Geometry in Children's Books

Books are a great way to introduce students to new topics and below is a list of Mr. Harms' favorite geometry 
books for students in grades 1-7:

Anno, M. (1987).  Anno's Math Games. New York: Philomel Books.

Burns, M. (1994). The Greedy Triangle. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Neuschwander C., Geehan W. (1997).  Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure.  
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. 

Pappas, T. (1997). The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat. San Carlos, CA: 
Wide World Publishing/Tetra.

Scieszka, J, Smith, L. (1995). The Math Curse. New York: Viking.

Schwartz, D., Kellogg, S. (2003). Millions to Measure. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Thiessen, D., Matthias, M., Smith, J. (1998).  The Wonderful World of Mathematics: 
a critically annotated list of children's books in mathematics
. Reston, VA : National 
Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

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