Books with title Oh Money! Money

Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868-1920) was an American novelist. Born in Littleton, New Hampshire, Eleanor Hodgman trained as a singer but later turned to writing. In 1892 she married John Lyman Porter and moved to Massachusetts. Porter mainly wrote children's literature, for example three Miss Billy books, Cross Currents (1928), The Turn of the Tide (1928) and Six Star Ranch (1916). Her most famous novel is Pollyanna (1913), later followed by a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915). Her adult novels include The Story of Marco (1920), Just David (1915), The Road to Understanding (1916), Oh, Money! Money! (1917), Dawn (1918), Keith's Dark Tower (1919), Mary Marie (1920), Sister Sue (1921), short stories include Money, Love and Kate (1924) and Little Pardner (1927).

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This workbook provides a variety of fun activities designed to help children understand how to work with money. Emphasis is placed on identifying coins and their values, comparing and adding values of coins and dollars, finding costs, figuring correct amounts of money, and making change. The pages are presented in order of difficulty, but may be used in any order which best meets a child's needs. Parents who wish their children to have practice in learning to work with money will find the book as helpful as classroom teachers will find it. The exercises are presented so that a child can work with a minimum of supervision. Additional suggestions for using this book are included on the inside back cover. Answers are included in a four-page leaflet in the middle of the book. This leaflet can be easily removed.

Do you ever wonder what makes money valuable? Have you visited another country and noticed how different the money looks? This book looks at the history of money, how it has changed throughout history, and the many different kinds of currency. Open the pages of this book to learn: what people used to pay for things before using money, why some U.S. coins have ridges around the edges, and what makes each and every dollar bill special.

The credit crunch has highlighted the need for all of us to be more financially aware. How does our economy work and why are national debt levels rising? What do young people need to know about spending and saving, opening bank accounts, planning for the future and budgeting? This book looks at the UK economy and explores how to manage personal finances. The information comes from a variety of sources, including government reports and statistics, newspapers and magazine articles, surveys and polls, academic research and literature from charities and lobby groups; articles have been tailored to an 11 to 14 age group. Additionally, at the end of each chapter are two pages of activities relating to the articles and issues raised in that chapter.