and Jennie Siegel Moskovitz married Erwin Spitzer, 1939 (divorced) Martin Michel, 1947 (divorced) Leonard Lewin, 1963 (divorced) Waldo Salt, 1983 children: Guy, Deeīest known for her many exuberant and language-loving books for children, Eve Merriam was primarily a poet. I have written other posts about living math books that you might like to see, too!īooks are just one fun addition that can bring amazing results to math understanding outside of the textbook.Born Eva Moskovitz, 19 July 1916, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania died 11 August 1992, New York, New Yorkĭaughter of Max M. Math is no exception! Living math books have been key in familiarizing my children with math concepts from preschool through middle school. We use living books in every single subject in our homeschool because they add understanding, richness, and interest for all ages.

Sir Cumference and All the King’s Tens by Cindy Neuschwander.

Millions, Billions, and Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers by David A.

If You Made a Million by David M Schwartz.

How Much is a Million by David M Schwartz.

These books present those giant numbers in ways that help children to understand the size significance of how big they really are. It’s hard for children to wrap their minds around numbers like 1,000, 100,000, 1,000,000, and bigger.

One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J Pinczesīig numbers are especially abstract.

I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael Frith.

They are especially fun to read each year when the 100th day of school rolls around! Use these books to make 100 come to life. Once basic counting is well underway, it’s just a hop, skip, and jump for children to learn to count to 100.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.

Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns.

M&M’s Brand Counting Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath.

Five Silly Fishermen by Roberta Edwards.

Most of the books on this list deal with the numbers 1-20, which is foundational for moving into addition and subtraction. A few of them also touch on mathematical concepts like sorting, too. They gently teach the idea of one-to-one correspondence (which is number sense) and growing numbers. I just love these living books for counting.

12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve Merriam