| The Secret Life of Money: A Kid's Guide to Cash Contributor(s): Vermond, Kira (Author), Hanmer, Clayton (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1926973186 ISBN-13: 9781926973180 Publisher: Owlkids OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Business & Economics - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Money |
| Dewey: 332.4 |
| LCCN: 2011935956 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 151733 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If discussing money is a difficult task for adults, it's doubly so where kids are involved. Not only is the subject loaded with cryptic jargon (mortgages? Bull markets? Huh?), but it often fails to click with how a kid sees his or her world. Many preteens and young teens do not yet have a job, and even if they do, their responsibilities with their earnings are miles away from grown-up money issues. In other words, not only is money a little overwhelming and mysterious, it's also seen as something they can't do anything about. The Secret Life of Money is written to address this last point in particular. It's central message is that money affects us deeply and that even kids can have an effect on it, too. This book uses odd anecdotes, engaging comics, and a wealth of surprising everyday connections to help young readers see and understand cash from an entirely different angle. From the history of different currencies to why we buy what we buy, from how charities and credit cards work to saving and investing, and a whole lot more, readers will gain not only an appreciation for the myriad ways that money changes, influences, and (even) betters their lives, they will arrive to an understanding of the control they have over it. |