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4th Grade Literature List

Title Author Unit or Lesson Topic
Shape Up! Adler, David A. Unit 1 Geometry
How Tall, How Short, How Far Away? Adler, David A. Unit 2 Number and Order
Kid’s Funniest Jokes Barry, Shelia Anne (ed.) 4–3 Number and Order
The King’s Chessboard Birch, David Unit 11 Patterns and Algebra Concepts
Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude Borden, Louise 6–8 Reference Frames
Secrets of Ancient Cultures: The Maya&mdash Activities and Crafts from a Mysterious Land Braman, Arlettle N. and Michelle Nidenoff Project 7 Number and Order
The Greedy Triangle Burns, Marilyn 1–5 Geometry
Do You Wanna Bet? Your Chance to Find Out About Probability Cuschman, Jean 7–11 Data, Chance, and Probability
The Everything Kids’ Joke Book: Side Splitting, Rib–Tickling Fun Dahl, Michael 4–3 Number and Order
One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale Demi Unit 11 Patterns and Algebra Concepts
Ed Emberley’s Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Book Emberley, Ed 1–6 Geometry
Piece=Part=Portion: Fractions= Decimals= Percents Gifford, Scott Unit 9 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions
Each Orange Had Eight Slices: A Counting Book Giganti, Paul Jr. Unit 3 Number and Order
Count Your Way through Africa Haskins, Jim Unit 3 Number and Order
Count Your Way through the Arab World Haskins, Jim Unit 3 Number and Order
Count Your Way through Africa Haskins, Jim Unit 4 Number and Order
Count Your Way through China Haskins, Jim 9–5 Number and Order
Count Your Way through Japan Haskins, Jim 10–3 Number and Order
Count Your Way through Russia Haskins, Jim 10–3 Number and Order
Count Your Way through India Haskins, Jim 10–3 Number and Order
Count Your Way through Israel Haskins, Jim 10–3 Number and Order
Count Your Way through Brazil Haskins, Jim and Kathleen Benson Unit 7 Number and Order
Count Your Way through Mexico Haskins, Jim 11–1 Number and Order
Shadows and Reflections Hoban, Tana 10–1 Geometry
Fannie in the Kitchen: the Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements Hopkinson, Deborah Unit 11 Measurement
Sea Squares Hulme, Joy N. Unit 3 Number and Order
Basic Essentials: Map and Compass Jacobson, Cliff Project 2 Reference Frames
Actual Size Jenkins, Steve Unit 8 Geometry
Reflections Jonas, ann Unit 10 Geometry
Castle Macaulay, David Unit 8 Geometry
12 Ways to Get to 11 Merriam, Eve Unit 2 Number and Order
Ten Times Better Michelson, Richard Unit 5 Number and Order
Moira’s Birthday Munsch, Robert Unit 5 Number and Order
Safari Park Murphy, Stuart J. Unit 3 Number and Order
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland Neuschwander, Cindy 6–7 Geometry
Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry Neuschwander, Cindy Unit 11 Geometry
Gregory and the Magic Line Piggot, Dawn Unit 1 Geometry
My Full Moon is Square Pinczes, Elinor J. Unit 3 Number and Order
Inchworm and a Half Pinczes, Elinor J. Unit 4 Measurement
A Remainder of One Pinczes, Elinor J. 6–4 Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
A Grain of Rice Pittman, Helena Clare Unit 11 Patterns and Algebra Concepts
The History of Counting Schmandt–Besserat&344; Denise Unit 2 Number and Order
If You Made a Million Schwartz, David M. Unit 2 Number and Order
If You Hopped Like a Frog Schwartz, David M. 4–10 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions
Millions to Measure Schwartz, David M. Unit 4 Measurement
How Much Is a Million? Schwartz, David M. 5&endash;8 Number and Order
On Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey Schwartz, David M. Unit 5 Number and Order
If Dogs Were Dinosaurs Schwartz, David M. Unit 12 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions
If You Hopped Like a Frog Schwartz, David M. Unit 12 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions
Math Curse Scieszka, Jon Unit 1 Number and Order
Nine O’Clock Lullaby Singer, Marilyn 3–6 Number and Order
The Maya Takacs, Stefanie Project 7 Number and Order
The Grapes of Math Tang, Gregory Project 12 Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication , and Division
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? Wells, Robert E. Unit 11 Measurement
Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet Whitford, Paul and Ann Project 4 Patterns and Algebra Concepts
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty Zimelman, Nathan Unit 10 Reference Frames

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