Just like my 4th grade fiction summer reading list, these nonfiction book selections are good choices for 3rd and 5th graders, too. Like most boys his age, my 4th grader loves reading nonfiction books on topics he loves: math, science and birds. This list contains a bit of those subjects, but since I want him…
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8 Math Reference Books for Kids
Books and math are two of my older child’s great loves. It would follow that our shelves are filled with math books of all kinds. During our trips to the library I can usually find my 9 year old between dewey decimals 510 and 520. After all, that’s where the math reference books are. Over…
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Fibonacci Books for Kids
Kiddo’s sense of wonder regarding numbers has been very educational for me. Lately he has been enjoying Fibonacci books for kids. I’m not sure I’d ever heard of the Fibonacci sequence before he read about it, or, if I had, I’d forgotten about it. Since learning about the sequence, and its appearance in the natural…
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Rock Collecting and Books for Kids who Love Rocks
I love how rocks fascinate my kids. Explore and collecting rocks is such a simple way to connect with nature, and yet children never seem to tire of it. Every kid is a natural geologist! When we walk home through the park Kiddo and New Kid always have to stop at what they have named…
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