saving and investment

Presents an introduction money, in simple text with illustrations, explaining its functions, and its importance, including ways it can be saved, shared, and spent.

The reader can help Jenny count her pennies--and nickels and dimes and quarters--as she saves the money to buy herself a very special present.

Easy-to-follow text teaches young readers the importance of saving money.

Introduces children to the basic principles of earning, saving, and spending money and explains the process of putting money in a savings account in the bank.

In answering the question, "Why do people work," introduces key economic concepts such as wants, needs, money, economy, goods, services, importing, exporting, etc. Provides a contrast between manufacturing and agricultural communities and the representative jobs in each. Explains that Detroit is a typical manufacturing community that exports manufactured products all over the world. Closes with an explanation of why communities need service workers and benefit from the activities of unpaid volunteers.

Provides an overview of savings and investments, discussing why it is important to save money, how investments work, what investment options are available, what the best strategies are for saving money, and other related topics.

With her savings, a little girl buys another piggy bank so that her first Piggy will have a pal and she can save even more.

Provides an overview of economics and money, including earning, spending, saving, checks and credit cards, banks, and the history of money.

Explains different types of investing-- savings accounts, bonds, stocks, and mutual funds-- and provides information to help make decisions on each kind of investment.

A guide to personal finances for children that explains the history of money, currency, banking, earnings, investing, saving, spending, and other related topics.