When asked, many kids will say that
math is their least favorite subject.
Traditional methods involve formulas, drills, and no explaining why we
are learning something. But math doesn’t
have to be this way. Here are some great
illustrated picture books for kids that explain math concepts – how they work
in pictures, and most importantly, WHY these ideas are important and useful.
by Edward Einhorn
A boy wakes up with a cat on his head
that won’t get off until the boy wins a game of probability using objects
around his house
by Demi
The power of compounding interest is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the World and is illustrated for kids by the
story of a young girl who feeds her village by doubling a grain of rice every
day for 30 days
by Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
Factorials, or multiplying 1 x 2 x 3
x 4….etc is demonstrated in a way kids can visualize
by Richard Even Schwartz
The numbers 1 to 100 are illustrated
as monsters in order to demonstrate what the difference is between prime and
composite numbers
by David M. Schwartz
Each page illustrates a concept in
math such as binary code, exponents, and probability, along with where we see
it in the world
by Cindy Neuschwander
Sir Cumference, Lady Di of Ameter,
and their son Radius are characters that simplify math concepts while telling
entertaining stories set in medieval times.
Each book takes one topic such as the base 10 number system or measuring
the area of a circle.
by David M. Schwartz
A wizard shows a group of kids what
the number one million means in whimsical illustration
by Julie Ellis
Pythagoras helps his father by
discovering the secret of the right triangle and a practical use for it
by Julie Ellis
Pythagoras and his cousins want to win a music
contest, but can’t understand why their instruments sound so bad and so
different from one another. Comparing
their instruments to his, Pythagoras discovers that notes that sound melodious
together have certain mathematical ratios.
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