Save, Spend, or Donate?: A Book About Managing Money

by Nancy Loewen

Josie and Sam allocate their allowances in different ways and learn a lesson in money management. Lively stories offer valuable lessons in these introductions to basic economic concepts. Smarty the Pig adds helpful tips and money advice throughout this engaging and informative series.

Genres: Money, Mathematics, Picture Books

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Nancy Loewen grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, surrounded by library books and cats. She's published more than 140 books for children. FOUR TO THE POLE (co-authored with polar explorer Ann Bancroft) and THE LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN were Minnesota Book Award finalists. Her WRITER'S TOOLBOX series received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers.

Nancy lives in Saint Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She has two adult children and a cat who sometimes bites her knees under the table as she writes.

Reviews

[Kris Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

too ambitious in my opinion

[Erin Field · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Heather Muzzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a Mom, I was looking for a reading tool to help my children learn how to handle the small amounts of cash they get for gifts and chores. I am willing to use more financial incentives as they are older if I like how they manage it.

This is very basic and probably okay for the six year old, but need something more in depth for her "spending" personality as she get older. Our oldest is grasping the categories and easily practicing pretty well.

Will look for others in the series.

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