2021 Mathical Award Winners

Check out these 2021Mathical Award Winners!

Pre-K

Grades 6-8

Grades K-2

Grades 3-5

2021 Mathical Award Winner for Grades 6-8 How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure written and illustrated by John Rocco (J 629.454 ROCCO) "This beautifully illustrated, oversize guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks." Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here for other books we have by this author. The following book was selected as the 2021 Mathical Honor Book for grades 6-8.

• Can You Crack the Code? A Fascinating History of Cyphers and Cryptography by Ella Schwartz (J 652.8 SCHWARTZ)

2021 Mathical Award Winner for Pre-K Lia and Luís: Who Has More? written by Ana Crespo, illustrated by Giovana Medeiros (E CRESPO) Brazilian-American siblings Lia and Luís are always competing, even when it comes to their favorite Brazilian snacks from their family's store. They want to know which of them has more. They use different mathematical techniques to pick a winner--and then share the delicious results. Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. The following book was selected as the 2021 Mathical Honor Book for pre-K.

• One is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers by Roseanne Thong (EC THONG)

2021 Mathical Award Winner for Grades 3-5 Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math written by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan (E LAROCCA) "In this clever, convivial picture book, an Indian boy untangles a mathematical conundrum to win a place at the Rajah's court." Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to see other books we have by this author. The following two books were selected as 2021 Mathical Honor Books for grades 3-5.

• Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics by Laurie Wallmark

• Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented by Tanya Lee Stone

2021 Mathical Award Winner for Grades K-2 The Animals Would Not Sleep! written by Sara Levine, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns (E LEVINE) "It is almost bedtime, but first young Marco must put away his collection of stuffed animal toys. As a budding scientist, Marco tries different ways of sorting the animals, but the animals have their own ideas. Marco scrambles to make everyone happy and make it to bed before his mother comes to tuck him in." Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. The following three books were selected as 2021 Mathical Honor Books for grades K-2.

• Billions of Bricks: A Counting Book About Building by Kurt Cyrus (E CYRUS)

• Bird Count by Susan Edwards Richmond (E RICHMOND)

• Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician by Lesa Cline-Ransom (J 510.92 JOHNSON CLINE-RA)

2021 Mathical Book Award Winners and Honor Books Each year, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute selects five books as winners of the Mathical Book Awards. Winning books are selected for the following categories: Pre-K, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12. Honor books are also selected for each category. The awards are given in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and in coordination with the Children's Book Council (CBC). For more information, please click here to visit the Mathical Book Awards website. You can also click here to check out their press release announcing the 2021 winners and honor books. Click here for printable bookmarks and flyers, and here for educator/parent reading guides.