This blog post was written by 楼凤天堂 member听Terrell A. Young.听
Are you looking for some fiction and nonfiction books that inspire听children of all ages to see math in the world around them?
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) announced The prize is awarded by MSRI, in partnership with the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (楼凤天堂) and the 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).听The award recognizes and honors books for young people from 2 to 18 that celebrate mathematics in a literary form.
Teachers will find these books ideal for bridging mathematics to literacy across the grade levels, and for connecting children to books and to mathematics in meaningful ways. The book titles are links to the Mathical site which provides more information about and sometimes additional resources for each book.
2021 Winners
贵辞谤听Pre-Kindergarten, the Mathical Award Winner is听, by Ana Crespo (Charlesbridge).
A brother and sister argue about who has the most snacks. They try counting and different ways of measuring the snacks to decide who really has more. Sometimes having the most is not having more.
贵辞谤听Grades K鈥�2, the Mathical Award Winner is听, by Sara Levine (Charlesbridge).
Marco has a problem. It鈥檚 time for him to get ready for bed, but his stuffed animals are not ready. There鈥檚 always one that is unhappy no matter how he categorizes them. Will they ever be satisfied so he can go to sleep?
贵辞谤听Grades 3鈥�5, the Mathical Award Winner is听, by Rajani LaRocca (Lee & Low Books).
Bhagat wants to win the opportunity sing at the Rajah鈥檚 court. He must solve a math problem in order to make his family鈥檚 resources last until he can sing for the Rajah. In the end it is Bhagat鈥檚 math abilities not his musical talents that impress the Rajah.
贵辞谤听Grades 6鈥�8, the Mathical Award Winner is听, by John Rocco (Crown Books)
This amazing expository book explains the science behind the Apollo 11 Space Mission and introduces some of the people whose work contributed to the first lunar landing.
贵辞谤听Grades 9鈥�12, the Mathical Award Winner is听, by Jeannine Atkins (Simon & Schuster)
This thoroughly researched, elegantly written collective biography-in-verse introduces seven women who used math to make major contributions to the world. The biographical subjects include Caroline Herschel, Vera Rubin, Florence Nightingale, Hertha Marks Ayrton, Marie Tharp, Katherine Johnson, and Edna Lee Paisano.
2021 Honor Books
PreK
- , by Roseanne Greenfield Thong (Chronicle Books)
- , by Catherine Rayner (Tiger Tales Books)
- , by Christopher Silas Neal (Little Bee Books)
Grades K鈥�2
- , by Kurt Cyrus (Henry Holt)
- , by Susan Edwards Richmond (Peachtree)
- , by Lesa Cline-Ransom (Simon & Schuster)
Grades 3鈥�5
- , by Laurie Wallmark (Creston Books)
- , by Tanya Lee Stone (Henry Holt)
Grades 6鈥�8
- , by Ella Schwartz (Bloomsbury Children鈥檚 Books)
Grades 9鈥�12
- , by Robert Black (Royal Fireworks Press)
- , by Eddie Woo (The Experiment Publishing)
Many of these books, as well as previous years’ winners, Purchases made using this link will provide a small commission to 楼凤天堂 and independent bookstores.
Terrell Young was a member of the 2021 Mathical Book Prize selection committee. He teaches children鈥檚 literature at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.听
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