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 about history

entertaining intro to the history of math

A Fly on the Ceiling (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)

Julie Glass

Topic: history
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it occasionally

American history through pictures

Anno's U.S.A.

Mitsumasa Anno

Topic: history
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it weekly

captivating biography of Archimedes

Archimedes and the Door of Science (Living History Library)

Jeanne Bendick

Topic: history
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

what did Ben Franklin do when he was bored?

Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)

Frank Murphy

Topic: history
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

self taught boy becomes navigation expert

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Jean Lee Latham

Topic: history
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally

Where did Descartes design coordinates?

Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians

Luetta Reimer, Wilbert Reimer

Topic: history
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it weekly

Where did Archimedes do his best thinking?

Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Vol. 2

Luetta Reimer, Wilbert Reimer

Topic: history
Age Level: middle school
You'll use it weekly