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Grade 2 Math Books

Books that bring grade 2 math to life, sorted by topic. Pick the one that fits what you're teaching next.

Multiplication & Division

Cover of One Hundred Hungry Ants

One Hundred Hungry Ants

by Elinor J. Pinczes

One hundred ants march single file to a picnic, but the littlest ant thinks they're too slow.

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Cover of Two of Everything

Two of Everything

by Lily Toy Hong

Mr. Haktak digs up an old brass pot. Whatever falls in comes out doubled: one coin purse becomes two, five coins become ten.

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Money & Measurement

Cover of Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

by Judith Viorst

Alexander's grandparents give him a dollar, and he plans to save it for a walkie-talkie.

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Shapes & Geometry

Cover of The Greedy Triangle

The Greedy Triangle

by Marilyn Burns

A triangle gets bored and asks the shapeshifter for one more side, becoming a quadrilateral, then a pentagon, a hexagon and more.

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Equality & Algebra

Cover of Equal Shmequal

Equal Shmequal

by Virginia Kroll

Mouse and her animal friends want to play tug-of-war, but the teams keep coming out uneven.

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