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Grade 6 Math Books

Books that bring grade 6 math to life, sorted by topic. Pick the one that fits what you're teaching next.

Fractions, Decimals & Percents

Cover of Math Doesn't Suck

Math Doesn't Suck

by Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar's first math book walks through middle-school basics: fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and rates.

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Money & Measurement

Cover of The Toothpaste Millionaire

The Toothpaste Millionaire

by Jean Merrill

Sixth-grader Rufus Mayflower thinks toothpaste costs too much, so he makes his own for a few cents a tube.

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Shapes & Geometry

Cover of Chasing Vermeer

Chasing Vermeer

by Blue Balliett

When a famous Vermeer painting disappears, sixth-graders Petra and Calder start noticing strange coincidences.

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Math Stories & Mathematicians

Cover of G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book

G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book

by David M. Schwartz

An alphabet book for older kids, with one big math idea for every letter: abacus, binary, combinations, googol, hexagon, infinity, Möbius strip and many more.

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Cover of The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure

The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure

by Hans Magnus Enzensberger

Robert hates math until a mischievous Number Devil starts visiting his dreams.

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