Round and Round the Money Goes: What Money is and How We Use It (Discovery Readers) [Paperback]

Melvin Berger (Author), Gilda Berger (Author), Jane McCreary (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Discovery Readers

Discusses how the practice of using coins and paper money evolved and explains the circle money travels as it is earned, saved, and spent.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3-Although highly oversimplified, the Bergers' account conveys a sense of the flow of wealth, the need for a medium of exchange, the forms money has taken, world monetary units, the production of U.S. currency, and how banks work. Sentences are short and clear, and the vocabulary is accessible. Especially well designed, the book has gently realistic and, at times, humorous full-color drawings spaced throughout the text. David Schwartz's If You Made a Million, illustrated by Steven Kellogg (Lothrop, 1989), has a picture-book format, a breathless style, and a much more imaginative presentation. Betsy Maestro's The Story of Money (Clarion, 1993) gives more detail and is written at a higher reading level. An effective, informative easy reader.
Jonathan Betz-Zall, Sno-Isle Regional Library System, Edmonds, WA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Prize-winning author, Melvin Berger, believes that science should always be fun. In his books - he has written over 200! - and in his talks to young people, he stresses the excitement of science and the thrill of scientific discovery.

He also believes in a hands-on approach to science for young people. Many of his books are full of interesting, informative, and easy-to-do activities and experiments.

His great enthusiasm for science spills over into Mr. Berger’s hobby of collecting old scientific instruments. In his collection is everything from 18th century microscopes to an ancient chinese opium balance.

Born and raised in New York City, Mr. Berger has earned degrees from the University of Rochester, Columbia University, and London (England) University. In 1983, he was elected to the New York Academy of Sciences. Over the years he has won awards from the Children’s book Council, National Science Teachers Association, Child Study Association, Library of Congress, and New York Public Library. He lives in New York City and East Hampton, New York, with his wife, Gilda, who is also an author.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Ideals Publications (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082495310X
• ISBN-13: 978-0824953102
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #699,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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