Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Updated 2009
Suggestions of books, magazines, toys and games appropriate for gifted young people.
The families and staff members of the Davidson Institute Young Scholars program have contributed these ideas to consider when buying gifts for a profoundly intelligent young person:
Reading Lists
Davidson Gifted Reading List
1000 Good Books List
101 Books for Kids 8-13
ALA Notable Books
Best Books List
CTY Johns Hopkins Reading List
Hoagies Gifted Reading List
Reading List
Spaghetti Book Club
Teachers First Reading List
Tempe Public Library Reading List
Other Books
Books & DVDs by The Mathemagician, Dr. Arthur Benjamin
Books by The Verbivore, Dr. Richard Lederer
Calvin and Hobbes Comic Book Series
Magazine Subscriptions
Astronomy
Creative Kids
DIG
Highlights
Creative Kids
Kid's Discover Magazine
Muse
National Geographic Kids
Odyssey Magazine
Ranger Rick
Science News
Smithsonian Magazine
TIME for Kids
Video Games – For Learning & Fun
Age of Empires
Age of Mythology
Descartes’ Cove
Drawn to Life
Math Blaster Series
Reading Blaster Series
Spore
Zoo Tycoon
Games
Apples to Apples
Brain Quest
Chess (Zillions of Games)
Game of Risk
Toys
Chaos World of Motion
Kapla Wooden Building Blocks
K’NEX
Rubik’s Cube
Zometools
Miscellaneous
Art Supplies - Gift Ideas for Young Artists
Boomwhackers
Mini Dino Excavation Kits - Dig It Up
Storytelling Recordings and Performance by Jim Weiss
The World of Origami
Thames and Kosmos Science Kits
If you have information to add to this list, please email administrator@davidsongifted.org with “Gift Ideas” in the subject line.
Permission Statement
Copyright © 2003 by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.
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