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 This is another children’s book that tells the story of a young girl who must save community. To do this, she must find the pattern by which rabbits are multiplying in her town. Little does she know, the rabbits are following the Fibonacci Sequence! Thisis a great book to open my lesson with because the students won’t know exactly what they’re learning about. It is much more engaging for them to discover things on their own rather than being given the answer right away. The first thing I will do when I start this lesson is read my students this book and begin a discussion on the sequence to see what they already know or have learned about it.
 * Rabbits Rabbits, Everywhere: A Fibonacci Tale – Ann McCallum **



This is a children’s book introducing the Fibonacci Sequence. It talks about the equiangular spiral and how it emerges everywhere in nature, such as in human teeth, a sundial shell, or a parrot’s beak. Hulme gives numerous examples along with brilliant illustrations by Carol Schwartz of the appearance of Fibonacci in nature. I also really like this book to open a lesson. It has beautiful pictures and simple explanations of the concept. It won’t scare students off right away by trying to introduce a topic that seems daunting or stressful to them. In fact, it will seem intriguing and beautiful because of all the examples of the sequence used in nature.
 * Wild Fibonacci – Joy N. Hulme: **

 This text explains the concept of the Fibonacci Sequence in relation to the Golden Ratio. It also applies the sequence to mathematical algorithms and points out the occurrence of the Fibonacci Sequence in nature. I chose this book because it is not quite a standard text book that students will get bored of right away. It’s extremely informative without adding extra stress or busy work for the students.
 * The Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Numbers – R. A. Dunlap: **

 The authors of this text explain the history of the Fibonacci Sequence and the man who created it. They provide numerous examples of the sequence in nature, art, architecture, and many other aspects of our culture. I like this one because it gives an in-depth history lesson on the development on the Fibonacci Sequence and its creator.
 * The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers – Alfred S. Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann: **

 This text focuses on the history of Fibonacci and his “Liber Abbaci” (Book of Calculation.) It explains how this book changed the course of arithmetic as we know it. It simplified conversion of currency, and record keeping for consumers. This is a great source to see how the sequence is used in everyday life. Students will be able to relate what they’re learning to the things they or their families do everyday, like buying groceries or balancing a checkbook.
 * The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci’s Arithmetic Revolution – Keith Devlin: **