Wednesday, April 17, 2024

NPM 2024 - Book Spine Poem 17

For National Poetry Month this year, I am perusing my bookshelves and building book spine poems.


I’m trying to love math
Marvelous math
  the numbers
   millions, billions, and trillions
    this plus that
Mesmerizing math
  when a line bends, a shape begins
   shapes, shapes, shapes
    seeing symmetry
Mystery math
  How many?
   Why Pi?
    Which one doesn’t belong?
Grasping mysteries
in the moment
learning to love math

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2024. All rights reserved.

Sources
  • I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton
  • Marvelous Math: A Book of Poems, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrations by Karen Barbour
  • The Numbers (Mouse Books) by Monique Felix 
  • Millions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers by David A. Adler, illustrations by Edward Miller
  • This Plus That: Life's Little Equations by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrations by Jen Corace
  • Mesmerizing Math by Jonathan Litton, illustrations by Thomas Flintham 
  • When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler Greene, illustrations by James Kaczman 
  • Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
  • Seeing Symmetry by Loreen Leedy
  • Mystery Math: A First Book of Algebra by David A. Adler, illustrations by Edward Miller 
  • How Many? (Talking Math) by Christopher Danielson
  • Why Pi? by Johnny Ball
  • Which One Doesn't Belong?: A Shapes Book by Christopher Danielson
  • Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math by Jeannine Atkins
  • In the Moment: Conferring in the Elementary Math Classroom by Jen Munson
  • Learning to Love Math: Teaching Strategies That Change Student Attitudes and Get Results by Judy Willis
I hope you'll come back again to see what new poem I've cobbled together. You can find all the poems I've written this month on the Book Spine Poems page

1 comment:

  1. This remains one of my favorites. For obvious reasons. ☺

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