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Math and Literature BibliographyAmanda Bean’s Amazing Dream: A Mathematical Story By Cindy Neuschwander and Marilyn Burns, Scholastic, 1998The mysteries of multiplication are unraveled by young Amanda, who happily counts “anything and everything.”

Anno’s Myst erious Multiplying Jar By Masaichiro Anno and Mitsumasa Anno, Putnam, 1999Text and pictures combine to present a lesson in a palatable form.

The Ant and the Elephant By Bill Peet, 1981When some African animals fi nd themselves in trouble, a tiny ant with a band of 95,000 friends come to his aid.

Arithme-Tickle: An Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes By J. Patrick Lewis, Frank Remkiewicz, Silver Whistle, 2002Eighteen clever and fun math riddles.

Arithmetricks: 50 Easy Ways to Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide Without a Calculator By Edward H. Julius, John Wiley & Sons, 199550 tips and tricks help make adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing easy and fun.

Bats on Parade By Kathy Appelt, William Morrow, 1999Interesting mathematical comparisons are made between human and animal behavior.

Cactus Hotel By Brenda Z. Guiberson, 1991Chronicles the life cycle of the saguaro cactus and the desert life it shelters and depends on.

Can You Count to a Googol? By Robert E. Wells, Albert Whitman & Co., 2000The book helps students visualize greater and greater numbers

A Cloak for the Dreamer By Aileen Friedman, Scholastic, 1995A story about a father, who is a tailor, and his three sons; each is asked to sew a cloak, and each uses a diff erent pattern.

The Doorbell Rang By Pat Hutchins, 1989When the doorbell keeps ringing, two children have to share their cookies with more and more people!

Do You Wanna Bet? Your Chance to Find Out About Probability By Jean Cushman, Houghton Miffl in, 1991Two boys become involved in everyday situations that involve probability.

Eating Fractions By Bruce McMillan, Scholastic Press, 1991A perky pair of budding mathematicians, boy and girl, divide a series of food into halves, thirds, and quarters.

Einstein Anderson, Science Detective: On-line Spacemen and Other Cases By Seymour Simon, Avon Books, 1998Einstein Anderson, a whiz at science, investigates the mysteries of the universe.

Esio Trot By Roald Dahl, Demco Meida, 1992My. Hoppy’s plan to win Mrs. Silver’s heart leads to thinking about measurement and division.

Even Steven and Odd Todd By Kathryn Cristaldi, Cartwheet, 1996The arrival of Cousin Odd Todd greatly upsets Even Steven, who likes everything to come in even numbers.

Fraction Fun By David Adler, Holiday House, 1997Hands-on activities, including “Pizza Math,” help introduce fractions.

Gator Pie By Louise Matthews, Dodd Mead, 1979Two alligators consider dividing their pie into halves, thirds, fourths, eighths, and hundredths.

The Go-Around Dollar By Barbara Johnston Adams, Simon & Schuster Children’s, 1992A picture book about the travels of a single dollar.

A Grain of Rice By Helna C. Pittman, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1995A farmer teaches an emperor a math lesson and is rewarded by a single grain of rice, which doubles every day for 100 days.

Grandfather Tang’s Story: A Tale Told with Tangrams By Ann Tompert, Demco Media, 1997A grandfather’s story, told to his granddaughter, uses tangrams to show the shape of each animal in the tale.

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