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how to find children's books on financial literacy
you can locate books in the libraries using omni and entering the title, author or subject of the book. to find a book by subject, you can enter a subject heading. be sure to select "subject" in advanced search. a sample of subject heading for books on financial literacy are listed below:
- money - juvenile fiction
- money - juvenile literature
- finance, personal - juvenile fiction
- mathematics - juvenile fiction
- saving and investment - juvenile fiction
a selection of titles
alexander, who used to be rich last sunday by although alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.
benny's pennies by benny sets off in the morning with five shiny new pennies to spend and eventually buys something for his mother, brother, sister, dog, and cat.
henry and beezus by henry huggins, his dog ribsy, and his friend beezus, busy themselves with trying to earn enough money for henry to buy a bicycle.
my rows and piles of coins by a tanzanian boy saves his coins to buy a bicycle so that he can help his parents carry goods to market, but then he discovers that in spite of all he has saved, he still does not have enough money.
one cent, two cents, old cent, new cent by provides an introduction to the history of money around the world, from trading shells and feathers to the creation of metal ingots and coins, with a review of how the first banks were formed and money is minted in the present day.
pigs will be pigs by 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.
a quarter from the tooth fairy by a boy has trouble deciding how to spend the quarter he gets from the tooth fairy. includes related math and fluency activities.
rock, brock, and the savings shockgramps teaches his twin grandsons the value of saving money when he pays each a dollar a week to help with summer chores, then matches every dollar each boy saves.
start saving, henry! by when henry the mouse wants to buy a super robot dude, he discovers how hard it is to save money.
it doesn't grow on trees sources of income by readers learn about making, saving, and borrowing money in this illuminating guide for young people on how to manage the money they earn. helpful examples get readers thinking about how they plan to earn income in the future. clear text helps them understand relevant concepts such as income tax, interest, and the positive and negative effects of making investments and borrowing money for large purchases.
