Children's Books
1001 Animals to Spot
Children can find animals from woolly lambs to blue-tongued skinks in these busy scenes of different habitats from around the world. The text and illustrations are intended to help children develop skills in reading, counting, matching and identification.
1001 Bugs to Spot
Pictures, labels, and numbers such animals as insects, snails, spiders, worms, and centipedes; and invites young readers to find them in illustrations of scenes that include the soil, ponds, caves, and gardens.
1001 Pirate Things To Spot
Readers are asked to find the indicated objects in a series of pictures depicting pirates going about their regular activities.
1001 Things to Spot at Christmas
Presents thirteen picture puzzles involving humorous Christmas scenes with lists of hidden objects to find throughout each image.
1001 Things To Spot in the Sea
Invites young readers to find various quantities of marine life and artifacts which are labeled in the illustrations of ocean scenes.
A Counting Book: How Many? + Teachers Guide
How Many? is a great book for number talks. Start a class by asking students what they see. So many interesting ways to count and see quantities or lack thereof.
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
What's in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from — and who she may one day be.
Balancing Act
Lessons within the Developing Roots program are built around stories. This one is a favorite in laying foundational ideas in mass.
Equal Smequal
Lessons within the Developing Roots program are built around stories. This one is a favorite in laying foundational ideas in mass.
Five Creatures by Emily Jenkins
Lighthearted comparisons, simple text and warm pictures work together to depict various scenes in a happy household where each member is distinct but also has something inn common with one or more of the others. The fun comes from sorting out the similarities and the differences.
Grandfather Tang’s Story
It is nice to link a story to a lesson. This is a perfect fit for creating shapes from shapes.
Marvelous Me by Lisa Marie Bullard
Being different is what makes us special! Kids will learn to embrace their similarities and differences as well as those of others.
- Great book that promotes self-esteem and self-love
- African American main character is a twin
- Perfect for story times at home or in the classroom
- Kids rave about this story!
- Activities are included in the back of the book
My Blue is Happy by Jessica Young
What is your blue like? A lyrical ode to colors — and the unique ways we experience them — follows a little girl as she explores the world with her family and friends.
Piggies by Audrey Wood and Don Wood
In an imaginative play on the fingers-and-toes game, a child's hands introduce two fat, two smart, two tall, two silly, and two wee piggies who cavort on fingertips.
Quack and Count
Slip, slide, leap, and dive with a family of seven lively ducklings as they get ready to fly for the very first time. Keith Baker's playful, rhyming text and bold collage illustrations capture the excitement of a day's adventures--and gently introduce counting.
Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
Rosie the hen leaves the chicken coop and sets out for a little walk. Right behind her is the fox, slyly trying to catch up with her. Rosie's walk is quiet, uneventful and eventually leads her back to the coop, blissfully unaware of the fox's travails as he tries -- unsuccessfully -- to navigate the obstacle course that Rosie has led him through.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes by Ann Morris
"Shoes is loosely organized into categories such as working shoes, dancing shoes, shoes for ice or snow, and anytime-at-all shoes. It's an interesting way to take an armchair tour, and could be used to spark a geography, social studies, or multicultural unit."
--School Library Journal.
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (or alternate text: We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Kates)
acqueline Woodson and Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.
The Doorbell Rang
Lessons within the Developing Roots program are built around stories. This one is a favorite in laying foundational ideas in addition and subtraction structures.
Three Little Kittens by Barbara McClintock
Make way for the three little kittens who lost their mittens -- as you've never seen them before!
We’re Different, We’re All the Same by Bobbi Kates
Who better than Elmo and his Sesame Street friends to teach us that though we may all look different on the outside—deep down, we are all very much alike?
What Comes in 2s, 3s, and 4s? by Suzanne Aker
This picture book presents the set number concept through pictures of everyday objects. A good choice for pre-school storytime as well as for class units on number readiness.–School Library Journal. Full color.
Where My Feet Go by Brigitta Sif
A young panda's feet walk, run, swing, and splash through the day in this charming story for preschoolers that is also an ode to imaginative play, perfect for fans of the Chu's Day books.
Which One Doesn’t Belong?
Which One Doesn’t Belong? has won the Mathical Book Prize, which will be presented to Christopher Danielson at the National Math Festival in Washington, DC on April 22, 2017. The Mathical Book Prize is an annual award for fiction and nonfiction books that inspire children of all ages to see math in the world around them.
Every colorful page of Christopher Danielson’s children’s picture book, Which One Doesn’t Belong?, contains a thoughtfully designed set of four shapes. Each of the shapes can be a correct answer to the question “Which one doesn’t belong?” Because all their answers are right answers, students naturally shift their focus to justifications and arguments based on the shapes’ geometric properties.
In the companion teacher’s guide, Danielson shows how to facilitate rich discussions and teach mathematical argumentation using Which One Doesn’t Belong? He models how to listen closely and respectfully to students’ ideas about shapes. Danielson synthesizes research about how children learn geometry, discusses the role of geometry in the mathematics curriculum, and gives plenty of practical advice about different ways to implement Which One Doesn’t Belong? in classrooms. He also discusses the mathematical ideas likely to emerge on each page and—drawing from his direct experience using Which One Doesn’t Belong? at several different grade levels—helps teachers anticipate and think about students’ likely answers.
