Science Reads: Math! Recommended reads for early readers.

Updated April 8, 2024
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Brilliant baby does math
Gehl, Laura
Paper Book
This brand-new series will introduce and explore all the different subjects your brilliant baby will soon master! Your Brilliant Baby will love exploring all the applications of math and where they can find it in their daily lives, like learning what's hotter or colder, checking...
Kiss by kiss : a counting book for families = Oc??t?´wina : peyak ?´sk??n ohcih - akit??h-masinahikan
Van Camp, Richard, author.
Paper Book
One kiss, two kiss, three kiss, four!So many kisses and so many more. From bestselling author Richard Van Camp comes a delightful counting book that honors families and can be used to praise your little ones as they learn to count. Ten kisses from your sweet baby might not be enough to get...

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Canadian author.

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...
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...
Isobel adds it up
Everington, Kristy
Paper Book
Math-loving kids, especially those who are often bothered by loud noises, will be happy there aren't any elephants around. Isobel is a problem solver . . . addition, subtraction, multiplication, division! But trying to figure out who is causing all the noise next door is one...
Zero zebras : a counting book about what's not there
Goldstone, Bruce
Paper Book
Discover the importance of counting what's there and what's not there in this brilliant picture book that combines math, imagination, and creativity, perfect for fans of Greg Tang! Zero Zebras asks a bold question: can you count what isn't there? Can you count... to zero?...
One sun and countless stars : a Muslim book of numbers
Khan, Hena
Paper Book
Counting and culture come together in this stunning companion to Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns. From one sun to countless stars, this gentle introduction to numbers also celebrates the many diverse traditions of the Muslim world, encouraging readers young and old to...
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...
7 ate 9 : the untold story
Lazar, Tara
Paper Book
6 has a problem. Everyone knows that 7 is always after him. Word on the street is that 7 ate 9. If that's true, 6's days are numbered. Lucky for him, Private I is on the case. But the facts just don't add up. It's odd. Will Private I put two and two...
The animals would not sleep!
Levine, Sara (Veterinarian)
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 little lot : the 1-2-3s of an urban garden
Mullen, Diane C.
Ebook
In a bustling, urban neighborhood, count the ways one little lot becomes a beautiful community vegetable garden. Count all the ways (one to ten) an urban community unites to clean up an abandoned lot. From building planter boxes to pulling weeds to planting seeds, everyone works...
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.
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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