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Math in Literature

Mathematics in Literature

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Author, Illustrator

Level

26 Letters and 99 Cents Hoban, Tana Elementary
A Cloak for the Dreamer Friedman, Aileen Elementary
A Million Fish More Or Less Mckissack, Patricia All Elementary

A Remainder of One

Elinor J. Pinczes, Bonnie MacKain

Lower Elementary

Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat, The

Theoni Pappas

Upper Elementary

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday Viorst, Judith Elementary

Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream

Cindy Neuschwander, Liza Woodruff, Marilyn Burns

Lower Elementary

Anna to the Infinite Power

Mildred Ames

Upper Elementary

Anno's Counting Book Anno, Mitsumasa Lower Elementary

Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar

Anno, Mitsumasa

Lower Elementary

Anno's Magic Seeds Anno, Masaichiro & Anno, Mitsumasa Lower Elementary
Button Box, The Reid, Margarette Elementary
Counting On Frank Clement, Rod Elementary
Divide and Ride Murphy, Stuart J. Elementary
Doorbell Rang, The Hutchins, Pat Elementary
Each Orange Had 8 Slices Giganti Jr, Paul All Elementary
Ed Emberley's Picture Pie Emberely, Ed Elementary
Elevator Magic Murphy, Stuart J. Elementary

G is for Google

David Schwartz

Upper Elementary

Grandfather Tang's Story

Ann Tompert, Robert Andrew Parker

Lower Elementary

Grapes of Math, The

Tang, Greg

Upper Elementary

Give Me Half Murphy, Stuart J. Elementary

Greedy Triangle, The

Burns,Marilyn & Silveria, Gordon

Lower Elementary

How Big Is a Foot?

Myller, Rolf

Lower Elementary

How Many Feet in the Bed? Hamm, Dianne Johnston Elementary
How Many Snails?  A Counting Book Giganti, Paul Elementary
How Much is a Million? Schwartz, David M. Elementary
If You Made a Million Schwartz, David M. Elementary
Inch by Inch Lionni, Leo Elementary
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? Wells, Robert E. Elementary
King's Chessboard, The Birch, David Elementary

Librarian Who Measured the Earth

Lasky, Kathryn

Lower Elementary

Math Curse

Scieszka, Jon & Smith, Lane

Lower Elementary

Math for All Seasons

Tang, Greg & Briggs, Harry

Lower Elementary

Math-terpieces Tang, Greg Elementary

Math Trek : Adventures in the Math Zone

Ivars Peterson, Nancy Henderson

Upper Elementary

Measuring Penny Leedy, Loreen Elementary

Millions to Measure

Kellogg, Steven

Lower Elementary

One Grain of Rice, A Mathematical Folktake Demi Elementary

One Hundred Hungry Ants

Elinor Pinczes, Bonnie MacKain

Lower Elementary

Only One Harshman, Marc Elementary
Penny Pot, The Murphy, Stuart J. Elementary

Pigs Will Be Pigs:  Fun With Math and Money

Amy Axelrod, Sharon McGinley-Nally

Lower Elementary

Riddle-Iculous Math

Joan Holub, Regan Dunnick, Heather Boyd

Upper Elementary

Sea Squares Hulme, Joy N. Elementary
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes Hoban, Tana Elementary

Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure

Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan

Lower Elementary

Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure

Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan

Upper Elementary

Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone: A Math Adventure

Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan

Upper Elementary

Spaghetti and Meatballs for All Burns, Marilyn Elementary
Ten Black Dots Crews, Donald Elementary
Twelve Ways to Get to Eleven Merriam, Eve Elementary
Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale Hong, Lily Toy Elementary
Two Ways to Count to Ten:  A Liberian Folktale Dee, Ruby Elementary
What Comes in 2's, 3's and 4's? Aker, Suzanne Elementary
Who Sank the Boat? Allen, Pamela Elementary