Book

Name/Author/Copyright
Synopsis Common Core Standard
Addressed
Murphy, S. J. (2006). Mall
Mania. HarperCollins.
A group of friends add the
shoppers who enter the
mall, using a range of
addition strategies.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.5
Fluently add and subtract within 100
using strategies based on place value,
properties of operations, and/or the
relationship between addition and
subtraction.

Murphy, S. J. (1997).
Elevator Magic.
HarperCollins.
Ben and his mother are in
an elevator in a
skyscraper. In order to
make stops, Ben must use
subtraction to decide
which floor to go to next.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.5
Relate counting to addition and
subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to
add 2).

Leedy, L. (2002).
Subtraction Action.
Holiday House.
A group of classmates
learn about subtraction in
real life situations.
Subtraction problems are
included in the story.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.D.8
Determine the unknown whole
number in an addition or subtraction
equation relating three whole
numbers. For example, determine the
unknown number that makes the
equation true in each of the equations
8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ - 3, 6 + 6 = _.

Dodds, D. A. (2009). Full
House: An Invitation to
Fractions. Candlewick.
Basic fractions are
emphasized in this story
about a hostess who is
keeping track of guests,
and dividing up a
midnight snack for her
guests.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.1
Understand a fraction 1/b as the
quantity formed by 1 part when a
whole is partitioned into b equal
parts; understand a fraction a/b as the
quantity formed by a parts of size
1/b.

Nagda, A. W. & Bickel, C.
(2007). Polar Bear Math:
Learning About Fractions
From Klondike and Snow.
Square Fish.
Two polar bears are born
in the Denver zoo where
the zoo staff must care for
them. The story uses
fractions to tell about the
first year of their life and
how the staff fed and took
care of the bears.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.3
Explain equivalence of fractions in
special cases, and compare fractions
by reasoning about their size.

Adler, D. A. (2000). How
Tall, How Short, How Far
Away? Holiday House.
An introduction to the
history of measurement.
Activities included like
measuring height and
distances.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.2
Measure the length of an object
twice, using length units of different
lengths for the two measurements;
describe how the two measurements
relate to the size of the unit chosen.
Tang, G. (2004). The
Grapes of Math. Scholastic.
A rhyming book that
presents readers with
situations in which to use
multiplication.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1
Interpret products of whole numbers,
e.g., interpret 5 7 as the total
number of objects in 5 groups of 7
objects each. For example, describe a
context in which a total number of
objects can be expressed as 5 7.

Neuschwander, C. (1998).
Amanda Beans Amazing
Dream. Scholastic.
Amanda loves to count.
Her teacher tries to
persuade her of the value
of multiplication and
Amanda doesnt believe
her until she has a dream.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1
Interpret products of whole numbers,
e.g., interpret 5 7 as the total
number of objects in 5 groups of 7
objects each. For example, describe a
context in which a total number of
objects can be expressed as 5 7.

Dodds, D. A. (2005). The
Great Divide: A
Mathematical Marathon.
Candlewick.
A rhyming story about a
marathon in which eighty
contestants start out, but
begin to be knocked out
by obstacles. Emphasis on
teaching division.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.2
Interpret whole-number quotients of
whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 8
as the number of objects in each
share when 56 objects are partitioned
equally into 8 shares, or as a number
of shares when 56 objects are
partitioned into equal shares of 8
objects each. For example, describe a
context in which a number of shares
or a number of groups can be
expressed as 56 8.

McNamara, M. (2007).
How Many Seeds in a
Pumpkin? Schwartz &
Wade.
An introduction to
estimation and counting
by 2s, 5s, and 10s.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.2
Measure and estimate liquid volumes
and masses of objects using standard
units of grams (g), kilograms (kg),
and liters (l).
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Add, subtract,
multiply, or divide to solve one-step
word problems involving masses or
volumes that are given in the same
units, e.g., by using drawings (such as
a beaker with a measurement scale)
to represent the problem.
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