Borrowing money is advertised as “easy”. So, why not do it? The truth is, taking out loans can create big problems for kids. Debt Dangers tells a great story about Chelsea and Jack saving money, living within their means, and why kids should avoid debt. A book in the series “Marvels of Money … for kids”; richly illustrated, engaging and practical fictional stories for young readers about the fundamentals of money. This book supports emerging educational (K-5) learning standards for common core, integrating “life skills” and “reasoning skills” into the fictional but realistic financial literacy stories. Each story in the series includes essential financial words, which are highlighted throughout each story and then defined in a glossary along with summary concepts at the end of each story. 3rd-6th grade level readers will find the 2,500 word story and numerical examples great for reading, mathematics, social sciences and financial literacy! Younger (K-2) readers may skim the concepts in a picture book manner, as there are incredible illustrations on each page. Great real-along and discussion books! Messages to last a lifetime.
I bought the whole series of books for my grandkids, ages 7 and 10. Although they have had plenty of experiences with money I thought these books would provide a detailed and organized basic training of financial responsiblity for them that would last with them and grow with them forever. Their mother is reading the books with them. The books go way beyond what a parent instinctively teaches kids about money or what kids learn by just seeing what goes on around them from their parents,…
I purchased each of the five “Marvels of Money” books for my two children. I bought the books because I’ve wanted to have discussions about money with my kids, but was not sure on the right way to go about it. To this end, these books have been great, as they provide a way for getting kids to think about money and their relationship with it. While a child can read the books alone, I think it works better to read together and discuss as you go along. For us, this has served to start interesting…