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Stories and Fables with Math Ideas

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Riddles and Poetry

Arithme-Tickle: An Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes J. Patrick Lewis

Arm in Arm zz Charlip, Remy 1969 Paradox, infinite loops Humorous plays on words, this one is for all ages

How Many Feet? How Many Tails? Hello Math Reader L. 2 by Marilyn Burns, math riddles and activities

Marmaduke Multiply's Merry Method of Making Minor Mathematicians Anonymous

Marvelous Math : A Book of Poems z by Lee Bennett Hopkins

Math Talk z Theoni Pappas, Math Poetry in two voices, about math concepts from elementary to advanced, this has been a big hit at home and in classes

Mathematickles! z by Betsy Franco, not really a poem book but not sure where to put it, it definitely combines math and language in a unique way (see review)

My Own Rhythm; An Approach to Haiku z Atwood, Ann, Haiku IS mathematical poetry, beautiful pics

One Leaf Rides The Wind: Counting In A Japanese Garden by Celeste Davidson Mannis, counting and haiku

One, Two, Skip A Few! First Number Rhymes by Roberta Arenson

Riddle-Iculous Math by Joan Holub, fun book, riddles, puns, etc.

What Time Is It?: A Book of Math Riddles (Hello Math. L2) by Sheila Keenan

Stories and Fables with Soft Math Concepts

Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, there's a lot more math in this than meets the eye.

Four Fur Feet by Margaret Wise Brown

The Iguana Brothers: A Tale of Two Lizards by Tony Johnston, Mark Teague

The King With Six Friends by Jay Williams

My Nine Lives by Clio by Marjorie Priceman (author/illustrator of Zin! Zin! Zin!)

Seven at One Blow by Jay Williams

Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman

Six Crows by Leo Lionni

Six-Dinner Sid z Moore, Inga 1991 Counting – Sid leads six lives, fun story

The Tale of Three Trees, A Traditional Folktale by Angela Elwell Hunt

The Terrible Tiger by Jack Prelutsky

That's Good, That's Bad z Lexau, Joan M./Aliki 1963 Opposites, prediction. Fun story to readaloud

Two Tiny Mice z Alan Baker

Who Is the Beast? by Keith Baker

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