Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2015 -- honoring the most inspiring math-related fiction and nonfiction books
Sponsored by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), NCTE, NCTM, and the CBC

- 1,331 Resources including
- 141 Videos
- 67 Book Readings
- 179 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 110 book results


Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
36 Resources7 Awards

How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure
by John Rocco
(Winner, 2021)
34 Resources10 Awards

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
(Honor, 2019)
30 Resources9 Awards

Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
by Kelly Jones and Katie Kath
(Honor, 2016)
26 Resources4 Awards




Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
by Cheryl Bardoe and Barbara McClintock
(Winner, 2019)
24 Resources11 Awards




Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented
by Tanya Lee Stone and Steven Salerno
(Honor, 2021)
23 Resources6 Awards


The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
by Deborah Heiligman and LeUyen Pham
(Honor, 2016)
22 Resources7 Awards

Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math
by Rajani LaRocca and Archana Sreenivasan
(Winner, 2021)
22 Resources4 Awards

Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor
by Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu
(Honor, 2022)
21 Resources5 Awards





Edgar Allan Poe's Pie: Math Puzzlers in Classic Poems
by J. Patrick Lewis and Michael Slack
(Honor, 2015)
17 Resources4 Awards


Numbers in Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics
by Laurie Wallmark and Yevgenia Nayberg
(Honor, 2021)
16 Resources2 Awards

Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
by Songju Ma Daemicke and Christina Wald
(Honor, 2018)
15 Resources5 Awards


Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Raúl Colón
(Honor, 2021)
15 Resources2 Awards




One is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers
by Roseanne Greenfield Thong and John Parra
(Honor, 2021)
14 Resources2 Awards



Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
by Lewis Carroll and John Tenniel
(Commended, 2015)
12 Resources1 Awards


The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure
by Hans Magnus Enzensberger and Rotraut Susanne Berner
(Commended, 2019)
11 Resources2 Awards

Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little
by Nicola Davies and Neal Layton
(Honor, 2016)
11 Resources2 Awards

Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds
by Ann McCallum and Leeza Hernandez
(Honor, 2018)
11 Resources2 Awards


A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars
by Seth Fishman and Isabel Greenberg
(Winner, 2018)
11 Resources3 Awards

Crash! Boom!: A Math Tale
by Robie H. Harris and Chris Chatterton
(Winner, 2019)
11 Resources2 Awards
