Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2023
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 Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath), NCTE, NCTM, and the CBC

- 1,534 Resources including
- 166 Videos
- 77 Book Readings
- 215 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 125 book results


Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
by Traci Sorell and Natasha Donovan
(Honor, 2022)
42 Resources9 Awards

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk
(Honor, 2019)
33 Resources9 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)
33 Resources11 Awards

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


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


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


Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math
by Rajani LaRocca and Archana Sreenivasan
(Winner, 2021)
22 Resources3 Awards


Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor
by Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu
(Honor, 2022)
20 Resources4 Awards

Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars
by Laurie Wallmark and Brooke Smart
(Honor, 2023)
20 Resources4 Awards



Lemonade in Winter: A Book about Two Kids Counting Money
by Emily Jenkins and G. Brian Karas
(Honor, 2023)
18 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)
17 Resources2 Awards




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




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




Usha and the Big Digger
by Amitha Jagannath Knight and Sandhya Prabhat
(Honor, 2023)
14 Resources2 Awards

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

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


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