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The
Search for E.T. Bell by Constance Reid—A detective story about the life of E.T. Bell
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Journey
Through Genius by William Dunham—Interesting and witty historical accounts of great mathematical theorems
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Chasing
Vermeer by Blue Balliot—Similar to the Harry Potter books with math puzzles and logic by a Chicago
teacher
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Proof by David Auburn—This book has been made into a movie
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The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown—A novel with interesting ties to math
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The Mathematical Universe by William Dunham—Anecdotes about various mathematicians, important proofs, and infamous
disputes and mysteries in mathematics covering a wide range of topics
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Flatland or Sphereland by Edwin A. Abbott
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Five Fingers to Infinity edited by Frank J. Swetz—A set of self-contained articles intended for large reading audiences
(great reference book, there may be a copy in the Moraine Valley library)
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A History of Mathematics by Victor J. Katz—It’s a textbook that covers ancient mathematics to modern mathematics, a
good reference text (there may be a copy in the Moraine Valley library)
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Fascinating Fibonaccis by Trudi Hammel Garland
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Fibonacci Fun by Trudi Hammel Garland
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Fractals, Googles, and Other Mathematical Tales by Theoni Pappas—These books are good to share with older children
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e, The Story of a Number by Eli Maor—An interesting history of calculus
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101 Careers in Mathematics edited by Andrew Sterrett—Describes the need for mathematicians in the workforce
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Women in Mathematics by Lynn Osen
