Books that Make Learning Fun

A book that makes learning fun presents material in an engaging manner, encourages readers to think strategically, or models critical thinking and discovery.

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• 1000 Play Thinks: Puzzles, Paradoxes, Illusions & Games
• 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters (Spectrum)
• A Fly on the Ceiling (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)
• A Picnic with Monet (Mini Masters)
• A Theory of Fun for Game Design
• Agnesi to Zeno: Over 100 Vignettes from the History of Math
• Aha! Insight
• Algebra (The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)
• Alphabet (Reader Rabbit Workbook)
• Anno's Hat Tricks
• Anno's U.S.A.
• Archimedes and the Door of Science (Living History Library)
• Art Fraud Detective: Spot the Difference, Solve the Crime!
• Backyard Detective: Critters Up Close
• Backyard Stars: A Guide for Home and the Road (Klutz Guides)
• Base ten blocks: Activities
• Before Five in a Row
• Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)
• Best Counting Book Ever
• Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children's Literature
• Bravo! Brava! A Night at the Opera: Behind the Scenes with Composers, Cast, and Crew
• Brown Paper School book: Blood and Guts
• Building Robots With Lego Mindstorms : The Ultimate Tool for Mindstorms Maniacs
• Building Thinking Skills : Book 1 : Critical Thinking Skills for Reading, Writing, Math, and Science
• Building Thinking Skills Book 3, Figural/Student Text
• Building Thinking Skills, Book 2: Critical Thinking Skills for Reading, Writing, Math, and Science
• Building Thinking Skills: Book 3 Verbal
• Building Thinking Skills: Hands On Primary
• Can You Find Me?: Building Thinking Skills in Reading, Math, Science & Social Studies K-1 (Bright Minds series)
• Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
• Count Down: Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest Math Competition
• Creative Problem Solving in School Mathematics, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition
• Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method: More Than 100 Hands-On Science Experiments for Children
• Dancing with Degas
• Draw Insects
• Elementary Algebra
• Elementary Algebra: Tchrs'
• Exploring the World of Chemistry: From Ancient Metals to High-Speed Computers
• Family Math (Equals Series)
• Family Math : The Middle School Years, Algebraic Reasoning and Number Sense
• Family Math for Young Children: Comparing (Equals Series))
• Fibonacci Fun: Fascinating Activities With Intriguing Numbers
• First Steps for Math Olympians: Using the American Mathematics Competitions (Problem Books) (MAA Problem Book Series)
• Five in a Row (Five in a Row): Volume 1
• Fizz, Bubble & Flash!: Element Explorations & Atom Adventures for Hands-On Science Fun! (Williamson Kids Can! Series)
• Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Dover Thrift Editions)
• For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
• For the Children's Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School (Child-Life Book)
• Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry (The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)
• G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book
• GRIDWORKS
• Geometry (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)
• Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding
• Grapes Of Math (bkshelf) (Scholastic Bookshelf)
• Handbook of Nature Study
• Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Fractions Book
• Home by Choice: Raising Emotionally Secure Children in an Insecure World
• Homeschooler's Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts
• Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook: Preparing Your 12- to 18-Year-Old for a Smooth Transition
• Homeschooling for Success: How Parents Can Create a Superior Education for Their Child
• Honey for a Child's Heart
• How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing
• How to Make Monstrous, Huge, Unbelievably Big Bubbles (Klutz)
• How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library)
• Instructor's Guide to Mathematics: A Human Endeavor
• Introduction to Geometry
• Introduction to Geometry: Solutions Manual
• Introduction to Tessellations
• Juggling for the Complete Klutz
• Kakuro for Kids #1: Ninja Edition
• Kakuro for Kids #2: Samurai Edition
• Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You
• Learn to Program (Pragmatic Programmers)
• Lego Crazy Action Contraptions: A LEGO Inventions Book (Klutz)
• Logic Algebra Problems
• Logic Geometry Problems: 21211
• Logic Number Problems Grades 7-12 (Blackline Masters)
• Logic Number Problems: For Grades 4-8
• Lyrical Life Science, Vol. 2: Mammals, Ecology, and Biomes With CD
• Lyrical Life Science, Vol. 3: The Human Body
• Lyrical Life Science: Mammals, Ecology and Biomes, Vol. 2 (Lyrical Life Science)
• M.C. Escher: Coloring Book
• Mark Kistler's Draw Squad
• Math Appeal (Mind-Stretching Math Riddles)
• Math Contests: High School, Vol. 4- School Years: 1996-97 through 2000-2001
• Math Curse
• Math Fables
• Math For Kids and Other People Too
• Math Olympiad Contest Problems for Elementary and Middle Schools
• Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices
• Math Word Problems, Level C: Mixed Concepts, Whole Numbers to Percents (Grades 5-10)
• Math Word Problems: Decimals & Percentages (Level B)
• Math-terpieces
• Mathematical Olympiad Challenges
• Mathematical Olympiad Treasures
• Mathematical Reasoning Through Verbal Analysis (Mathematical Reasoning Grades 4 - 8)
• Mathematical Reasoning Through Verbal Analysis Book 2 Instruction/Answer Guide
• Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians
• Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Vol. 2
• Mathematics: A Human Endeavor (3rd Edition)
• Mathematics: The Science of Patterns: The Search for Order in Life, Mind and the Universe
• Meet the Orchestra
• Mental Math in Junior High / Grades 7-9
• Mental Math in the Middle Grades
• Mental Math in the Primary Grades
• Millions to Measure
• More Joy of Mathematics: Exploring Mathematics All Around You
• More M & M's Brand Chocolate Candies Math
• More Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Insects and Other Small Creatures
• Neale S Godfreys Ultimate Kids Money Book
• Nibbling on Einstein's Brain: The Good, the Bad and the Bogus in Science
• Pattern Animals: Puzzles for Pattern Blocks (Grades 1-3)
• Pattern Blocks Activities (Grades K-6)
• Pet Bugs: A Kid's Guide to Catching and Keeping Touchable Insects
• Pictures at an Exhibition (Charlesbridge)
• Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types
• Proofs Without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 2)
• Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 1)
• Psychology for Kids: 40 Fun Tests That Help You Learn About Yourself (Self-Help for Kids Series)
• Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner
• Q Is for Quark: A Science Alphabet Book
• Read for Your Life
• Reader Rabbit Preschool (Reader Rabbit Giant Workbooks)
• Science Verse (Golden Duck Awards. Picture Book (Awards))
• Seen Art?
• Sharing with Renoir (Mini Masters)
• Sir Cumference and the First Round Table (A Math Adventure)
• Slow and Steady Get Me Ready
• Soft Shapes: Colors
• Soft Shapes: Counting
• Soft Shapes: Shapes
• Spotter's Guide to the Nastiest Bugs in the Backyard (Klutz Guide)
• Story of the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!
• Student Workbook for Jacobs Mathematics: A Human Endeavor
• Sudoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 2: 100 Wordless Crossword Puzzles
• Teach Your Child the Multiplication Tables: Fast, Fun & Easy with Dazzling Patterns, Grids & Tricks!
• Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
• Techniques of Problem Solving Level 7: Deck Aa
• Tessellation Teaching Masters: 07900
• The Amazing Backseat Booka-Ma-Thing: Thousands of Miles Worth of Hands-On Games and Activities (Klutz)
• The Art Of Problem Solving: And Beyond
• The Art and Craft of Problem Solving
• The Art of Problem Solving Vol. 2: And Beyond, Solutions
• The Art of Problem Solving Volume 1: the Basics
• The Best Of Times
• The Best Paper Airplanes You'll Ever Fly (Klutz Guides)
• The Body Book (Grades 3-6)
• The Book of Classic Board Games (Klutz)
• The Butterfly Alphabet
• The Butterfly Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books)
• The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
• The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning, 2nd Edition
• The Family Butterfly Book
• The Farewell Symphony
• The Great Art Scandal : Solve the Crime, Save the Show!
• The Greedy Triangle (Brainy Day Books)
• The Heroic Symphony
• The Icky Bug Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books)
• The Icky Bug Counting Book
• The Joy of Mathematics: Discovering Mathematics All Around You
• The Kakuro Challenge 1
• The M & M's Brand Counting Book
• The Mystery of the Periodic Table (Living History Library)
• The Princess and the Potty (Aladdin Picture Books)
• The Private Eye : "5X" Looking/Thinking by Analogy - A Guide to Developing the Interdisciplinary Mind
• The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way: Story of Science, The
• The Story of Science: Newton at the Center
• The Toothpaste Millionaire
• The Treasure Tree: Helping Kids Understand Their Personality
• The Two Trails A Treasure Tree Adventure
• The world of insects and arachnids (Great science adventures)
• Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer with Not Enough Drawings by Ronald Searle
• Transition Mathematics
• Twizzlers Percentages Book
• UCSMP Advanced Algebra (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)
• UCSMP Precalculus and Discrete Mathematics
• Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System
• Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment
• Wow The Dow!: The Complete Guide To Teaching Your Kids How To Invest In The Stock Market
• Zome Geometry: Hands-on Learning with Zome Models
• Zoombinis Island Odyssey

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Here you will find books, products, and ideas that our family has used to make learning fun for each one of us. We hope that it encourages you to find your own way to have the fun of learning.