Money, Money, Money: Where It Comes From, How to Save It, Spend It, and Make It [Hardcover]

Eve Drobot (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Money, Money, Money delves into the myths, history, and future of money through informative and amusing anecdotes. From ancient barter systems to today’s digital transactions, the story of currency is explored in age-appropriate language and through a rich array of photographs and illustrations. The basics — the history of money, banks and how they work, the stock market, how interest is calculated — are covered in a clear, simple fashion, making often difficult concepts easy for young readers to grasp. Chapters on bank robbers, the origin of slang terms such as “dough” and “moolah,” and how ATMs work educate while they entertain. The book also provides young readers with advice for making, spending, and investing their own money.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6 - A comprehensive guide to money and currency from fact to lore. The layout is visually appealing and the pages are packed with colorful illustrations, full-color photos, and reproductions. Subjects covered include the history of money, banking, and the importance of saving. A timely chapter discusses protecting yourself from identity theft and con artists. The stock market and associated terms are clearly defined and accompanied by examples. Sidebars offer tidbits such as food terms associated with money and what happens to currency when it wears out. Charts illustrate compound interest and list "insane" indicators that investors use to predict the market (e.g., hemlines and lipstick sales). This entertaining and informative book will please both browsers and report writers. A first purchase, and a good companion to Hollis Page Harman's Money Sense for Kids! (Barron's, 2004). - Kathleen A. Nester, Downingtown High Ninth Grade Center, PA
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From Booklist

Gr. 4-6. For kids a little hazy on the general principles of money management and the differences between stocks and bonds and credit and debit cards, Drobot offers a once-over laced with historical tidbits about everything from the invention of coinage to the Internet bubble and the spread of ATMs. A plethora of facts, anecdotes, and miniglossaries makes this as suitable for browsing as for sustained reading, and the mix of smoothly drawn graphics and color photos--mostly of rare and foreign money--add both detail and appeal. Along with the history, Drobot includes sensible advice about such topics as earning and spending money and choosing PINs. Despite occasional bobbles ("Phony as a two dollar bill" is not an American expression), this is a breezy, approachable, up-to-date alternative to the likes of Steven Otfinoski's Kid's Guide to Money (1996) and Neale S. Godfrey's Ultimate Kids' Money Book (1998). John Peters
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Maple Tree Press (September 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897066104
• ISBN-13: 978-1897066102
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #783,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Money