| This book list came from a Scholastic Kit put together by Marilyn Burns called “The Marilyn Burns Math Classroom Library Grades 4-6”. The Teacher Handbook, copies of the books, and lessons to go with them can be purchased through Scholastic. |
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| Picture Books to Use in Math Grades 4-6 |
Author |
Concept |
| The Amazing Book of Mammal Records |
Samuel Woods |
Subtraction, proportional reasoning, length, weight |
| Among the Odds &Evens |
Priscilla Turner |
Properties of numbers |
| Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Job |
Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno |
Multiplication |
| A Cloak for the Dreamer |
Aileen Friedman |
Properties of Shapes, tessellations |
| Cut Down to Size at High Noon |
Scott Sundby |
Length, proportional reasoning |
| The Fly on the Ceiling |
Dr. Julie Glass |
Coordinate Graphing |
| How Much is a Million? |
David M. Schwartz |
Whole number computation, number sense |
| If You Hopped Like a Frog |
David M. Schwartz |
Length, proportional reasoning |
| I Hate Mathematics! Book |
Marilyn Burns |
Whole number computation, Money, Shapes Logical Reasoning |
| Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There is? |
Robert E. Wells |
Length, Proportional Reasoning |
| Jim and the Beanstalk |
Raymond Briggs |
Length, Proportional Reasoning |
| Martha Blah Blah |
Susan Meddaugh |
Frequency Distribution |
| Math Appeal |
Greg Tang |
Whole number computation, number sense |
| Math for Smarty Pants |
Marilyn Burns |
Whole number computation, Algebraic Equivalence, Logical Reasoning |
| A Million Fish…More or Less |
Patricia McKissack |
Number Sense |
| The $1.00 Word Riddle Book |
Marilyn Burns |
Addition |
| One Grain of Rice |
Demi |
Addition, Number sense |
| One Tiny Turtle |
Nicola Davies |
Whole number computation |
| A Remainder of One |
Elinor J. Pinczes |
Division, Remainders |
| Roman Numerals I to MM |
Arthur Geisert |
Roman Numerals |
| Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! |
Marilyn Burns |
Area, Perimeter |
| Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger |
Ann Whitehead Nagda |
Graphing |
| Tikki Tikki Tembo |
Arlene Mosel |
Graphing, Averages |
| Wilma Unlimited |
Kathleen Krull |
Computation, Graphing, Pounds, and Ounces. |