Math Books for Grade 4
Reading books with mathematical themes can help students improve their skills and foster a good attitude toward
math. This list will direct you to books that you and your child may enjoy.
Counting & Number Sense
How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz
A Million Dots by Andrew Clements
Multiplying
Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar by Mitsumasa Anno
Sea Squares by Joy Hulme (used in Bridges Grade 4)
The Best of Times by Greg Tang
Dividing
A Remainder of One by Elinor J Pinczes (used in Bridges Grade 4)
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Money
If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz
Once upon a Dime: A Math Adventure by Nancy Kelly Allen (used in Bridges Grade 4)
Problem Solving
Anno's Math Games by Mitsumasa Anno
Estimation
Betcha! Estimating by Stuart J. Murphy
Great Estimations by Bruce Goldstone
Greater Estimations by Bruce Goldstone
Fractions
Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy
Fraction Fun by David A. Adler
Geometry
Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres by Tana Hoban
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns (used in Bridges Grade 4)
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland by Cindy Neuschwander (used in Bridges Grade 5. See also
other titles in the Sir Cumference series, for example, The Dragon of Pi)
Measurement
Counting on Frank by Rod Clement
Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz (used in Bridges Grade 5)
Math Activities
Math Games & Activities from Around the World by Claudia Zaslavsky
Arithmetricks: 50 Easy Ways to Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide Without a Calculatorby Edward H. Julius
Mathematical Fiction
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat by Theoni Pappas
The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures by Malba Tahan