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Books with author Gillian Houghton

  • How Credit Cards Work

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces credit cards and discusses their advantages and disadvantages.
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  • Balancing a Checkbook

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces checking accounts, how they work, the proper way to write a check, and explains hwo to balance a checkbook.
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  • Goods and Services

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Describes how goods are manufactured, marketed, and sold to the consumer.
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  • Cash and ATMs

    Gillian Houghton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Describes the history of currency and its function in society, and explains how automated teller machines work.
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  • Creating a Budget

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
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  • The Oneida of Wisconsin

    Gillian Houghton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, July 1, 2003)
    Looks at the history of the Oneida people, including government, traditions, culture, and the future of the Oneida people.
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  • The Wreck of the Andrea Gail: Three Days of a Perfect Storm

    Gillian Houghton

    Hardcover (Rosen Central, May 1, 2002)
    Recounts the sinking of the successful swordfishing boat, the Andrea Gail, in what was later called "The Perfect Storm," events leading up to the shipwreck, the investigation that followed, and ongoing public interest in the tragedy.
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  • How Banks Work

    Gillian Houghton

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces banks, including the different types, their function, and why they are important to both investors and the common public.
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  • Mildred Taylor

    Gillian Houghton

    Hardcover (Rosen Pub Group, Sept. 30, 2005)
    Presents the life and work of the African American young adult author, who served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia and who went on to win the 1977 Newbery Award for her work "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry."
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  • Goods and Services

    Gillian Houghton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces the part goods and service play in the economy, how needs are different from wants, and the role consumers play.
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  • Balancing a Checkbook

    Gillian Houghton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces checking accounts, how they work, the proper way to write a check, and explains hwo to balance a checkbook.
    M
  • How Credit Cards Work

    Gillian Houghton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces credit cards and discusses their advantages and disadvantages.
    S