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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Our favorite books at the secondary level
 | amusing brain teasers Aha! InsightMartin Gardner | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
high school algebra text Algebra (The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)John W. McConnell | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily | |
 | 2001 math olympics Count Down: Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest Math CompetitionSteve Olson | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it once |
 | high school algebra text Elementary AlgebraHarold R. Jacobs | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
solutions to Jacob's Elementary Algebra Elementary Algebra: Tchrs'Harold R. Jacobs | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily | |
 | MAA test preparation First Steps for Math Olympians: Using the American Mathematics Competitions (Problem Books) (MAA Problem Book Series)J. Douglas Faires | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | a novel approach to math Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Dover Thrift Editions)Edwin A. Abbott | Topic: language arts Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally |
 | secondary math text Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry (The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)Sharon L. Senk, Steven S. Viktora, Zalman Usiskin, Nils P. Ahbel, Virginia Highstone, David Witonsky, Rheta N. Rubenstein, James E. Schultz, Margaret Hackworth, John W. McConnell, Dora Aksoy, James Flanders, Barry Kissane | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
high school geometry text Geometry (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)Zalman Usiskin, Daniel Hirschhorn, Arthur Coxford | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily | |
 | a classic & contemporary geometry text Geometry: Seeing, Doing, UnderstandingHarold R. Jacobs | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
 | nature facts in prose and poetry Handbook of Nature StudyAnna Botsford Comstock | Topic: science Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | powerful presentations for college Homeschooler's Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts | Topic: education Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally |
 | preparing your child for life long learning Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook: Preparing Your 12- to 18-Year-Old for a Smooth TransitionCafi Cohen | Topic: education Age Level: secondary You'll use it monthly |
 | fill space with tessellating polygons Introduction to TessellationsDale Seymour, Jill Britton | Topic: art Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally |
 | learn an essential life skill... for fun and sanity! Juggling for the Complete KlutzJohn Cassidy, B. C. Rimbeaux | Topic: games Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
 | 50 reproducible number puzzles Logic Algebra ProblemsWade H. Sherard | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | geometry problems Logic Geometry Problems: 21211Sherard | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | math problems Logic Number Problems Grades 7-12 (Blackline Masters)Wade H. Sherard III | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | cartoon basics for kids (and adults) Mark Kistler's Draw SquadMark Kistler | Topic: art Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
more contest problems to ponder Math Contests: High School, Vol. 4- School Years: 1996-97 through 2000-2001Steven R. Conrad, Daniel Flegler | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally | |
 | multiplayer math poems Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two VoicesTheoni Pappas | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally |
 | problems from the pros Mathematical Olympiad ChallengesTitu Andreescu, Razvan Gelca | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
 | problem solving tips from the professionals Mathematical Olympiad TreasuresTitu Andreescu, Bogdan Enescu | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | from billards to bingo Mathematics: A Human Endeavor (3rd Edition)Harold R. Jacobs | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
 | When do I use math? More Joy of Mathematics: Exploring Mathematics All Around YouTheoni Pappas | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally |
 | see patterns from a new view Proofs Without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 2)Roger B. Nelsen | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | see the patterns Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 1)Roger B. Nelsen | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | A quark? Q Is for Quark: A Science Alphabet BookDavid M. Schwartz | Topic: science Age Level: secondary You'll use it weekly |
 | text and supplemental problems Student Workbook for Jacobs Mathematics: A Human EndeavorSusan Kneuven Wong | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
 | classify and identify tiling patterns Tessellation Teaching Masters: 07900Dale Seymour | Topic: art Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally |
advanced problems solving strategies The Art Of Problem Solving: And BeyondRichard Rusczyk, Sandor Leholzky | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily | |
detailed solutions The Art of Problem Solving Vol. 2: And Beyond, SolutionsSandor Leholzky, Richard Rusczyk | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily | |
detailed solutions The Art of Problem Solving Volume 1: the BasicsSandor Lehoczky | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily | |
 | highlights of interesting math applications The Joy of Mathematics: Discovering Mathematics All Around YouTheoni Pappas | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally |
advanced algebra text UCSMP Advanced Algebra (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)Sharon Senk, Denisse Thompson, Steven Viktora, Zalman Usiskin, Nils Ahbel, Rheta Rubenstein, Suzanne Levin, Marcia Weinhold, Judith Halvorson Jasowiak | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily | |
 | high school math text UCSMP Precalculus and Discrete MathematicsUniversity of Chicago School Mathematics Project | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
 | vermicomposting for environment and education Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting SystemMary Appelhof | Topic: science Age Level: secondary You'll use it occasionally |
 | make models to explore geometry Zome Geometry: Hands-on Learning with Zome ModelsGeorge W. Hart, Henri Picciotto | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |
solutions and lesson plans Zoombinis Island OdysseyHarold R. Jacobs | Topic: math Age Level: secondary You'll use it daily |