For some families, part-time jobs for children are a way to impart all kinds of skills and experience. For others, it’s a matter of necessity if kids want spending money. Maxwell Newhouse, who is a plumber as well as an author and artist, understands this. The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew is a group of kids who have lots to offer their neighbors: from babysitting cranky toddlers to lending a hand in a garden, washing windows, and even helping an elderly lady who needs support to keep up with he...
�Qu� Es Un Banco? (What Is a Bank?) (Dinero y los Bancos)
by Dana Meachen Rau
Where Does Your Money Go? (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers) (TIME FOR KIDS(R) Nonfiction Readers)
by Christine Dugan
Discover the different ways that people spend, save, and budget their money. Readers are introduced to important personal financial aspects such as savings accounts, putting together a budget and budget analysis, credit and debit cards, and taxes. Through informational text, vivid photos, and helpful graphs and charts that assist in implementing mathematical skills such as percentages, readers will be encouraged to save and spend their money wisely and responsibly.
Perfect for children ages 8–9, this workbook sharpens and expands earlier learning and provides practice in fresh topics, including multiplication, division, fractions, area, volume, measuring mass, and solving problems involving time and money.Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support curriculum learning, DK Workbooks: Math is an innovative series of home-learning math workbooks that is closely linked to school curriculum and helps make learning easy and fun.Each tit...
Your Ultimate Guide to Education, Training and Your Career
by Pharaoh Mitchell
Learn about the choices people make with their money. This nonfiction book explores how people save and spend what they earn on payday. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, discussion questions, an exciting project, and other meaningful features. This 24-page full-color book explains what a payday is and what people may choose to do with their money. It also covers key economics concepts such as saving and spending, and includes an extension activity f...
The fact that more and more people are in financial turmoil in one of the most affluent societies in the world is of both great interest and major concern. Bankruptcy rates in the United States have steadily increased over the past 30 years, reaching all-time highs. Home foreclosures are at record levels, and the personal savings rate is at its lowest point since the Great Depression. This timely and important volume is a fascinating combination of psychological inquiry and sociological comme...
How to Start Your Very First Business
by The Creators of Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club, Julie Merberg, and Sarah Parvis
Teens make mistakes. Sometimes fatal ones. In today’s world, parents and educators are often baffled about how to impart values and discuss the virtues of conscientiousness, rational thinking, and empathy into wired, stressed, and over-stimulated teens! Through an engaging and relatable story, "Taming CHAOS" teaches a step-by-step process for making good decisions. "Taming CHAOS" encourages a healthy conversation with teenagers on the process of “decision-making,” acknowledging that the...
This title introduces readers to the idea of money management and encourages them to try making a budget. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts and an infographic, this book provides an engaging introduction to this important life skill.
Clay's American System and Economic Stability US Growth and Expansion Grade 7 Children's American History