SMI Participants' Favorite Books
This is a list of some of our participants' favorite books for teaching measurement and estimation in both mathematics and science contexts. These books frequently feature strong female characters, as well as including diverse ethnic groups.
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A Cloak for the Dreamer
A Day With No Math
Anno's Magic Seeds
Betcha!
Counting on Frank
Each Orange Had Eight Slices
Eight Hands Round
How Big Is a Foot?
How Many Stars in the Sky?
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?
Lemonade For Sale: Bar Graphs
Me and My Place in Space
Me on the Map
Measuring Penny
One Hundred Hungry Ants
Pigs in the Pantry
Pigs on the Ball
Pigs Will Be Pigs
Ready, Set, Hop!: Building Equations
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
Sir Cumference and The First Round Table
Sir Cumference and The Dragon of Pi
Somewhere in the World Right Now
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
The Greedy Triangle
The King's Chessboard
The King's Commissioners
The Monster Money Book
The Penny Pot: Counting Coins
What's Faster than a Speeding Cheetah?
What's Smaller than a Pygmy Shrew?
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