Money. Cold, hard cash. The green stuff. We all need it. But how do you get it, and what do you do with it once you have it? Now more than ever, girls need to know how to be financially responsible, and the New Moon Books Girls Editorial Board will help girls learn that they can be breadwinners, just like anyone else. Our girls editorial board has delved into the importance of work, both paid and volunteer, come up with ideas to help you pick the summer or part-time job that's just right for you, thought up some cool new ways for you to raise money for your favorite cause, and even created a budget to help you learn how to spend and save responsibly. There are also tips on how to spend your money wisely, and hints to help make saving it for the future a bit easier. So if you're already a young entrepreneur ready to start playing the stock market, or if you just want to learn how to get a great summer job, this is the book for you!
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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8-Created by 9 girls ranging from ages 10 to 14 (the New Moon Books Girls Editorial Board), this book features advice about how to earn money and includes basic information about currency and how to spend and invest wisely. The text is supplemented by interviews with women and girls who have created business opportunities based on their interests as well as by stories and poems written by adolescent girls. Throughout, young women are encouraged to follow their dreams and take control of their financial futures through entrepreneurial opportunities such as pet care, baking or cleaning services, craft sales, etc. The final chapter lists numerous print and electronic resources for more information. Although the writing is accurate and clear, there are no real illustrations in this book. Instead, many pages have graphic images that appear as shadows behind the text. While the subject and positive message are important for young women to hear, most of the material is very basic and can be found in other books about money management.
Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Kirkus Reviews
paper 0-517-88586-7 Berry and the other eight girls in the New Moon Books Girls Editorial Board, buoyed by some very supportive adults, are behind this lively and straightforward book that could be used for fun and profit by most readers. The book covers not only such requisite purchases as books, CDs, and other essential stuff, but larger notions, from household budgets to house mortgages. There's a chapter on how to get money, from babysitting and dog-walking to starting a business (actually executed by one of the girls); discussions of budgets, savings, and the stock market that are simple and accessible. The girls also state clearly, at the outset, the connection between having money and its attendant independence and power. They include interviews with women who have started their own businesses or who work for themselves. It's all terribly earnest but very well grounded, backed by charts, lists, boxes of text, and spot illustrations. Fresh and engaging. (bibliography, glossary) (Nonfiction. 8-14) -- Copyright ©2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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New Moon Money is on the money,
This review is from: New Moon: Money (Paperback)
This is a great book for girls age 9-14. As a mom of a 12 year old, I was estatic to see the broad range of subjects covered from managing money, to earning money now, to career choice. And though the title is Money, the book also contains an interview with a musician who passes up a chance for lots of money to do what she loves. There is also an article about earning money by cleaning, which also talks about the joy of doing chores for free to make someone else happy. A great book!
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