Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?: Making Budget Choices

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Title

Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?: Making Budget Choices

ISBN

9780761359524

Author

by Jennifer S. Larson

Series

Lightning Bolt Books - Exploring Economics

Publisher

Lerner Publishing Group

Imprint

Lerner Publications ac

Publication Date

1 January 2010

Format

PDF

Reading Options

Web browser / App
Adobe Digital Editions

Number of Pages

Filesize

12.54 MB

Interest Age

5-8 years ^(5-8)

Language

NBS Text

School Textbooks & Study Guides: Vocational

ONIX Text

Children/juvenile;Primary and secondary/elementary and high school

Category

Accounting
Business Studies
Early Learning: Numbers & Counting
Early Learning: Things That Go
Economics
Economics, Finance, Business, Industry
Educational: English Language: Readers & Reading Schemes
English Language Readers
First Concepts / Early Learning
Health & Social Care
Hospitality
International Aid
International Economics & Aid
Keyboarding Skills
Learning & Study Skills
Macroeconomics
Managerial Training & Skills
Marketing
Microeconomics
Money & Finance
Non-Fiction (Child / Teen)
Office & Clerical Skills
Savings & Money Management
Vocational Subjects & Life Skills
Vocational Subjects: Beauty Therapy
Vocational Subjects: Hairdressing

Reviews

"These books offer easy-to-read introductions to the world of economics. Addressing readers as 'you,' Larson asks questions such as, 'Did you ever get money for your birthday?' and 'How do you decide what to do with your money?' (Do I Need It?). The everyday-life examples will demonstrate to children that they can play a vital role in the economic world. Clear, age-appropriate language explains new concepts well: 'When someone works at a paid job, he or she earns money. This money is called income.' Simple paragraphs of two to four short sentences appear in large colored fonts against bright backgrounds that change color with every page. Each title includes an activity such as making a spend-or-save list to help decide what to do with birthday money. The books' layout is interesting and fresh, and each page features a large, well-chosen photograph with a boxed caption. A caption in What Is Money, Anyway? states that 'People trade goods at swap meets,' which may confuse readers who only know swap meets as a place to buy merchandise. Margaret Hall's 'Earning, Saving, Spending' series (Heinemann, 2008) covers similar topics of money, banks, allowance, credit cards, and checks, but is for first through third graders. Report writers will value her longer paragraphs with detailed coverage including history and global issues. Larson's books will help ease younger readers into the world of economics." --School Library Journal

Author Biography

Jennifer S. Larson has written many nonfiction books for young readers.

By Jennifer S. Larson

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