Books that Fit -- Economics
Listed below are several books that can be and are often used in
teaching reading. These books are grouped by topic under the strand. Beside each
entry is an estimation of the grade level in which the book would be
appropriate. Some books cover all areas because of the graphics that they
offer.
| P = Primary grades K-3 |
| I = Intermediate grades 4-5 |
| M = Middle School grades 6-8 |
| H = High School grades 9-12 |
Wants and Needs
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Felicia Bond (P)
If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Felicia Bond (P)
If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Felicia Bond (P)
A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle (P)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (P)
Something Special for Me by Vera Williams (P)
The Berenstain Bears at the Super-Duper Market by Stan and Jan Berenstain
(P)
Where There Once Was a Wood by Denise Fleming (P)
Production and Resources
Agatha's Feather Bed by Carmen Deedy (P/I)
Lemonade for Sale by Stuart Murphy (P)
Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle (P)
The Goat in the Rug by Charles Blood (P/I)
Little Nino's Pizzeria by Karen Barbour (P/I)
Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall (P/I)
Abuela's Weave by Omar Castaneda (P/I)
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (P/I)
Arthur's Pet Business by Marc Brown (P)
Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaola (P)
Interdependence
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (P)
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins (P)
Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White (P)
Goods and Services
The Big Green Pocketbook by Candice Ransom (P)
From Tree to Paper by Wendy Davis (P)
Crayons From Start to Finish by Samuel G. Woods (P)
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert (P)
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens (P)
Food-Environment Starts Here by Brenda Williams (P)
The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey (P)
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty by
Nathan Zimelman (P/I)
Saving
A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams (P/I)
The Purse by Kathy Caple (P)
Berenstain Bears and the Broken Piggy Bank by Stan and Jan Berenstain (P)
Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies by Stan and Jan Berenstain (P)
Moosey Saves Money by Michael Pellowski (P/I)
Music, Music for Everyone by Vera B. Williams (P/I)
Scarcity and Opportunity Costs
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith
Viorst (P/I)
One Potato by Sue Porter (P)
Money and Value
If You Made A Million by David Schwartz (P/I)
Pigs Will Be Pigs by Amy Axelrod (P)
The One and Only Common Cents Series
From Beads to Bank Notes by Neale S. Godfrey (P)
Taking Stock by Neale S. Godfrey (P)
Check IT Out by Neale S. Godfrey (P)
Looking at Money by Cynthia Rothman (P)
Go Around Dollar by Barbara Adams (P)
Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells (P)
Berenstain Bears Trouble With Money by Stan Berenstain (P)
The Three Dollar Mule by Clyde Bulla(P/I)
The Ultimate Kids Book of Money by Neale S. Godfrey (P/I)
Bartering
A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert (I)
Entrepreneurship
Rent A Third Grader by B. B. Hiller (P/I)
Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill (P/I)
Arthur's Funny Money by Lillian Hoban (P)
Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree Mitchell (P/I)
On Market Street by Anita Lobel (P)
What's My Job? by Calder (P)
Tammy at the Grocery Store by Grossman (P)
Economic Problems
Critter Sitters by Constance Hiser (P/I)
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto (P/I)
Mailing May by Michael Tunnell (I)
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy by Jane Thayer (P)
Tight Times by Barbara Hazen (P/I)
Labor, Strikes, Collective Bargaining
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin (P/I)
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