Biggest, strongest, fastest, by Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin, 1995
Presents 14 animals that are record holders in such areas as size, strength,
speed, and age.
Reading Level: 4.8. Accelerated Reader: 2.3
G is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book, by David M. Schwartz
Tricycle Press, 1998
Explains the meaning of mathematical terms which begin with the different
letters of the alphabet from abacus, binary, and cubit to zillion. Reading
Level: 7.6; Accelerated Reader: 5.4
Grapes of math : mind stretching math riddles, by Greg Tang
Scholastic, 2001
Illustrated riddles introduce strategies for solving a variety of math
problems by using visual clues.
Reading Level: 4.9
Accelerated Reader: 3.3
Morrow, 1999
"A well-researched, intriguing account of how counting has evolved...Her rigorous, scientific approach to the subject ensures that readers will never take the counting system for granted again. The full-color illustrations make history beautifully visual, while a glossary sets forth concrete definitions for readers to peruse." (Kirkus) Reading Level: 5.0; Accelerated Reader: 6.6
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest, by Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin, 1998
Describes some of the remarkable places on earth, including the hottest,
coldest, windiest, snowiest, highest, and deepest. Reading Level: 5.5;
Accelerated Reader: 4.9
Mulberry, 1994
Text and pictures try to make possible the conceptualization of a million, a billion, and a trillion.
If You Hopped Like a Frog, by David Schwartz
Scholastic Press, 1999
Introduces the concept of ratiio byb comparing what humans would be able
to do if they had bodies like different animals. Reading Level: 3.2; Accelerated
Reader: 3.4
The Longitude Prize, by Joan Dash
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000
The story of John Harrison, inventor of watches and clocks, who spent
forty years working on a time-machine which could be used to accurately
determine longitude at sea. Reading Level: 6.2; Accelerated Reader: 8.6
Mapping the World, by Sylvia A. Johnson
Atheneum Books, 1999
A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's
view of the world. Reading Level: 7.0; Accelerated Reader: 7.5
Marvelous Math, a book of poems, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Alladin Paperbacks, 2001
A collection of poems about math, featuring selections such as "Math Makes Me Feel Safe," "Fractions," "Pythagoras," and "Time Passes," by a variety of authors including Janet S. Wong, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Ilo Orleans, and others. Reading Level: 2.5
Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger, by Ann Nagda
Henry Holt, 2000
Describes the growth of an orphan Siberian tiger cub, by means of words
and graphs. Reading Level: 4.6; Accelerated Reader: 4.9
