Mathical 2021 Media Kit
As always, we appreciate your help spreading the word about the Mathical Book Prize to parents, librarians, educators, and literature-lovers of all ages. Below you will find some tools to do that more easily. 2021 Mathical Winners Media Kit Download the 2021 Mathical Prize Press Release (February 9, 2021, download PDF or view online) Download all 2021 Mathical Prize […]
NCTM Webinar Spotlights Five Mathical Titles
We enjoyed this free webinar for teachers and the public hosted by Latrenda Knighten and Trena Wilkerson of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) on using children’s literature to make real-world mathematics connections. Learn more and view the recording below!
School Library Journal Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards 2021
Grant for Title I School Libraries School Library Journal (SLJ) and the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) are pleased to announce a new round of funding available to libraries in qualifying K–12 schools. Now in its second year, the Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards offer grants to Title I schools to purchase literary fiction and nonfiction books that inspire a […]
NCTE: What the Mathical Book Prize Offers to Young Readers and Writers
On January 29, 2021, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Past President Franki Sibberson shared a blog post with NCTE members highlighting two 2020 Mathical award-winning picture books, One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller by Kate Read, and Pigeon Math by Asia Citro. Read: What the Mathical Book Prize Offers to Young Readers and Writers (NCTE […]
2021 Mathical Book Prize Awards Announcement & Live Author Readings
Join the 2021 Mathical Book Prize awards announcement on Tuesday, February 9th The Mathical Book Prize is awarded to literary fiction and nonfiction titles written for youth ages 2-18. The aim of the prize is to inspire a love of math in the world around us. Join us on Tuesday, February 9th at 1-2pm Eastern / 10-11am Pacific for […]
2021 National Math Festival: Mathical Author Events
We’re delighted that so many Mathical fans of all ages joined us December 9-10, 2020 for the first online events of the 2021 National Math Festival, featuring live Mathical author readings and special guests. These recording are available to watch through December 2020. (Check them out before the new year begins!) We’ve also compiled a […]
2021 NMF Roundtable: Focus on Mathical Books — Video Archive
In case you missed the National Math Festival’s Roundtable #2: Focus on Mathical Books, you can catch the recording here This event took place Wednesday, May 6, 2020 from 2:30-3:30pm Eastern via Zoom, and was open to all friends of the National Math Festival. Hosts David Eisenbud and Kirsten Bohl from the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) joined 2021 Festival presenters […]
Mathical Authors Read Aloud for the National Math Festival
We hope you will join us for two upcoming Mathical events online: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 (1:00 – 2:30 pm ET): Tweens and Teens Take on Mathical SOLVING FOR M, by Jennifer Swender DK LIFE STORIES: KATHERINE JOHNSON, by Dr. Ebony Joy Wilkins SLAY, by Brittney Morris* *pre-recorded, with special live guests from #BlackInMathWeek Thursday, December 10, 2020 (1:00 – 2:00 pm […]
Another Counting Book—That’s What Tiny Kids Need, Right?
In Trends & Tropes we invite the Mathical community to share reflections on common themes in kids’ and teens’ math fiction (and literary nonfiction too, for that matter). Much as the Mathical Selection Committee seeks to blaze a new, much broader public understanding and enjoyment of math, we also seek to break or broaden stereotypes about different ways […]
Mathy Protagonists: Geniuses, “Freaks”, or Just Plain Kids?
In Trends & Tropes we invite the Mathical community to share reflections on common themes in kids’ and teens’ math fiction (and literary nonfiction too, for that matter). Much as the Mathical Selection Committee seeks to blaze a new, much broader public understanding and enjoyment of math, we also seek to break or broaden stereotypes about […]
