Books for Students

The Information Please Kids' Almanac
Alice Siegel and Margo McLoone-Basta
Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
This informative book may be used throughout the grade.

I Hate Mathematics! Book
Marilyn Burns
Little Brown, & Company, 1976.
Explores the logical approach to prime numbers, using gags, magic tricks, and experiments.

Biz Kid's Guide to Success: Money-Making Ideas for Young Entrepreneurs
Terri Thompson
Barron's Educational Series, 1992.
This how-to guide includes all aspects of business, including establishing goals, planning a project, calculating money needs, and following through with the activity.

Math by All Means: Division, Grades 3-4
Susan Ohanian and Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns Educational Associates, 1995.
Students can use this activity book to explore the concept of division.

Math Tricks & Games
Raymond Blum
Sterling Publishing, 1995.
A collection of games that uses cards, calculators, and mental math. Some of the tricks and games require division.

Middle School Math Challenge
Daniel Ary
Learning Works, 1995.
Activities requiring two or more players and everyday objects help explain and explore estimation and number patterns.

Numbers
Marion Smoothey
Marshall Cavendish, 1992.
This history of numbers discusses measurement, prime numbers, and fractions. Good for connecting across mathematical topics.

Books for Families

Math Stories: Multiplication, Division
Joyce M. Scinto
New Readers Press, 1992.
A collection of entertaining stories that requires the reader to solve a mathematics problem.

A Mathematical Jamboree
Brian Bolt
Cambridge University Press, 1995.
A compendium of more than 100 mathematics games, puzzles, and activities.

Math Tricks & Games
Raymond Blum
Sterling Publishing, 1991.
Family games for two or more players use cards, calculators, and mental math.

Reference Books for Teachers

Calculators in Mathematics Education
edited by James T. Fey
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1992.
This yearbook discusses the role of calculators in influencing instruction and curriculum.

Fourth-Grade Book: Addenda Series, Grades K-6
Grace Burton, et al.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1992.
Offers a variety of problems and questions, including the use of calculators, to explore numerical patterns.

Get It Together: Math Problems for Groups, Grades 4-12
Tim Erickson
University of California, 1989.
This collection of group activities includes problems involving computation.

Math World Literature

Counting Your Way Through the Arab World
Jim Haskins
Carolrhoda Books,1991

The Man Who Counted
Malba Tahan
W.W. Norton & Company, 1993

Aztec, Inca, and Maya
Elizabeth Baquedana
Alfred A. Knopf, 1993

The Aztecs
Tim Wood
Viking, 1992

The Aztec
Patricia C. McKissak
Children's Press, 1994