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JUVENILE PICTURE BOOKS

JPB Axelrod

Axelrod, Amy. PIGS WILL BE PIGS. The hungry Pig family learns about money and buying power as they turn the house upside down looking for enough money to buy dinner at the local restaurant. c1994.
 

JPB Brenner

Brenner, Barbara. ANNIE'S PET. On her way to the pet shop to buy an animal with her birthday money, Annie buys a toy, a collar, a dish, and a leash and discovers that she has no money left for a pet. c1989.
 

JPB Caple

Caple, Kathy. THE PURSE. After spending her money on a purse, Katie is now faced with the problem of getting some money to put into it. c1986.
 

JPB Dumbleton

Dumbleton, Mike. DIAL-A-CROC. Vanessa makes a lot of money when she captures a crocodile in the Australian outback and gets him to work for her until the crocodile becomes homesick. c1991.
 

JPB Heide

Heide, Florence Parry. TREEHORN'S TREASURE. For one brief day the leaves of the maple tree in Treehorn's backyard turn into dollar bills. c1981.
 

JPB Hoban

Hoban, Tana. 26 LETTERS AND 99 CENTS. Color photographs of letters, numbers, coins, and common objects introduce the alphabet, coinage, and the counting system. c1987.
 

JPB Marshall

Marshall, James. YUMMERS TOO: THE SECOND COURSE. Emily Pig tries to earn money to pay off debts created by her love of food, but her large appetite keeps getting in the way. c1986.
 

JPB Schwartz

Schwartz, David M. IF YOU MADE A MILLION. Describes the various forms which money can take, including coins, paper money, and personal checks, and how it can be used to make purchases, pay off loans, or build interest in the bank. c1989.
 

JPB Wells

Wells, Rosemary. BUNNY MONEY. Max and Ruby spend so much on emergencies while shopping for Grandma's birthday presents, that they just barely have enough money left for gifts.
 

 


JUVENILE & YOUNG PEOPLE NONFICTION

 

J 332 C382M

Cavin, Ruth. A MATTER OF MONEY: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A DOLLAR? Discusses aspects of money including credit, banks, stocks and bonds, taxes, and interest.
 

YP 332.024 B415y

Beery, Mary. YOUNG TEENS AND MONEY. Answers questions about earning, saving, and spending money.
 

J 332.024 G583ne

Godfrey, Neale S. NEALE S. GODFREY'S ULTIMATE KIDS' MONEY BOOK. Provides an overview of economics and money, including earning, spending, saving, checks and credit cards, banks, and the history of money. c1998.
 

YP 332.024 G984re

Guthrie, Donna. REAL WORLD MATH : MONEY & OTHER NUMBERS IN YOUR LIFE. A guide outlining how math is used in everyday situations such as banking, using credit, and buying a car. Offers tips on ways to avoid problems with money.
 

J 332.4 B496ro

Berger, Melvin. ROUND AND ROUND THE MONEY GOES: WHAT MONEY IS AND HOW WE USE IT. Discusses how the practice of using coins and paper money evolved and explains the circle money travels as it is earned, saved, and spent.
 

J 332.4 L484fo

Leedy, Loreen. FOLLOW THE MONEY! A quarter describes all the ways it is used from the time it is minted until it is taken back to a bank. c2002.
 

J 332.4 R888mo

Roy, Jennifer Rozines. MONEY AT THE STORE. Reinforces both budgeting and calculator skills, stimulates critical thinking, and provides students with an understanding of math in the real world. c2007
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J 332.4 T458ki

Thomas, Keltie. THE KIDS GUIDE TO MONEY CENT$. Covers what exactly is money; why do we need it; and what it is worth to you? c2004.
 

J 332.4 W189mo

Wallace, G. David. MONEY BASICS. An introduction to the subject of money, including its history, credit, banking, and money-making ideas.
 

J 332.4 W726co

Williams, Rozanne Lanczak. THE COIN COUNTING BOOK. Children will get the opportunity to practice their math skills with the help of bouncy verse and vibrant photographs of actual coins.c2001.
 

 


JUVENILE & YOUNG PEOPLE FICTION

 

J A214a

Adams, Laurie. ALICE AND THE BOA CONSTRICTOR. After learning in science class that boa constrictors make wonderful pets, Alice saves her money until she has enough to buy Sir Lancelot. c1983.
 

YP C978mr

Curtis, Christopher Paul. MR. CHICKEE'S FUNNY MONEY.  Flint Future Detective Club members Steven Carter, his friend Russell, and Russell's huge dog Zoopy solve the mystery of a quadrillion-dollar bill with the image of James Brown on it. c2005.
 

YP F576mo

Flake, Sharon. MONEY HUNGRY. All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again. c2001.
 

J K646

Klevin, Jill Ross. THE TURTLE STREET TRADING CO. c1982.
 

J L755le

Ling, Bettina. LEMONADE FOR SALE. With the help of her friends, Kate overcomes several obstacles and sells enough lemonade in the neighborhood park to buy her father a birthday present.
 

J M978sl

Murphy, Stuart J. SLUGGERS' CAR WASH. When the 21st Street Sluggers, a baseball team, have a car wash to raise money, they learn to keep careful track of their c2002.
 

J R683ca

Rocklin, Joanne. THE CASE OF THE SHRUNKEN ALLOWANCE. Mike and his friends try to figure out why the money in his allowance jar appears to be shrinking. Includes related math activities. c1998.
 

   


PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

 

P.R. 332.4 C188mo

Campbell, June H. THE MONEY BOOK.
 

P.R. 332.4 M742

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. THE MONEY TREE: AN INSTRUCTIONAL UNIT ON MONEY AND BANKING. GRADES 4-8
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P.R. 332.6 B328yo

Bateman, Katherine Roberta. THE YOUNG INVESTOR : PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR MAKING YOUR MONEY GROW. Suggests how to make your money grow, discussing savings, investing, stocks, and the economy. c2001.
 

P.R. 640.73 P985so SE

Purgraski, Carolyn. SORTING OUT MONEY VALUES. "A professional handbook for teachers, teacher educators, community educators and extension agents."

 

 


MEDIA

AID 332.4 C855

COUNTING MONEY [chart]. Creative Teaching Press, 1988.
 

GAM 332.4 M472

Godfrey, Karen Orr. [game].A game for 2 players intended to aid in teaching children, ages 7 and up, about MONEYWISE KIDS money, making change, budgeting and money management.
 

VCR 372.7 R281

REACHING HIGHER. [videorecording] National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, c1990. pt. 1. Probability for primary people (K-2) -- pt. 2. Purchasing power (2-4) -- pt. 3. Egg-citing fractions (4-5)

 

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