Which president's face is on both a quarter and a dollar bill? How do you know where the money you spend is minted or printed? Bank on this new series to provide kids with a common "cents" point of view on all kinds of money matters - what coins are made of, what all those symbols mean, and how to save or spend it.
Spending and Saving FROM THE CRITICS Children's Literature - Carol Raker Collins, Ph.D.
This title in the "Money Matters" series of Welcome Books, this is different from the others. Where the other books introduce the child to American coins and bills, this one introduces the reader to earning, saving, and spending money, which is actually more than the title suggests. Photos and simple explanations show various kinds of jobs people have, how anyone (including kids) can save money in a bank or a piggy bank, and how people can spend money to buy big items like a house or other essentials such as food and supplies. The first photo of people at work is disconcerting because it shows one worker with her feet propped up on a chair. This might be misleading to a child who has yet to learn about workplace etiquette. The nature of the work in this photo is also unclear. Another disturbing photo is of a park ranger standing near a cliff's edge with children sitting at his feet as he gives them a lecture. References for further reading and a Web site, an index, and short notes on the author and consultants complete the text. This book is indicated as a Early Intervention Level 8. The comprehension and reading level seem to be no different from the Level 7 and 9 books in the series, except that the glossary here is shorter. 2005, Children's Press/Scholastic, and Ages 5 to 8.
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