Earning Money

by Mary Firestone

Describes how and why people earn and spend money. In addition, includes information on selling goods, services, and determining prices.

Genres: Childrens

24 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2004

Reviews

[J9 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great beginner reader book about economics. Once kids learn the word earn, costs, and services, they're well on their way to learning what it means to being self efficient. This book discusses everything from exchanging services and goods for money to inflation and supply and demand. Great book for learning about money!

[Rayona Hart-Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a boy named Sam who is trying to get some money for a new toy that he wants. he earns money from doing chores, selling old toys, and more. Sam finally earns enough money to get his new toy all by himself.

This book is a great way to teach kids independence. The book also includes economic vocabulary for kids to learn. Money management is also a good thing to know at a young age, to transfer over to when kids are older.

[Kathryn Dooley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book follows the story of a young boy named Sam who is trying to earn money for a new toy he wants. Sam earns money in different ways, from doing extra chores to selling some of his old toys. The book also gives different economic vocabulary throughout. Finally, Sam earns enough money to purchase his new toy all by himself, giving him a sense of satisfaction.

I gave this book three stars because it does a very good job of introducing economics to children. It is short, simple, and to the point. It teaches children about goods and services, wants and needs, and various other economic terms. The book isn't the most exciting, but it would still be useful in helping teach economics to students.

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mary Firestone explains to kids in her child friendly book “Earning Money” how important it is to earn money and some of the different ways to do it. The book starts off explaining what earning money even is. Then it goes into different ways people work to earn money, such as, selling services, and selling goods. The author explained how adults do these services and then she explains how a child could also do these services. A teacher earns money for their teaching service but a kid can earn money by walking dogs. Then the author explains fair pricing and maybe why a prices need to change. She used examples kids would know, such as, changing the price of lemonade on hot days because more people will want it on hot days. Then the author finishes the book up by expressing how important and how fun it is to make your won money.

I gave this a 4-star rating for a few different reasons. To begin with I thought this book was very informational. The author approached it in a way most every child would understand, and she provided examples that would relate to a kid’s life. The language used was very simple also, all the vocabulary that children might now know was defined in the back of the book too. The pictures in the book were very appropriate, the photographs were of children performing the task that was explained on the page. Children like to see children their age in books, so they can relate. I just think that children would enjoy this book more if it was told more as a story instead of saying some facts. I would probably include this in my classroom library though!