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December 9, 2023 by Betsy Bird
Scared of math? Let these books for kids win you over! Today we're talking unapologetically about math math math! Get it while it's hot!
December 9, 2022 by Betsy Bird
Due to the sheer number of fabulous titles out in a given year, math now abounds and we are all better for it. Who can resist it?
December 9, 2021 by Betsy Bird
Each year I keep a keen eye out for math books. This year, it was hard to pick between them! Come for the numbers. Stay for the numerals.
October 1, 2021 by Betsy Bird
It is truly rare to find a book like Much Ado About Baseball where math not only propels the plot forward, but also contains perfectly normal, sportsy characters for whom loving math is just one aspect of their personality. Add in baseball, Shakespeare, magic AND snacks and you’ve got yourself a unicorn of a book.
December 9, 2020 by Betsy Bird
They'll never be mainstream, but these math-related beauties shine in their own way.
December 9, 2019 by Betsy Bird
In 2019, these were the math books that really made me sing. Whether you're dealing with shapes or number lines, it's all on display right here.
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March 8, 2019 by Betsy Bird
From the inspiring true stories of the Apollo 8 astronauts and a pioneering woman mathematician to tales of a middle school girl struck by lightning and a young elephant who loves to build towers of wooden bricks, this year’s Mathical Book Prize winners offer young readers a glimpse of the exciting—and sometimes unexpected—ways that mathematical ideas fit into the world around them.
December 10, 2018 by Betsy Bird
From shapes to biographies of mathematicians to novels unafraid to incorporate math into the plot (no mean feat, pardon the pun), here are the stand out mathy titles of 2018.
May 9, 2018 by Betsy Bird
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl By Stacy McAnulty Random House Books for Young Readers $16.99 ISBN: 9781524767570 Ages 9-12 On shelves now The world would have us believe that the left brained and right brained amongst us can never see eye-to-eye. Think about it. How many times have you heard a perfectly intelligent person say […]
March 1, 2018 by Betsy Bird
It’s been a while! You can tell when I’ve been flush with content because my Fusenews posts become a bit less frequent. But here we go. I’m back, and I just have so MUCH to tell you! Where to start, where to start . . . . I know! Let’s begin with everyone’s favorite subject. […]
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