5 Interesting Books that will make your Kids fall in love with Mathematics

Our lives are surrounded by a thing called Mathematics, from internet security to food recipes.

Despite that, students find it challenging to deal with mathematical problems in their learning stages through static numbers, formulas and drills.

Educators follow many policies to keep the students engaged in this particular subject.

According to a Math Research Organization, the best way to make Math enjoyable is through literature. 

According to Kirsten Bohl, a spokesperson of the MSRI, math is a creative and playful subject.

According to Jordan Ellenberg, anyone can stick to maths books if those are interesting enough.

To bring such interesting books under the limelight, MSRI has begun with the Mathematical Book Prize in 2015.

A group of experts selects the winners of the award books for five age categories.

This article will talk about some award-winning Maths books to help the kids. 

Absolutely One Thing by Lauren Child (for Grade K-2)

In this book, the elder brother Charlie helps his sister Lola with the rules of numbers on their way to a toy store.

Kids enjoy reading the adventurous trekking story, getting engrossed in the calculations of the roads, the number of plants on their way, etc.

This sibling story delights the young readers and teaches them small rules of maths.

Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light (for Pre-K, 2015 award winner)

In this book, a child narrator searches for his pet in a beautifully detailed cityscape.

The child narrator faces dragons on his way to his search, and the story ends with the dragons being the friends of the child.

The details like five water towers, two hot dogs, and 12 pigeons teach the kids numbers. 

A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars by Seth Fishman (for Grade 3-5, 2018 award winner)

The book with astounding facts teaches the little students to write three hundred billion trillions without being confused with the number of zeros.

The book uses exciting ways to scale and measure ground.

According to Ellenberg, if you can make a child understand that there is no largest number, the concept becomes easier for the children.

Baby Goes to Market by Atinuke (for Pre-K, 2018 award winner)

This book shows up a Nigerian market where a mother shops while her baby attracts food items from the vendors.

The baby eats each one of the food items before getting the others into the basket.

When the mother returns home to feed her baby, she laments that her child hasn't eaten anything.

The story is not mentioned in the title, but the students will understand the truth on their own.

The books also help in the cognitive skills of the kids. 

There are a few more names of the Math books, go through this list if you are interested -

Sheep Won’t Sleep: Counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s by Judy Cox (Grade K-2, 2018 award winner)

Secret Coders#1: Get with the Program by Gene Yang (for Grades 3-5, 2016 award winner)

Really Big Numbers by Richard Evan Schwartz (for Grades 6-8, 2015 award winner)

Giant Pumpkin Suite by Melanie Hill (for Grades 6-8, 2018 award winner)