Science Reads: Math! Recommended reads for early readers.

Updated April 8, 2024
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Discovering numbers
Auger, Neepin
Paper Book
Now available in multiple formats, including this quality paperback edition for kids 3-5, Neepin Auger's books have become some of the best-selling resources for children to learn basic English, Cree, and French words and concepts. Neepin Auger's colorful books for young children have...

Canadian author.

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Baby goes to market
Atinuke
Paper Book
Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers. Market is very crowded. Mama is very busy. Baby is very curious. When Baby and Mama...
Cuenta conmigo
Tanco, Miguel
Paper Book
A little girl explains why she is so passionate about math. She tells readers that it is all around them and they use it every day, even without realizing it.
My very first book of numbers
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 edition will also allow...
My granny went to market : a round-the-world counting rhyme
Blackstone, Stella
Paper Book
"Granny's quest to buy a few specialty items leads to a fantastical flight to the markets of the world. Bright folk art enlivens the journey... Each page delights the senses and opens young eyes to the world around them. A fresh and lively edition" -- School Library Journal ...
Max's math
Banks, Kate
Paper Book
Max and his two brothers hop into a car and go looking for problems they can solve. They cruise down highway number 4 on their way to Shapeville, but they see an abandoned number along the way. Is it a 6? Is it a 9? And what's it doing on the side of the road? Once the trio reach Shapeville,...
Absolutely one thing : featuring Charlie and Lola
Child, Lauren
Paper Book
Count on Absolutely One Thing for a singularly funny look at simple math as encountered by Charlie and Lola. Sometimes, as a treat, Mom takes Charlie and Lola to the store and says they may choose one thing. "One thing to share?" Lola asks. No, it's one thing...
Ten animals in Antarctica : a counting book
Court, Moira
Paper Book
Antarctica is home to some amazing and unique animals. How many can you count? It's time to meet ten land and sea animals that live in Antarctica! From sailing leopard seals to haunting icefish, young readers will love discovering the many unique animals of our chilliest...
Crash! boom! : a math tale
Harris, Robie H.
Paper Book
How do these blocks stack up? Gentle math concepts go down easy in this fun and accessible story for very young children by the esteemed Robie H. Harris. Elephant has a bucket of blocks and wants to build something tall. Something as tall as Elephant. But will it stay up? CRASH!...
Room for everyone
Khan, Naaz
Paper Book
A young boy on a crowded bus discovers that, after some wiggles and giggles, there's room for everyone in this lighthearted rhyming picture book set in Zanzibar. The dala dala rumbles and roars as Musa and Dada drive off to the shore--but the bus stops for multiple detours: "Do...
I spy little numbers
Marzollo, Jean.
Paper Book
In an engaging, age-appropriate learning tool, this fourth book in the I Spy Little Book series includes simple rhymes and bright picture clues that introduce toddlers to the concept of numbers.
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...
One is a pinata
Thong, Roseanne
Paper Book
Lively picture book enumerates the joys of counting in both English and Spanish Boisterous illustrations and rhyming text: One is a rainbow. One is a cake. One is a piñata that's ready to break! In this lively picture book, a companion to the Pura Belpré-honored Green...

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