The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.
Independent Reading
EASY- A Chair for My Mother
- by Vera B. Williams. Morrow, 1994
- A girl and her mother save money to buy an easy chair.
- The Day of Ahmed's Secret
- by Heide. Morrow, 1995
- Ahmed must make deliveries all over Cairo before he can tell his family that he has learned to write his name.
- The Go-Around Dollar
- by Barbara J. Adams. MacMillan Publishing, 1992
- A dollar bill changes hands as it is used to buy things.
- Mr. Griggs' Work
- by Cynthia Rylant. Orchard, 1993
- Mr. Griggs loves his job in the Post Office, where he sends mail all over the world.
- Jambo Means Hello
- by Muriel Feelings. Dial, 1974
- Introduces Swahili words and the people and environment that created the language.
- Mary Alice, Operator Number 9
- by Jeffrey Allen. Little, Brown & Co., 1975
- When Mary Alice duck gets sick, several other animals try to take her place as time service operator, but none can match her skills.
- Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
- by Judith Viorst. MacMillan Publishing, 1978
- Alexander tries to save his dollar, but there are things a boy has to have.
- All Kinds of Money
- by David A. Adler. Franklin Watts Ltd., 1984
- Discusses the history of money from early times to today.
- Hail to Mail
- by Samuel Marshak. Holt, 1990
- A certified letter travels around the world until it finally reaches Mr. Peck.
- If You Made a Million
- by David Schwartz. Morrow, 1994
- Marvelosissimo guides the way through the fascinating world of earning and using money.
- Mac and Marie and the Train Toss Surprise
- by Elizabeth F. Howard. Simon & Schuster, 1993
- Mac and Marie await the surprise that their uncle will throw to them from the train he works on.
- Market Days: From Market to Market Around the World
- by Madhur Jaffrey. BridgeWater, 1995
- Fascinating things are found in the markets of Hong Kong, Egypt, Senegal, India, Italy, and Mexico; includes recipes.
- Pigs Will Be Pigs
- by Amy Axelrod. Four Winds Press, 1994
- Members of the Pig family pool their money to choose food from the menu of a Mexican restaurant.
- Everything from a Nail to a Coffin
- by Iris Van Rynbach. Orchard, 1991
- Traces the changes in a retail establishment from 1874 to the present.
- Irene and the Big, Fine Nickel
- by Irene Smalls-Hector. Little, Brown & Co., 1991
- Three Harlem youngsters crown a summer's morning by finding a nickel.
- Meet Felicity: An American Girl
- by Valerie Tripp. Pleasant, 1991
- In Colonial Williamsburg, 1774, Felicity frees a mistreated horse.
- Money
- by Benjamin Elkin. Childrens Press, 1983
- This nonfiction book explains bartering and why we use money in exchange for goods and services.
- Williamsburg
- by Zachary Kent. Childrens Press, 1992
- A history of Virginia's colonial capital from its earliest days through its restoration into a major tourist attraction.
Read Aloud and Reference Books
READ ALOUD BOOKS- All in a Day's Work: Twelve Americans Talk About Their Jobs
- by Neil Johnson. Little, Brown & Co., 1989
- A social worker, a musician, and a nurse are three of twelve Americans who talk about their jobs.
- Money, Money, Money
- by Nancy Winslow Parker. Harper Collins, 1995
- This nonfiction book gives historical information about the graphics on our money.
- How to Make Books with Children
- by Joy Evans and Jo Ellen Moore. Evan-Moor, 1985
- Describes six different types of books to make; instructions are reproducible.
- Money
- by Joe Cribb. Knopf, 1990
- Part of the Eyewitness Books series, this is a mini-museum of money around the world.
- Williamsburg: Cradle of the Revolution
- by Ron and Nancy Goor. Atheneum, 1994
- Describes life in this small, southern colonial town and how its inhabitants were affected by events leading up to the Revolution.