Science Reads: Math! Recommended reads for early readers.

Updated April 8, 2024
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My very first book of numbers = Mi primer libro de números
Carle, Eric
Paper Book
Can you tell how many cherries there are? How many apples? In the brilliantly colorful My Very First Book of Numbers, children can find the number of fruits in the bottom half of a page that matches the number of boxes and numerals in the top half. This new, bilingual English / Spanish...
Brilliant baby does math
Gehl, Laura
Paper Book
A very unusual granny travels around the world on a magic carpet, a treasure-filled counting adventure that introduces children to maps as it entertains them with rhymes.
Bracelets for Bina's brothers
LaRocca, Rajani
Paper Book
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! For the Hindu holiday of Raksha Bandhan, Bina is determined to make beaded bracelets for her brothers all by herself. She finds out which colors her brothers like and dislike and sets to work. Working with her every-other...
The animals would not sleep!
Levine, Sara
Paper Book
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! It's bedtime for Marco and his stuffed animals, but the animals have other ideas. When Marco tries to put them away, they fly, swim, and slither right out of their bins! Can Marco sort the animals so everyone is happy? A...
One-osaurus, two-osaurus
Norman, Kim
Paper Book
Part counting game, part dinosaur celebration, this energetic romp is a numbers concept book for the ages. One-osaurus, two-osaurus, three-osaurus, four! Look there, in a child's bedroom, where some prehistoric pals are gathered in a counting game. Nine...
Canadian author.
Arithmechicks take a calculation vacation : a math story
Stephens, Ann Marie
Paper Book
This playful picture book demonstrates key math concepts to children in a merry story featuring the Arithmechicks, ten math-loving chicks. The Arithmechicks are headed to the beach! Their good friend Mouse is going to compete in a sandcastle contest. The chicks are excited to...

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