mathical Hall of Fame title, 4 Mathical Honor Books, and 5 Mathical Prize Winners. The source uses 6 audience or subject sections, including Pre-Kindergarten, Grades K through 2, Grades 3 through 5, and Grades 6 through 8. It records that year's Mathical Prize, Honor, and Hall of Fame results across the program's grade groups.
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Pre-Kindergarten
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Mathical Prize WinnerONE Very Big BearAlice Brière-Haquet, illustrated by Olivier Philipponneau, Raphaële EnjaryBear believes he is the largest thing around, perhaps even a giant. Other animals, each smaller than Bear, correct that view. Their exchange centers on counting and relative size, as the book considers how an animal can be big in one comparison yet not in another. The story follows Bear’s changing understanding.Pre-KindergartenView book details
Mathical Honor BookA Mousy MessLaura Driscoll, illustrated by Deborah MelmonWhile a cat is away, mice venture into a playroom. When the toys fall, Albert faces the task of putting them back by grouping them in the correct bins before the household returns. The story follows his effort to organize the scattered toys, with sorting woven into the action and the approaching return of the cat adding urgency. Albert must restore order by deciding where every toy belongs before anyone notices the mess.Pre-KindergartenLexile Text Measure AD500LView book detailsGrades K–2
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Mathical Prize WinnerAbsolutely One Thing: Featuring Charlie and LolaLauren Child, illustrated by Lauren ChildCharlie and Lola go to a store with their mother, who says they may choose one thing each. As they prepare and travel, Lola and her brother discuss quantities, count ladybugs and birds, and interpret what one, two, and three mean. At the store, Lola considers choosing more than the agreed number of things.Grades K–2Lexile Text Measure AD520LATOS Book Level 2.9View book details
Mathical Honor BookShapes, Reshape! A Minibombo BookSilvia Borando, illustrated by Silvia BorandoShapes begin in orderly rows, then shift position and change form to become animals. The book invites readers to identify each animal before the next page reveals it. Its countdown moves from ten to one while exploring the shapes that make up different animals. One sequence uses green shapes to form three alligators, and other changing arrangements lead to more animal forms.Grades K–2View book detailsGrades 3–5
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Grades 6–8
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Mathical Prize WinnerMind-Boggling NumbersMichael J. Rosen, illustrated by Julia PattonA collection of twelve imaginative math scenarios that use questions about weight, volume, distance, land, and time. Readers consider what it might take to walk to the moon, fill an Olympic-size pool with lemonade, or divide Earth’s land equally among everyone. Animals and an elephant-size piggy bank also frame the numerical comparisons, connecting calculations to deliberately unusual situations.Grades 6–8Lexile Text Measure 890LView book details
Mathical Honor BookRuby Redfort: Feel the FearLauren ChildThirteen-year-old Ruby Redfort is an undercover agent and code breaker who goes after a ghostly thief stealing from the highest buildings in Twinford. Confident and fearless, Ruby is prepared to face danger as she tries to capture the foe. But the story also follows the consequences of her risk-taking, as her belief that she is invincible leads her toward serious trouble.Grades 6–8Lexile Text Measure 850LView book detailsGrades 9–12
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Mathical Prize WinnerGenius: The GameLeopoldo GoutThree young prodigies from different parts of the world become involved in a high-stakes technological adventure. Rex, a sixteen-year-old Mexican American programmer, searches for his missing brother. Tunde, a fourteen-year-old self-taught engineering talent who brought internet access to his Nigerian village, is targeted by a military warlord. A mysterious activist blogger known as Painted Wolf is also part of their story as the three work together.Grades 9–12Lexile Text Measure HL690LView book details
Mathical Honor BookMeanwhileJason Shiga, illustrated by Jason ShigaJimmy enters a mad scientist’s laboratory, where the reader directs his choices. He can select a device that reads minds, a machine for traveling through time, or the threatening Killitron 3000. Each selection sends him along a different route, with puzzles, clues, and revelations to uncover. This graphic novel is structured as a choose-your-own-adventure story in which Jimmy’s actions remain under the reader’s control.Grades 9–12View book detailsHall of Fame
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