March 5, 2009 - My Living Math Book List
I had a couple of requests for my Amazon living math book list. So here it is.
I actually went so far as to make a list at Amazon to keep it organized as I was deciding what to buy. That listmania list is called Living Math Assortment. I kept adding and deleting things and once it was exactly what I wanted, I simply hit "add all to cart." Voila! Here are the titles with prices.
1 "Brown Paper School book: Math for Smarty Pants"
Marilyn Burns; Paperback; $10.19
2 "Brown Paper School book: I Hate Mathematics! (Brown Paper School Books)"
Linda Allison; Paperback; $10.19
3 "The Librarian Who Measured the Earth"
Kathryn Lasky; Hardcover; $12.23
4 "The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle: Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt"
Claudia Logan; Hardcover; $13.60
5 "Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs"
James Rumford; Paperback; $6.95
6 "The Wonder Clock (Starscape)"
Howard Pyle; Paperback; $5.99
7 "Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians"
Luetta Reimer; Paperback; $17.95
8 "The Joy of Mathematics: Discovering Mathematics All Around You"
Theoni Pappas; Paperback; $8.76
9 "Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices"
Theoni Pappas; Paperback; $8.95
10 "The Great Number Rumble: A Story of Math in Surprising Places"
Cora Lee; Paperback; $10.17
11 "The Warlord's Puzzle"
Virginia Walton Pilegard; Hardcover; $10.85
12 "The Warlord's Beads"
Virginia Walton Pilegard; Hardcover; $12.44
13 "What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? A Math Adventure"
Julie Ellis; Paperback; $7.95
14 "The Warlord's Puppeteers"
Virginia Walton Pilegard; Hardcover; $15.95
15 "The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat"
Theoni Pappas; Paperback; $8.76
16 "Further Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat"
Theoni Pappas; Paperback; $8.76
I got most of these titles from recommendations by Julie at Livingmath.net. I purchased her lesson plans for Cycle 1, Unit 1 Intermediate level. On the right side, there is a book list. I pored over that list and her lesson plans and sought input from moms at the Living Math Yahoo group. I read Amazon reviews and finally compiled the list above.
And in addition to those math books, I ordered the Draw Squad book, two books on the Periodic Table, and Hitty.
Comments
March 5, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Alexandra
Thanks for sharing this list! I think Sprite is about the same age as my son, so it's so helpful to have this. We do a lot of leaving history books on the side. His history book(Rod & Staff) is only 70 lessons, so this leaves a lot of room to fill with reading.
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March 5, 2009 - I'm considering it
Posted by Joy
I'm considering using living math history next year, but the booklist is a bit daunting! Mine would be the primary level though. I'll be looking forward to hearing how you and Sprite like the lessons.
March 11, 2009 - Hitty suggestion
Posted by covemom
We just read Hitty about a month ago and really enjoyed it. My daughter, also 9, enjoyed the pages about the real Hitty: http://www.hitty.org/
July 5, 2009 - Warlord's Series
Posted by Anonymous
Hi! As s grandmother of homeschoolers and the author of The Warlord's Puzzle and the Warlord's Puppeteers, I'm tickled to see you're using my books. Study guides for the first five books in the series are available for download from "for teachers" at www.virginiapilegard.com
Thanks, Virginia
