Math Books by Grade
Our favorite books that make math come alive, from kindergarten to grade 8, sorted by topic. Each one explains the math it builds and easy ways to use it in class or at home.
Kindergarten
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Counting & Number Sense
Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On
Lois Ehlert
Counting & Number Sense
Mouse Count
Ellen Stoll Walsh
Counting & Number Sense
Ten Black Dots
Donald Crews
Addition & Subtraction
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Eric Litwin
Shapes & Geometry
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
Tana Hoban
Grade 1
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Grade 2
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Multiplication & Division
One Hundred Hungry Ants
Elinor J. Pinczes
Multiplication & Division
Two of Everything
Lily Toy Hong
Money & Measurement
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
Judith Viorst
Shapes & Geometry
The Greedy Triangle
Marilyn Burns
Equality & Algebra
Equal Shmequal
Virginia Kroll
Grade 3
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Multiplication & Division
Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream
Cindy Neuschwander
Multiplication & Division
Each Orange Had 8 Slices
Paul Giganti Jr.
Multiplication & Division
The Best of Times
Greg Tang
Multiplication & Division
The Doorbell Rang
Pat Hutchins
Shapes & Geometry
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All!
Marilyn Burns
Grade 4
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Multiplication & Division
A Remainder of One
Elinor J. Pinczes
Fractions, Decimals & Percents
Fractions in Disguise
Edward Einhorn
Fractions, Decimals & Percents
Full House: An Invitation to Fractions
Dayle Ann Dodds
Big Numbers & Place Value
How Much Is a Million?
David M. Schwartz
Shapes & Geometry
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
Cindy Neuschwander
Grade 5
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Big Numbers & Place Value
The King's Chessboard
David Birch
Money & Measurement
If You Made a Million
David M. Schwartz
Math Stories & Mathematicians
Math Curse
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Math Stories & Mathematicians
The Lemonade War
Jacqueline Davies
Math Stories & Mathematicians
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
Grade 6
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Fractions, Decimals & Percents
Math Doesn't Suck
Danica McKellar
Money & Measurement
The Toothpaste Millionaire
Jean Merrill
Shapes & Geometry
Chasing Vermeer
Blue Balliett
Math Stories & Mathematicians
G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book
David M. Schwartz
Math Stories & Mathematicians
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Grade 7
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Shapes & Geometry
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi
Cindy Neuschwander
Equality & Algebra
Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra
Wendy Lichtman
Equality & Algebra
Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss
Danica McKellar
Math Stories & Mathematicians
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci
Joseph D'Agnese
Math Stories & Mathematicians
The Man Who Counted
Malba Tahan
Grade 8
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Counting & Number Sense
Secrets of Mental Math
Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer
Shapes & Geometry
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Edwin A. Abbott
Shapes & Geometry
What's Your Angle, Pythagoras?
Julie Ellis
Equality & Algebra
Hot X: Algebra Exposed!
Danica McKellar
Math Stories & Mathematicians
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition
Margot Lee Shetterly