Mathical Prize WinnerCrash! Boom! A Math TaleRobie H. Harris, illustrated by Chris ChattertonHow do these blocks stack up? Gentle math concepts go down easy in this fun and accessible story for very young children by the esteemed Robie H. Harris.Pre-KindergartenView book detailsMathical Book Prize 2019
Math-focused winners and honor books for several age groups.
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Mathical Prize WinnerCrash! Boom! A Math TaleRobie H. Harris, illustrated by Chris ChattertonHow do these blocks stack up? Gentle math concepts go down easy in this fun and accessible story for very young children by the esteemed Robie H. Harris.Pre-KindergartenView book details
Mathical Honor BookPress HereHervé TulletPress the dot, follow the magic, and see what happens next!Pre-KindergartenLexile AD480LATOS 3.2View book details
Mathical Honor Book100 Bugs! A Counting BookKate Narita, illustrated by Suzanne KaufmanTwo young explorers count ten kinds of bugs in ten different ways, building combinations of ten until they reach one hundred.Pre-KindergartenLexile AD440LView book detailsGrades K–2
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Mathical Prize WinnerNothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie GermainCheryl Bardoe, illustrated by Barbara McClintockForbidden to attend college in Paris at the turn of the 18th century, a young woman studied independently and developed a mathematical formula to predict patterns of vibration.Grades K–2Lexile 1030LATOS 5.3View book details
Mathical Honor Book3×4Ivan Brunetti, illustrated by Ivan BrunettiAnnemarie and her classmates explore multiplication by drawing imaginative groups of twelve in many different arrangements.Grades K–2View book details
Mathical Honor BookCounting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13Helaine Becker, illustrated by Dow PhumirukBorn in 1918, Katherine, meeting the challenges of segregation and job discrimination, landed at the heart of America’s space program (NASA) and became a star!Grades K–2View book details
Mathical Honor BookThe Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye MontaguJulia Finley Mosca, illustrated by Daniel RieleyNSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2019 Selection NSTA Best STEM Trade Books for Students K-12 2019 Selection 2019 Amelia Bloomer List Selection 2019 Mathical Honor Book Meet Raye Montague – a "hidden figure" who made waves in the U.S. Navy!Grades K–2Lexile GN460LATOS 3.1View book details
Mathical Honor BookWhen Sophie Thinks She Can’tMolly Bang, illustrated by Molly BangConvinced that she is not smart, Sophie, helped by her inventive, energetic teacher, learns how persistence and a positive mind-set lead to math problem-solving.Grades K–2View book detailsGrades 3–5
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Mathical Prize WinnerThe Miscalculations of Lightning GirlStacy McAnultyCan home-schooled 12-year-old Lucy—a math genius with strange behavioral rituals—adapt to regular school? Supportive family, new friends, a math teacher, and an orphan dog all help.Grades 3–5View book details
Mathical Honor BookHidden Women: The African-American Mathematicians of NASA Who Helped America Win the Space RaceRebecca RissmanThe book traces the work of six African American women whose mathematics and engineering helped NASA and its predecessor advance the United States space program.Grades 3–5Lexile 820LFountas & Pinnell XView book details
Mathical Honor BookAnimals by the Numbers: A Book of InfographicsSteve JenkinsHow many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel?Grades 3–5View book detailsGrades 6–8
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Mathical Prize WinnerTo the Moon! The True Story of the American Heroes on the Apollo 8 SpaceshipJeffrey Kluger, Ruby ShamirThe story of Apollo 8 follows Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders as they become the first astronauts to leave Earth orbit and travel around the moon in December 1968.Grades 6–8Lexile 1180LFountas & Pinnell ZView book details
Mathical Honor BookIf You Find ThisMatthew BakerAn eleven-year-old's quest for hidden treasure could save his home. Can he solve the mystery in time?Grades 6–8Lexile 769LATOS 4.9View book detailsGrades 9–12
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