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Time and Calendars, Money and Value, Economics

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Young Readers for learning Time and Calendar concepts:

All in a Day by Mitsumasa Anno – nice depictions of time zones and cultural differences between countries all over the world

Benjamin's 365 Birthdays by Judi Barrett, days of the year, young book

Boom Chicka Rock, by J. Archambault, same author of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Chimp Math: Learning about Time from a Baby Chimpanzee

Clocks and More Clocks by Pat Hutchins, for younger children, fun story about trying to synchronize clocks in a house

Cyberchase F PBS show, hugely popular and valuable 30 minutes - ages 4 to 10 ish? Some fun but heavy duty math!

Every Kid's Guide to Using Time Wisely by Joy Berry, wide age range appeal

Four Stories for Four Seasons, Tomie dePaola

Frederick, Leo Leonni, classic picture book on seasons

Hello Math: Monster Math School Time by Grace Maccarone (L. 1); Just a Minute! By Teddy Slater, (L. 2), What Time Is It?

How Do You Know What Time It Is? (Albert Whitman Prairie Books)

In the Next Three Seconds by Morgan, Rowland; Josey, Rod; Josey, Kira

It's About Time! by Dina Anastasio

MathStart by Stuart Murphy – Get Up and Go! (Timelines L. 2); Rodeo Time (Reading a Schedule, L. 3); Pepper's Journal A Kitten's First Year, (Calendaring L. 2); Game Time! (Time L.3)

On Time: From Seasons to Split Seconds by Gloria Skurzynski, National Geographic Society, for upper elem / middle and up

One Lighthouse One Moon by Anita Lobel, concepts of number of days in a week, months in a year, counting progression, beautiful artwork, for younger readers

Pigs On A Blanket, Fun with Math & Time, Amy Axelrod – Story weaving in irregular time increments (my kids’ favorite pig math); Similarly, try Pigs on the Move, Fun with Math and Travel – Time in irregular increments and time zones

Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacy Schuett – both are nice depictions of time zones and cultural differences between countries all over the world

The April Rabbits by David Cleveland. Something happens on each of the 30 days of April.

The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock, by Jim Aylesworth,

The Man Who Made Time Travel by Kathryn Lasky, picture book version of the incredible story of the navigational clock

The Story of Clocks and Calendars : Marking a Millennium F Betsy Maestro, Beautiful illustrations, easy to understand

The Warlord's Alarm by Virginia Walton Pilegard (water clocks)

The Wonderful Tree, A Story of Seasons, beautiful book by Adelaide Holl

Thirteen Moons On Turtle's Back: A Native American Year Of Moons

Turning Point Inventions Clock (Turning Point Inventions) [Hardcover] by Duffy

What Time Is It Mr Crocodile by Judy Sierra

What's Older Than A Giant Turtle? Robert Wells

Why I Will Never Ever Ever Ever Have Enough Time to Finish This Book  Charlip, Remy/Muth, Jon J 2000  Perspective, time, nesting; wide age appeal

Young Math: Solomon Grundy, Born on Oneday: A Finite Arithmetic Puzzle by Malcolm E. Weiss

 

Young Readers for learning Money and Economics Concepts

 

26 Letters and 99 Cents (Mulberry Books) by Tana Hoban, nice pictures, combinations of coins add up to 99 cents. Toban's books are good for very young children.

A Day's Work by Eve Bunting, value of work

A Dollar For Penny (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2)

A Kid's Guide to Managing Money (Ready-Set-Grow Series) Wilt, Joy and Joy Berry Highly illustrated, some history practical

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday Viorst, Judith Money management

Arthur's Funny Money (I Can Read Book 2) Lillian Hoban - I Can Read book, L. 2

Better Than A Lemonade Stand: Small Business Ideas For Kids (Kid's Books By Kids)

Bunny Money (Picture Puffins), Y Rosemary Wells, very cute, my youngest had a bit of trouble keeping count w/$15

City Math: Look Both Ways Time Life I Love Math Series 1992 Math in Life

Cyberchase F PBS show, popular and valuable 30 minutes - ages 4 to 10 ish? Some fun but heavy duty math!

Ginger & Pickles, Classic Tale by Beatrix Potter, ideas of credit and borrowing, running a business

Hello Math Readers: How Much Is That Guinea Pig in the Window? (Level 4) by Joanne Rocklin / The Lunch Line (Level 3) by Karen Berman Nagel / Monster Money Maccarone, Grace / A Quarter From the Tooth Fairy (Level 3) by Caren Holtzman; Lemon & Ice & Everything Nice by Catherine Weiskopf Level 4: The Case of the Shrunken Allowance by Joanne Rocklin

How High Can a Dinosaur Count?: ...and Other Math Mysteries by Valerie Fisher

If You Made a Million F Schwartz, David

Inflation: When Prices Go Up, Up, Up (Money Power Books Series) by David Adler

Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel by Irene Smalls - Story about relative value of money in the 50's in the eyes of a child

Math Man by Teri Daniels, grocery store math story

MathStart Readers by Stuart Murphy: The Penny Pot F Y Coin combinations, L. 3

Money Troubles Bill Cosby (Little Bill series for beginning readers)

Monopoly Junior: Mr. Monopoly's Amusement Park: A Math Adventure (My First Games Reader) F Jackie Glassman, doesn't look like much, but my kids have learned a lot of math from this, it was a dollar reader from Bookcloseouts

No Small Change by John Luksetich; Patti Kern – fun story for younger children comparing pennies to other relative coin values

Once upon a Company: A True Story by

Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure by Nancy Kelly Allen

One Bright Penny Geraldine McCaughrean, fun story about value of work

Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money "Pig Math" by Amy Axelrod Math and Money

Smart About Money: A Rich History (Smart About History) by Jon Lee Anderson

The Story of Money by Betsy Maestro, very nice history of money

The Go-Around Dollar, an excellent book for learning about the features of the dollar bill, follows a dollar exchanged from hand to hand

The Money Tree (Collections for young scholars) F Stewart, Sarah/Small, David 1991 Concept of monetary value. Great story

The Monster Money Book Leedy, Loreen

Tight Times by Barbara Shook Hazen, dad loses a job, poignant story about a child's perception of the family's experience

 

Multi Concept Readers for younger children that include time and money concepts

I Love Math Series: Play Ball - Sports Math - Sports theme, many math concepts explored in one book.

I Love Math Series: Pterodactyl Tunnel: Amusement Park Math Math puzzles, activities and stories with a dinosaur theme.

I Love Math Series: Right In Your Backyard - Nature Math. F 1992  Math in nature. Beautiful pics, well done book

I Love Math Series: The Case of the Missing Zebra Stripes Math thru a trip to the zoo

I Love Math: See You Later, Escalator!: Mall Math Stories, poems, riddles, games, and hands-on activities introduce early math skills, focusing on the mathematics one might encounter on a trip to the shopping mall.

I Love Math: The Mystery of the Sunken Treasure: Sea Math

I Love Math: Alice in Numberland (Fantasy Math) Original stories, poems, riddles, games, and hands-on activities reflecting Alice's adventures in Numberland, where she finds mathematical challenges throughout the magical landscape

I Love Math: From Head to Toe, Body Math

I Love Math: How Do Octopi Eat Pizza Pie? Time L and many other math conceptsife I Love Math series er math concepts, my kids love this one

I Love Math: Right In Your Backyard, Nature Math Time Life series

Math Curse F Scieszka, Jon/Smith, Lane 1995 Number series. Abstract, in your face humor, classic, wide appeal to all ages

Math for Smarty Pants by Marilyn Burns – this one is for approximately 4rd grade on up. TONS of different math ideas in this.

Math Wizardry for Kids by Margaret Kenda and Phyllis S. Williams

More Murderous Maths (more general math and math/science history)

Murderous Maths (don’t forget the ‘s’) F All by Kjartan Poskitt, Guaranteed to contain no nasty exercises and no boring sums!    These are meaty books and adults that enjoy comics could enjoy them too. They can be purchased from www.fun-books.com

The History of Counting z  by Denise Schmandt-Besserat

The House that Math Built - House Math, I Love Math Series

The Search for the Mystery Planet Space Math, I Love Math Series, Math and astronomy topics

Zoo Math: Case of Missing Zebra Stripes, Time Life I Love Math Series 1992 Math in nature, my kids really like this

Zookeeper for a Day (Math Adventures)

Older Chapter Books and Multi Concept Readers Including Time and Money Concepts

Better Than a Lemonade Stand: Small Business Ideas for Kids

Cartoon Guide to Economics

How To Get Fabulously Rich, Rockwell, Thomas Money mgmt "How to Eat Fried Worms" author

Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday F by Stephen Manes

Making Sense of Money Cobb, Vicki 1971 Money Practical, not storytelling style

Sea Clocks: The Story Of Longitude by Louise Borden, really nice book, middle to upper elementary level

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber and other Thurber books

The Art of Money by David Standish, History and Design of Paper Currency From Around the World, for those interested in a larger study of the topic

The Economy in Cartoons   MindSparks    1996   Math in economics. Teacher resource notes

This Book Is About Time (A Brown Paper School Book) by Burns, Marilyn; Weston

Time Warp Stories, Pepper, Dennis (Young Oxford Book), Time dimensions, fiction

The Joy of Mathematics F Pappas, Theoni 1989 Math in nature/science/art,music,history,literature - classic

The Number Devil F Enzensberger, Hans Magnus/Berner, Rotraut Susanne  1997 Multi-concepts, cute illustrations. Fun classic, very wide appeal, can be read aloud to even very young kids

The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster

The Story of 1 (PBS Home Video) One hour well presented video on the history of the number 1. Available at Blockbuster, Netflix and many libraries.

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics by Richard J. Maybury (an Uncle Eric book)

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