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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Emperor’s Birthday Suit

Introduction and Summary The Emperor’s Birthday Suit, written by Cindy Wheeler and illustrated by R.W. Alley, is a book that takes children along a comical journey of an Emperor that wants a new outfit to wear on his birthday during … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Kid’s Guide to Money

  Introduction and Summary: The Kid’s Guide to Money: Earning It, Saving It, Spending it, Growing it, Sharing it, by Steve Otfinoski, provides kids with information on several different areas regarding money.  This book tells kids that to get money … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Pigs Will Be Pigs

Introduction and Summary Pigs will be Pigs was written by Amy Axelrod and illustrated by Sharon McGinley-Nally.   This is a story of a family of pigs who become hungry and decide that it is time to eat.  The only problem … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Arthur’s Funny Money

Arthur’s Funny Money, written and illustrated by Lillian Hoban, is a story about Arthur and his younger sister Violet. Violet is learning her numbers and asks Arthur for some help figuring out a problem.  He promises to help her but … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: What is Money?

What is money? written by Mary Firestone and illustrated by Enoch Peterson is an easy to read book about why money is used, currencies of the world and how bills and coins are made.  If explains to us that without … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics With Children’s Literature: I Can Count Money

“One way to count the value of different kinds of coins is to count the most valuable coins first. ”  The book I Can Count Money teaches students many tricks like this one that can help students learn to count … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Story of Money

The Story of Money, written by Betsy Maestro and illustrated by Giulio Maestro, provides a thorough history of how simple pieces of paper eventually came to be the accepted means of payment around the world known as "money."  The book … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: 10 Things I Can Do To Help My World

  10 Things I Can Do To Help My World  is written by Melanie Walsh and is a fantastic resource for teaching students about resources and conservation.  Each page of this book provides a message about conservation such as turning … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: The Promise Quilt

The Promise Quilt, written by Candice F. Ransom and illustrated by Ellen Beier, takes place in the rural South during the Civil War. When Addie loses her father to the war, her mother stuggles to feed the family and Addie’s … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Something Special For Me

Something Special For Me written and illustrated by Vera B. Williams is a second story in a series about Rosa and her family. In the story, Rosa, her mother and grandmother have a jar of change that they save for … Continue reading

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