If You Made a Million4 reviews
David M. Schwartz

HarperTrophy, 1994

If You Made a Million

+ GREAT Reading For Our Future Capitalists
+ If You Made A Million
+ It teaches children about money.
  
  











  



  
Pigs Go to Market: Fun with Math and Shopping (Aladdin Picture Books)
Amy Axelrod

Aladdin, 1999

The Pigs can't wait to throw their annual Halloween party. But when Grandpa and Grandma Pig eat all of the candy, the Pigs have to make a last minute trip to the market, where Mrs. Pig wins a free shopping spree. Will the Pigs bring home enough sweets to share with their friends? Or will they pig out and keep all of the candy for themselves? Join Mr. and Mrs. Pig and the piglets on their trip to ...
  
  











  



  
The Penny Pot (MathStart 3)3 reviews
Stuart J. Murphy

HarperTrophy, 1998

Reading Practice while Learning to Count Coins!

+ What's a Penny Worth?
+ Perfect for 2nd-5th grade!

This book was a great way to help children learn about different ways to make the same amount of money, in this case, the fifty cents needed to go to the face painting booth. The story offered several opportunities to practice counting coins, while using repeated, predictable text that is ...
  
  











  



  
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty2 reviews
Nathan Zimelman

Albert Whitman & Company, 1992

Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children

+ Second Grade and the Statue of Liberty

Newton Barnaby School's second graders have embarked on a fund-raising drive to finance a field trip to the Statue of Liberty. These perky kids have no shortage of energy or ideas for collaborative projects that can generate cash. A collection of all types of paper to sell to the recycling man, a ...
  
  











  



  
Sold! A Mothematics Adventure1 review
Nathan Zimelman, Bryn Barnard

Charlesbridge Publishing, 2000

Clever and Charming

I am a teacher's aide and this book was read to a first grade class. The illustrations are charming, in an old fashioned kind of way. A young boy goes to an auction with his father; because of a troublesome moth the boy winds up bidding on and ultimately winning a lot of useless junk. As his ...
  
  











  



  
My Rows and Piles of Coins (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)3 reviews
Tololwa M. Mollel

Clarion Books, 1999

Beautiful Pictures and Storyline

+ Sweet story about a boy saving up his money to help others
+ An exceptional tale of selflessness

This book is so beautifully illustrated and written. The story line of saving money for a desired purchase (a red and blue bike), took me back to my own childhood. Readers can feel the child's disappointment over not having enough money. As a wonderful addition, the child wants to save for a bike ...
  
  











  



  
Money (DK Eyewitness Books)9 reviews
Joe Cribb, Laura Buller

DK CHILDREN, 2005

Ooo, Heart-Shaped Money

+ Grandson's birthday
+ Totally Facinating!
+ My Granddaughter's Choice
+ Great place to start
  
  











  



  
A Dollar For Penny (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2)2 reviews
Julie Glass

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000

Perfect For Teaching Money Concepts!

+ Wonderful combination of reading & math

This beautifully illustrated easy reader makes counting coins fun and simple! Illustrations of coins on selected pages make it the perfect teaching tool at home or in the classroom! Random House has another outstanding Step into Reading title! A great ending too!
  
  











  



  
Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure
Nancy Kelly Allen

Charlesbridge Publishing, 1999

Farmer Worth discovers that a special tree on his farm produces different kinds of money, depending on what animal fertilizer he uses.
  
  











  



  
Arthur's Funny Money (I Can Read Book 2)3 reviews

HarperTrophy, 1984

Sweet book with a math challenge

+ "Old-Fashioned" Experiences Still Have Appeal

Our family loves this book, as well as the other Arthur books. My seven year old really enjoys the challenge of adding and subtracting Arthur's business transactions in his head. I appreciate a tale of children working hard to earn something that they want. We've enjoyed it as a read-aloud and ...
  
  











  



  
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday16 reviews
Judith Viorst

Aladdin, 1987

kinda cute

+ Spending and Regrets....for kids.
+ wonderful read aloud book

Great for those under 10; my kids think it's funny and keep telling me, "I'll never do that". Yeah, right. :)
  
  











  



  
The Story of Money1 review
Betsy Maestro

HarperTrophy, 1995

Wow..it is a good book!

This story is about the history of money. It was kind of interesting because it tells in long time ago how they got foods without money. Also, it tells how money started. The book explained how money is made and now how it is use. I like this book because before I read this book I wondered what ...
  
  











  



  
Money Troubles (A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers)2 reviews
Bill Cosby

Cartwheel, 1998

Realistic, honest, humane-- Excellent !

+ Only $52.13 and Little Bill will be famous forever

My kids (girls, 7 & 8) have recently fallen in love with the Little Bill books. But this one is a special discovery. The realistic approach to the subjects of money, want, need, being poor, to give or not to give, are dealt with so succinctly in this little book. All three of us were moved ...
  
  











  



  
The Go-Around Dollar2 reviews
Barbara Johnston Adams

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1992

Interesting information about the dollar bill!

+ Mix facts with fiction to keep attention!

I am a third grade teacher and this is a super book to use when teaching about money. It's a story about how a dollar gets passed on from person to person. At the bottom of every page there are interesting facts about the dollar bill, such as the serial number, what a dollar bill is made of, ...
  
  











  



  
The Monster Money Book1 review

Holiday House, 2000

This is a wonderful math book!

I am a student attending USAO in Chickasha, Oklahoma. I am going to school to become an elementary teacher. I had an assignment that wanted me to find math books that were relevant to children. I stumbled upon this book. I found it to be extraordinary! It deals with so many aspects of math and ...
  
  











  



  
Money, Money, Money: The Meaning of the Art and Symbols on United States Paper Currency2 reviews

HarperCollins, 1995

Great pictures, history lessons and basics of money!

Want a simple book to help teach your kids abotu money? This is it. Features tidbits of history, colorful drawings and, of course, basic money topics. Kids and adults aliek will enjoy this one.
  
  











  



  
Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money (Aladdin Picture Books)12 reviews
Amy Axelrod

Aladdin, 1997

Pigs need money to pig out

+ Pigs will be Pigs
+ Pigs will be Pigs Review

I and the kids I read this too enjoyed it. I thought it had a cute storyline with the pigs needing money to eat. This book provides a good introduction to give math an everyday meaning and relate it to a real-life scenario. The kids laughed as the pigs went frantic trying to find money and ...
  
  











  



  
The Coin Counting Book2 reviews
Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Charlesbridge Publishing, 2001

Young Bankers in the Making

Two of our children adopted from China and Russia were having a hard time learning how to count money, and were not understanding the concepts. This coin book is big, easy to handle, colorful and was very helpful to them. I would recommend it.
  
  











  



  
The Totally Awesome Money Book for Kids, Second Edition2 reviews
Adriane G. Berg, Arthur Berg Bochner

Newmarket Press, 2002

The things kids say, and why we should listen to them!

+ money matters

This is one of the great personal finance books of all time. So often, money managment books are written by wealthy people, so we can make them wealthier by trying to emulate them. Now come an eleven-year-old, wise beyond years to show us how to be comfortable, secure, and childlike, trusting ...
  
  











  



  
Round and Round the Money Goes: What Money Is and How We Use It (Discovery Readers)
Melvin Berger

Ideals Publications, 2001

Discusses how the practice of using coins and paper money evolved and explains the circle money travels as it is earned, saved, and spent.