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Do I Need It? or Do I Want It? - (Lightning Bolt Books (R) -- Exploring Economics) by Jennifer S Larson (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Do you plan how much money you'll use to buy candy?
- 7-9 Years
- 10.0" x 7.2" Paperback
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Concepts
- Series Name: Lightning Bolt Books (R) -- Exploring Economics
Description
About the Book
An introduction to budgeting examines wants versus needs, cost-benefit analysis, and different ways to save money.Book Synopsis
Do you plan how much money you'll use to buy candy? Or how much you'll save for a new video game? Then you're budgeting! A budget is a plan for spending and saving. Budgets help people decide how to use their money wisely. What do you need to buy? What do you want? And how can you make a budget? Read this book to find out.
Review Quotes
"Bright, colorful photographs and simple text teach children skills such as how to create a budget and how to be responsible buyers and/or sellers." --The Horn Book Guide
-- (10/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)"Few books about money issues aim for a very young audience, and this title in the new Exploring Economics series does it well in a friendly, interactive, question-and answer format about getting money, spending it, and saving it. . . . [P]ractical options and the hands-on examples will open up discussion."
--Booklist
"If you are looking for a simple series to explain the basics of our economic system, these would be a good place to start."
--Library Media Connection
"Larson's books will help ease younger readers into the world of economics." --School Library Journal
-- (8/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)
