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.
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.
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