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Highlights
- From mint, to pocket, to vending machine--tag along with George, a brand new quarter, and see how far a coin goes.
- 5-8 Years
- 9.94" x 9.74" Paperback
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Business & Economics
Description
About the Book
Newly minted quarter George embarks on an incredibly busy day in this story that helps kids practice their math, learn about basic economics, and have a few laughs. Full color.Book Synopsis
From mint, to pocket, to vending machine--tag along with George, a brand new quarter, and see how far a coin goes. With her signature bright, cartoony illustrations, Loreen Leedy explores American currency from the coins' point of view. George starts his day at the U.S. Mint, but he's soon swept away to a bank and dispensed, with a roll of his fellows, to make change at a grocery store. Again and again the quarter changes hands-- dropping into a vending machine, bouncing in a purse, slipping through a hole in someone's pocket. At each transaction, the arithmetic is laid out to show how we add, subtract, and multiply money every day. Keen-eyed readers will notice the page numbers are represented in bills and coins, and the amounts pictured in each scene add up to the listed totals, aiding identification of different denominations of money. This funny introduction to cold hard cash also includes an author's note about different kinds of currency through the ages, how to spot a counterfit bill, an introduction to the 50 States Quarters(TM) program, and a list of money-related vocabulary. Pocket change has never been so entertaining!Review Quotes
* "Leedy includes a good deal of information while keeping the book light, energetic, and entertaining."--Booklist, Starred Review "This is a wonderfully amusing, inviting, and useful title."--School Library Journal "child readers will never look at their pocket change--or arithmetic, for that matter--in quite the same way."--Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Loreen Leedy has been writing and illustrating picture books since she was 25 years old. She is the author of numerous books for children, including 2 X 2=Boo, Seeing Symmetry, and Amazing Plant Powers: How Plants Fly, Fight, Hide, Hunt and Change the World. Her books have been ALA Notable books, Kirkus Reviews Best Books, and Booklist Editors Choices. Loreen lives in central Florida. Find her online at www.loreenleedy.com/Dimensions (Overall): 9.94 Inches (H) x 9.74 Inches (W) x .11 Inches (D)
Weight: .34 Pounds
Suggested Age: 5-8 Years
Number of Pages: 32
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
Sub-Genre: Business & Economics
Publisher: Holiday House
Format: Paperback
Author: Loreen Leedy
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2003
TCIN: 94351240
UPC: 9780823417940
Item Number (DPCI): 247-48-0756
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 0.11 inches length x 9.74 inches width x 9.94 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.34 pounds
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