Math Summer Reading

Suggested books that involve math from Beecher Road School summer math packets. Also includes books about perseverance.

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Book cover for "Anno's mysterious multiplying jar"
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Simple text and pictures introduce the mathematical concept of factorials.
Book cover for "Bedtime math"
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"In Bedtime Math, math and fun facts combine for one wacky and wild adventure! Now kids can discover the truth behind all their favorite things: marshmallows, Coca-Cola, astronaut ice cream, and more!"--
Book cover for "Charlie Piechart and the case of the missing pizza slice"
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Book cover for ""Could you lift up your bottom?""
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An introduction to such concepts as naming and combining shapes and problem solving explains mathematical properties through the story of a frog who tries to recover the hat on which an elephant is sitting by finding the big animal food.
Book cover for "A day at Grandma's"
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An introduction to such concepts as time and the way people do different things during different times of day explains these properties through the story of Yujin and her mother, who miss each other when the girl is at her grandmother's.
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Explains basic multiplication concepts through the story of an old carpenter who is inspired to build birdhouses and uses math to help him make decisions throughout the building process.
Book cover for "Fraction action"
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Miss Prime and her animal students explore fractions by finding many examples in the world around them.
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Book cover for "The grapes of math"
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Illustrated riddles introduce strategies for solving a variety of math problems in using visual clues.
Book cover for "How many guinea pigs can fit on a plane?"
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Answers to unusual questions, using mathematics. First two questions, as examples: How many birds would it take to pick you up and fly with you?; and, How many bees does it take to make one jar of honey?
Book cover for "How much is a million?"
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Text and pictures try to make possible the conceptualization of a million, a billion, and a trillion.
Book cover for "Math at the art museum"
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An introduction to such concepts as patterns, composition, and symmetry explains mathematical properties that can be found in art through the story of a young boy who explores hidden and visible mathematical elements in famous masterpieces.
Book cover for "Mystery math"
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Introduces readers to algebra by using simple addition, subtration, multiplication, and division to solve equations.
Book cover for "Ruffer's birthday party"
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Explains basic addition and subtraction concepts through the story of Nora, a girl who plans a birthday party for her pet dog, Ruffer.
Book cover for "Sir Cumference and the dragon of pi"
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When Sir Cumference drinks a potion which turns him into a dragon, his son Radius searches for the magic number known as pi which will restore him to his former shape.
Book cover for "Sir Cumference and the first round table"
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Assisted by his knight, Sir Cumference, and using ideas offered by his wife and son, King Arthur finds the perfect shape for his table.
Book cover for "Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland"
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Book cover for "Sir Cumference and the sword in the cone"
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Sir Cumference, Radius, and Sir Vertex search for Edgecalibur, the sword that King Arthur has hidden in a geometric solid.
Book cover for "Who eats first?"
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An introduction to such concepts as measuring and comparing sizes explains their mathematical properties through the story of jungle animals who all want to eat a peach, and each explains why someone just like him should get first bite.
Book cover for "The Wing Wing brothers geometry palooza!"
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The Wing Brothers have an all-new show that illustrates the basics of geometry.