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Big money : what it is, how we use it, and why our choices matter / Rebecca Donnelly.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023Edition: First editionDescription: 154 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250853134
  • 1250853133
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- What is money? -- How does money work? -- How do we earn and spend money? -- How do we make choices? -- What do we value? -- Why doesn't everyone have enough? -- How can we make good choices with money?
Summary: "Big Money aims to explain economic principles to middle-grade readers in a way that combines the weird and the meaningful, like Planet Money for kids. The book will be organized in seven chapters, each posing a general question and answering it through real-world examples to help readers explore the consequences of their everyday economic choices by connecting the dots between themselves and the larger economic and social systems around them"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction New 330 D685 Checked out 05/17/2024 33111011210503
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this basic introduction to money, readers learn about various economic models throughout history with compelling illustrations and probing questions that explore the real world circumstances surrounding spending, selling, and saving.

Big Money aims to explain economic principles in a way that combines the weird and the meaningful, like Planet Money for kids. Organized in seven chapters, each posing a general question and answering it through real-world examples, this book explores the consequences of our everyday economic choices by connecting the dots between young consumers and the larger economic and social systems around them.

"Big Money aims to explain economic principles to middle-grade readers in a way that combines the weird and the meaningful, like Planet Money for kids. The book will be organized in seven chapters, each posing a general question and answering it through real-world examples to help readers explore the consequences of their everyday economic choices by connecting the dots between themselves and the larger economic and social systems around them"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- What is money? -- How does money work? -- How do we earn and spend money? -- How do we make choices? -- What do we value? -- Why doesn't everyone have enough? -- How can we make good choices with money?

Ages 8-12 Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.

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