Description
What happens to your money after you hand it to the cashier?
You pay for that cool pair of shoes or a new CD. But what happens to that money once it leaves your hands? Who actually pockets it or puts it into the bank? This lively, kid-friendly book answers these questions and more:
鈥� Why are designer jeans so much more expensive than no-name ones?
鈥� Why does a burger cost $4.50 when the ingredients only cost $1.38?
鈥� How do credit cards work?
Discover the trail your money takes as it goes to pay for everything including the raw materials used to make a product, the workers who produce it, and the advertisers who promote it.
Humorous illustrations demystify the process by providing a visual breakdown of all the elements involved in monetary transactions. Accessible and fun, Follow Your Money is a vital introduction to the way money flows.
Awards
- Joint winner, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children鈥檚 Book Centre
- Short-listed, Information Book Award, Children鈥檚 Literature Roundtables of Canada
- Joint winner, Recommended Reads List, Canadian Toy Testing Council
- Short-listed, Red Cedar Book Award
Reviews
鈥淚nsightful and easy to understand.鈥�
- Professionally Speaking, 12/14
鈥淧resents a unique approach to economics and money, hopefully enabling readers to be smarter consumers.鈥�
- School Library Journal, 12/13
鈥淎n interesting, informative and much-needed introduction to money plus savvy consumer advice for . . . tweens and teens.鈥�
- Exeter Times-Advocate, 11/14/13
鈥淎 very effective method of getting the reader to think about where things come from.鈥�
- The Deakin Review of Children鈥檚 Literature, 07/14
鈥淭his book is FANTASTIC! . . . A definite plus for a finance class but a solid addition to any library.鈥�
- Novel Nutritious, 10/22/13
鈥淪imply by explaining how a credit card works or why energy companies make a dollar on seemingly every transaction, readers will find themselves wondering about transparency and the ownership of natural resources.鈥�
- Kirkus Reviews, *starred review, 05/13
鈥淎n eye-opening look at the route [money] follows.鈥�
- Waterloo Region Record, 03/30/13
鈥淯ses a multitude of engaging scenarios and calculations to determine the profit and hidden costs of common . . . goods.鈥�
- Book Links, 09/13
鈥淎n appealing guide. Highly recommended.鈥�
- Kristin Fontichiaro, Librarian, University of Michigan School of Information, 10/26/13
鈥淪ylvester and Hlinka . . . have created a captivating series of chapters detailing why pizzas, mp3 players, cell phones and laptops cost what they do.鈥�
- Canadian Teacher, 11/13
鈥淪ylvester and Hlinka . . . have written a book about a very complex subject and made it accessible and entertaining.鈥�
- Resource Links, 06/13
鈥淲ill make readers of any age think carefully. Highly recommended.鈥�
- CM Reviews, 09/13
鈥淭he book provides young people with a good introduction to the way money flows.鈥�
- Canadian Children鈥檚 Book News, 04/13