| Pocket Change: Pitching in for a Better World Contributor(s): Mulder, Michelle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459809661 ISBN-13: 9781459809666 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Business & Economics - Juvenile Nonfiction | Recycling & Green Living - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection |
| Dewey: 339.472 |
| LCCN: 2016931889 |
| Lexile Measure: 1060 |
| Series: Orca Footprints |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.2" W x 9.6" (1.00 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 183698 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until a few hundred years ago, people were embarrassed to buy bread in a store. Families took pride in making almost everything they owned. These days, many people take pride in buying as much as possible New clothes, a speedier bicycle, the latest phone. If we've got money, someone can sell us a product that will supposedly make our lives better. But each year, humanity uses resources equivalent to nearly one and a half Earths, and we're still not meeting everyone's needs. Around the world, people are questioning consumerism, leaning toward more sustainable lifestyles and creating a whole new concept of wealth. What if you could meet all your needs while getting to know your neighbors and protecting the environment at the same time? Find out how growing a tiny cabbage can fight poverty, how a few dollars can help ten families start their own businesses and how running errands for a neighbor can help you learn to become a bike mechanic--for free |
Contributor Bio(s): Mulder, Michelle: - Michelle Mulder is the founding author of and has written six other titles in the Footprints series—Pedal It!, Brilliant!, Every Last Drop, Trash Talk, Pocket Change and Going Wild. Michelle has also written the novels The Vegetable Museum, Not a Chance, Out of the Box, After Peaches and several other books for young people. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia. For more information, visit michellemulder.com. |