Young+Math+book+series

=Young Math=

Here is the message from Dorothy Bloomfield, Consulting Editor for the Crowell Young Math Books.

//Children are naturally curious about their world and it is also natural for them to respond to this curiosity through action. Jean Piaget, the noted Swiss educational philosopher, considers such action to be at the core of mathematical learning. The action can be outward and physical: moving things about or constructing things. Or it can be inward and mental: observing, identifying, naming, finding patterns, or interpreting.//

//The terms and symbols of mathematics are part of a precise language. Just as a poet uses language and ideas in unusual ways to create new insights, so the young child can play with the language of mathematics toward further creative learning and use this language for interaction with others.//

//Young Math Books invite children to explore relationships that are basic to their environment and introduce them to mathematical language that will enable them to express their ideas about the world in which they are growing up.//

The books have been out of print for 30-40 years. Here is the list of the books compiled by[| Julie Brennan of Living Math]. You can find some of them online when people scan them for their kids or their math clubs.

Full List

 * 3D 2D 1D Adler, David Geometry, measurement, volume/area. Very readable
 * Base Five Adler, David/Ross, Larry 1975 Number base systems
 * Estimation Linn, Charles/Madden, Don 1970 Activities, simple intro
 * Circles and Curves Razzell, Arthur/Watts, KGO/Raskin, Ellen Geometry
 * Counting Systems Luce, Marnie 1969 History & description of number systems
 * The Ellipse Charosh, Mannis/Kessler, Leonard 1971 Geometry. Lots of activities
 * How Did Numbers Begin? Sitomer, Mindel&Harry/ History of numbers Young Math book
 * Number Families Srivastava, Jane Jonas/Ehlert, Lois 1979 Number series
 * Number Ideas Through Pictures Charosh, Mannis 1974 Odd/even,square/triangular numbers
 * Odds & Chances for Kids Riedel, Manfred 1979 Probability, history, stories. Much is in storytelling form
 * Statistics by Srivastava, Jane Jonas 1973 Excellent intro to statistics for younger
 * Straight Lines, Parallel Lines, Perpendicular Lines Charosh, Mannis 1970 Geometry activities
 * This is 4: The Idea of a Number, Razzell & Watts, 1964, relationships with “4”
 * Yes No Stop Go, Patterns in Mathematical Logic z Gersting, Judith & Kuczkowski 1977 Patterns and logic.
 * Shadow Geometry by Daphne Harwood Trivett
 * Roman Numerals by David A. Adler
 * Lines, Segments, Polygons by Mindel and Harry Sitomer
 * Odds and Evens by Thomas C. O'Brien


 * 666 Jellybeans! All That? An Introduction to Algebra by Malcolm E. Weiss
 * Angles are Easy as Pie by Robert Froman
 * Area by Jane Jonas Srivastava
 * Averages by Jane Jonas Srivastava
 * Bigger and Smaller by Robert Froman
 * Binary Numbers by Clyde Watson
 * Building Tables on Tables: A Book about Multiplication by John V. Trivett
 * Circles by Mindel and Harry Sitomer
 * Computers by Jane Jonas Srivastava
 * The Ellipse by Mannis Charosh
 * Estimation by Charles F. Linn
 * Exploring Triangles: Paper-Folding Geometry by Jo Phillips
 * Fractions are Parts of Things by J. Richard Dennis
 * A Game of Functions by Robert Froman
 * Graph Games by Frédérique and Papy
 * The Greatest Guessing Game: A Book about Dividing by Robert Froman
 * How Little and How Much: A Book about Scales by Franklyn M. Branley
 * Less than Nothing is Really Something by Robert Froman
 * Long, Short, High, Low, Thin, Wide by James T. Fey
 * Maps, Tracks, and the Bridges of Konigsberg: A Book about Networks by Michael Holt
 * Mathematical Games for One or Two by Mannis Charosh
 * Measure with Metric by Franklyn M. Branley
 * Probability by Charles F. Linn
 * Right Angles: Paper-Folding Geometry by Jo Phillips
 * Rubber Bands, Baseballs and Doughnuts: A Book about Topology by Robert Froman
 * Solomon Grundy, Born on Oneday: A Finite Arithmetic Puzzle by Malcolm E. Weiss
 * Spirals by Mindel and Harry Sitomer
 * Statistics by Jane Jonas Srivastava
 * Venn Diagrams by Robert Froman

I Love Math series, also out of print

 * 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
 * The Case of the Missing Zebra Stripes Math thru a trip to the zoo
 * City Math: Look Both Ways 1992, Math in Life
 * From Head to Toe, Body Math
 * Look Both Ways: City Math
 * Nature Math: Right In Your Backyard z 1992 Math in nature. Beautiful pics, well done book
 * Pizza Math, How Do Octopi Eat Pizza Pie? z 1992 - Fractions, my kids love this one
 * The House that Math Built
 * The Mystery of the Sunken Treasure: Sea Math
 * Play Ball - Sports Math
 * Pterodactyl Tunnel: Amusement Park 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.
 * The Search for the Mystery Planet Math and astronomy topics
 * Zoo Math: Case of Missing Zebra Stripes, 1992 Math in nature, my kids really like this