Books similar to the following can be used with the lessons in the fifth grade kit.
Module A
Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Country Facts That Helped Me Win the National Geographic Bee by Andrew Wojtanik
The Handy Geography Answer Book by Mathew Todd Rosenberg
The New York Public Library Amazing World Geography: A Book of Answers for Kids by Andrea Sutcliffe
National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers: Updated Edition by Ann Bausum
Our Country’s Presidents: Completely Revised and Expanded by Ann Bausum
A Million Dots by Andrew Clements
Great Estimations by Bruce Goldstone
365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental
G is for Google by David Schwartz
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
Math Potatoes: Mind-stretching Brain Food by Greg Tang
Module B
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete: Races You'd Rather Not Run by Michael Ford
I Wonder Why Greeks Built Temples and Other Questions about Ancient Greece by Fiona MacDonald
Ancient Greece by Louise Schofield
Apple Fractions by Jerry Pallotta
Fraction Fun by David A. Adler
Gator Pie by Louise Mathews
The Great Divide: A Mathematical Marathon by Dayle Ann Dodds
Piece = Part = Portion: Fractions = Decimals = Percents by Scott Gifford
Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun by Lynette Long
Twizzlers Percentages Book by Jerry Pallotta
The Report Card by Andrew Clements
The Everything Kids’ Baseball Book: Today’s Superstars
Great Teams, Legends--and Tips on Playing Like a Pro! by Greg Jacobs
Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Checkmate at Chess City by Piers Harper
Chess Tactics for Kids by Murray Chandler
The Amazing Game Board Book by Shereen Gertel Rutman
The Book of Classic Board Games by Sid Sackson
Probably Pistachio by Stuart J. Murphy
Do You Wanna Bet?: Your Chance to Find Out About Probability by Jean Cushman
Pigs at Odds : Fun with Math and Games by Amy Axelrod